I was slightly unsure of this movie in the beginning because of the 'romantic' content between Wendy and Peter - but fortunately this was redeemed during the dance scene when Wendy realizes that for Peter it's all pretend. Jeremy's portrayal captured nearly perfectly what I always envisioned Peter as: cocky, careless, and yet so charismatic that one understands why Wendy would fly off with him. Those reviewers who don't like how Peter and Tinkerbell are portrayed in this film need to put down their Disney versions and read the book! Much of what they don't get (the kiss in the corner of Wendy's mouth, etc) is straight out of the book, and that's exactly why I loved this film so much. It's a film to watch again and again, and it made me smile, remembering what a crush I used to have on Peter when I was a little girl. Lots more little girls are going to be sighing over Jeremy's Peter, in this fabulous version of a beloved book.

I don't remember loving the Disney version of Peter Pan that much, but I have a gorgeous illustrated book sitting at home, which I've had since I was a kid (and continues the story of Peter coming back as Wendy grows up), and I love Hook! I thought this would be the same, but it wasn't. Boo. I couldn't be bothered watching it after an hour, so I gave up.

I don't know what it was about this movie, but mainly for me, it was really boring. And it was a lot darker than I remember the kid's story too. I didn't like Jason Isaacs, who played Hook, but then I did grow up with the utterly camp Dustin Hoffman playing Hook in Hook. :) (And something I didn't know, following tradition in both theatre and film, the actor portraying Captain Hook is the same actor portraying Mr. Darling, in this case, it's Jason Isaacs. I thought they looked familiar!) Also the kids played on my nerves a bit. Not so much the actors playing Wendy & Peter, but John & Michael. And Smee just wasn't the same as Bob Hoskins playing him.

It's quite weird as well, there's a lot more of a relationship between Wendy & Peter than I've seen before - shall we soon be seeing an adult version?! I'm not sure what it was, but there was a lot of talk at the start of the movie, where they talk about Wendy having a "kiss" at the corner of her mouth - what was all that about?! And it sounded like they were talking of marrying her off when she was barely 13! I thought this was made in the early 1900s, not the medieval days! (And don't even get me started on the dog as a nanny - I didn't get that as a kid, and I don't get it as an adult.)

Jason Sumpter was OK playing Peter, he's totally your stereotypical picture of Peter, but there was something always quite right. You could see how much he grew up during the film - he went from 5 feet tall to 5' 8" during filming. The window of the nursery had to be rebuilt 4 times because he kept hitting his head on it.

The thing I loved about the book (and the wee bit in Hook) was Peter coming back and seeing Wendy growing up. Apparently, there was an alternate ending was shot where Peter meets the adult Wendy and her little daughter Jane. I don't know why this part of the story always appealed to me. (And seeing the Lost Boys grow up too - I loved that!)

A cool little bit of trivia for you - the preview trailers for this film used music from the video game, "Myst III: Exile", but the music was never used in the film itself.

The film was noticeably cut, and at one point badly, as I noticed it! (And that's saying something.) I have the region 2 version of the movie, and before I switched it off, Peter & Hook are fighting (in the cave I think), and it looks like Hook is about to headbutt, when we suddenly, and very abruptly cut to the little rowing boat. This was cut in order to secure a PG rating. I also think we lose the bit where John & Michael are hanging upside down, and on some versions you see them from behind, with their nightshirts over their heads.

I found one similarity between this & Labyrinth, particularly since in the children's bedroom, there is a lot of pirate, mermaid etc stuff, very similar to the scenes in Labyrinth.

The extras on this look pretty cool, and are split into different sections, some categorised under the different places that appear in this. The extras include: 11 featurettes; Visit the Darling House: Alternate Ending. What happens when Wendy is all grown up! Hilarious Deleted Scenes. In the dog house with Mr. Darling; Board the Pirate Ship: Through the Eyes of Captain Hook - Jason Isaacs' behind-the-scenes Home Video Footage! The Lost Pirate Song - The Swashbucklers sing a deleted tune; Explore the Neverland Forest: Tinkerbell - Behind the Fairy Dust. I Do Believe in Fairies - Inside the magical world of the fairies; Enter the Black Castle: Learning to Fly - Go on set to the "Flying School" training camp. Mermaids' Tale - Behind-the-scenes with these mysterious mermaids; Dig into the Home under the Ground: The Legacy of Pan - Duchess Sarah Ferguson gives an insider's look at how the story of Peter Pan came to be!

I haven't seen another bad review about this movie, so I feel slightly disappointed to be giving it a two-star review. I'm going to keep the DVD though, as the extras look really good, and I might be persuaded to give it another try at some point. Now bring on the adult version!

I'm actually giving 1 star not to the movie, but to the reviewer who took it upon his/her self to jugde and review this movie based on THE MOST ridiculous things!! This review I am talking about was by "a kid review" not to long ago.
Basing Wendy's (Rachel Hurd-Wood) performance on her looks is not something I'm interested in hearing. I'd rather hear about the movie rather than what a chacater looked like. I could seriously care less.
Also, someone's voice DOES NOT and WILL NOT make this movie more or less entertaining. Judging this movie, (which I happened to love) on a scene, one scene that you didn't like doesn't matter to me and most people. We are hear to review the overall movie, not one bad scene. Also, I have to agree with Natalie's review where she stated about Tinkerbell's acting, "How else is she suppost to get the messege across that she's angry or sad when she cant talk?" is basicly what she said. Lets see you try to act all those scenes out, I highly doubt you'll do better.
This person judged VERY poorly. The overall movie was fantastic and I highly recomend this to everyone who has an imaginantion! I would give the actual movie 5 stars!

This is simply a beautifully done remake of Peter Pan, as the story is supposed to be told. A return to the original stage classic. I never really liked the Disney Peter Pan. I remember the old stage version put on television for years as a child...with Mary Martin in it, and though I loved that, when I read the original story, it was not supposed to be a musical.

I've taken a real shine to the characters Jason Issacs play's. He seems to like to be the scoundrel in so many parts. His take on Darling and Captain Hook are exactly on cue...I laughed my head off through much of the tangles between Pan (Jeremy Sumpter) and Hook, because Pan was the smart aleck kid who got the best of an arrogant Hook. The look on Hook's face when the croc comes around is great. He loses all sense of time, freezes, and there is a comic pathos there because he feels so sorry for himself! This part made me realize that Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies is played by this same man...what a change, from dark and hairy, to golden blonde. And what's fun is you despise Malfoy, but kind of feel sorry for Hook!

The original story was about growing up, and that in-between stage we all reach as pre-teens. The story was written in the early 1900's, and played on stage continually after that. It's amazing that 12 year old boys and girls in some ways remain constant...unfortunately, we allow them to lose their innocence too fast.

My granddaughter adored this on cable...so I bought it for all of us to enjoy over and over again. This was a gem of a movie that got lost in the year it was released. But it obviously becoming a parental favorite, and for good reason.

Karen Sadler

This movie is so totally disgusting and disturbing. Rachel, aka Wendy's, teeth are monstrous, and she is a terrible actress. Jeremy, aka peter, is such an annoying actor, especially how he says 'to live would be an awfully big adventure', and that was just plain annoying.

Another thing that i didnt like about the movie was how they cut from one scene to another. When peter was enticing wendy to go to neverland, why did it suddenly cut from a closeup on peters eyes behind the curtain, and then it goes back to wendy and peter. It made me think 'what was the point of that'. This occurs in other parts of the film.

The fact that this movie was shot i australia, makes it inferior. The cameo's of australian actors, such as the pirate who had pus filled boils on his face, just brought down the whole tone of the film, and it was plain disgusting. It made me sick.

The ending was so unsatisfying. Even though the film was based on the book, the ending could have been better, instead of peter's laughter and a long shot of the night sky.

The thing that annoyed me the most was the person who played tinkerbell. She was so annoying, especialy her highly inferior acting. If you see the special featurette of 'making tink', or something similar to that, the director is laughing his head off at her lame stupid actions. He talks about her as though she is such a comedic genius. She is just any old actress, and certainly doesnt have star quality.

The scene that was the most annoying to me was the 'i do belive in faries' part. Jerem'y acting went to an all time low at this point of the film. His constant nasal shouts of 'tink' made me hurl, and also scream out in sheer insanity, brought on by Rachel's overbite, which was highly visible when she opened her mouth and smiled.

The movie focussed too much on peter. I think that the film could have been improved if there was a greater emphasis on Wendy, but then again, Rachel Hurt Wood's poor acting skills would have caused me to throw rotten tomatoes at the tv screen, begging for her to spontaneously combust.

Lastly, the thing that really annoyed me was the featurette where the 'duchess of york' took the audience behind the scenes of the movie. That really made me hurl. She competely brought the already low quality nature of the film, to a maximum all time low. Her frizzy hair and total lack of fashion sense, contrasted with the dirty, unruly world of neverland, made me contemplate whether this "behind the scenes featurette" was introducing the audience to her own natural environment and personal habitat, or to the movie's set.

I did take into consideration that they are only 13-14 years old, probably the main reason for their low acting quality, but in reality, criticisms are all part of the movie experience. But there was nothing to stop me from thinking that Fergie's disgustingly shocking purple and green striped silk shirt came from a disposal bin in a third world country.