Peter Pan (2003) (DVD)

I guess many of us here know the classic story of Peter Pan. There have been many versions made over the years -- from books and comics to cartoons and movies. I love the Disney versions, both the cartoons and the one entitled "Hook" that starred Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman. But I also like the most recent (if you can call 2003 recent) offering simply entitled "Peter Pan." What to Expect This movie has more elements that may not be appreciated yet by very young children. There are dark scenes like the pale, unsmiling and hissing mermaids (who are very unlike the cutesy and pretty ones depicted in other Peter Pan tales) and ...  Read the complete review

For my English degree course one of the texts I have study is J. M. Barrie's Peter Pan. Having read the book it is suggested that we try and watch as many film derivatives of the novel as we have time to do, as in this way we can be aware of how that novel has infiltrated popular culture. The film derivative I chose to watch first was the 2003 Peter Pan, which was directed by P.J. Hogan. The film begins as you would expect it to with the mischievous Peter Pan visiting the Darling family children through their nursery window at night. Wendy the eldest child and only daughter has mesmerised her brothers for years with tales of swashbuckling adventures on a ...  Read the complete review