Pan (2015)

I so wanted to enjoy this film. Unfortunately instead of being spellbound in a world of magical adventure I was bored and repeatedly pulled out of any suspension of disbelief by what, to me, were pointless choices by the filmmakers. If I'm sat there asking myself "why is it set in WW2 if it's a prequel to Peter Pan?", "why have they shoehorned in Nirvana and The Ramones, what's the point?" and "why's Hook American?", it's a clear indication that the film has failed to draw me in and hold me in the world they've created. I didn't rate the performances in the main. Hugh Jackman did a decent scenery chewing job but that didn't help because there's no point to his character - other than to have a bad guy who isn't Hook so they could throw in the twist that Hook and Peter start as friends. And then they failed to do anything with that idea anyway. The original story of Peter Pan drops the seeds of how Peter came to be in Neverland and what made him the way he was. The opportunity is there to make a fascinating, enchanting, poignant film. This is not that film

A different look at Peter Pan giving light to a boy living in a cruel situation but has the determination to believe in what is right. This is a new twist on how discoveries of his life which could make him a victim or fight to believe in himself. Hooks character brings out some of the humanity he had before becoming the Hook everyone knows in the original movie. The conglomeration of the characters and the graphics creates a balance that is amusing and delightful.

The one liners fall flat, The special effects look as if they were generated on 90's software. Blackbeard and his crew sing 'smells like teen spirit', Garret Hedlund as a young James Hook is more like a young Indiana Jones wannabe and the Injuns look like they hail from somewhere in the Star Wars universe. If you saw a Peter Pan origin story in which all of this was the case, would you recommend it to your friends? Didn't think so. There is no way that Pan wasn't going to flop. Too bland for children and too tacky for everyone else, this largely unmotivated tale doesn't even get off the ground.

THIS MAY CONTAIN SPOILERS!.I honestly love peter pan and I'm a huge fan ! its my favorite movie and i have seen, every single movie.Although this isn't the normal story line, it was a nice twisted, I love how they showed hook and peter become friends and i would love to see how they ended up at the end of this movie!! PLEASE NUMBER 2! also, i would love if someone did a movie when peter brings Wendy's daughter to Neverland!!!!Peterpan Peterpan Peterpan Hook Hook Hook PAN PAN PAN PAN All you need is trust and a little bit of pixie dust.AND AWAY WE GO!!!!!!!!!!!