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Scott Chambers ’ macabre repugnance adaptation of J.M. Barrie’sPeter Pan , the fresh - released slasher moviePeter Pan ’s Neverland Nightmare , is causing quite a stir in cinema . William Chambers study the boy who never grew up and twist him into a monstrous mime artist who abducts and murders children . This macabre subversive activity of Barrie ’s classic child ’s tale fits neatly into Rhys Frake - Waterfield’sTwisted Childhood Universe , of whichNeverland Nightmareis just the belated installment . It wo n’t be to everyone ’s taste perception , though . Others might prefer Steven Spielberg’sHook , an update of the Peter Pan history from 1991 , which is equally inventive but much more in the tone of Barrie ’s original play and novel .
Hooksees the story of Peter Pan conform for the modern man , take fully - grown protagonist Peter Banning , played by Robin Williams , who ’s forgotten his puerility adventures . The movie was n’t well - received by critics when it was release three decade ago , and evenSpielberg has since admitted to disliking parts ofHook . Yet it ’s age into a tv set staple that pay vacation revelers the kind of light - hearted escapism they need , with its sensation - studded cast adding a dusting of Hollywood magic to this classic story .
Hook Remains The Best Live-Action Adaptation Of The Peter Pan Story
The Movie Captures The Spirit Of The Original Source Material
Robin Williams is at his most winsome inHook , as a Isle of Man who ’s forgotten he should , in fact , have been the son who never farm up . He looks positively giddy upon his regaining to Neverland , egg on by Julia Roberts ’ constantly grinning Tinker Bell . The excitement and wonder this journey engenders reflects Spielberg ’s childhood connection to Peter Pan , and his desire to go back in time and know Neverland as a fry .
Hook star Dante Basco recall an emotional memory he had with the previous Robin Williams while filming Steven Spielberg ’s swashbuckling adventure film .
Meanwhile , Dustin Hoffman savour his chance toportray Captain Hook , the titular character andPeter Pan ’s arch - nemesis . The actor has never looked less like himself , and seems to be savoring the opportunity to don a mustache almost as curly as his wigging , while doing his best impression of Laurence Olivier as Richard III .
With a long tilt of famous person cameo to a history of musical routine , these tidbits about Steven Spielberg ’s 1991 Greco-Roman Hook are surprising .
Hookis purposefully camp and garish , but all the better for it . It ’s unimaginable not to get swept up in the fervour of Neverland ’s pirates or Peter ’s Lost Boys , or to laugh at one of the jokes hammed up by Williams orBob Hoskins , who plays Hook ’s first mate , Mr Smee . No other live - military action version ofPeter Panhas come close to the dumb show that Barrie ’s story is supposed to be , before or since .
How Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare’s Rotten Tomatoes Score Compares To Hook’s
Critics Actually Favor The New Slasher Movie Over Hook
Nevertheless , Hookis somehow one of the lowest - stag versions of the Peter Pan storyon Rotten Tomatoes . Only 29 % of critic have give it a positive revaluation overall , compared to the 50 % score thatPeter Pan ’s Neverland Nightmarehas reach so far . Hookranks second - to - last among all the unrecorded - actionPeter Panmovies , with only Joe Wright ’s disappointing 2015 versionPanbelow it on the internet site with a 26 % score .
Live - Action Adaptation OfPeter Pan
Rotten Tomatoes Score
Peter Pan(1924 )
98 %
Hook(1991 )
29 %
Peter Pan(2003 )
77 %
Pan(2015 )
26 %
Peter Pan & Wendy(2023 )
65 %
Peter Pan ’s Neverland Nightmare(2025 )
50 %
The relativesuccess ofPeter Pan ’s Neverland Nightmareranks it directly aboveHookin the listing . However , Disney ’s 2023 hot - action adaptation of their own animatedPeter Pan , entitledPeter Pan & Wendyis above them both , with 65 % of critics giving it a positive review . The only two live - action version of the tale betray highly on Rotten Tomatoes are P. J. Hogan ’s 2003 moviePeter Pan , which asterisk Jason Isaacs as Hook , and the first - ever adaptation of the story , a1924 silent photographic film that holds a 98 % positive score .
How Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare Proves How Underrated Hook Is
Hook Is More Worthy Of Any Praise Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare Is Getting
These critic ’ evaluation doHookmore of a disservice than any of the other films . In fact , watchingPeter Pan ’s Neverland Nightmareis a reminder of all the elements that Spielberg ’s syndicate escapade movie work to the table . Hookis funny , sweet , playful and wholesome , everything that Barrie signify his story to be . It takes viewers into the fantasy human beings of its protagonist , which – yes – involves a fate of curry up and hokey accent , but that ’s the whole point . Barrie originally wrote Peter Pan as a play that would allow children to insert a reality of make - believe physically .
Captain Hook ’s hook make the perfect slasher movie weapon .
Peter Pan ’s Neverland Nightmarehas shockedeven its own cast with the style it deliberately turns this idea on its head , allow its audience to indulge in the worst possible version of Neverland . But this vanity often comes across as crass and complimentary in the movie , asthe source stuff that ensnare the plot appears superfluous to most of the violenceenacted by its impossibly evil version of Peter Pan .
The Twisted Childhood Universe recently made Peter Pan ’s Neverland Nightmare , but a pop 2010s TV show already has a repulsion version of this story .
It feels like there ’s only one reason that Barrie ’s tale was chosen as the basis for the thirdTwisted Childhood Universeadaptation : Captain Hook ’s bait , which makes the complete slasher picture weapon . On the other paw , there are countless reasons why Steven Spielberg chose to makeHook , and his warmth for the project is clearly there onscreen throughout the movie .
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