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As Good As It Gets

This is one of the best movies I’ve seen in a very long time. You have to go and see this on the big screen.

An old-fashioned movie made with new-fashioned finesse.

A seductive adaptation of a well known universe. Nice plot, good performances. And inspired use of the technique. A classic story in the right new clothes.

This is the closest Peter Pan to the book that has ever been made-I recommend it for Adults-not exactly for kids.When I was a wee young thing my Italian Noni used to read us bedtime stories-usually not the ones with happy endings-more the dark kind. I have been read and read Peter Pan at least 100 times. This movie is possibly the closest to the intent of Barrie,it sticks to the double edge of the book closely. The acting,especially Hook/Darling double role played by Jason Issacs is superb-Who would have thought Hook could be so evil and sexy at the same time.And Lynn Redgrave was amazing. Funny I had not seen it until today.I was in tears from beginning to end.

I re watched this today,after first watching it back in 03 when it came out. My first impression was right.The movie is stinker.Well maybe not if you're a child. The sword fighting is really sub par,but I think that comes from the fact that they didn't have time to rehearse them. If they had time to rehearse properly, I think the sword scenes would have been a lot better to look at. Cause the way they come off in the film,they seem like two actors trying way too hard to make it look real. I think they have spent much of the time, practicing flying instead.Captain hook comes off pretty okay. Not too creepy-scary, just evil- scary.The way kids like it I guess.But still a lot better than Christopher walken did as CAPT.Hook. Wendy plays out okay as the slightly worrying mother figure for the boys,but still clenches on to the child in her self Peter pan looks a bit like a girl. Kind of made me wonder if they were opting for a girl all along,but got turned down by the studio exec somewhere along the road. Personally I fell for tinkerbell's acting. She did an excellent job,and I got the impression she was suppose to be the comic sidekick relief. Her acting was just brilliant and she completely steal the show whenever she was on screen. She manage to be both mischievous,with a hint of evil meanness to her, and funny and likable at the same time.What I felt was wrong though, was the sudden use of narrator midway through the movie.I can accept the use of it in the beginning of a movie,but not when they start reusing it midway.Than it just annoys me

Fairly true to the original written story, this version is often overlooked, as there have been several versions made of this timeless classic tale; some very bad.(Hook) The major change is that a new character was written-in for Lynn Redgrave, who ends up adopting one of the children. Sumptuous sets. Made in Australia. Especially well-staged is the "Nanna" dog. Little Michael is shown jumping on "Nannas' back" (to take a bath) through the use of multiple dogs and computerized images. The mermaids are there, and they are "evil", for the most-part, as they should be. Beautiful musical score, but not the memorable songs from either the Broadway or Disney productions. Too bad. Had this been "married" to the Broadway songs, this would have been a perfect version (in my opinion). Other reviewers describe "sexual tension" between Peter and Wendy. It's hinted-at in the musical stage versions, as well. Although Peter Pan is quite elf-like and child-like, at least he's played by a boy. Often a $5 DVD bargain at stores and on-line. This is a Universal-Columbia co-release. Make sure it is the live-action version from 2003. It was a box-office success, world-wide, in it's time.