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Most underrated movie ever?


What do you think?

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It is underrated to me. Apparently even Spielberg hates it.



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Hate is a strong word. More like disappointed at the reception it got. For a kid though this movie is amazing.

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He does, yes. He considers very few scenes to have actually worked and thinks it would've been better had it been a musical like he had always intended.

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When I found that out I lost all respect for Spielberg. He seems to have gotten so caught up in commercial success that he can't appreciate merit in any other form. He said it was a mistake not to let Robin Williams be funny, and I don't understand what he's talking about at all. Williams is very funny, but it's balanced with real emotional weight and dramatic heft which give the movie a genuine heart. It would have been a mistake to turn Hook into some kind of zany comedy, it would have ruined the story (and totally disrespected the source material). In fact I think the only real weak point was in Spielberg's vision of the Lost Boys as a collective (hair, dancing, skateboards etc) which looks SO nineties and dated where the rest of the film really holds up.
Hook is such a beautiful, wonderful movie. It just kills me that it's creator can't see anything but the box office gross.

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Robin being funny actually is what killed this movie in the final act. Robin was playing himself and not pan. He was perfect for an adult pan it's to bad. The movie was still great I thought .

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I think this was the best "bad" movie ever made.

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It's a classic. Definitely underrated.

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The movie airs regularly on tv. I guess it stills holds after 24 years.

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Thanks to all who support this awesome movie!

I can fly, I can fight, and I can crow! I am the Pan!

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I just rewatched it on Netflix and I still can't comprehend what people didn't enjoy about it

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Movie is garbage, nothing works, script is terrible, anyone who loves this movie clearly has no experience with cinema. If you had any knowledge of what makes a movie good and well executed, if you had any critical thinking skills, you would see this movie as the miserable piece of *beep* that it is. If I was Spielberg I would apologize for this trash until the day I die.

"Nobody knows anybody, not that well..." - Miller's Crossing

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The Pan thinks you should take that negative attitude elsewhere. Criticizing people over movie taste is more lowly than being a pirate. As much as some people might try to prove it, there are no rules in making a good or bad movie and there is no such thing as "objective critiquing".

I can fly, I can fight, and I can crow! I am the Pan!

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Methinks somebody grew up too much, no?

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I reckon. This film is amazing for kids. It's so much fun. If you're watching this film for any other reason than losing yourself in a fun and crazy fantasy film then you really shouldn't be watching it. Sometimes taking off your critic hat and just having fun with a film makes for a much more satisfying experience. First rule of thumb, if you watch a kids fantasy film, don't watch it with an adult eye and don't analyse it so much.

Hold onto that inner child happy thought and fly. Be the Pan. Bangarang!

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I'm with cockroachcharlie, you grew up too much. I'm sad for you, and that you can't find the magic.

Wheee!

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