Pan

I thought this movie was going to be pretty decent. I couldn't understand why all the critics "Pan"ned this movie. (Sorry). Now I know why. It's lazy. It takes place during World War II, yet during the first scene in Neverland the pirates are singing 1970's hits like "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Not only that, but it took any magic the original had and gave an explanation for it. In this one, pixie dust is mined. That's basically the equivalent of "Phantom Menace" using midichlorians to explain the Force. The CGI on the various creatures in Neverland looks like it came from the early '90's and is overall just lazy. Also, Peter is half-human/half-fairy, which was just stupid and again, takes away the magic of the original. They also made Hook (who is not the villain in this by the way. It's Blackbeard, played brilliantly by Hugh Jackman, but I'll get to that later) into a wannabe Han Solo. And the overall plot is a blatant ripoff of Harry Potter: Chosen One who is an orphan is whisked away to another world where he learns his parents were killed by the villain. The villain's main goal is immortality. They even put in the "You have your mother's eyes" line from Harry Potter. If J.K. Rowling doesn't sue, I'll be very surprised. The only good part of this movie was Hugh Jackman as the villain Blackbeard. He pulls it off terrifically! He's terrifying. They should just make a Blackbeard movie with Hugh Jackman as the star. If you want to watch a Peter Pan movie, please stick with the Disney version. There's nothing magical about this one.

Grade: D+ 3/10 1/5 stars.