Stripes
12-17-2003, 09:18 AM
Yesterday I was priveledged enough to see both Peter Pan and the RTOK.
PETER PAN
I won tickets for a special screening for Peter Pan, and I must say, that movie will be a huge money maker.
It was a little slow at the beginning for children, the few that was at the screening were getting antsy the first 15 minutes, but once Pan comes in and takes the children to NeverLand, it is nothing short of amazing.
The CGI lacks a bit in certain areas, but it will not be noticeable to children, and the movie was artsy enough where, it didn't really matter. The violence in this movie although comicly was a little more than a PG rating to me. If somebody as much as sneezed at Capn James hook the wrong way he would shoot them dead. He really did freak the kids out. I don't think there could be a better Live action Pan than the one we got here.
Ok for the bad:
Tinkerbell.......... Tinkerbell was one of the most annoying characters, for one thing she just hissed and squeakd when she was mad or not mad, she didn't talk, she was over acting, if thats is what you call it ....believe me she was just annoying, there is no other word for it.
The Lost Boys...... Ok there was nothing actually wrong with the lost boys, except that they did not have nearly enough screentime with peter Pan, or Wendy.
The movie was a little rushed in parts (kids from the explanation of how the clock was in the crocodile, was explained very fast and was not actually shown, some children had no Idea what was going on they just new a crock was trying to get him.
All in all it is one of the greatest children stories brought to life, and is done in a way, where award winners are going to love it.
*** out of ****
LOTR: RTOK
What can I say, this movie was breathtaking, I actually felt like I was in the movie with all the characters by my side, the sets the special effects, the acting, ...everything was done superbly and this movie should definitley not be overlooked at the Oscars this year.
It made the other two movies in my opinion look side dishes, and this baby was the main course. George Lucas will be looking at this creaming in his pants, asking how they did some of these things. All I can say is that I have not had this feeling at a movie in a long time...actually since i was a child, when everything is fresh and new to you.
Now that I said that, the movie is not flawless (IMO) the first 45 minutes is kind of slow, well actually its really slow, I honestly think that the Extended edition will help this in that effect. The Gollum/Deago (sorry if that is wrong) scene was weak in my opinion, I felt like every ten seconds in that scene alone, that some things were missing the way they were cut.
And the End, is...well never ending.
Mt. Doom was finally finished, than boom it turns into a slow motion Full house episode with hugging, and crying, and was drug out to long with the other endings that I will not say, so as to not spoil the movie.
But all in all, the movie still stands alone as one of the greatest epics of our time and many times to come.
As for me when the screen goes black after Mt. Doom when I own this bad boy on DVD, I will shut it off as if the rest never took place, for fans you can basicly pick your ending, because there were so many false ones.
With all of that said it still gets a ***1/2 out of **** (I'm guessing that it will be **** if the extended editions have what I think they will!
Sorry if you didn't like my choppy lazy review, but it is mine, my own....my preciousssss!
PETER PAN
I won tickets for a special screening for Peter Pan, and I must say, that movie will be a huge money maker.
It was a little slow at the beginning for children, the few that was at the screening were getting antsy the first 15 minutes, but once Pan comes in and takes the children to NeverLand, it is nothing short of amazing.
The CGI lacks a bit in certain areas, but it will not be noticeable to children, and the movie was artsy enough where, it didn't really matter. The violence in this movie although comicly was a little more than a PG rating to me. If somebody as much as sneezed at Capn James hook the wrong way he would shoot them dead. He really did freak the kids out. I don't think there could be a better Live action Pan than the one we got here.
Ok for the bad:
Tinkerbell.......... Tinkerbell was one of the most annoying characters, for one thing she just hissed and squeakd when she was mad or not mad, she didn't talk, she was over acting, if thats is what you call it ....believe me she was just annoying, there is no other word for it.
The Lost Boys...... Ok there was nothing actually wrong with the lost boys, except that they did not have nearly enough screentime with peter Pan, or Wendy.
The movie was a little rushed in parts (kids from the explanation of how the clock was in the crocodile, was explained very fast and was not actually shown, some children had no Idea what was going on they just new a crock was trying to get him.
All in all it is one of the greatest children stories brought to life, and is done in a way, where award winners are going to love it.
*** out of ****
LOTR: RTOK
What can I say, this movie was breathtaking, I actually felt like I was in the movie with all the characters by my side, the sets the special effects, the acting, ...everything was done superbly and this movie should definitley not be overlooked at the Oscars this year.
It made the other two movies in my opinion look side dishes, and this baby was the main course. George Lucas will be looking at this creaming in his pants, asking how they did some of these things. All I can say is that I have not had this feeling at a movie in a long time...actually since i was a child, when everything is fresh and new to you.
Now that I said that, the movie is not flawless (IMO) the first 45 minutes is kind of slow, well actually its really slow, I honestly think that the Extended edition will help this in that effect. The Gollum/Deago (sorry if that is wrong) scene was weak in my opinion, I felt like every ten seconds in that scene alone, that some things were missing the way they were cut.
And the End, is...well never ending.
Mt. Doom was finally finished, than boom it turns into a slow motion Full house episode with hugging, and crying, and was drug out to long with the other endings that I will not say, so as to not spoil the movie.
But all in all, the movie still stands alone as one of the greatest epics of our time and many times to come.
As for me when the screen goes black after Mt. Doom when I own this bad boy on DVD, I will shut it off as if the rest never took place, for fans you can basicly pick your ending, because there were so many false ones.
With all of that said it still gets a ***1/2 out of **** (I'm guessing that it will be **** if the extended editions have what I think they will!
Sorry if you didn't like my choppy lazy review, but it is mine, my own....my preciousssss!