Sunday, June 20, 2004
Now is the time on Shprockets ven ve dawnce....
It's been quite a while since I posted anything fannish, so my *squee*-speak might be a bit rusty. Bear with me, please.
Just got done watching Peter Pan, the 2003 live action version. I don't remember why we didn't go see it at our one small theater when it was here--maybe we were out of town or something. But tonight Mike wanted me to look and see if The Cat in the Hat was on Dishnet. It was, thank you, Lord, not. But PP was, and Mike was amenable to watching that.
Oh. My.
First, this was a visually beautiful movie--luminous, general color somehow kicked up a notch, and full of subtle yet gasp-inducing effects. Whoever was in charge of the lighting should have gotten an Academy Award. The young actor playing Peter possibly benefited the most--he looked like a glowing, androgynous angel. And that smile! Gracious, that is one gorgeous boy!
Equally as attractive but far more age appropriate for me was the Hook character, who also (as is apparently traditional) played Father Darling. What I did NOT know until I looked the movie up on IMBD was that this is the actor who plays Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies! Well, now I know what Narcissa sees in him! He did a great job, very definitely wicked, but JUST enough inner glimpses to make you relate to the character despite his evil ways.
The crocodile was FABULOUS, as were the mermaids.
I'm sure I must have read the original Peter Pan at some point in my life, but I'm now thinking of finding it again, just to see how this film version compares. Because this is NOT the Disney version by a long long ways! Tons of 'paging Dr. Freud' lines, and if it wasn't also red-lining on the Slash-o-meter now and then, well--oh, c'mon, it SO WAS!
But I also thought it was bittersweet and tender, with the reality of the murky and mixed feelings of transitioning from childhood towards being an adult that much stronger for being filtered through the fantasy.
I might just have to look for the DVD of this one.
Just got done watching Peter Pan, the 2003 live action version. I don't remember why we didn't go see it at our one small theater when it was here--maybe we were out of town or something. But tonight Mike wanted me to look and see if The Cat in the Hat was on Dishnet. It was, thank you, Lord, not. But PP was, and Mike was amenable to watching that.
Oh. My.
First, this was a visually beautiful movie--luminous, general color somehow kicked up a notch, and full of subtle yet gasp-inducing effects. Whoever was in charge of the lighting should have gotten an Academy Award. The young actor playing Peter possibly benefited the most--he looked like a glowing, androgynous angel. And that smile! Gracious, that is one gorgeous boy!
Equally as attractive but far more age appropriate for me was the Hook character, who also (as is apparently traditional) played Father Darling. What I did NOT know until I looked the movie up on IMBD was that this is the actor who plays Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter movies! Well, now I know what Narcissa sees in him! He did a great job, very definitely wicked, but JUST enough inner glimpses to make you relate to the character despite his evil ways.
The crocodile was FABULOUS, as were the mermaids.
I'm sure I must have read the original Peter Pan at some point in my life, but I'm now thinking of finding it again, just to see how this film version compares. Because this is NOT the Disney version by a long long ways! Tons of 'paging Dr. Freud' lines, and if it wasn't also red-lining on the Slash-o-meter now and then, well--oh, c'mon, it SO WAS!
But I also thought it was bittersweet and tender, with the reality of the murky and mixed feelings of transitioning from childhood towards being an adult that much stronger for being filtered through the fantasy.
I might just have to look for the DVD of this one.
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