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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Dec 11, 2021 10:04:32 GMT -5
A flawed movie and a bit too long, but still a fun film and one of Robin's best roles.
Hook (no, not that one) was released on this day in 1991
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Post by dav on Dec 11, 2021 10:18:46 GMT -5
Honestly a good follow up to the original book as well, while skipping over its darker elements. Fun film.
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Post by The Summer of Muskrat XVII on Dec 11, 2021 10:23:56 GMT -5
Huh, we had a thread here recently about some of the first movies we saw in theatres and I totally forgot I went to Hook. I would’ve only been 5, so that’s probably in the first 5 or so movies I saw in theatres.
Haven’t watched it in years, how’s it hold up?
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Post by Fade on Dec 11, 2021 10:25:22 GMT -5
As a kid, I tended to catch wind when films got a bad rap (like Waterworld, for example) but it never happened with Hook. Far from a favorite or anything but it always maintained a “magical” feel to it.
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Post by Johnny B. Decent on Dec 11, 2021 11:30:02 GMT -5
Really? I thought he looked rather young.
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Post by Finish Uncle Muffin’s Story on Dec 11, 2021 11:31:18 GMT -5
The first movie I ever saw in theaters. I was 4. I'll always have a soft spot in my heart for this movie because of that. The intro of that movie and old Wendy reading the story at the beginning are some of the few memories I have of being that young.
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Post by Cyno on Dec 11, 2021 13:00:59 GMT -5
I wonder if it was intentional to have AEW's Hook make his in-ring debut around the anniversary of the release of the movie Hook. Or if it's just a really good coincidence.
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Post by Hit Girl on Dec 11, 2021 13:07:58 GMT -5
Magical film. One of my all time favourites.
The decision to have Dustin Hoffman play Hook as a disillusioned guy who sees his villainy as a career was just pure genius.
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Post by zrowsdower on Dec 12, 2021 15:19:48 GMT -5
So...is Tiger lily and her tribe all dead in this? I got that impression.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Dec 12, 2021 20:09:52 GMT -5
Im surprised its got such bad reviews. Its a fun movie. Could do with being 20 or 30 minutes shorter. Hoffman as Hook was so fun
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Post by mrtuesday on Dec 13, 2021 9:46:46 GMT -5
Hook was originally going to be a new musical adaptation of Peter Pan. Two of the songs ended up in Hook, "We Don't Wanna Grow Up" and "When You're Alone".
I do wonder if that original musical idea would have been as memorable as Hook ended up being.
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Post by Casey Jones on Dec 14, 2021 20:51:08 GMT -5
Hook was originally going to be a new musical adaptation of Peter Pan. Two of the songs ended up in Hook, "We Don't Wanna Grow Up" and "When You're Alone". I do wonder if that original musical idea would have been as memorable as Hook ended up being. Interesting. The 1955 live action movie was a musical wasn't it? |
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