Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x The live action version, with Jason Isaacs (Draco Malfoy's father in the HP films) has a song that plays throughout the movie. I was watching this, and trying to place the song. It's the song that plays in Disneyland's Year of a Million Dreams commercials!!!! It all comes back to Disney! Actually, I'm sure that song was written before both the movie and commercials. I just wish I knew what it was.
Originally Posted By brotherdave It was the original score written for the 2003 film by James Newton Howard. Disney 'borrowed' (aka, payed for the rights to use) the music for their commercials. It is very magical and 'Disney-like', but, ironically was used in a Universal Studios and Columbia Pictures produced version of the classic story first.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Thanks, brotherdave! It is very Disney-like, and I'm surprised it took me so long to recognize it! But I found that version very cool. The girls had seen it before, but this was my first time. Very good. And Jason Isaacs...well, there's incentive right there!
Originally Posted By brotherdave I agree. The movie is very well made. As much as I enjoy the original 1953 Disney original, this version if my favorite. In fact, I may watch it now after you brought the subject up! Great movie! Great musical score, too! (And yes, I do think of the Disney commericials now when the 'flying' music starts! I guess the marketing works!)
Originally Posted By brotherdave And I also agree, Jason Isaacs is terrific as Hook. He really gets into the character. Much better than Dustin Hoffman did in Hook for Steven Speilberg! (And believe it or not, I actually liked Hoffman's portrayal of "Hook" in that film of the same name. I just felt that the film wasn't as good as it could have been. John Williams' score, however, is equally impressive for that film as well!)
Originally Posted By DAR Yeah it's too bad that this version of Peter Pan wasn't too big of a hit. I really liked it myself.
Originally Posted By brotherdave I did like "Hook", but felt it fell short, especially with the Lost Boys and Julia Roberts as Tinkerbell. For some reason, those scenes just 'annoyed'(? Not sure if that's the right word) me. The kids were loud and obnoxious, while Roberts seemed wasted, at least in Neverland. Her scenes in the nursery, though, were funny. Robin Williams was good, Dustin Hoffman even better, but, overall, it just didn't hit a 'home run' for me.
Originally Posted By christiemarsh88 Hook is definitely one of my favorite movies. I watched it first when I wasa kid, young enough to still believe in pixie dust. So maybe that's why I'm so forgiving of all the faults. The only thing I hate is Dustin Hoffman's fake teeth. Uggh! They really bother me.
