- Actors: Jeremy Sumpter, Jason Isaacs, Olivia Williams, Lynn Redgrave, Rachel Hurd-Wood
- Directors: P.J. Hogan
- Writers: P.J. Hogan, J.M. Barrie, Michael Goldenberg
- Producers: Charles Newirth, Craig Baumgarten, Douglas Wick, Ellen Somers
- Format: PAL
- Language English
- Subtitles: English
- Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
- Aspect Ratio: 16:9 - 1.77:1
- Number of discs: 1
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Universal
- DVD Release Date: 26 April 2004
- Run Time: 113 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (63 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B0001XLXX4
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 21,228 in Film & TV (See Top 100 in Film & TV)
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Fine casting, genuinely special effects and a keen combination of whimsy and danger make this Peter Pan the one to beat among all previous adaptations of JM Barrie's classic children's fantasy. The technical advances of CGI make the magic of Barrie's tale come alive and the spectacular effects combined with luminous live action create an action-packed Neverland that's both believable and breathtakingly artificial, like a Maxfield Parrish landscape springing vividly to life before your eyes.
More importantly, however, is the fact that director PJ Hogan (whose films include Muriel's Wedding and My Best Friend's Wedding) has taken care to develop a substantial, pre-adolescent affection between the boyish sprite Peter (Jeremy Sumpter) and resourceful London girl Wendy, played by Rachel Hurd-Wood in a marvellous screen debut. This emotional bond--and the mixed blessing of Peter's eternal childhood--is what gives Hogan's Peter Pan it's rich emotional subtext, added to an already bountiful adventure that's equal parts delightful and menacing, especially when the villainous pirate Captain Hook (Jason Isaacs, doubling as Wendy's father) threatens to spoil the fun. With a mischievously dazzling Tinker Bell (played by Swimming Pool's Ludivine Sagnier) and no expense spared on its lavish Australian production, this Peter Pan gets it entirely right by presenting childhood as fun and frightening, in all its wondrous joys and sorrows. --Jeff Shannon
Special Features
- Deleted scenes
- Neverland Forest:
Tinkerbell - Behind The Fairy Dust
I Do Believe In Fairies - Black Castle:
Enter The Castle
Learning To Fly
The Mermaid's Tale - Pirate's Ship:
Board The Pirate Ship
Through The Eyes Of Captain Hook
The Pirates vs. The Lost Boys
The Lost Pirate Song - Home Underground:
Dig Under The home
The Legacy Of Pan
The Duchess’s Outtakes
Lost Boys On The Set
DVD Technical Information:
- Region Code: 2, 4
- Running Time: 2 hours approx.
- Aspect Ratio: Widescreen 2.35:1 Anamorphic
- Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
- Language: English
- Subtitles: English for the Hearing Impaired
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A really impressive version of a classic tale,
By redvers (sunny north uk) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Peter Pan [DVD] (DVD)
I was a little sceptical when I first heard of this film - specifically the casting of an american in the lead role. However it is a beautiful, richly shot and well acted version that should appeal to children of all ages. There is much humour but equally a very real sense of underlying threat in many scenes - as in some of the ones with the lost boys.
Jason Isaacs should be singled out for his impressive performances as both Mr Darling and Captain Hook. The special effects are very well realised and you really can believe that never land truly exists. My young daughter loves this film and when you consider that the previous mainstream version of this classic story was the abomination 'Hook' - then this really is in a different league.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
I would give it more stars if I Could!!,
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This review is from: Peter Pan (2003) [DVD] (DVD)
The first adaptation of Peter Pan I saw was the Disney's version. While I did kind of like it, it did not stay true to the book that much. When I read the book, writen by J. M. Barrie, I really loved it, and wanted the film to reflect the book. Then the live action film came out in 2003. I expected it to be like the Disney version, untrue to the book, so I tried to avoid it. But curiosity got the better of me, so I waited it to come out on DVD and then riskly bought it. Oh Boy!!! was I proven wrong. In the end I had no regrets in purchasing it. I found it much truer to the book than the Disney version.
Everyone should know the story of the boy who did not want to grow up, so I won't give you a synopsis. What made the film even better was the cast that was chosen. Jeremy Sumpter as Peter Pan was brilliant. He was brilliantly chosen. His attitude and his facial expressions were wonderful, as was his acting. Rachel Hurd-Wood was equally as impressive as Wendy Darling. The actors who played Wendy's brothers were wonderful (though they had a small role, they had their moments, especially John, but Michael also had some, with his Teddy). Olivia Williams (Sixth Sense) was well cast as the mother. I loved all the pirates (especially Smee, played wonderfully by Richard Briers). But the actor who truly stole the film, in my own opinion, was Jason Isaacs. He is perfectly casted as both the father, Mr. Darling and Captain Hook. As the father, he is timid, kind of insecure, yet a father who dearly loves his family. And Isaacs really brings that out. But he plays hook with even more vileness. This is where he truly shines as an actor. Isaacs is well known for playing the baddie (see him in 'The Patriot', and as Mr. Malfoy, in the 'Harry Potter' films), and he does it so well. Watching him battle it out with Sumpter is spectacle to watch, they act so well together. And I'd like to add, Isaacs exit to the film was a classic!!!! I laughed at his facial expression as he went (I won't tell you how, in case you have not seen it), it made me laugh. I also have to comment on the CGI effects. It was brilliantly done. Neverland has never looked so beautiful and realistic. And the flying sequence was brilliant and very well done. For a film to be good the directing (and the director) has to be good. P.J. Hogan (the director) did a brilliant job. He and his crew really did wonders with Neverland, and the film in general. My hats off to them!!!! With the brilliant actors, great directing and the CGI effects made this a brilliant movie.
23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Study of Puberty,
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This review is from: Peter Pan (2003) [DVD] (DVD)
I saw this as less about Peter not wanting to grow up and more about Wendy accepting the inevitable and wanting one last childhood adventure before taking on the mantle of womanhood.I loved the way Mr Darling's lack of emotion was embodied in Captain Hook (Jason Isaacs is THE master of the devilishly handsome bad guy!), whilst illustrating that deep down he (Darling and Hook) was actually afraid to let go of his feelings. It was clear that Wendy actually saw beyond her father's ineptitude to his heroism within by the portayal of Hook as dashing and elegant, yet slightly incompetent. The idea that the Lost Boys needed a mother was for me, glaringly obvious that this was in part, Wendy's admiration and hero worship of her own mother and partly that she accepted that to be a mother is the most noble thing a woman can be. I'm not sure that this sentiment could be written today without feminists everywhere being up in arms! The entire film for me was a montage of growing awareness of sexuality and adulthood. There was a great scene where Hook is pointing out to Wendy that Peter is a mere boy and pretty soon what she'll need is a husband; a *real man*. The way that scene was played was full of ambiguity...was Hook suggesting she needed an older man? Was it her father saying that a mere boy would never be good enough? Was Hook admitting that he was actually very lonely and wanted a wife (not necessarily Wendy)? I also loved the suggestion that the pirates, although on the face of it, were bad people, all they really needed was someone who cared for them...hence having Wendy tell them stories. Overall, the message of the film seemed to be that to love and be loved is the the greatest gift one can give and receive, for without it, we are bound to be doomed; not only the Darling children returning home to their family but the Lost Boys going with them. Mr Darling suddenly being so overcome with emotion that he showed it physcially. The aging aunt having her chilly facade thawed by having a child to care for...even Smee's redemption and Hook's resignation to his fate. And the fact that Peter had none of this because he was essentially, too selfish to admit to what he really needed (even Tinkerbell realised how foolish selfishness and jealousy is)...made me wonder if that was how Hook and the other pirates started out? Would Peter eventually grow up as he realised he couldn't hang onto the past? And if he did, would he become a cold adult trapped in a sea of his own repressed feelings and emotions? I have no idea if Peter Pan was intended to be allegorical when JM Barrie wrote it, or indeed whether the film makers concentrated more on the metaphor than the actual story but either way, I found this a fascinating and thought provoking film that was excellently executed by all concerned. The bonus features on the disc are a real treat too, especially Jason Isaacs' diary. However, I would have liked the SFX features (particularly the mermaids) to have been a bit longer.
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