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A word to filmmakers looking to remakePeter Pan: Dont.
Apparently, Im not alone.
But the right ideas can still yield disasters likeJoe WrightsPan, a prequel.
David LowerysPeter Pan & Wendyrepresents Disneys official live-action remake of the studios 1953 hit.
All those are good reasons to free up the filmmakers to try something different.
Otherwise, why would anyone follow him to the ends of the Earth?
Theres no point in undercutting the fun if youve already excised all the fun.
The problem withPeter Pan & Wendyis all too often one of subtraction, not reinvention.
you’re free to almost read the tsk-tsking studio notes as you watch the movie.
If you told me she was added during editing, Id believe you.
She at least gets some stuff to do this time.
To be fair, its a great part.
WheneverPeter Pan & Wendystays with the pirates, its on solid footing.
Maybe because theyre pirates, and they get to be assholes.
In most other respects, the movie is a mess.
It certainly didnt need to be.
This director is good with mood, and he has a great eye.
As it is,Peter Pan & Wendyfeels both too unwieldy and inconsequential ever to take flight.
