I’m really pleased with the actors and how everything wasn’t overly Disney-ized. Of course the backstory with Hook changed, but okay. I love how there were more things incorporated in this movie that weren’t part of the animated one… they were from the book. I think that some people writing reviews here seem to have forgotten that the “source material” for this movie (and animated movie too) started with a *book*. Disney really enjoys shooting itself in the foot it would seem.” Mashable: “When detractors decry Disney for cannibalizing IP for profit, they could point to Peter Pan & Wendy, a live-action recreation of a classic movie that mercilessly bleeds life out of its iconic characters and passion out of its heralded helmer.”.New York Magazine/Vulture: “It’s a familiar story, but in its details, the film suffers from an odd mix of overcorrection and halfheartedness.”.The original 1953 version of Peter Pan, by the way, is also available to stream right now on Disney+, though it includes a content advisory that warns the movie “includes negative depictions and/or mistreatment of people and cultures.”īelow, a sampling of some Rotten Tomatoes reviews from critics as well as viewers of the Peter Pan remake: Yara Shahidi, one of the stars of Black-ish, plays Tinker Bell here, while Jude Law plays Captain Hook. There, she encounters an evil pirate captain, Captain Hook, and embarks on a thrilling adventure that will change her life forever.” Alongside her brothers and a tiny fairy, Tinker Bell, she travels with Peter to the magical world of Never Land. “Wendy Darling, a young girl afraid to leave her childhood home behind, meets Peter Pan, a boy who refuses to grow up. Having said that, such criticisms will no doubt set off a cavalcade of “Is it racist to criticize the new Little Mermaid?” think pieces and punditry.įrom Disney’s official description of the remake: They actually look a little unsettling in the remake. To this viewer, for example, the live-action version of Little Mermaid characters like Flounder and Sebastian have absolutely none of the same charm or whimsy that we saw in the original. What I unfortunately suspect is going to happen with that movie, which is set for a May 26 release, is that critics will knock it for other technical reasons - or, maybe even decide that it’s good but not good enough to justify supplanting the animated classic. As far as I can tell, she brings the same amount of beauty, sweetness, and charm to the character that was present in the animated classic, and she also certainly has a great singing voice. I’m definitely not in the core demographic or who the upcoming remake of The Little Mermaid is aimed at, but I just want to say that Halle Bailey seems like a great choice to play the iconic role of Ariel. Let me make a brief prediction, by the way, about the latter before continuing about the Peter Pan remake. Rotten Tomatoes owner Fandango has not yet responded to a request I sent seeking comment on this move, which also comes ahead of the release later this month of Disney’s live-action remake of The Little Mermaid - another Disney remake that is contending with similar criticism already, ahead of its own release.
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