"Thank you for believing" and "To live is a great adventure" just hit different after Robin's passing. Thank you Robin Williams and may you rest in eternal peace.
What Robin Williams brings to Peter though isn't just his effervescence, it's his pathos and vulnerability. He's a scared, confused man just hoping to save his kids and that core of love and humanity is what makes Hook work for those of us that love it.
This is my favorite Robin WIlliams performance of all time. I LOVE this movie and I've loved him in it from the first. And btw, if you don't recognize her, the pirate Hook threw in the boo box is Glenn Close--she was on the set one day visiting and they gave her a bit part in the movie.
As fantastic as Robin is, I adore the chemistry between Bob Hoskins and Dustin Hoffmann. Smee and Hook have such energy in their scenes, and Hook's self-deletion attempt might be my favorite scene in the movie 😅 "Don't try to stop me Smee... Smee, why aren't you stopping me?!"
I have to agree. The dynamic between those two and how so thoroughly Hoffman sunk himself into the role is what had me rewatching it on a regular basis. Don't get me wrong, I've been a major fan of Robin Williams since his Mork & Mindy days and his breakout movie role in Popeye, but Hoskins and Hoffman owned this one.
My favorite story about these two is when they were reading lines together and they both had an "apostrophe" (hahaha) and said to each other...oh, these guys are gay! They were planning on playing it like to old queens until they talked to Spielberg and he was like, "uhhh, this is a kids movie, guys." Hoffman and Hoskins said ok and just played it like two really close friends who depend on each other.
@@mr.osclasses5054 Hoffman still plays Hook like a fabulous (albeit evil and murderous) queen, and it's an inspired performance. The wig, the fashion, the pomp and flair he demands from his crew... it's all great.
@mr.osclasses5054 If this was made today, that gay undercurrent would be the main story with several nude sex scenes between Hoskins and Hoffman, to make sure the kids knew all about homosexual positions.
"I've just had an apostrophe." -Smee "I think you mean an epiphany..." -Hook "Lightning has just struck my brain." -Smee "That must've hurt." -Hook Absolutely the best banter between those two. Haha.
The kissing couple on the bridge, who are sprinkled with fairy dust as Tinkerbell carries Peter back to Neverland, was George Lucas and Carrie Fisher in a cameo. Fisher also served as an uncredited script doctor, mainly polishing Tinkerbell's comedic dialogue.
David Crosby and Jimmy Buffett are also among the pirates. And of course Phil Collins as the police detective. And the couple that are kissing on the bridge and start to fly when Tinkerbell and Peter fly over them: George Lucas and Carrie Fisher.
I saw this on opening night with my family as a kid. Absolutely blown away, loved it forever. Absolutely could never understand the bad reviews it got.
Same I was 11 years old. I didnt even know what a good or bad review was. all i know is i loved this movie back then, now and forever. The scene when Peter finally crows was everything when was a kid!
Around the 6- and 8-minute marks, Granny Wendy is sharing/reading her novel, Wendy and Peter. When I saw this movie in its original release and saw that book, I got very emotional. My mom had given me a very similar copy - a 1st US edition - and I’d never seen such a special book, which I owned, in a movie! Told my mom how happy that made me and how much I appreciated her gift to me (we loved old children’s books). Very special.
My Dad had a second edition (I forgot where it was printed). When I saw the 2003 movie, it made me want to read the book, so he let me. It was in kinda bad shape, but I was super careful while reading it. Ten years later he let me have it. It's wrapped in plastic and on my book shelf. One of my most cherished possessions.
What most people don't know is that this movie was very true to the original Peter Pan play/book. A lot of what people thought were odd details was source material (like Wendy getting old, Peter forgetting about Neverland) . This works brilliantly as a sequel.
@@grandpagohan1 what really bothers me about the movie though is Peter doesn't really have to make a choice. I think it would have been a better story if he had to choose between battling Hook and taking back his children, and he leaves hook alone and frustrated while pan takes his kids home - then have Rufio defeat Hook and resume leadership of the lost boys. That's how I'd have ended it anyway
@@vincegamerNahhhh, that would've been insanely anticlimactic. If the protagonist had left the story before the climax and a secondary character ended the story, then the cinema screen would've been covered in tomatoes at every other screening. Audiences wouldn't accept that.
@@vincegamer In the play, I believe the audience says, "I believe in fairies" to bring her back, and that was earlier than the book, so I think most follow the play.
Drowning in a flash flood to find out if Robin Williams is Pan all grown up....classic response. And the one we viewers desire from youtube film reactions.
My brother and mom watched this every day the year before he started Kindergarten. This is by far the best version of any Peter Pan story on film. Best line of the film- “mine’s my mother.”
I saw Hook when I was 10 years old, so nostalgia does hit hard. But I still feel this is a Spielberg hidden gem. The cast, the world building, the message, the magic. You just don´t find movies like this nowadays.
@@chanceneck8072 '84 here. This is definitely one of those childhood masterpieces for me, right up there with Jurassic Park (very different tone, similar impact).
This is such a classic. A quintessential Peter Pan tale. Dustin Hoffman was both charmingly gentlemanly and terrifyingly ruthless as Hook. The kidnapping scene was harrowing and out of a true horror film, it makes Peter and the lost Boy's final triumph more meaningful including the reconciliation.
I'm sure you've looked up the cast by now, but yes... Rufio - played by Dante Basco - voices Zuko on Avatar: The Last Airbender. The pirate that was put in the "boo" box was actually Glenn Close. Of course, Granny Wendy was played by Maggie Smith who is probably best known for Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter series, Reverend Mother in the Sister Act series, and (more currently) Violet in the revamped Downton Abbey. The "pirate with glasses" you mentioned from the cartoon version "Smee" was played by the late Bob Hoskins - known for his roles in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Unleshed with Jet Li, and the classic Super Mario Bros. (1993) Crazy stacked cast.
Hoffman and Williams at their scenery-chewing best, with a great supporting cast in Bob Hoskins and Dante Basco (Rufio) in one of his first films. When you have two actors of this caliber trying to out-ham each other all through the film, you know it'll be a great ride.
That was so fun the way you flipped the intro. He even did the “Hello” that Samantha usually does. I’m gonna miss you guys when you go on maternity break. You guys are my movie buddies.
This movie was a big part of my son's childhood. So glad you enjoyed it. Your daughter will love it when she's older. My boy named his guinea pig Rufio! Don't worry, my son and his friends seemed to like hanging with me. My son is 34. He asked me on a movie date this weekend.
Oh WOW...this is another "Husband's First Time Watch!" I Hope He Enjoyed it, and "Thanks" to Y'all Both for doing this one!👍 "Hook" has always been a Childhood Favorite of Mine; it's a Beautifully-Fantastic Adventure...and really the only version of Peter Pan that I've (honestly) ever Liked! R.I.P. to Bob Hoskins, who played "Smee." If Y'all haven't seen "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" yet, Highly-Recommended and I absolutely Loved Him in that Movie!💝
I used to work at a bagel shop in Beverly Hills, and of all the familiar faces that walked in there, Rufio was the one that got everyone all amped up. 🤷♂️
This is like a semi-hidden gem in Spielberg's filmography. There's a bunch of people who don't care for this movie, but then there's those of us just love it! Dustin Hoffman is an absolute blast.
I have never met a person who "doesn't care" for this movie. I have only ever seen this as THE Definitive "Peter Pan" movie. Best Peter Pan movie to date, and at this rate with insane Disney, might be best Peter Pan movie forever.
@@KurtFeudaleKing Yeah. I watched Pan a while ago and I thought, it wasn't AS bad as most critics claimed it to be. But damn was it weird and cringy at times. It's managable to sit through it imo, but so was A Wrinkle In Time... 😅🤭🙈
I was one of those people who didn't like it. I was in high school and the set design seemed too artificial. It was like a longrunning commercial for a Universal Studios ride. Now I can't believe I didn't like it. This was a ton of fun. I don't think anyone could have done better than Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman.
Hook is great, and if you know more about the original Peter Pan tale (which was a play, originally), the better it gets. A lot of quotes come the original play. There have been a lot of attempts at sequels to Peter Pan, and trying to recapture the magic of the or ginal J. M. Barrie play, but aside from Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates series, IMO this is the only one that gets it. Peter Pan is the child who never wants to grow up, because deep deep down he knows it's about responsibility and respectability and all sorts of things kids don't care about, and get in the way of adults showing their kids the affection they crave. Hook tries to remind every adult watching that time is short, you're only going to have your kids' unconditional love for a short time, and you've got to take advantage of that time. When they grow up, they're not going to remember the times you weren't there positively, only those times you were, and only those times you were there and attentive. The original play thought that the only way to end Peter Pan's story was "to die. To die would be a very grand adventure." But there is one other way, and that for him to grow up and become the kind of parent he wanted, so that he never would have had to become Peter Pan. It certainly took a lot for Peter Banning to reach that point, but by the end, he knows that dying wouldn't be anywhere near as grand an adventure as watching your own children grow up with love.
I have adored this movie since the day I first saw it in the theater back in the 90s. Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman just absolutely made this movie top notch in addition to great performances from everyone involved!
I'm sure the kids on the movie had so much fun on set every day with Robin Williams. He is really missed. This is one of my kids favorites movies growing up. It was fun rewatching it. There's another one they watched nonstop. It was a Disney film called Flight of the Navigator. I don't think anyone has reached to it but it was fun.
Love this movie. Robin Williams, Hoffman, and Hoskins are all phenomenal. I've seen it over 2 dozen times. Rufios death scene always brings a tear. Solid kid actors. Just a fun ride with dark undertones. Glad you guys liked it. Thanks to your patreons for voting for it.
I've seen it over 200 times at this point for sure. It was my favorite movie for a while as a kid. I think it got replaced later by Suburban Commando. 😅 But today I prefer this one over SC, even though I would still rate both a perfect 100... 🤭
That was the cutest intro of yours yet! hahaha Awesome reaction as usual guys. The best to you, the little one on the way and the folks in the comments.
I enjoy this movie very much, and even critics gave it negative reviews, its one of the those movies that help us escape from our own traumatic experiences in real life, and that we always learn that Movies are magic.
I actually met Dante Basco in Anime Festival in Arkansas. He played Rufio in the movie as well as Zuko in Avatar the Last Airbender. He’s a very nice guy.
*Robin Williams was the lead in the movie Popeye (1980). He embodies Popeye. It also stars Shelley Duvall and was directed by Robert Altman.* It has a set soooo large that it's now a small attractions park. The movie's really made for 10 year olds. My poor parents sat through it because I got an A+ and cleaned my room to see it.
This movie is literally a part of me, Peter has a big place in my heart because it was the first part I played the lead in kids theatre. Robin is also my hero, his story really resonates with me now as an adult. So I have tattooed on my calf from this role ❤
Hook is such a great movie, with such a great message. It's so easy to get trapped in the self-importance of adulthood, when in reality remembering that not many things really matter that much is so important.
This is adorable. I love that Sam got to choose a film and I LOVE that it was Hook. This movie is such classic 90s Spielberg. So great. You guys are so great. (also, have you done Reel Steel before? If not, pleeeease do it!)
The tragic thing with Tinkerbell is that she knows that Peter will never feel for her as she does for him. It breaks her heart, but she accepts it. And while I haven't read the original (yet), this is a nice growth from Disney's animated version.
This movie came out when I was a toddler. My dad took me and my brother to see it, and he said that during the sword fighting scenes I ran up the aisle to the screen with a straw, slashing at the screen like I was fighting with a sword and the whole audience cheered for me. My dad loves that story, one of his fondest memories of raising me.
STAR WARS CAMEOS: There's a shot where Tinker is taking Peter back to Neverland and as they fly over the bridge near Big Ben, pixie dust falls and causes a kissing couple to lift into the air. The couple is none other than George Lucas (Director and creator of Star Wars) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia)! ANOTHER CAMEO: The bearded pirate who gets put in the boo box is actress Glenn Close!
I first saw this in the theater on Christmas day back in 1991 and it's still as magical now as it was then. As I recall, the pirate ship set was one of the biggest and most elaborate sets in Hollywood at that time and tons of actors were stopping by to see it. That's how Glenn Close got the cameo of the pirate who gets put in the Boo Box.
"Days away from being parents"!? Congratulations you two! How wonderful. May your transition be swift and easy. Edit: I hope you two might have a look at the stacked-cast comedy drama "Parenthood".
The music is iconic as well, John Williams never misses. The themes from Hook and Home Alone (1990) are reflected in the themes John Williams composed for Harry Potter. They all evoke wonder.
Spielberg can’t do no wrong, there’s so many different genres he’s done. I grew up with this one as a young lad. They had a 20th anniversary reunion about 10 years ago. There are pics of all the lost boys together online reunited.
Great reaction, you two. Like you mentioned, this movie definitely hits different when you are grown up with children of your own. Random fun fact: the pirate that gets sent to the "boo box" is played by none other than Glenn Close! Apparently she was visiting Robin on set and Spielberg asked her if she'd like to play one of the pirates. Of course, she said yes, and the rest is history!
Somehow I totally missed that you guys were expecting, so congratulations. The next 10 years of your life will be transformative. It's different for everyone, but the best estimate on when we lose our childhood hinges on when the weight of real responsibility falls upon us. When people are depending on us for their safety, their meals, their livelihood, that's when stuff gets real very quickly and we no longer have nearly as much time to have fun or play.
This may have already been mentioned, but the pirate that Hook berates into tears near the beginning is actually Glenn Close (you may remember her as Nova Prime in Guardians of the Galaxy, although she's been a world-renowned actor since at least the 80s)! Hilarious cameo.
This is literally my comfort movie from when I was a child! Anytime I need cheering up or need something to watch to distract me and can't think or find anything, I watch this movie. It's an absolute ridiculous treasure of a film.
Going into parent-hood it's definitely important to cherish that time you have with your kids when they're still kids. You won't get it more than once. Cats in the cradle and all that. But you also have to be a parent to them. Teach them important things too, like responsibility. That can be a tough balance to strike.
It would be awesome if you guys did Empire of the Sun! You’ll be shocked at how good it is and the fact that almost no one ever talks about it. It’s got a young Christian Bale in it. He should’ve won an Oscar because he was excellent!
The couple kissing on the bridge who begins to fly is George Lucas and Carrie Fisher The detective taking statements is Phil Collins And the pirate that is put in the Boo-box is Glen Close. Watched this movie so many times as a kid. Still love it.
There's a lot to love, but Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of Hook is really underappreciated. I love how he looks down on him because he only knew Peter as a boy, to see him grow old makes him simultaneously sad (because he can't have the same revenge he wanted) and dismissive. It's the most layered portrayal of the Captain I've seen or read.
Rewatching this with y'all gave me an existential crisis about how many pieces of my childhood I've lost getting where I am. Shit hits different when you're getting older
Giving away my age a bit here, but I worked at a movie theater back in high school when this film came out. It was meant from day one to be a blockbuster family hit, and so they went _heavy_ on the promotional stuff: we had cardboard standees of various characters scattered around the lobby and even a 10 foot tall pirate ship off to one side. Additionally, we were encouraged as staff to wear our own pirate or lost boys costumes to work, which for most of us just meant jeans and an unbuttoned shirt over white tee. Well it must have been a slow news day, because the local paper (an affiliate of a major paper in a nearby city) sent over a reporter to get the scoop, and for some reason she decided to interview me about the hullabaloo. Two of my quotes (thankfully not by name) made it into the print article: "Well it definitely beats the polyester" when asked if I liked wearing my costume to work, and "We hope the customers will at least _feel_ like they got their money's worth" when asked about the lobby decorations. Literally the next week a memo came down from the main office (this was a *major* chain of theaters) reminding all employees that any press inquiries should be referred to the corporate PR department. 😄
This movie has this element of darkness and mystery that really knows how to draw you right in with real story telling. That part about Peter being a pirate with Granny Wendy really sold the aspect of what growing up does to people. They have lost their way and cannot relate anymore to the innocents they once had. Hook is such a classic movie and I really miss Robin Williams, he was perfectly cast as well as Dustin Hoffman. This was a staple of my childhood and I still enjoy watching it 30 years later.
Lol, almost same story here. One of my favorites as a kid. Went back and forth on the father thing. When I hit puberty, as a teenager, I thought I never wanted to have kids. 😅 Now, since my ex gf and I broke up and my mother died in 2019 (I mean, already before that, but that's how things have been until today), I desperately wanna be a father. And it's just not happening (probably)...😔
Fun Facts: the two embraced on the bridge and started floating from tinker bells dust was George Lucas and Carrie Fisher. Also the pirate who was put into the boo box was the great Glenn Close.
This was the third Steven Spielberg movie I saw on VHS. Like I said, neither Julia Roberts nor Steven Spielberg had a great time filming this movie. The crew called Roberts TinkerHELL due to the onset drama between them.
After my dad passed away a few months ago, I watched this movie three times. He loved this movie. And I love watching reviews of it. Feels like I’m watching it for the first time again. My happy thought is my dad. Also hearing Dante Basco aka Zuko in real time is wild haha.
Darn, this movie hit me hard with its sad parts (Peter losing his parents etc.) even when I was a kid. I still have the movie poster saved somewhere in my study.
Maggie Smith's delivery on "Peter you've become a pirate" line never fails to give me chills.
I feel like Maggie Smith has been 82 for the past 30 years....
"Thank you for believing" and "To live is a great adventure" just hit different after Robin's passing.
Thank you Robin Williams and may you rest in eternal peace.
Yes Robin passing hit way harder now after finding out that him, and Kevin Conroy were roommates at Gulliard.
The “thank you for believing” makes me cry every time 😭
For me it's "oh there you are Peter". Someone may be gone but you can still find them in the smile of a happy memory.
What Robin Williams brings to Peter though isn't just his effervescence, it's his pathos and vulnerability. He's a scared, confused man just hoping to save his kids and that core of love and humanity is what makes Hook work for those of us that love it.
This is my favorite Robin WIlliams performance of all time. I LOVE this movie and I've loved him in it from the first. And btw, if you don't recognize her, the pirate Hook threw in the boo box is Glenn Close--she was on the set one day visiting and they gave her a bit part in the movie.
As fantastic as Robin is, I adore the chemistry between Bob Hoskins and Dustin Hoffmann. Smee and Hook have such energy in their scenes, and Hook's self-deletion attempt might be my favorite scene in the movie 😅 "Don't try to stop me Smee... Smee, why aren't you stopping me?!"
I have to agree. The dynamic between those two and how so thoroughly Hoffman sunk himself into the role is what had me rewatching it on a regular basis. Don't get me wrong, I've been a major fan of Robin Williams since his Mork & Mindy days and his breakout movie role in Popeye, but Hoskins and Hoffman owned this one.
My favorite story about these two is when they were reading lines together and they both had an "apostrophe" (hahaha) and said to each other...oh, these guys are gay! They were planning on playing it like to old queens until they talked to Spielberg and he was like, "uhhh, this is a kids movie, guys." Hoffman and Hoskins said ok and just played it like two really close friends who depend on each other.
@@mr.osclasses5054 Hoffman still plays Hook like a fabulous (albeit evil and murderous) queen, and it's an inspired performance. The wig, the fashion, the pomp and flair he demands from his crew... it's all great.
@@mr.osclasses5054 Well, with the interactions between married Peter and the mermaids and Tinkerbell, that seems like not much of a problem.
@mr.osclasses5054 If this was made today, that gay undercurrent would be the main story with several nude sex scenes between Hoskins and Hoffman, to make sure the kids knew all about homosexual positions.
"I've just had an apostrophe." -Smee
"I think you mean an epiphany..." -Hook
"Lightning has just struck my brain." -Smee
"That must've hurt." -Hook
Absolutely the best banter between those two. Haha.
The kissing couple on the bridge, who are sprinkled with fairy dust as Tinkerbell carries Peter back to Neverland, was George Lucas and Carrie Fisher in a cameo. Fisher also served as an uncredited script doctor, mainly polishing Tinkerbell's comedic dialogue.
She also contributed with the line "you know that place between awake and asleep where you remember dreaming..." Such an incredible line.
Probably back when London was safe
11:37 Glenn Close
14:47 James Madio from Band of Brothers
14:53 Dante Basco from Avatar: The last Airbender (Zuko) MUST REACT
David Crosby and Jimmy Buffett are also among the pirates. And of course Phil Collins as the police detective. And the couple that are kissing on the bridge and start to fly when Tinkerbell and Peter fly over them: George Lucas and Carrie Fisher.
Gwyneth Paltrow as Young Wendy
I'd love to see an Avatar reaction as well, tho my guess is they might have seen it already.
One of the other pirates Tony Burton from Rocky 1 through Rocky Balboa
That’s not James Madio; that’s Frank Perconte! 😉
Bob Hoskins and Dustin Hoffman play extremely well off of each other.
I saw this on opening night with my family as a kid. Absolutely blown away, loved it forever. Absolutely could never understand the bad reviews it got.
Me neither. This is still one of my all time favorite movies and it has an AMAZING John Williams score.
Me neither.
Same I was 11 years old. I didnt even know what a good or bad review was. all i know is i loved this movie back then, now and forever. The scene when Peter finally crows was everything when was a kid!
Dustin Hoffmans Captain Hook is so underrated.
Ru-fi-o, Ru-fi-o, RUUUUUfioooooo….
He was the best part of it, so terrifying and funny in one.
I overrated it, do posters and mirrors class as worship?
He could hold a queef
He is the definitive Captain Hook, imo.
Around the 6- and 8-minute marks, Granny Wendy is sharing/reading her novel, Wendy and Peter. When I saw this movie in its original release and saw that book, I got very emotional. My mom had given me a very similar copy - a 1st US edition - and I’d never seen such a special book, which I owned, in a movie! Told my mom how happy that made me and how much I appreciated her gift to me (we loved old children’s books). Very special.
My Dad had a second edition (I forgot where it was printed). When I saw the 2003 movie, it made me want to read the book, so he let me. It was in kinda bad shape, but I was super careful while reading it. Ten years later he let me have it. It's wrapped in plastic and on my book shelf. One of my most cherished possessions.
One of John Williams’ most underrated scores.
What most people don't know is that this movie was very true to the original Peter Pan play/book. A lot of what people thought were odd details was source material (like Wendy getting old, Peter forgetting about Neverland) . This works brilliantly as a sequel.
Though in the book Tinkerbell is dead. Her presence years later always bothers me
@@vincegamerTrue, but she's such an icon, I think it's okay to fudge a few things.
@@grandpagohan1 what really bothers me about the movie though is Peter doesn't really have to make a choice. I think it would have been a better story if he had to choose between battling Hook and taking back his children, and he leaves hook alone and frustrated while pan takes his kids home - then have Rufio defeat Hook and resume leadership of the lost boys.
That's how I'd have ended it anyway
@@vincegamerNahhhh, that would've been insanely anticlimactic. If the protagonist had left the story before the climax and a secondary character ended the story, then the cinema screen would've been covered in tomatoes at every other screening. Audiences wouldn't accept that.
@@vincegamer In the play, I believe the audience says, "I believe in fairies" to bring her back, and that was earlier than the book, so I think most follow the play.
Drowning in a flash flood to find out if Robin Williams is Pan all grown up....classic response. And the one we viewers desire from youtube film reactions.
Dustin Hoffman was superb as Hook. My favorite part of the movie was his portrayal. ☠️
Good form!!!
Don't you dare try to stop me Smee. trytostopme.
Yes! He absolutely nailed the role.
My brother and mom watched this every day the year before he started Kindergarten. This is by far the best version of any Peter Pan story on film. Best line of the film- “mine’s my mother.”
I saw Hook when I was 10 years old, so nostalgia does hit hard. But I still feel this is a Spielberg hidden gem. The cast, the world building, the message, the magic. You just don´t find movies like this nowadays.
Similar story. I must have been around 6 or 7 though. I was born in 1985...
@@chanceneck8072 '84 here. This is definitely one of those childhood masterpieces for me, right up there with Jurassic Park (very different tone, similar impact).
@@gamerbear84 Can relate.
This is such a classic. A quintessential Peter Pan tale. Dustin Hoffman was both charmingly gentlemanly and terrifyingly ruthless as Hook. The kidnapping scene was harrowing and out of a true horror film, it makes Peter and the lost Boy's final triumph more meaningful including the reconciliation.
I'm sure you've looked up the cast by now, but yes... Rufio - played by Dante Basco - voices Zuko on Avatar: The Last Airbender.
The pirate that was put in the "boo" box was actually Glenn Close.
Of course, Granny Wendy was played by Maggie Smith who is probably best known for Professor McGonagall in the Harry Potter series, Reverend Mother in the Sister Act series, and (more currently) Violet in the revamped Downton Abbey.
The "pirate with glasses" you mentioned from the cartoon version "Smee" was played by the late Bob Hoskins - known for his roles in Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Unleshed with Jet Li, and the classic Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Crazy stacked cast.
classically bad super mario maybe lol
A blink and you'll miss it glance at Gwyneth Paltrow as a slightly older Wendy.
I love this movie so much. The nostalgia makes me teary eyed ❤
Hoffman and Williams at their scenery-chewing best, with a great supporting cast in Bob Hoskins and Dante Basco (Rufio) in one of his first films. When you have two actors of this caliber trying to out-ham each other all through the film, you know it'll be a great ride.
That was so fun the way you flipped the intro. He even did the “Hello” that Samantha usually does. I’m gonna miss you guys when you go on maternity break. You guys are my movie buddies.
This definitely hits different now that I’m a dad 🥹
This movie is an easy way to determine if you will want to follow these reac-vids, if they have it...
This movie was a big part of my son's childhood. So glad you enjoyed it. Your daughter will love it when she's older. My boy named his guinea pig Rufio! Don't worry, my son and his friends seemed to like hanging with me. My son is 34. He asked me on a movie date this weekend.
Love thay you guys are watching this film. I rented this film so much at Blockbuster as a kid. RIP Robin Williams.
Oh WOW...this is another "Husband's First Time Watch!" I Hope He Enjoyed it, and "Thanks" to Y'all Both for doing this one!👍 "Hook" has always been a Childhood Favorite of Mine; it's a Beautifully-Fantastic Adventure...and really the only version of Peter Pan that I've (honestly) ever Liked!
R.I.P. to Bob Hoskins, who played "Smee." If Y'all haven't seen "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" yet, Highly-Recommended and I absolutely Loved Him in that Movie!💝
I always enjoy the reverse intros 😁
Happy Anniversary 🎉
I used to work at a bagel shop in Beverly Hills, and of all the familiar faces that walked in there, Rufio was the one that got everyone all amped up. 🤷♂️
This is like a semi-hidden gem in Spielberg's filmography. There's a bunch of people who don't care for this movie, but then there's those of us just love it! Dustin Hoffman is an absolute blast.
If you don't feel anything watching this movie, you have no soul. 😅
I have never met a person who "doesn't care" for this movie. I have only ever seen this as THE Definitive "Peter Pan" movie. Best Peter Pan movie to date, and at this rate with insane Disney, might be best Peter Pan movie forever.
@@KurtFeudaleKing Yeah.
I watched Pan a while ago and I thought, it wasn't AS bad as most critics claimed it to be. But damn was it weird and cringy at times. It's managable to sit through it imo, but so was A Wrinkle In Time... 😅🤭🙈
I was one of those people who didn't like it. I was in high school and the set design seemed too artificial. It was like a longrunning commercial for a Universal Studios ride. Now I can't believe I didn't like it. This was a ton of fun. I don't think anyone could have done better than Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman.
I know I couldn’t believe the rating this movie has. There is almost no topping this movie in the Peter Pan genre.
You guys are gonna be great and fun parents :)
Hook is great, and if you know more about the original Peter Pan tale (which was a play, originally), the better it gets. A lot of quotes come the original play. There have been a lot of attempts at sequels to Peter Pan, and trying to recapture the magic of the or ginal J. M. Barrie play, but aside from Fox's Peter Pan and the Pirates series, IMO this is the only one that gets it. Peter Pan is the child who never wants to grow up, because deep deep down he knows it's about responsibility and respectability and all sorts of things kids don't care about, and get in the way of adults showing their kids the affection they crave. Hook tries to remind every adult watching that time is short, you're only going to have your kids' unconditional love for a short time, and you've got to take advantage of that time. When they grow up, they're not going to remember the times you weren't there positively, only those times you were, and only those times you were there and attentive. The original play thought that the only way to end Peter Pan's story was "to die. To die would be a very grand adventure." But there is one other way, and that for him to grow up and become the kind of parent he wanted, so that he never would have had to become Peter Pan. It certainly took a lot for Peter Banning to reach that point, but by the end, he knows that dying wouldn't be anywhere near as grand an adventure as watching your own children grow up with love.
This is so hilarious Sam knowing everything instead of TB,makes a nice change,great reaction you two and looking forward to the next one.
I have adored this movie since the day I first saw it in the theater back in the 90s. Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman just absolutely made this movie top notch in addition to great performances from everyone involved!
I miss Robin. He was a big part of my childhood.
I'm sure the kids on the movie had so much fun on set every day with Robin Williams. He is really missed. This is one of my kids favorites movies growing up. It was fun rewatching it. There's another one they watched nonstop. It was a Disney film called Flight of the Navigator. I don't think anyone has reached to it but it was fun.
The kid you recognize wearing the suit is James Madio. He played Frank Perconte in Band of Brothers!!
Love this movie. Robin Williams, Hoffman, and Hoskins are all phenomenal. I've seen it over 2 dozen times. Rufios death scene always brings a tear. Solid kid actors. Just a fun ride with dark undertones. Glad you guys liked it. Thanks to your patreons for voting for it.
I've seen it over 200 times at this point for sure. It was my favorite movie for a while as a kid. I think it got replaced later by Suburban Commando. 😅
But today I prefer this one over SC, even though I would still rate both a perfect 100... 🤭
The kid you recognize from being older played Frank Perconte in Band of Brothers
That was the cutest intro of yours yet! hahaha Awesome reaction as usual guys. The best to you, the little one on the way and the folks in the comments.
To this day I still quote that Rufip chant,
🗣🗣🗣 I WAITED ALL WEEK TO WATCH THIS REACTION VIDEO WIT YALL!!!
I enjoy this movie very much, and even critics gave it negative reviews, its one of the those movies that help us escape from our own traumatic experiences in real life, and that we always learn that Movies are magic.
I actually met Dante Basco in Anime Festival in Arkansas. He played Rufio in the movie as well as Zuko in Avatar the Last Airbender. He’s a very nice guy.
*Robin Williams was the lead in the movie Popeye (1980). He embodies Popeye. It also stars Shelley Duvall and was directed by Robert Altman.* It has a set soooo large that it's now a small attractions park. The movie's really made for 10 year olds. My poor parents sat through it because I got an A+ and cleaned my room to see it.
I think Shelley Duvall is such a delight as Olive Oyl. Additional unsolicitied trivia: Olive Oyl is modeled after Dora Paskel.
Everything is food
@@s.henrlllpoklookout5069 food is Everything?
I mean, I've seen worse films, but while the characters are captured quite well, it is not a good Popeye film from what I remember.
It also features the cutest baby in the history of cinema, Wesley Ivan Hurt, as Swee'Pea.
This movie is literally a part of me, Peter has a big place in my heart because it was the first part I played the lead in kids theatre. Robin is also my hero, his story really resonates with me now as an adult. So I have tattooed on my calf from this role ❤
Hook is such a great movie, with such a great message. It's so easy to get trapped in the self-importance of adulthood, when in reality remembering that not many things really matter that much is so important.
One of the greatest movies ever made. We still call each other The Lost Boys.
Best wishes and regards from here from all my heart to you and all the Lost Boys 😊🫶
“Take the hook!” “Be a better dad!”
Y’all are gold. That was hilarious
I saw this film in the theater as a kid. I loved it. Hook is a childhood classic that'll always have a special place in my heart. Great reaction! 👍🏿
While this film may not be the best thing ever, it has a lot of fun and interesting things going for it and is totally enjoyable to watch.
It's one of the best things ever... 😅🥰
This is adorable. I love that Sam got to choose a film and I LOVE that it was Hook. This movie is such classic 90s Spielberg. So great. You guys are so great. (also, have you done Reel Steel before? If not, pleeeease do it!)
The tragic thing with Tinkerbell is that she knows that Peter will never feel for her as she does for him. It breaks her heart, but she accepts it.
And while I haven't read the original (yet), this is a nice growth from Disney's animated version.
“The Sandlot “
Is another one you should see , great kid adventure , baseball, becoming a team ..
And James Earl Jones is in it!!
An absolute classic
"You're killing me Smalls!"
24:52 I just now noticed that Tinkerbell decorated her little house with Peter Banning's credit cards and driver's license. And the keys to his BMW.
This movie came out when I was a toddler. My dad took me and my brother to see it, and he said that during the sword fighting scenes I ran up the aisle to the screen with a straw, slashing at the screen like I was fighting with a sword and the whole audience cheered for me. My dad loves that story, one of his fondest memories of raising me.
STAR WARS CAMEOS: There's a shot where Tinker is taking Peter back to Neverland and as they fly over the bridge near Big Ben, pixie dust falls and causes a kissing couple to lift into the air. The couple is none other than George Lucas (Director and creator of Star Wars) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia)!
ANOTHER CAMEO: The bearded pirate who gets put in the boo box is actress Glenn Close!
Phil Collins played the policeman in the scene where he examines the letter.
@@shainewhite2781I love Phil Collins
I first saw this in the theater on Christmas day back in 1991 and it's still as magical now as it was then.
As I recall, the pirate ship set was one of the biggest and most elaborate sets in Hollywood at that time and tons of actors were stopping by to see it. That's how Glenn Close got the cameo of the pirate who gets put in the Boo Box.
Same. One of the Christmases I will never forget. As an 11 year old kid on Christmas night this movie was perfect.
Dustin Hoffman's range is incredible. He has so many classic roles i cant count them.
But for a good time 80s film i recommend Tootsie
"Days away from being parents"!? Congratulations you two! How wonderful. May your transition be swift and easy.
Edit: I hope you two might have a look at the stacked-cast comedy drama "Parenthood".
Fun fact ,the pirate that goes into the Boo Box is played by award winning actress Glenn Close . She was visiting the set to see Robin .
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I always revisit this movie and it always puts a smile on my face
Dustin Hoffman portrayed quite a variety of quirky characters throughout his career, from The Graduate to Little Big Man to Hook.
The kid you thought you knew "grown up" is James Madio, he played Frank Perconte in Band of Brothers.
Kind of unexpected that TBR is the one who hasn't seen the Spielberg classics
Glad you're enjoying them
The music is iconic as well, John Williams never misses. The themes from Hook and Home Alone (1990) are reflected in the themes John Williams composed for Harry Potter. They all evoke wonder.
He is easily top 3 best composer of all time
Spielberg can’t do no wrong, there’s so many different genres he’s done. I grew up with this one as a young lad.
They had a 20th anniversary reunion about 10 years ago. There are pics of all the lost boys together online reunited.
Great reaction, you two. Like you mentioned, this movie definitely hits different when you are grown up with children of your own. Random fun fact: the pirate that gets sent to the "boo box" is played by none other than Glenn Close! Apparently she was visiting Robin on set and Spielberg asked her if she'd like to play one of the pirates. Of course, she said yes, and the rest is history!
I havent seen this movie in like 25 years its so great.
Somehow I totally missed that you guys were expecting, so congratulations. The next 10 years of your life will be transformative. It's different for everyone, but the best estimate on when we lose our childhood hinges on when the weight of real responsibility falls upon us. When people are depending on us for their safety, their meals, their livelihood, that's when stuff gets real very quickly and we no longer have nearly as much time to have fun or play.
I haven't seen this movie for 20 years, completely forgotten about it!
Rufio … such a great character he gets a shout out from Ed Sheeran in “You Need Me, I Don't Need You”
This may have already been mentioned, but the pirate that Hook berates into tears near the beginning is actually Glenn Close (you may remember her as Nova Prime in Guardians of the Galaxy, although she's been a world-renowned actor since at least the 80s)! Hilarious cameo.
This is literally my comfort movie from when I was a child! Anytime I need cheering up or need something to watch to distract me and can't think or find anything, I watch this movie. It's an absolute ridiculous treasure of a film.
Going into parent-hood it's definitely important to cherish that time you have with your kids when they're still kids. You won't get it more than once. Cats in the cradle and all that. But you also have to be a parent to them. Teach them important things too, like responsibility. That can be a tough balance to strike.
It would be awesome if you guys did Empire of the Sun! You’ll be shocked at how good it is and the fact that almost no one ever talks about it. It’s got a young Christian Bale in it. He should’ve won an Oscar because he was excellent!
Husband's first time watching!? Oooh I love that changeup.
A baby? congratulations. A lot of magic entering your life
The couple kissing on the bridge who begins to fly is George Lucas and Carrie Fisher
The detective taking statements is Phil Collins
And the pirate that is put in the Boo-box is Glen Close.
Watched this movie so many times as a kid. Still love it.
There's a lot to love, but Dustin Hoffman's portrayal of Hook is really underappreciated. I love how he looks down on him because he only knew Peter as a boy, to see him grow old makes him simultaneously sad (because he can't have the same revenge he wanted) and dismissive. It's the most layered portrayal of the Captain I've seen or read.
What samantha said about remembering how it made her feel is so spot on. Same for me.
5:22
Captain Hook: “Really, now. I didn’t attend The Evil Royal Naval Academy to be called ‘Mister’, don’t you know?”
Did y’all even notice Glenn Close??
“No! Not the Boo Box!” 😂😂😂
I live this little nod. Peter is actually flying in the drawing. He doesn’t need a parachute 4:10
Rewatching this with y'all gave me an existential crisis about how many pieces of my childhood I've lost getting where I am. Shit hits different when you're getting older
Giving away my age a bit here, but I worked at a movie theater back in high school when this film came out. It was meant from day one to be a blockbuster family hit, and so they went _heavy_ on the promotional stuff: we had cardboard standees of various characters scattered around the lobby and even a 10 foot tall pirate ship off to one side. Additionally, we were encouraged as staff to wear our own pirate or lost boys costumes to work, which for most of us just meant jeans and an unbuttoned shirt over white tee.
Well it must have been a slow news day, because the local paper (an affiliate of a major paper in a nearby city) sent over a reporter to get the scoop, and for some reason she decided to interview me about the hullabaloo. Two of my quotes (thankfully not by name) made it into the print article: "Well it definitely beats the polyester" when asked if I liked wearing my costume to work, and "We hope the customers will at least _feel_ like they got their money's worth" when asked about the lobby decorations.
Literally the next week a memo came down from the main office (this was a *major* chain of theaters) reminding all employees that any press inquiries should be referred to the corporate PR department. 😄
The pirate who gets punished by getting thrown into a chest with scorpions was Glenn Close under a lot of make-up and a voice dub.
This movie has this element of darkness and mystery that really knows how to draw you right in with real story telling. That part about Peter being a pirate with Granny Wendy really sold the aspect of what growing up does to people. They have lost their way and cannot relate anymore to the innocents they once had. Hook is such a classic movie and I really miss Robin Williams, he was perfectly cast as well as Dustin Hoffman. This was a staple of my childhood and I still enjoy watching it 30 years later.
The kid that threw the baseball ( James Madio ) was in , funny enough the basketball diaries and band of band of brothers. Super young in this movie.
Glenn Close was the pirate that was put in the boom box.
Son of a bitch, you stole my line. Lol
'BOO' Box. Hook told the pirate 'you made a boo-boo'.
boo
One of my favorites, growing up. When I was 8, I knew I wanted to be a dad! Thank you for this.
Lol, almost same story here. One of my favorites as a kid. Went back and forth on the father thing.
When I hit puberty, as a teenager, I thought I never wanted to have kids. 😅
Now, since my ex gf and I broke up and my mother died in 2019 (I mean, already before that, but that's how things have been until today), I desperately wanna be a father. And it's just not happening (probably)...😔
Fun Facts: the two embraced on the bridge and started floating from tinker bells dust was George Lucas and Carrie Fisher.
Also the pirate who was put into the boo box was the great Glenn Close.
This was the third Steven Spielberg movie I saw on VHS.
Like I said, neither Julia Roberts nor Steven Spielberg had a great time filming this movie. The crew called Roberts TinkerHELL due to the onset drama between them.
"All he had to do was viciously insult a young boy. " HAHAHA!
After my dad passed away a few months ago, I watched this movie three times. He loved this movie. And I love watching reviews of it. Feels like I’m watching it for the first time again.
My happy thought is my dad.
Also hearing Dante Basco aka Zuko in real time is wild haha.
So sorry for your loss!
Haha, during the first two seconds of you speaking I immediately thought, "Wait, you're doing it wrong - if this is Husband's First Time Watching" :D
"IT'S SNOWING!"
*slams door*
Jack chokes on his gum laughing. That's like the funniest thing in movie history to me.
Darn, this movie hit me hard with its sad parts (Peter losing his parents etc.) even when I was a kid. I still have the movie poster saved somewhere in my study.
Fun Fact. The pirate rhat hook put in the box with scorpions was the great a tree Glen Close.