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Type of bind: DVD
EAN num: 0759259140431
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Water Bearer Films, Inc
Manufacturer: Water Bearer Films, Inc
Quantity: 1
Publishing house: Water Bearer Films, Inc
Region Code: 1
Release Date: December 09, 2003
Running Time: 80 minutes
Sale Popularity Level: 88535
Studio: Water Bearer Films, Inc
Theatrical Release Date: 2003
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A daring, bold, and startling original retelling of the classic children's novel Peter Pan, NEVERLAND unfolds against an ultra modern, hyper-realistic backdrop. When Peter takes Wendy to Neverland- a burnt out suburban amusement park filled with self styled fairies, lost punks, and ambiguously beautiful performers- the ultimate fantasy/adventure story becomes a fascinating nightmare at the hands of Captain Hook, who is hellbent on destroying the youth and beauty he so desperately envies. Shot using groundbreaking, cutting edge film and digital video technology, NEVERLAND is a striking motion picture that artfully exposes the sinister side of the fairy tale that is seared into our pop cultural consciousness.
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The OLDER the viewer to NEVERLAND, the more likely long-repressed insights to your distant philosophical past will resurface to tease you.
Melany Bell and Rick Sparks give superlative performances.
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"Neverland" is the Peter Pan story reset to slacker characters. The three adopted Darling children, John (a 23-year old dropout, played by Wil Wheaton), Michael (a similar-aged Ritalin taker, played by Marcus Reynaga), and Wendy (the designated responsible babysitter, played by Melany Bell) all want to escape their home. Peter Pan (Rick Sparks) shows up looking for the keys to his car ("My Shadow") and entices Wendy and her adoptive brothers to run away to Neverland, an amusement park maintained by head janitor Hook (Gary Kelley). Tinkerbell (Kari Wahlgren) takes an instant dislike of Wendy. We meet the Lost Boys, a drag queen Tiger Lily (Ray Garcia), American Indian performers, and other varients of the Barrie story. Hook says he wants to rid Neverland of Lost Boy lowlives but indicates he uses the boys for his own purposes. The story proceeds.
Skin shots are provided by Michael, Hook, and two of the Lost Boys. There is no sex or violence. For all of its edgy look, the basic story is very evident throughout.
The acting was fair. For whatever reason I liked Rick Sparks as Peter, Melany Bell as Wendy, and Ryan Patrick Kelly as Tootles, a Lost Boy. The lighting and sets were interesting.
The drawbacks for me were the mixed messages in the film.
Wendy's moralizing and second thoughts come almost as soon as she reaches Neverland; there is no honeymoon period. Characters in their mid-20s are lectured to both get a career and live at home with their parents. Disney's Peter Pan and Pinocchio deliver similar, simpler messages. Here, Ikiru meets The Wizard of Oz.
The film has been marketed to an extent as a gay film because of the Hook's stated tendencies and S&M costuming. But for me the film's implicit message is that if you leave the safety of home, you will be attacked by perverts. Although Peter claims to be "pansexual", there are no positive gay characters in the film. Pan dispatches Hook, and nobody cares. This is not a gay film.
It is an interesting variant of the Peter Pan story and has more point for older viewers wondering if they have been enticed to their own Neverlands.
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This movie has the most beautiful ensemble cast I've ever seen. There is something for everyone here. This is an intellectual spin on a classic fairy tale, but it is extremely sensual as well. A MUST for any indie film collector or those who are fans of explicitly gay-themed movies.
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It's a brilliant conception, but spoiled by dreadful acting (the actors all appear to be on permanent automatic pilot - or something) - and inept direction and camera work. I enjoyed it up to a point, but I was constantly thinking "this could have been so much better".
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Saw it in a film festival. Loved it had to have the DVD. The lead (Rick Sparks)is excellent and Dietz is an up and coming director.
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