Where does ERA stand on Steven Spielberg's 'Hook' (1991)?

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I haven't watched a Robin Williams film since his passing and I heard from a friend that the Hook 4K Blu Ray is excellent.

I remember finding the film to be absolutely magical when I was young and was surprised years and years later that critics especially loathed it.

I'll revisit it regardless, but what did ya'll think of Hook?

 

[Fat4all]

the fat kid rolls down some stairs and knocks over some pirates

its a classic

 

[Sanjuro]

RUF E OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

 

[Border]

I never liked it, even as a kid. I just thought it was corny as hell.

Any given person's opinion of it will be greatly influenced by how much they enjoy Robin Williams in general.

 

[Wingfan19]

Love it, sorry not sorry

 

[bluexy]

RUF E OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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[Deleted member 1248]

Rufio.

 

[Deleted member 16516]

Has a lovely score by John Williams.

 

[sir_crocodile]

RUF E OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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LOOKEY LOOKEY I GOT HOOKEY

 

[JLP101]

Love it. Classic for me.

 

[Merc_]

RUF E OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

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[linkboy]

It's one of my favorite movies.

 

[Imperial Bishop]

"What would the world be like with Captain James Hook?"

I have such fond memories of this movie. I'll fight anyone who badmouths it.

 

[Meows]

Absolutely love it.

 

[Garp TXB]

Nostalgia glasses I guess, but I absolutely adore the film. It's just so whimsical.

 

[andymcc]

the SNES game kind of rules tbh

 

[Dullahan]

Absolute classic. A wonderful film.

 

[Old Gimlet Eyes]

It's only one of the greatest movies ever.

 

[Fuchsia]

Still love it. The score by John Williams is out of this world.

 

[Addi]

I love it, especially the John Williams score.
I did rewatch it recently though, and it kind of ruined it a bit. Nostalgia and all that.

 

[Garp TXB]

And dammit, now I have that song "when you're alone" stuck in my head, and I'm going to start crying.

 

[metsallica]

Amazing movie, baffled by anyone who disagrees.
Don't trust 'em.

 

[Nairume]

It's a fantastic movie and anybody who is down on that third act is both downright miserable and comically bad at analysis to miss the point of the whole movie.

 

[Hamchan]

Love this movie.

It's up there with Back to the Future 2 and Jumanji as movies that I adored as a child and was surprised to find out later than they weren't super well received.

 

[CoolestSpot]

HOOK!
HOOK!
GIVE US THE HOOK!

I love this movie so much

 

[Imperial Bishop]

Has a lovely score by John Williams.

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Top five best John Williams score ever imho.

 

[Aeana]

Bangarang!

 

[Fat4all]

i loved dustin hoffman as captain hook

 

[Soda]

I never saw it until I was in my 20s. It was pretty disappointing. My wife loved it as a kid and that's why we re-watched it. I think she was a bit disappointed that her childhood memories didn't quite hold up, but I don't think she hated it.

 

[Video Games Are Dumb]

It's cute. Kinda weird. But I wanna say the video game is kinda underrated!

 

[Falcon511]

I think its pretty great. A bit corny by todays standards but it holds its own.

 

[Skunk]

Absolutely loved it, I remember my mom and I actually watched it twice the night it came out.

 

[Matrix XII]

I always loved it, still do.

 

[illmatic22]

I liked it when I was a kid and still do.

 

[Deleted member 2145]

smee

 

[bionic77]

I always thought it was a fun movie.

 

[Scullibundo]

It's a great movie with a shitty opening 10 minutes.

Some of John Williams' best work too.

 

[Murder She Wrote]

It's takes forever for them to ge to never land hut I loved this movie as a kid.

 

[HardTimesFamilyPride]

I remember it fondly. Should give it a rewatch

 

[Platy]

It is flawed, but it is a delight

 

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[Rodney McKay]

I just watched it the other day and still love it, but it's definitely easy to see a few cracks when you're looking for it.

Like the some if the sets being super obviously sets (the the pirate town where it's just white and foggy where the walls are),and that weird Tinkerbell kiss scene.

 

[adj_noun]

I still love Hook. Just watched it the other day.

 

[HustleBun]

It's wonderful.

 

[darz1]

I loved it as a kid. I hated that they killed Rufio. That was pretty fucked up.

I tried to watch it with my kids and they thought the film was kinda dark. It also takes a long time to get to the fun parts compared to modern family films.

 

[boxter432]

Absolutely love Hook. Entertaining, quotable, fun but yes kinda dark lol. Boo box and Rufio dying.

 

[Deleted member 388]

RUFIOOOOOOOO

It's a masterpiece. Even if as a kid I'd fast forward past everything until never land.

 

[junk]

I never liked it, even as a kid. I just thought it was corny as hell.

Any given person's opinion of it will be greatly influenced by how much they enjoy Robin Williams in general.

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lol ditto. I haven't rewatched it since it came out. The love it gets is weird to me because I remember the feeling as a kid how lackluster it was. Ofc, I love Spielberg and Robin Williams but Hook is kinda lame.

 

[CoolestSpot]

i loved dustin hoffman as captain hook

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I think it may be in his top 5 performances, and definitely one of the best for the character ever. We get a movie where he tries to commit suicide then holds a baseball game.

 

[Dphex]

it is a great movie. i was 10 when this released, totally loved it. there were also action figures, i remember i had two or three of them :-)