Matialth Good concept, poorly executed.

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Tymon Sutton The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

Ginger Very good movie overall, highly recommended. Most of the negative reviews don't have any merit and are all pollitically based. Give this movie a chance at least, and it might give you a different perspective.

zkonedog The Mary Martin version of this play was a staple of my childhood. I watched it time and time again, idolizing Peter Pan, harboring a crush on Wendy, and singing along to every song. Even as an adult now, I can appreciate the fun themes of this story, along with the obvious nostalgia factor When NBC announced that Peter Pan Live would be following in the tradition of last year's Sound Of Music, I was overjoyed! Unfortunately, that joy lasted all of about 15-20 minutes. Instead of making me hearken back to my time of youth (like any Pan production worth its salt should do), "Live" actually served to disconnect me from the story and characters.The main, obvious, glaring problem with this production is that the casting is utterly terrible. I mean, some of the worst casting I've ever seen. The only one even passable was Wendy (Taylor Louderman), and she was just "okay". Allison Williams (as Pan) can't hold a candle to classic performers such as Mary Martin or Cathy Rigby. The energy just isn't there. There is also no innocence in the interactions between pirates/lost boys/indians/mermaids in Neverland, as they are all played by older actors that (once again) struggle to match the energy of previous productions I've seen.Then, there is the train wreck that is Christopher Walken as Captain Hook. Whoever made that choice should probably be packing his/her bags right now, as it was the final (and largest) nail in the coffin. Walken is a great deadpan actor...which makes him completely wrong for the part. Hook needs to have a swashbuckling air about him, full of pent-up energy and frivolous anger. Instead, Walken does his traditional deadpan (maybe that's all he knows how to do, though, so again it probably just comes down to casting) and never alters his facial expressions once. During his times on the screen, I found myself reaching for something else to do...it was that bad.Let me be clear on one quick thing too: I'm not rating this performance down because it didn't live up to my childhood nostalgia (though it would indeed be easy to fall into that trap). I love the Peter Pan story in all its formats, and can appreciate the different ways the story has been told. I loved Mary Martin, saw Cathy Rigby live, consider Hook to be one of my favorite movies along with Finding Neverland, and even just recently read (and thoroughly enjoyed!) the book Alias Hook. So, I'm definitely not just locked into one version/interpretation of the Pan mythology. This one just really was that disappointing.As the title indicates, this is one of the saddest reviews I've ever written here on Amazon. I so wanted to enjoy this live production and was looking forward to it for quite some time, and it just severely let me down with the terrible casting and lack of overall energy. I can't bear to just give any Pan effort a single star, so I will give it two (but mainly because Williams and Louderman deftly execute their songs together). I sincerely hope that there are not kids out there turned off by the Pan story because of this lackadaisical effort, as that would be the real shame in all of this.

Gary C I saw this with my mom tonight. She of course loves the old songs (original to the productions in her days) so she has a lot of nostalgia which carries her through it. I overall enjoyed it too though,surprisingly. Christopher Walken, as always is really fun to watch. And it was interesting to see a live stage production turned into a DVD / movie to watch at home. I think they did manage to capture some of the live magic.I wasn't a huge fan of the girl playing Peter Pan, but not sure if that's her fault or how she was directed. She didn't ruin it though, she just felt a little flat or something. The other actors did a better job of conveying emotions.

TxMike This is the second year in a row that NBC has staged and broadcast live an old standard. Last year it was "Sound of Music", with Carrie Underwood.This year Allison Williams, who happens to be the 20-something daughter of Brian Williams, News anchor, is in the starring role as Peter Pan. She is qualified, with stage experience in college and a pleasant singing style. But it brings up an interesting fact, many TV fans will watch this sort of production because they already know the star. No one knew Ms Williams and, while she is credible, maybe even better than credible, the show would have been watched a lot more, I believe, if a young established star had been chosen for the role.I never have been a big fan of the Peter Pan productions, and this one is no exception. I watched it, because I rather enjoy the concept, but found it to be so-so, take it or leave it. Perhaps the best was Christian Borle, veteran Broadway star, who played two quite different roles, the Pirate Mr. Smee and George Darling. He stood out in all of his scenes, he is perfect for this type of production.Aside from him I also enjoyed Christopher Walken as Captain Hook. He is a stage veteran song and dance man and looked very comfortable in this production.I hope NBC keeps doing these yearly and I hope the next one is a show I am more interested in. A solid "6" from me.

SirAnthonyFan I enjoyed this 2014 version. Alison Williams made for an excellent Pan. Two Newcomers were entrusted with major roles Taylor Loudermilk as Wendy and Alanna Saunders as Tiger Lilly. Both stepped up to the plate and neither one disappointed viewers. Christopher Walken can still dance and move well at 71, (he's an old hoofer from way back) and made an entertaining villain in Capt. Hook. A real revelation and great scene stealer was Christian Borle as Hook's right hand man Smee - and he gave one of the finest performances in the ensemble. He also played a dual role playing Wendy's father in one of the final scenes. I did not hear the song "Never Smile At a Crocodile" although that might have only been included in the 1950s cartoon version of the tale. I'm not going to compare it too critically to the extremely high standards set by the original play and television version of Martin & Ritchard of 60 years ago. I think that the company gave a fine rendition of the story and it's very suitable and wholesome entertainment for today's generation of kids.