Customer Reviews

Finding Neverland (Widescreen)

5 star:		(6)
4 star:		(0)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(6)

 

 

This is a great movie with some excellent performances, with child actor Freddie Highmore stealing the show. However, this DVD contains a Pontiac ad that you cannot get out of sitting through. I found out from the internet that it's called a Prohibited User Operations (PUO) ad. This is the first time I've come across one and frankly I got so mad it took me awile to start watching the movie without spitting bile.
Imagine paying almost 30 bucks for a DVD and being forced to watch an automobile ad every time you pop in the DVD. It's enough to turn you into a raving conspiracy theorist.
Anyway, Johnny Depp's incredible as usual, and Barrie's story is a poignant one. Don't miss it, but I wouldn't recommend the DVD.

this is the story of J.M.Barrie, and how he was inspired to create the
play Peter Pan.Kate Winslet plays the love interest.Depp is great,as
usual and Winslet is also strong.i believe she is a very underrated
actress and i hope Hollywood figures it out soon.anyway,this is a
magical fable which both kids and adults will enjoy.i left the theatre
feeling very satisfied and impressed.watching this movie will make you
forget about your troubles and warm your heart.for me,this movie is
brilliant."Finding Neverland"is a definite 5/5 from me

I know, I probably sound REALLY cheesy, but this movie really deserves those five stars. Johnny Depp is the only reason I agreed to watch the movie. However, five minutes of the movie made me forget that I had expected it to be boring. Each and every actor played their part very well. Johnny Depp is of course, EXCELLENT, as always. The kids were good and Dustin Hoffman was classic although he didnt have much to do. Kate Winslet was quite impressive as well.

Its a very touching and emotional movie. Definitely worth watching. Who says Johnny Depp's only good performance is in Pirates?? Watch this first, please before you say that.

Finding Neverland is one of the best ways to truly get the point across. I mean, it is one thing to watch Peter Pan, or Hook, but to watch this movie, and explore all of the inspirtations that James Barrie used is....well, phenominal. It doesn't drag on, the ending is stupendous, and the boys are some of the most remarkable young actors that I have ever seen on the screen. It's a magical film that inspires imagination and youth. Everyone should see this movie.

People shouldn't judge the movie just because there is a car add before it. I know we didn't buy the DVD to watch the add but rate the movie not the add! Anyhow I saw the movie too many times to count and still it gets to me, the emotions, the imagination, the acting and so on are so beautifully portrayed.

This is a wonderful journey into the creation of Peter Pan, and the workings of the kind, generous heart and mind of the genius behind the story. His steadfast and unselfish giving to a family that was open enough to believe and pretend along with the real Peter Pan, Sir James Barrie, is completely captivating. Don't let a brief ad throw you off of enjoying this lovely movie - that's the time to go and make popcorn. If people reviewing focused less on the ad and more on the messages intended by this movie, they'd be better for it. We need more movies like this one, especially one that helps us understand and celebrate a brief snippet in the life of one man who shared his remarkable ability to help us all believe in the possibility of Neverland.

I gave this DVD a 1 star rating because of the abomination of being forced to watch a commercial on a disc for which I paid a lot of money. The only way this practice can be stopped is if people refuse to buy DVD's containing this type of commercial. I give the movie 5 stars, but recommend that viewers wait until it is shown on television when it can be taped sans commercials. That's all I have to say about that!

This is a wonderfully done movie and all the actors are wonderful, particularly Johnny Depp. It's a beautiful story about how Peter Pan came to be and how J.M. Barrie came to meet the Llewelyn-Davies family. It's not 100% accurate, but not all movies based on real events are hence why it's says "based on true events".

It has it's funny moments, cute moments and it's sad moments, which are so wonderfully acted that when it comes to the sad moments they cause me to cry every time. If you're especially sensitive then you're going to need lots of tissues!

All-in-all a delightful movie and I highly recommend it. Sure there is that POU in it, but so what? If you don't want to watch it, then mute it and talk to your family or go make popcorn or whatever. It's not a reason to give the movie a low rating, it's just an irritant or to the media world, the chance at selling a car. I hope they fired whoever thought it would be a good idea to put a POU car ad before the movie, because I usually skip the movie ads and go straight to the menu.

Be warned that when you purchase this DVD you will be forced to watch a Pontiac commercial before you can view the film. There is no way around the ad so each time you want to watch the film, you are first force fed the offending commercial. I find this totally outrageous and consumers must voice their disgust. Otherwise, these ads will most likely become commonplace on DVDs in the future. As for the movie, I found "Finding Neverland" to be a bit of a let down. There were some critical raves, but, on the whole I found it to be an average three star melancholy semi-historical melodrama. The score was impressive though, and I would actually recommend purchasing the CD over buying the DVD of the film. What's next? Pontiac ads inside CD cases? Oppss...Celine Dion has already done that...shame on them all!

Thanks for the heads-up! It's stupid to include ads or trailers on DVDs (whether they can be skipped or not)!
Too bad because the movie's great.