Sorry to be so blunt but this guy is a MORON!

Hook was the big one for me back in the day too..simply because I knew there was more to the story than what Disney had...I don't care for the idea of a grown up Peter these days or the idea that it is a sequel as so many in the general public seem to think...but...it is quite funny and I still enjoy it as it's own entity. It holds a special place for keeping my interest over the years as I found out more and more..but knowing what I know now I can't love it as much for the same reasons I use to lol I do really love the '03 film though that could have been better in a few ways too.

Thank you, Wendybird - that's more or less exactly what I meant when I wrote that introduction way back in 2002. But since then I've come to realise that Barrie and I are very different people in so many ways, and I'd have to be careful not to superimpose my personality onto his if I were ever made another film about him (which I'm sure I did too often in "The Lost Boys" TV, though not the book). Mackail wrote of Barrie that Michael's death "altered and darkened everything for the rest of his life." Anno's death has certainly altered mine, but brightened and clarified rather than darkened - which is not to say that I don't miss him just about every day that goes by... I sense Hannah understands this, so thanks for your words too.     

Definitely Andrew...your experience while still just as tragic has a much more positive after affect on you and others Anno left behind...and it's probably due to the difference of personality between you and Barrie...some people can turn something horrible into something with a positive message and some simply can't help but get lost in the pain..i've experienced both at different times in my life...I'm neither really...it all depends on the circumstance with me. We all handle what comes at us in different ways and the way you've handled your loss has been especially encouraging to those of us who are more like Barrie and have a hard time seeing past the darkness. It's a great thing to witness in someone.

I think what you're talking about..is that Andrew far better "got" how Barrie felt with the loss of Michael after his son Anno died. I heard the BBC interview with Andrew and it was very moving.

I've never cared for the Mary Martin version either..or the music...BUT we went to see a production of it at the Papermill Playhouse here in the states and the way they did it I was VERY impressed. It took a musical I really didn't care for and made me enjoy it! And I loved the actress who played Peter she was VERY boyish and I kept forgetting a woman was playing the role! Ugg-A-Wugg almost didn't feel like the same song at all! They had all this huge dancing going on and the music was upped a bit i guess you could say..and all the "kids" and natives were dancing around and pounding on the drum it was so cool! haha I found it hard to watch Mary Martin's anyhow but especially after at least seeing that version done really well it will be even harder!

Do you have a photobucket.com account? you could get one and paste the link to the photo on here?

I love Disney in general but they take over everything....I was into the story Beauty and the Beast before they got their paws on it too. While I loved that one...it's still not the same....and everyone thinks they came up with the stories.