Hook, 1991 - ★★★★

I was thinking about rewatching Hook, and then the folks at HBO Max added it to their catalogue for December, what a coincidence. Always avoid piracy if possible, kids. Anyway, this movie kinda rules, but it's not perfect. I wonder if Spielberg was just born with this innate ability to make absolutely baller movies or if he really had to work at it. I was talking with my dad the other day about writing, and he said that he said that he used to believe in the Stephen King school of thought where some people are just born with raw writing talent and others are not, but now he believes that anyone can become a master of something if they try hard enough. I tend to agree with the latter, but I think both are true in Spielberg's case, since he's so clearly preternaturally gifted when it comes...

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Dec 15th 2022
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