A good prequel, or sequel to a classic film or story requires that the new production NOT do things inaccurate or contradictory to the original. While some obvious attempt was made to remain consistent, there was clearly not enough. For example, Captain Hook was clearly a 17th-18th pirate in the original story, and not an early 20th century criminal and arms dealer. And if Neverland were on another planet, this would have certainly been mentioned in the original.
There are some strange inconsistencies at work here. The writers, on one hand have gone to some pains to make the story seem more realistic to the adult viewer (the fairies are really aliens, for example), yet one the other hand, the Indians' ability to kill gigantic 60 foot long 'supercrocs' with their primitive, stone age weapons was so ridiculous and unbelievable that this seemed more like a cartoon or video game intended for small children, rather than adult entertainment. If anything, the natives would have undoubtedly worshiped such powerful creatures as gods just as we see in real Earth cultures. Why it was decided to make the crocodiles so gigantic makes no sense, for they would be virtually omnipotent against both pirate and Indian, and would have made travel by canoe or rowboat absolutely impossible as they would simply crush them between their jaws and devour the occupants with impunity.
The fact that the crocodiles were clearly alien could have actually made the original Peter Pan, as well as this prequel more believable, for the notion that a real'Earth' crocodile tasting Captain Hook's hand and then liking it so much that he chased him for years was a bit juvenile. On the other hand, if this were a more intelligent creature (as the alien crocodile could have been), Captain Hook could have crushed its eggs, or committed some similar act to give it cause for revenge on this particular human.
So it is clear the writers are quite ignorant on scientific matters, and equally so when it comes to history. As I recall, this begins in 1910, yet the boys claim that Hook was a dealer in weapons such as poison gas, which in reality, would not be invented/used until World War I.
This could have been a great idea for a both an intelligent and entertaining film, as well as a potential SyFy series, but this film was so ridiculous with stone age Indians slaying giant croccodiles, that this production deserves no more regard than any of the other utterly nonsensical, B-grade, adolescent-minded, "kill the giant monster" movies which the SyFy Channel is famous, (or rather infamous), for.
There are some strange inconsistencies at work here. The writers, on one hand have gone to some pains to make the story seem more realistic to the adult viewer (the fairies are really aliens, for example), yet one the other hand, the Indians' ability to kill gigantic 60 foot long 'supercrocs' with their primitive, stone age weapons was so ridiculous and unbelievable that this seemed more like a cartoon or video game intended for small children, rather than adult entertainment. If anything, the natives would have undoubtedly worshiped such powerful creatures as gods just as we see in real Earth cultures. Why it was decided to make the crocodiles so gigantic makes no sense, for they would be virtually omnipotent against both pirate and Indian, and would have made travel by canoe or rowboat absolutely impossible as they would simply crush them between their jaws and devour the occupants with impunity.
The fact that the crocodiles were clearly alien could have actually made the original Peter Pan, as well as this prequel more believable, for the notion that a real'Earth' crocodile tasting Captain Hook's hand and then liking it so much that he chased him for years was a bit juvenile. On the other hand, if this were a more intelligent creature (as the alien crocodile could have been), Captain Hook could have crushed its eggs, or committed some similar act to give it cause for revenge on this particular human.
So it is clear the writers are quite ignorant on scientific matters, and equally so when it comes to history. As I recall, this begins in 1910, yet the boys claim that Hook was a dealer in weapons such as poison gas, which in reality, would not be invented/used until World War I.
This could have been a great idea for a both an intelligent and entertaining film, as well as a potential SyFy series, but this film was so ridiculous with stone age Indians slaying giant croccodiles, that this production deserves no more regard than any of the other utterly nonsensical, B-grade, adolescent-minded, "kill the giant monster" movies which the SyFy Channel is famous, (or rather infamous), for.