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Whistle Stopper - Peter Pan in Return to Never Land (Walt Disney Pictures Presents)
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List Price: $24.99
Our Price: $3.88
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Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Starring: Harriet Owen, Blayne Weaver, Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Kath Soucie
Directed By: Robin Budd, Donovan Cook
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Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Binding: VHS Tape
EAN: 9780788831393
Format: Animated
ISBN: 0788831399
Label: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Release Date: 2002-08-20
Running Time: 72
Studio: Walt Disney Home Entertainment
Theatrical Release Date: 2002
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Summary: not as good as original
Comment: I bought this for my kids ages 3, 6 and 8. They are all big fans of Peter Pan. None of them cared for this movie-I was surprised. I have no complaints on the quality of the movie.
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Summary: The next best thing to Peter Pan 1
Comment: If you are wondering if your children will love it... they WILL! And you will too. Our son (19 months) is as smitten with this version as he is with the original Peter Pan. It has a wonderful touching story line also and Disney has done a superb job on all accounts. Thank you for bringing Wendy's daughter Jane to the big screen!
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Summary: Didn't Like It
Comment: Where do I begin? Disney has again put out another lousy sequel to a great classic. I never had high expectations for this movie when I decided to rent it, so I guess it was just a little bit better than I expected, but I still think it is a pretty dumb movie.
I won't waste my time summarizing the movie, so I'll just try to tell you what I liked and what I didn't like about it.
What I liked was most of the animation of this movie. The style of the background art seemed to stay true to the original movie from the 1950s, although there was quite a bit of CGI used throughout the film. Really, the animation was the only thing that I liked.
What I didn't like about the movie:
1. The Script
The dialogue of this movie is so boring to me. A child in grade school could have written a better script than this one. It seems like someone just made a rough draft and they just said, "Yeah, we'll just use that," instead of taking any time to make it better. Most Disney films are made for KIDS, but this one seems like it was just made for babies (who would probably also find it pretty boring). In the first movie, while Peter was a kid, he was also very brave and clever. In this movie, he just seems stupid.
2. The Music
There are absolutley no good songs in this movie. The song about the lost boys is horrible.
3. Voices
Obviously, when you do a sequel to a movie that is over 50 years old, many of the original actors are either dead or too old to reprise their roles, so new people must be found. With several characters, I feel that they made the wrong choice of actor. For example, the chubby lost boy who they call Cubby in this movie has a voice that is nowhere near the original voice. I feel that they should find people who can come close to doing the old voice and go with the person who does it best. Otherwise the voice doesn't fit the character. The person who did the voice of Smee sounded very much like the original, though.
So basically, this movie was a waste of time to me. It could have been a very good sequal, but Disney just decided not to put any real effort into it, which is why it falls very short. But like I said, I never had high expectations for it to begin with.
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Summary: We love Pan!
Comment: Even as an adult, I'm still facinated by the Peter Pan story and this sequel gives fans a fun visual continuation of the story. It's not an award wining movie, but one that my two young daughters (ages 4 and 2) and I have watched over and over since receiving it. You get to know the Lost Boys a little more in this story and there's just enough action to hold the girls attention. Who doesn't dream of shouting "I can fly!"?! Let this movie take you for another ride to Never Land.
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Summary: Faith, Trust and...Ah, You Know How It Goes
Comment: Walt Disney's production of J.M. Barrie's wonderful "Peter Pan" gets a whole new chapter with "Return To Neverland." In this tale, a grown-up Wendy and her husband (who's been shipped off to war) are raising two young children in WWII London. As she promised him in the original film, Wendy has never forgotten Peter Pan and she tells her children of his many adventures. Young Daniel finds comfort in these tales as London is being bombed through the night. Jane thinks such stories are rubbish and only for little kids. She does not believe.
In an attempt to catch Peter once and for all, Captain Hook shows up in London the night before Jane and Daniel are to be sent to the country for protection and steals Jane mistaking her for Wendy. When Jane arrives in Neverland, she must come to terms with this fantasy-turned-reality in order to save herself, the Lost Boys and little Tinkerbell.
Diehard fans of the first film (adults in particular) will likely pick this film apart for any and every imperfection or diversion from the original tale. Fear not, faithful fans, this film doesn't try to remake the original. It's a good story in its own right. The animation is excellent, although the CG animation stands out a bit too much at moments. There's little in the way of songs and there are no Indians or crocs to be seen. Still, this is a fun tale that I'm sure the whole family will enjoy.
The DVD is very good. As always, Disney has loaded this disc up with plenty of previews,as well as a Tinker Bell game, deleted scenes and a preview of the Disney "Fairies" collection.
This is a nice sequel. It doesn't quite measure up to "Cinderella Three: A Twist In Time," but it is one of the better sequels that Disney has produced. It's always tough to top the original of any film series, and especially a Disney original. With that said, I give "Return To Neverland" a solid recommendation.
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Editorial Reviews:
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The magical enchantment of Peter Pan is back in RETURN TO NEVER LAND, "a charming successor to the classic" (Julie Washington, The Plain Dealer, Cleveland). Moviegoers of all ages were dazzled by this all-new adventure full of as much fun, fantasy, and flight as the original! Peter Pan, Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, Captain Hook, and Smee return -- and you'll meet Jane, Wendy's skeptical daughter, who has outgrown her mother's childhood tales of Peter Pan. Jane no longer believes in magic or fairy tales. But when Captain Hook's pirate ship swoops down upon London and carries Jane off to Never Land, her imagination is set free by Peter Pan himself! The crafty pirate sets a trap for Peter Pan and Tink and only Jane can help. It is up to her to call upon "faith, trust, and pixie dust" to take flight to save Peter and all of Never Land. Featuring marvelous animation, all-new music, and high-flying adventure from start to finish, RETURN TO NEVER LAND is fantastic Disney fun for the young and young at heart. You'll want to return to Never Land again and again!
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