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Summary: High Flying Fun
Review: PETER PAN is a wonderful movie. Patriarch Mr. Darling (whose voice is provided by Hans Conried) is annoyed that daughter Wendy (voiced by Kathryn Beaumont) insists on telling stories to the other children about a mythical boy known as Peter Pan. When Mr. and Mrs. Darling leave for a night on the town, Peter Pan (voiced by Bobby Driscoll) and fairy sidekick Tinker Bell magically appear in Wendy's room. They all take a magical trip to Never Never Land, where they get involved in a series of adventures that include a confrontation with the evil Captain Hook (Conried, in a dual role). Lots of laughs, fabulous animation, and excellent voicing by the actors. The picture cost more than $4 million to make, a huge amount for a film in 1953. Lest you wonder why it came in so high, you should know that Disney filmed a live-action version of the movie first in order to give his artists something to base their sketches upon.
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Summary: Easiest way to manage my 4 year old
Review: I had never seen Peter Pan in my childhood. My wife and daughter saw a sequel (I think) while in Perth, Ozzieland, and were thrilled. Feeling left out, I ordered this special edition. Not what they saw in the theater; but it is something that my daughter has averaged 5 runs a week for the last three months. If she fusses over her dinner - the mention of a time out for Peter Pan gets instant results.
Now to go find the sequel!
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Summary: One of Disney's "Good" features
Review: There are four classes of Disney films: the Classics (Snow White, Pinocchio, Sleeping Beauty), the Good Films (Robin Hood, Alice in Wonderland), the Yawners, or Unremarkable Films (The Aristocats, The Sword in the Stone), and the Failures (The Black Cauldron). Basically, all but the last class are ones that are enjoyable, and only the first two classes are worthy of being hailed as "Classics" by the Disney marketing machine. Peter Pan fall distinctly in the second class, the "Good" films. Great villain (both Hook and the crocodile), great hero, and great story, but just shy of being perfect in the execution in a few places. Still, it's a classic Disney film, and "good" for Disney is a perfect feature for all but a few animation studios. This edition has a decent amount of extras, including a commentary track (which I haven't listened to), and making-of featurettes. All in all, this is about as good as it gets for a Disney release outside of the Platinum Editions. If you can find it, make every effort to buy it.
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Summary: A Classic Childhood Favorite
Review: I never get tired of watching Peter Pan, probably because the concept of flying children introduced me to never-ending possibilities as a child. I highly recommend this movie to children, parents, people of all ages. The first time I saw this movie I was a child and the last time I saw it was about a month ago at the age of 19.
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Summary: The a=Amazing Special Edition
Review: Peter Pan is a wonderful movie! I have loved it ever since I was a kid and even my kids love it too. When I heard about the special edition I told my kids and we all got very excited, we love this DVD. My 12-year-old daughter especially loves it, this is her favorite movie! Its a very family orented movie for everyone. This classic will never grow old in my heart!
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Summary: Fantastic
Review: It`s great!!! I love that it has the spanish track also for muy baby. Great buy!!!
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Summary: Peter Pan
Review: I'm still a fan of the Disney Classics but I have to say that Peter Pan isn't one of my favorites and for the same reason that a lot of people don't like this one and that is the scenes with the Indians (hence 4 stars unstead of 5). PETER PAN is about the boy who could never grow up and after chasing his shadow in the bedroom of Wendy, John and Michael, he invites the 3 to fly with him to Neverland. It's a wonderful story of adventure, fun and flying. All children will enjoy this one. Now again, my reason for taking a star off is obviously for the derogatory and stereotypical depiction of Native Americans in this movie. Regardless that this movie was made in 1953 still doens't make it right. As parents, it really should be the responsibilty of the parents to explain and to teach children the right way. I will say that every child should enjoy PETER PAN, but afterwards every parent should take the time to explain to the children that making fun of another culture is wrong. Either way it goes, if you're looking for other great Disney classics look for BEAUTY AND THE BEAST SPECIAL EDITION, THE FOX AND THE HOUND, ROBIN HOOD, SLEEPING BEAUTY and CINDERELLA. Also check out some of the new Disney's like MONSTERS INC and TOY STORY and TOY STORY 2.
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Summary: A work of art.
Review: I have to thank Disney for leaving this film uncut. But I wonder why Disney choose to censor Fantasia and not this film. They both have racial sterotypes. Anyway I'm just happy they didn't censor it. Please release all your films uncut, unedited and unPC.
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Summary: Not one of my favorites
Review: I am a Disneyphile and own a lot of the cassettes and DVDs of the animated movies. I enjoyed Peter Pan a lot as a kid because I was obsessed with the fantasy of flying. I have to say, however, that I am not a big fan of Peter Pan now because of the sequences with the Indians. The stereotypes are more harmful than in any Disney movie, even more so than Dumbo and Song of the South (which, interestingly, is not in circulation in the United States, although it is more condescending than outright racist than Peter Pan. I think that speaks volumes about the racial situation in this country, that not every ethnic group has made the same strides in civil rights). Unlike the animated sequences in Dumbo and Song of the South, where characters were simply given "Black" dialects, in Peter Pan, ethnic stereotypes are given form. All the Indians have bright red skin except for the beautiful chief's daughter. They are "cartoon" characters with four fingers and exaggerated body types (again, with the exception of the chief's daughter). The dialogue is insulting, of the "me smoke-um peace pipe" variety. And all the white kids play "Indian", making the bwu-bwu-bwu sounds, something I really don't wish to encourage in my own children. I know the movie is a product of its time, but I think that a big indicator of where racial attitudes toward Native Americans stand today that people still refuse to be offended by it and dismiss any condemnation of the movie as politically-correct B.S. I don't believe it should be changed, because I think it's important not to erase history. But I think its problems outshine its trimphs. There are dozens of animated Disney movies out there. I'd rather not have this movie be my children's first glimpse at Native American culture.
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Summary: Buy the movie if you don't already own the movie
Review: If you don't currently own Peter Pan, and love the movie, you still have time to buy it on video and dvd. But hurry up because Peter Pan and along with Beauty and the Beast, Beauty and the Beast The Enchanted Christmas and Return to Neverland are going out of stock on 1/31/03. Along with some other titles. Whether you believe it or not that Peter Pan's voice died in 1968 because he had been abusing himself and his body was founde by kids playing in an abanded village bulding but I think it took sometime to to discover he was the voice of Peter Pan.
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