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Summary: Fine Disney
Review: Peter Pan may not be as beautifully crafted as Snow White or Pinocchio, and the music may not reach the same heights, but even four-star Disney is pretty darned fine entertainment. Like those earlier masterpieces, Disney's Peter Pan is better than the original (worried that the Disney version is not politically correct?-try Barrie's story and suffer apoplexy). Saw Peter Pan when I was three years old and enjoyed it thoroughly again 37 and now 51 years later. It may not be highly refined, but it's irresistible nonetheless, and miles ahead of anything Disney has made in the past 30 years.To those who want Disney to edit out the knives and guns, cast the Indians and females in their modern p.c. stereotypes, and give Peter a monologue about saving the environment in Never Land, keep in mind that when the studio got finished pleasing not just you but everybody else with a gripe, there would be nothing left of the movie-or of much else written before the current age of political correctness. Give me Hamlet and Paradise Lost exactly as they were created. Peter Pan, too.
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Summary: You'll (almost) believe you can fly
Review: Of all Walt Disney's animated films, "Peter Pan" is my personal favorite. This classic tale of the little boy who never grew up has Disney stamped all over it. It also varies refreshingly from the versions that preceded it. In previous plays acted on the stage, Peter Pan was always played by a young woman, but in the Disney version he is all boy. He's brash, mischievous, more than a little cocksure of himself, able to fight and defeat a grown pirate captain, and on top of all this, he can fly. What else is needed for a children's hero? Tinker Bell is one of Disney's best inventions. On the stage she is a blob of light flitting here and there; only in animation could she be realized as a real pixie, vain, conceited, totally devoted to Peter and madly jealous of Wendy. The three children, Wendy, John and Michael, are very well done in the movie, and the opening family scenes are priceless. When Peter and Tinkerbell sneak through the children's window, and zoom back out again with the children in tow, we want to sprinkle on some pixie dust and fly right out there with them. Second star to the right, here we come. The scenes at Neverland are funny and original, and the pirates are a riot. One of Disney's most hilarious, and underrated, characters in all his films, is the crocodile, Hook's nemesis, who can't wait to get another chomp out of him. (Poor Hook is reduced to a bundle of shattered nerves every time he hears that tick-tock, tick-tock coming towards his ship.) The only negative in this film is the scene in the Indian village; the stereotypes that were accepted without question in the 1950s are almost embarrassing now. However, it can't and doesn't detract from the fun. The songs are okay, nut nothing special; it's the action and animation that make this movie. Of all Disney's animated films, "Peter Pan" was the one I used to wish was real when I was a child. Maybe there is a little of Peter Pan in all of us.
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Summary: Peter Pan
Review: Peter Pan is an exciting movie of make believe, fun for children of all ages to watch. I am disappointed that I cannot show it to my children because of the disgusting depiction of Aboriginal people throughout it. In one spot it actually says "The red man is cunning but not intelligent". I hope Disney has realized its errors and I think an edited version should be released with an apology to Aboriginal people.
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Summary: A Masterpiece
Review: Peter Pan is one of the greatest films Disney has ever made. Whenever the name "Peter Pan" is mentioned, virtually everybody thinks of Disney's version of Peter, Tinker Bell and Captian Hook. The story has never before been told so well. I loved this movie when I was in kindergarten and I love it even more now that I'm an adult. This movie gets an A+
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Summary: Good Disney film
Review: I enjoyed the movie. Peter Pan is the movie you shall not miss. I really liked Return to Never Land better than the first. There is going to be J.M. Barries Never Land from Mirmax and an action film called Peter Pan way next year. I seen Cathy Rigby Peter Pan on Broadway. I wish I got this DVD when it came out because I wanted to get a free ticket to see Return to Never Land. This movie is good. Return to Never Land is better.
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Summary: My son's favorite movie!
Review: My almost-3-year-old LOVES this movie. He pretends that he is Peter Pan and I am Wendy. We watched it just before going to Disneyland, and we were so glad... much of the park refers to the movie. It's a great show that has been all but forgotten by the current generation.
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Summary: Peter Pan is a good movie!
Review: I like the Peter Pan! Just not the new Special Edition DVD! It is very boring extras and the movie isn't really remaster at all! I find my VHS tape that is a classic version to be better than the one on the DVD! However, I got this because I collect all the Animated Films from the Disney Studios! I wish I worked there, I would really help the Disney Company bring back the magic! I will one day!
Thank you! :)
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Summary: Return to Never neverland!!
Review: To the second star on the right and you will reach Neverland! Where pirates rule the sea, the Native Indians are the civilized, and meet Peter Pan and his lost boys. This is a true Disney classic that everyone must have! And don't just get the VHS, GET THE DVD! The picture quality is much better, stronger, and sharper, talk about dpi high resolution! What's more interesting is that don't watch it on your TV for best resolution, watch it on your computer for the extreme! The features are great too, my favourite is the concept art archive, all these original sketches and paintings just make me want to drool. You won't believe the ability of these artists back in the 1950s. One of the interesting feature is the history of making of Peter Pan. It shows you how the musical was first started, and Disney transformed Peter Pan into a boy! Unlike the musical that is played by an actress (though the musical is excellent too).
If you are a Disney fan I wouldn't doubt you will miss this DVD.
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Summary: Racist scenes and no "making of "short
Review: When I bought the Peter Pan Special Edition I had forgotten the racist portrayal of the Indians in the movie. They do live in Neverland but will kids make the distinction that if they live in Neverland it is make believe? Will they understand that not all Indians say Ugg and How like the ones in this movie? I didn't remember the "what Makes the Red Man Red" number from when I was kid but that was before video. Now kids can watch it over and over again.
Also, my copy does not have the "making of" short even though it says it does on the case. This was very disappointing because I was hoping it would address the racism issue.
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Summary: "just think happy thoughts"
Review: In my opinion, "Peter Pan" is a dinsey masterpeice and one of the best classic Disney films. Wendy, John, and Michael all believe in the magic and wonder of Peter Pan, and one night as they are dreaming wendy is awoken by moving around in the nursey, there standing before them is "Peter Pan"who takes them to where he lives and where kids will never grow up into adults, Neverland. While discovering neverland they meet up with enchanting mermaids, indains. Wendy ,Micheal,John meets pans family sort of speak the lost boys and discover the wonder and childlike fantasies of never growing up. But most of all, they meet Peter Pan's biggest adversary,the mean and devilish Captain Hook.
I watched peter pan for the first time when i was five "Peter Pan" is a great classic film. When I was a kid, I used to watch it all the time and i still do, mainly because I used to wish that I would never grow up, just like Peter Pan and the lost boys. Now that I'm grown, I don't have those thoughts any more, but I still enjoy watching "Peter Pan." It's a good movie. It's funny at times and exciting, it gives me a little bit of nostalgia everytime I watch it, and it even has unforgettable songs such as "You Can Fly." I don't see where it matters how old you are, there's not anything wrong with watching cartoons after you're grown, If you like classic cartoon movies or if you have any children, This will absolutely hold their attention "Peter Pan" would be a great movie to own.
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