Disney's depersonalizing habit of putting different teams in charge of different sections of the story really shows up here.
Peter Pan (1953)
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Reviews Counted:23
Fresh:19
Rotten:4
Average Rating:7.1/10
Consensus: Though it doesn't delve deeply into the darkness of J.M. Barrie's tale, Peter Pan is a heartwarming, exuberant film with some great tunes.
Runtime: 77 mins
Genre: Childrens
Synopsis: Join mischievous Peter Pan, the young boy who refuses to grow up, his hot-tempered pixie pal, Tinker Bell and the Darling children as they soar away to the mysterious Never-Never land where... Join mischievous Peter Pan, the young boy who refuses to grow up, his hot-tempered pixie pal, Tinker Bell and the Darling children as they soar away to the mysterious Never-Never land where childhood lasts forever in this magical, musical adventure. Based on J.M. Barrie's 1904 book. [More]
Starring: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske
Starring: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, Bill Thompson, Hans Conried, Heather Angel, Candy Candido, Tom Conway, Tony Butala
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Director: Clyde Geronimi, Wilfred Jackson, Hamilton Luske
Screenwriter: Milt Banta, William Cottrell, Winston Hibler, Bill Peet, Erdman Penner, Joe Rinaldi, Ted Sears
Composer: Oliver Wallace
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Reviews for Peter Pan
A cavalcade of classic songs, unforgettable moments, gorgeous handcrafted animation and, unfortunately, some racial stereotypes.
Ornamented with some bright and lilting tunes, it is a lively feature-length Technicolor excursion into a world that glows with an exhilarating charm and a gentle joyousness.
I would argue that Peter Pan is a movie with great characters, but it is not itself a great movie.
Peter Pan may be a boy who refuses to grow up, but his movie is really one of Disney's most adult "kids'" films.
If you can ignore some of the film's minor flaws, you should have a ripe old time at the movies.
The Walt Disney Company has broken the vaults wide open to add a plethora of fascinating historic artifacts to make this new Platinum Edition a must-own for any Disney collector.
Definitely a Disney classic but misses out much of the darker side of J.M.Barrie's fantasy tale.
...if we must have only one enduring account of Barrie's creations, we could do worse.
I have to give a special shout-out to Tinkerbell, a Disney creation that I never fully appreciated as a child.
While it's neither the best retelling of Barrie's nursery tale or nor the best Disney cartoon of the era, it is, fortunately, a decent enough example of both.
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