Someone must be hitting the pixie dust pretty hard at Disney. How else could those Mousey execs convince themselves that this shoddy shoulda-been -straight-to-video Peter Pan sequel would actually pass for big-screen entertainment?
Return to Never Land (2002)
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Reviews Counted:88
Fresh:40
Rotten:48
Average Rating:5.4/10
Consensus: With its forgettable songs and lackluster story, this new Pan will surely entertain kids, but will feel more like a retread to adults.
Theatrical Release:Feb 15, 2002 Wide
Box Office: $48,325,822
Synopsis: Return to Never Land opens a new chapter in Walt Disney’s classic “Peter Pan”, as once more we take a magical journey to a place where we never grow up. And even though some years have passed since... Return to Never Land opens a new chapter in Walt Disney’s classic “Peter Pan”, as once more we take a magical journey to a place where we never grow up. And even though some years have passed since we last visited, that wonderful world is unchanged. Peter Pan is there, along with Tinker Bell, the Lost Boys, and villainous Captain Hook. But Wendy left Never Land, grew up and now she has two children of her own. World War II is raging and has come to the very heart of London. Wendy tries to comfort her young ones with stories of here experiences in Never Land: Danny loves the bedtime tales. But 12-year-old Jane -- a practical child in a world torn by war -- sees no room for make-believe…at least until she’s kidnapped by Captain Hook and whisked off to Never Land! Hook, mistaking her for Wendy, plans to use Jane as bait to capture Peter Pan. But Peter rescues Jane from the villain’s clutches and a rollicking adventure is underway. With Tinker Bell & the Lost Boys at their side, Peter & Jane ultimately defeat the old pirate -- and Jane, at last, finds hope alive within her as the very first Lost Girl. She now understands that imagination has a powerful magic – and many things are possible with faith, trust…and a little pixie dust. -- © 2001 Disney Pictures [More]
Starring: Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Blayne Weaver, Kath Soucie
Starring: Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Blayne Weaver, Kath Soucie, Harriet Owen
Director: Ian Harrowell
Director: Ian Harrowell
Producer: Dan Rounds, Christopher Chase
Composer: Joel McNeely
Studio: Buena Vista Pictures
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Reviews for Return to Never Land
The kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored, cheering the pratfalls but little else; their parents, wise folks that they are, read books.
I can only assume that Disney buried Peter Pan in Stephen King's pet sematary, because resurrected in the misbegotten Return to Never Land is one sour Fairy King.
It delivers laughs, spirit, energy, and shows us that anything is possible through faith, trust, and, of course, a little pixie dust.
Preceded by a 1957 Pluto short, Never Land is a warmly nostalgic throwback.
As handsome and playful as the movie often is, it's another example of the let's-further -exploit-a-hit genre.
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