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- 2002
- G
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 12 m
- 2002
- G
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 12 m
Directed By: Robin Budd, Donovan Cook
Written By: Temple Mathews, Carter Crocker, J.M. Barrie
- 2002
- G
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 12 m
- 2002
- G
- Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
- 1 h 12 m
Return to Never Land
49
6.5
Directed By: Robin Budd, Donovan Cook
Written By: Temple Mathews, Carter Crocker, J.M. Barrie
Top Cast
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
49
27% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
54% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
19% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Metascore
Mixed or Average
Based on 26 Critic Reviews
49
27% Positive
7 Reviews
7 Reviews
54% Mixed
14 Reviews
14 Reviews
19% Negative
5 Reviews
5 Reviews
Cleverly structured, fast-paced, funny, even moving.
It's refreshing to see a cartoon that looks like a cartoon -- and a lovingly drawn one -- rather than a conglomeration of computer-generated bits and bytes.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 User Ratings
6.5
51% Positive
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
37% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
11% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 User Ratings
6.5
51% Positive
18 Ratings
18 Ratings
37% Mixed
13 Ratings
13 Ratings
11% Negative
4 Ratings
4 Ratings
This is surprisingly well done. I watched this when I was a kid back when I was watching the 1953 Peter Pan movie multiple times with my family, and it entertained me just as much as the original entertained me. It's just fun entertainment for people who loved the first movie, I sure loved both of them.
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This sequel absolutely lives up to the original Peter Pan. The ride ends somewhat fast because of the short length, but it has a good story and animation.
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The low-key animation, featuring little that could not have appeared in its '50s predecessor, is all the more affecting for being so pristinely preserved.
It's no use expecting Return to Never Land to match, much less exceed, Disney's 1953 version of "Peter Pan," which by itself isn't quite in the uppermost tier of the studio's full-length cartoons.
The story itself is uninteresting, and the songs are painfully undistinguished.
All would be forgiven if Peter were worth believing in. Instead, the boy who wouldn't grow up comes off like a shrill, obnoxious little drip. Shrek should give him a right pounding.
More criminal than the lack of inspiration in Return to Never Land is the absence of a sense of magic.
Return To Neverland isn't terrible, but it does fail on many levels, so can't be classed as a good sequel. The animation and the story were the redeeming qualities, but unfortunately the songs and the characters fall flat.
The animation is mostly bright and colourful, but falls flat in the dark backgrounds. The story wasn't bad either, trying to keep Hook from getting the treasure and everything. I also liked the war scene, because that was quite interesting on an animation perspective, and brought some intrigue on a contextual level. I was unimpressed by the trailer, but the film itself wasn't bad, but loses the charm about 15 minutes in. I will say it has a great message about cherishing your childhood.
The first problem was that the kidnapping scene took far too long, despite the breathtaking animation of Hook's ship, and I hated the change to Hook. In the original and the criminally underrated TV series Peter Pan and the Pirates, which are both classics, he is complex and vindictive, but here he was manipulative in a negative way, and lacked menace. The best character was Jane, but that isn't saying much, and Peter's new voice was horrible, too bolshy. The songs were terrible and forgettable immediately after you've finished watching the movie, likewise with the dialogue. The main problem was that it isn't a true sequel at all, compared to the first film and the book. And the octopus, why replace the crocodile may I ask?
I'm sorry that this is mostly negative, but Return To Neverland was very disappointing. Though better than the trailer suggested, it is still a pretty charmless film, with a 3/10(Adequate) Bethany Cox
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This movie is made for children and is not well done for general audiences. The magic from the 1953 original is lost. The story is what I find to be most troublesome. If this is a continuation of the first one, shouldn't Peter Pan have Captain Hook's ship as he did steal it from him in the previous movie. Also, the little girl does not believe in fairies although she is staring one right in the face, kind of odd. Also the fact that I like Captain Hook's character a lot more than Peter Pan is not a good thing. In the end the poor animation, poor voices, and poor story all resulted in a terrible movie and a 27.6 out of 100.
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Production Company
Walt Disney Pictures,
Disney Television Animation,
Disneytoon Studios,
Walt Disney Animation Australia,
Walt Disney Animation Canada
Release Date Feb 15, 2002
Duration 1 h 12 m
Rating G
Tagline An All New Adventure Only in Theatres
Awards
Young Artist Awards
• 2 Nominations
Annie Awards
• 2 Nominations
