Return to Never Land

Name: Return to Never Land
Genre: Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Family
Released: February 15, 2002
Duration: 72 min
Rating: 49
Cast: Blayne Weaver, Harriet Owen

2002

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Buena Vista Pictures | Release Date: February 15, 2002 | G

Starring: Blayne Weaver, Harriet Owen

Summary: An animated sequel to Disney's 1953 classic "Peter Pan."

Director: Donovan Cook and Robin Budd

Genre(s): Adventure, Fantasy, Animation, Family

Rating: G

Runtime: 72 min

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F. X. Feeney

Cleverly structured, fast-paced, funny, even moving. Read full review

Roger Ebert

A Saturday afternoon stop for the kiddies -- harmless, skillful and aimed at grade schoolers. Read full review

Desson Thomson

Even if you tap only a little of the magic of "Peter Pan," you'll come away with some pixie dust. Read full review

Gene Seymour

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. Read full review

Paula Nechak

Not only did it not engage the adults, its lackluster story line didn't spread much illusion or magic over the kids in the audience either. Read full review

New Times (L.A.) Robert Wilonsky

Little more than direct-to-vid nonsense offered by Disney at dollars on the penny to parents looking to waste time and money keeping kids occupied away from the TV screen. Read full review

Michael Dequina

More criminal than the lack of inspiration in Return to Never Land is the absence of a sense of magic. Read full review

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SimpsonFans

Aug 20, 2016

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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JPK

Dec 12, 2019

Change Of Heart
After a bit of looking back, I now think that Return To Neverland is pretty good.

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Zilcell

Jun 14, 2012

This sequel 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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MovieGuys

Mar 19, 2014

Return to Never Land is a cheaply made, underachieving sequel, and is nowhere close to the original in any way. But, I suppose it'll make the little ones happy.

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12hilbke

Jul 3, 2013

Despite having some charming moments, this sequel to the Disney classic just can't live up to what made the original such a great animated film to watch.

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kyle20ellis

Mar 27, 2022

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 theReturn 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… Expand

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spollard

Mar 25, 2014

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 theThis 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.… Expand

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