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Peter Pan

1953

Clyde Geronimi, Hamilton Luske ...

Animation, Voice: Bobby Driscoll, Kathryn Beaumont, Hans Conried ...

7.1

33,823

Animation. Fantasy. Adventure. Kids Peter Pan has a special place in the realm of classic animated Disney films: it instils an element of child-like wonder. The 1953 version of James M Barrie's story is colourfully told and keeps on the straight and narrow of the book. Barrie's wondrous focus on child's play is the key to its longevity: children who don't grow up, shadows that run away from their owners, pirates, a fairy, and the magic ability to fly. In short, you can't ... [+]

	Author	Review
United Kingdom	Ian Nathan Empire	"Definitely a Disney classic but misses out much of the darker side of J.M.Barrie's fantasy tale. (...) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Dave Kehr Chicago Reader	"Disney's depersonalizing habit of putting different teams in charge of different sections of the story really shows up here."	NEG
United States	Variety	"A feature cartoon of enchanting quality."	POS
United States	Time	"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."	POS
United States	Eric Henderson Slant	"'Peter Pan', in retrospect, seems much more a footnote among the studio’s 1950s output (…) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEU
United States	Time Out	"If you can view it without thinking of Disney fucking about with yet another children's classic and relax in the studio's last decent use of Technicolor, then you're in for a treat."	NEU
United Kingdom	Tom Hutchinson Radio Times	"A well-crafted animated feature (...) The ongoing battle between Captain Hook and the crocodile is a delight (…) Rating: ★★★★ (out of 5)"	POS
United States	Scott Tobias AV Club	"Time hasn't been kind to 'Peter Pan' (...) The action in the foreground is crisply paced and appropriately adventurous"	NEU

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