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The Magic of Peter Pan

Advantages: Lots of special features and a great movie
Disadvantages: ....... None really

Peter Pan 2-Disc Special Edition Adapted from the stage play of Sir James Barrie comes Walt Disney's masterpiece Peter Pan. This timeless classic is sprinkled with the magic of Disney, capturing the essence of Barrie's original screenplay. As a two-disc special edition, the film has been digitally restored with enhanced picture and sound. It is bursting with special features from the Disney archive. Peter Pan was a story that Walt Disney himself ...
...for over 50 years. Peter Pan is full of adventure, interesting characters, music, laughs, faith, trust and of course pixie dust! The traditional story of Peter Pan has lived on for over 100 years, and Disney's adaptation of the play has only helped fuel its popularity. Most know of the boy who never grew up, who could fly, who fought pirates and thrived on being simply a child. Adults and children alike love the story of Peter Pan, the fantasy ...

Rampant_Ross 14.11.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Peter Pan (Special Edition) (DVD)

Off to Neverland!

Advantages: Lots of adventures
Disadvantages: None

Peter Pan was released back in 1953 and was the 14th ever Disney animated film to hit our screens. As ever popular now and very well known this is one of those classic films that everyone probably will have seen at some point! The story: The Darling family live happily in London and the three children Wendy, John and Michael, all love the bedtime stories of Peter Pan - the boy who lives forever as a child in Neverland with the lost boys and Tinkerbell ...
...it is not long before Peter has them flying in the sky. Off they all go to Neverland where many adventures take place including the evil pirate Captain Hook and his sidekick Smee, mermaids and the Indian tribal village. Can Wendy and her brothers ever return home? The cast: The cast of Peter Pan were as always a variety of different actors and actresses who did the voice over's for the characters. The main cast list is below - Peter Pan - Bobby ...

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Review of Peter Pan (Animated) (DVD)

The Boy Who Never Grew Up

Advantages: Wonderful animation, great music
Disadvantages: None from my family

Peter Pan is another Disney film which I missed out on as a child so me and hubby bought ourselves the DVD, we are claming that we bought it for the boys but in reality it was for us! The start of the film introduces us to Wendy, Michael and John Darling who live in London and love stories. Wendy is always telling her younger brother stories about Peter Pan who is a boy who never grew up and lives in Never Land. Peter quite often comes and sits ...
...to grow up. Peter Pan goes into the nursery one night as he has left his shadow their and he makes so much noise he wakes Wendy up and soon he learns that she has to grow up so there will be no more stories. Peter Pan tells Tinkerbell, his fairy friend, that they must take Wendy back to Never Land with them as she must not grow up. Peter teaches Wendy and her brother the secret to flying and soon they are flying off out of the window following Peter ...

sewbizzie 09.02.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Peter Pan (Animated) (DVD) (DVD)

Small but certainly Mighty!

Advantages: Good fun story, wonderful animation
Disadvantages: strange looking humans!

The Kingdom of Dor is famous for its soup and once a year the whole kingdom come together to try the new soup which the chef has carefully prepared for them. Things go wrong though when Roscuro the Rat arrives in town and cannot wait to get hold of and sample the soup. As a result of his eagerness he lands in the Queens soup and as a result she faints and then drowns in her bowl of soup. The King now so upset banishes all mice and rats from the Kingdom ...
...is all taking place in the Mouse words a little strange big eared mouse called Despereaux in being born. He is different from the other mice as he does not cower or get scared of cats. He is brave and adventurous. As a result of this he gets to see the Princess and tell her of a story he had just read in the library and she asks him to go on a quest to discover how it ends. When the Mice Kingdom learn of what Despereaux has done he gets banished ...

sewbizzie 15.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of The Tale Of Despereaux (DVD)

There is a Prisoner on the Loose

Advantages: great story and acting, excellent special effects
Disadvantages: Big chunks of the book missing again

Poor old Harry once again finds himself back at Privet Drive for the school holidays and getting annoyed with his Aunt and Uncle. Things go wrong for Harry when his Uncles sister arrives and starts calling his parents names and he looses control of his magic and she ends up being blown up like a balloon and floating out of the door. Harry decides he has had enough and leaves the house. He accidentally calls the night bus and finds himself being taken ...
...outside of school. Luckily for Harry he gets excused and soon discovers that he is in danger as Sirius Black has escaped from Azkaban Prison and he is believed to be after Harry to kill him. Sirius was imprisoned when he was found to be a follower of Voldermort and the one who lead him to the Potters and got them killed. He is believed to be a very dangerous man and the whole wizard community is scared of him. Harry promises the Minister of Magic ...

sewbizzie 11.12.2009 · Read full review
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