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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 ...

frankiecesca 03.10.2008 · Read full review
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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)

A Cussing Travesty

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...I decided to go to the cinema and watch Fantastic Mr Fox . Having been a fan of Roald Dahl as a child, I was very keen to see how the film turned out - although to be very honest I think I'd forgotten a lot of the book . The story is about Mr Fox (George Clooney), a dab hand at stealing chickens . However, when his wife (Meryl Streep) announces that she is pregnant, just after the two of them are caught in a fox trap, he vows that if they survive ...
...family from their home in the ground to a large spacious treehouse . Even this life of luxury is not enough for him, and he longs to return to his wild animal days of chicken stealing - and with his friend Kylie , he launches a plan to steal food from the three farms nearbby, owned by Boggis, Bunce and Bean . Although he manages to successfully steal food, the farmers become aware of this and decide there is only one course of action, to team up ...

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Review of The Fantastic Mr Fox

Everything Is Not As It Seems

Advantages: Fun for all the family (yes that includes us adults!)
Disadvantages: None really

Wizards of Waverly Place – The Movie Please note: This review is on the film only - not the DVD! When you leave your childhood behind, you are expected to grow up, perhaps watch serious documentaries and news channels – yeah right! With my own daughter as well as my younger brother and sister there is always some sort of childrens programme on the television and I have to admit that secretly I actually enjoy some of them, especially some of the films ...
...characters backgrounds etc. Wizards of Waverly Place is a relatively new series that originally aired in 2007. was created by Todd J. Greenwald, and stars Selena Gomez, David Henrie and Jake T. Austin, as three siblings with magical abilities. As I write this review, it has just began showing its third series. The series is about the Russo family, mainly the three sibling wizards; Alex, Justin and Max (Alex being the middle sister – not a boy!). ...

elfbwillow 05.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Wizards Of Waverly Place: The Movie (DVD)