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Title: Return to Never Land (2002)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
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Harriet Owen | ... | Jane / Young Wendy (voice) |
| Blayne Weaver | ... | Peter Pan (voice) | |
| Corey Burton | ... | Captain Hook (voice) | |
| Jeff Bennett | ... | Smee / Pirates (voice) | |
| Kath Soucie | ... | Wendy Darling (voice) | |
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Andrew McDonough | ... | Danny (voice) |
| Roger Rees | ... | Edward (voice) | |
| Spencer Breslin | ... | Cubby (voice) | |
| Bradley Pierce | ... | Nibs (voice) | |
| Quinn Beswick | ... | Slightly (voice) | |
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Aaron Spann | ... | Twins (voice) |
| Dan Castellaneta | ... | Pirates (voice) | |
| Jim Cummings | ... | Turk (voice) | |
| Rob Paulsen | ... | Jukes (voice) | |
| Clive Revill | ... | Elderly Officer / Narrator (voice) | |
The classic tale of 'Peter Pan' continues in Disney's sequel 'Return to Never Land'. In 1940 on a world besieged by World War II, Wendy, now grown up, has two children, one of them is her daughter, Jane. She wears her trench coat during the air raid, and later that night, Wendy tries to give her own children hope by telling them of her magical experiences with Peter Pan in Never Land. However, Jane, Wendy's daughter, sees it all as make believe and refuses to believe in the tales. That is, until the villainous Captain Hook mistakes her for Wendy and abducts her to Never Land in an attempt to lure and capture Peter Pan. Peter Pan's quest to return Jane safely home is jeopardized until she can begin to believe in the magic of imagination. Written by Anna <dimenxia@yahoo.com>
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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