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All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

.Like the great film, it's made with a great deal of visible affection both in front of and behind the camera.

Peter Pan was always one of my favorite fantasy stories when I was a kid, just the concept of flying, fighting pirates and being on an island where everyday was an adventure or you could simply do whatever you wanted; it was all so imaginative and beautiful. The story also had a universal effect, on one hand for the kids it's a great escapist adventure, and for the adults it's really makes us remember what it was like to be young and the subconscious desire to stay that way despite it not being forever. This show is one of my favorite animated shows that is also another under the radar gem which isn't underrated or overlooked but as time went on has became forgotten.Not a whole lot to say, The animation I think is great from the character designs, Jolly Roger, and most importantly Neverland which to me is the biggest highlight of the series. I really love the amount of detail to it, sections of the land are always different where in one section it's a place of ice, another a ongoing carnival, and other sections I don't want to give away, it's kinda like with the world in the video game "Zelda" where there is just always something different a mere distance away. They really were able to make it seem like Neverland was a place where anything could happen, adventure was at every turn, and anything is possible.The action is very good, I think it's well choreography and even like how they handled the flying. The music is excellent, I really love the theme song which to me is one of my personal favorite theme songs ever. It fits the show, it has sort of a shashbuckling adventure tone to it.I really love how they handled the story, they made it fun but they also weren't afraid to get at some of the dark aspects of the story which the original had, which helped tackle some Freudian themes on coming of age, our conflicting desire to want to stay innocent and young but at the same time to unavoidable know more about the adult world, to grow up and not be innocent forever. But also simply to always remember and stay in touch with the child in ourselves.And even the characters I think are all well rounded as well as well voice acted from Peter Pan to of course Captain Hook voiced well by one of my favorite actors Tim Curry whom is just excellent because he maintains menace but at times can be dryly comical.And this show has some memorable episodes that I think really show how much animation was taking the next step. I like how at times the show is multi focused where it's not always about Peter Pan and Hook but sometimes even Wendy, John, Tinkerbell and the others which I feel give these characters more to do but most importantly a certain sense of depth and emotions. But anyway some episodes were just fun escapist adventures but there were others where the show really can take a bit of an unfun turn or even just play with convention. One episode we learn the origin of the rivalry between Hook and Pan and it's a tragic story of terrible misunderstanding. Another where Pan inadvertently traveled in time and took Jane, Wendy's daughter to Neverland. But my favorite is the only two parter the episode had which to me is the darkest episode ever where we see Peter Pan grow up and Neverland is dying, and what's interesting about the episode is that it's actually more Tink's story and we truly see how truly strong her feelings for Pan are and they are more.I loved as a kid and I still do now which is why just like the original fantasy classic will never grow old.Rating: 4 stars

I tried to find some interest in this show since I had to get something for my young nieces and nephews to watch when they were little and I was babysitting them.I mean warranted , it's a kids cartoon but it would get rather boring at times with repetitive generic animation and the same Tim Curry rants as Capt Hook.I was 25 at the time but my nieces and nephews who were pre teens showed little interest in it and would change the channel or go outside rather than watch. I also found it to be depressing too , especially the character of Mr Smee - who was basically the whipping block of low self esteem , Hook insulted him constantly-even viciously and he took the insults as compliments. It just seemed to me that even though Smee is a fictional character , it shows kids that its funny and OK to insult and bully someone knowing they fear you and will go along with it. Nowadays bullying is scary and it leads to suicides. I mean kids needs to be shown what's right and wrong ,so even in jest when a cartoon fictional character is being bullied, it may seem OK since it's not real life but the child may retreat further if he/she is actually being bullied in real life and this is justified in their minds by the cartoon. I wouldn't recommend the series overall except for maybe the handful of episodes that veer away from Hook and the pirates.

Oh my God.. I have seen the show and believe me it's really cool to tell the truth it's better than the Disney version (no offense) because has more action and we get to learn about a few new characters which are lovable. The interaction of each character and the expanded version of the adventures and some new scenery many unknown places of never LAnd we haven't seen before, is simply breathtaking and so creative.Well a few episodes are a bit slow but the rest is really amazing with a few hilarious scenes.I suggest to check this series out...because it so rocks...

i loved this show when i was a kid. i remember rushing home from school every day to catch it cause it came on shortly after i got out. in fact it was because of this show that I've ended up such a huge fan of the peter pan stories, movies, and books. the main reason i was so fond of this version was because the series tended to be a bit darker than most other cartoons at that time. for example, i remember an episode where capt. hooks brother came to neverland with a ghost ship. the fight that ensued was pretty violent and the ghost ship was kinda scary. also, there was an episode where peter ties hook up to a tree and is about to kill him, but it turns around when peter decides to grow old and almost destroys neverland. all in all, it was a great show and one that i'd love to see again. lets hope that fox will release this one on DVD sometime, or maybe let it run on cartoon network.