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NUMBERS
Box Office: $48,325,822
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CONSENSUS
With its forgettable songs and lackluster story, this new Pan will surely entertain kids, but will feel more like a retread to adults.
CAST & CREW
Corey Burton, Jeff Bennett, Kath Soucie
Directed by Ian Harrowell
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SYNOPSIS
Return to Never Land opens a new chapter in Walt Disney’s classic “Peter Pan”, as once more we take a magical journey to a place where we never grow up. And even though some years have passed since we last visited, that wonderful world is unchanged. more...
MPAA RATING
G
RELEASE DATES
Theatrical: Feb 15, 2002
Video: Aug 20, 2002
RELEASE COMPANY
Buena Vista Pictures
GENRE
Childrens, Animated, Adventure, Animation, Fantasy, Kids Adventure, Disney Film, Fantasy Worlds
OFFICIAL SITE
• The Official Return to Never Land Site
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 "Originality is sorely lacking."
-- The Wolf, IOFILM.CO.UK
"[A] stale retread of the '53 original."
-- Robert Wilonsky, NEW TIMES
 "Fulfills the minimum requirement of Disney animation."
-- Jeffrey Westhoff, NORTHWEST HERALD (CRYSTAL LAKE, IL)
"A lackluster, unessential sequel to the classic Disney adaptation of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan."
-- Jeff Vice, DESERET NEWS, SALT LAKE CITY
"Decent enough--fast-moving, colorful and energetic--but it's
hardly an instant classic."
-- Frank Swietek, ONE GUY'S OPINION
"Pan 2 ain't all that different from Pan 1, though it does toss off enough lines for the adults that we cracked a giggle on more than three occasions during our sit."
-- Chuck Schwartz, CRANKY CRITIC®
"While not all that bad of a movie, it's nowhere near as good as the original."
-- Paul Salfen, SUPERCALA.COM
"Return to Never Land may be another shameless attempt by Disney to rake in dough from baby boomer families, but it's not half-bad."
-- Sue Pierman, MILWAUKEE JOURNAL SENTINEL
"The kids in the audience at the preview screening seemed bored, cheering the pratfalls but little else; their parents, wise folks that they are, read books."
-- Adam Nayman, EYE WEEKLY
"Ultimately, Jane learns her place as a girl, softens up and loses some of the intensity that made her an interesting character to begin with."
-- Tracy McLoone, POPMATTERS
"Return to Never Land is much more P.C. than the original version (no more racist portraits of Indians, for instance), but the excitement is missing."
-- Melanie McFarland, SEATTLE TIMES
"the story itself is uninteresting, and the songs are painfully undistinguished: They Might Be Giants' So to Be One of Us may be the most tuneless tune ever composed."
-- Maitland McDonagh, TV GUIDE'S MOVIE GUIDE
"The production values are up there. The use of CGI and digital ink-and-paint make the thing look really slick. The voices are fine as well. The problem, it is with most of these things, is the script."
-- Eric Lurio, GREENWICH VILLAGE GAZETTE
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"The result is just enough pixie dust to get this franchise filler off the ground, provided viewers have enough faith and trust in one of the studio's most fondly remembered titles."
-- Michael Tunison, BOXOFFICE MAGAZINE
"It doesn't do the original any particular dishonor, but neither does it exude any charm or personality."
-- Eric D. Snider, ERICDSNIDER.COM
"Disney aficionados will notice distinct parallels between this story and the 1971 musical "Bedknobs and Broomsticks," which also dealt with British children rediscovering the power of fantasy during wartime."
-- James Sanford, KALAMAZOO GAZETTE
"Everything about it from the bland songs to the colorful but flat drawings is completely serviceable and quickly forgettable."
-- Steve Rhodes, STEVE RHODES' INTERNET REVIEWS
"The animation and backdrops are lush and inventive, yet Return to Neverland never manages to take us to that elusive, lovely place where we suspend our disbelief."
-- Paula Nechak, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER
"It smacks of purely commercial motivation, with no great love for the original."
-- Mervius, FANTASTICA DAILY
"Has all the hallmarks of a movie designed strictly for children's home video, a market so insatiable it absorbs all manner of lame entertainment, as long as 3-year-olds find it diverting."
-- Margaret A. McGurk, CINCINNATI ENQUIRER
"This film looks like it was produced in 1954, shelved for 48 years, and repackaged for a 2002 audience."
-- John R. McEwen, FILM QUIPS ONLINE
"Return to Neverland manages to straddle the line between another classic for the company and just another run-of-the-mill Disney sequel intended for the home video market."
-- Brian Matherly, DAILY-REVIEWS
"Aimed squarely at the least demanding of demographic groups: very small children who will be delighted simply to spend more time with familiar cartoon characters."
-- Joe Leydon, SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER
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FRESH 71%
Avg. Rating: 6.3/10 |
"Preceded by a 1957 Pluto short, Never Land is a warmly nostalgic throwback."
-- Bruce Westbrook, HOUSTON CHRONICLE
"Offers enough playful fun to entertain the preschool set while embracing a wholesome attitude."
-- Jeff Strickler, MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
"Not as magical as its predecessor, but it doesn't hurt your teeth either."
-- Gene Seymour, LOS ANGELES TIMES
"If you've got a house full of tots -- don't worry, this will be on video long before they grow up and you can wait till then."
-- Richard Roeper, EBERT & ROEPER
"This follow-up seems so similar to the 1953 Disney classic that it makes one long for a geriatric Peter."
-- Claudia Puig, USA TODAY
"A brisk, reverent, and subtly different sequel."
-- Ed Park, VILLAGE VOICE
"A bland animated sequel that hardly seems worth the effort."
-- John Monaghan, DETROIT FREE PRESS
"Boomers and their kids will have a Barrie good time."
-- Lou Lumenick, NEW YORK POST
"Return to Never Land is reliable, standard Disney animated fare, with enough creative energy and wit to entertain all ages."
-- Loren King, BOSTON GLOBE
"ou've got to love a Disney pic with as little cleavage as this one has, and a heroine as feisty and principled as Jane."
-- Sarah Kaufman, WASHINGTON POST
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"The holes in this film remain agape -- holes punched through by an inconsistent, meandering, and sometimes dry plot."
-- Jon Lap, APOLLO GUIDE
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