After watching it again last weekend, I can honestly say it's still my favorite Disney movie. With the mysterious Peter Pan, the flight to Never Land for an adventure away from mom and dad with pirates, danger and magic, it kept my boys (ages 5 and 6) and I riveted from start to finish.
I had read this fantastic edition of Peter Pan to the boys a few times, and was interested to see how closely the movie stayed to the original story. I didn't do an analysis or anything, but I didn't see any major differences except at the end. The movie changes it so that, to the parents' perception, the kids were gone for just the evening. The original story shows the parents missing their kids, for months, presumably, with the mom leaving the nursery window open for the kids in case they ever come home. This 2-disc edition does have a never-before-seen alternate opening, which I'll be interested to watch.You already know my opinion of Tinkerbell, but I had forgotten Peter Pan's other flirtations with the mermaids and with the Indian girl, who he rescued, as they celebrated around the bonfire. Ben couldn't stop giggling through those scenes, and they made the whole adventure to Never Land seem even more forbidden and exciting.
If you'd like to extend your Peter Pan experience, there is a sequel that has Wendy's daughter making a trip to Never Land. It's called Return to Never Land and is also available on DVD. Ben and John have enjoyed it several times.
The extras in this two-DVD set include:
• Camp Never Land. Explore Never Land with all-new multilevel games: Sudoku Challenge, Tarrrget Practice, and Tink's Fantasy Flight. I haven't had a chance to play these yet, I'm not even sure how to play a game on a DVD!
• Peter Pan's Virtual Flight. Soar with Peter Pan on a thrilling virtual flight experience. Just like flying! Only different.
• Deleted Songs. Surely they could have come up with a better description than "deleted."
Like, say, "never-before-released"?
• In Walt's Words. Walt Disney reveals "Why I Made PETER PAN." I haven't seen it yet, but I bet it had something to do with the money-making potential, ya think?
• Sneak Peek at the All-New TINKER BELL Movie. Oh, that little tramp is at it again. What innocent young girl will she try to kill to satisfy her own lusty amibitions this time?
I’m not one who feels the need to own every movie that comes along. But I'm very glad to have this one. I know the boys will enjoy it several times before it gets scratched all to hell and gets lost in the sofa cushions. I highly recommend this edition of Peter Pan, and if you'd like to check out some games and other goodies online, head over to Disney's official Peter Pan Web site (warning: it plays music!).
3 comments:
is this one just like the original movie? You know like Captain Hook? Sounds interesting either way.
Yes, Homemom3, it is the orinal. And it looks great!
It amazes me that some people still watch Peter Pan without shame.
I haven't seen the new version but I'm assuming that it's basically the same as the original (which I do own on tape). I remember when I first saw it as a kid. I knew something was wrong with the way the Lost Boys were treating the Indians but I wasn’t exactly sure what it was. Now of course, I could probably get a pretty good list going about all the ways it is humiliating to a proud and noble people who have been robed of so much.
My husband and I have begun conversations with our girls about why some of the older Tom & Jerry cartoons have been altered and about how we are both unsure of whether or not we should continue watching them and allowing our children to watch them as well. Hollywood will probably never alter popular movies of the past that have perpetuated racial stereotypes. I’m not sure whether they should or not. I would probably be more offended by alterations to Gone With the Wind or Breakfast at Tiffany’s than I was at the guns that were digitized out of ET but I thought that sort of minor alteration was uncalled for.
It is painful, difficult and embarrassing to explain to my daughter why I find exaggerated images of the dumb Indian offensive but I’ve decided that avoiding the exercise and then watching her be blinded-sided by a still very racist culture would be worse.
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