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'Never Land' lives up to Disney legacy

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From: Charleston Gazette
Date: 20020221
Author:Rudy Panucci and Melanie Larch

For the Gazette

"Return to Never Land" is a surprisingly charming sequel to Disney's 1953 classic animated film, "Peter Pan."

This installment updates the real-world action to World War II London and is refreshingly devoid of the cheap, pop-culture references that mar so many recent animated films.

This retelling of James M. Barrie's children's classic is tailor- made for the 10-and-under set. There is some violence, but the wartime setting is sure to strike an emotional chord with today's youngsters, who are still trying to adjust to a post-Sept. 11 world.

While that was not the intention of ...

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