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'PETER PAN'

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From: The Boston Globe
Date: 19900923
Author:Michael Blowen, Globe Staff

The vintage Disney animation formula -- fine drawings, strong story and touching songs -- is in solid form with "Peter Pan" (Disney) -- one of the best feature-length cartoons ever made. From the slurping villainy of Captain Hook and his stuttering lacky, Mister Smee, to the energetic vitality of Pan and the jealous Tinker Bell, each character takes shape through economy of drawing and story. The cheerful songs and the nonstop action may not have pleased Pan's creator, James M. Barrie, but it's certain to please the children. BLOWEN;09/12 NKELLY;09/25,10:24 TAKMOV23

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