'Peter Pan and the Pirates' very quickly not only became one of my favourite animated shows but also one of my favourites ever. Of all the adaptations of 'Peter Pan', it's also my personal favourite.
All the characters are not only interesting but remarkably complex, especially Hook, even when not looking like Barrie's Hook all the character traits of the character are fully explored and expanded upon. The show is advantaged furthermore by good animation (with some exceptions here and there). Great music particularly the theme tune, one of the best of any animated 90s show. Remarkably good writing that had real maturity and a wide range of emotions rare in animated shows today. Gripping and imaginative stories that maintain the spirit of Barrie's source material while expanding on the themes, events and characterisation. And really excellent voice acting, for one of the most talented voice actors in the business and near-unequalled in villain roles Captain Hook contains some of the best work Tim Curry has ever done.
Jules Verne has always been a pleasure to read, so watching "Jules Verne Night" filled me with a lot of nostalgia. The episode captures the excitement and the adventurous thrills of his work beautifully too, intertwining the two missions with ease, with the only reservation being that there could have been more focus on Hook's.
The animation is uneven. Mostly it is vibrant and detailed, but there has been more finesse before or since, especially in the character designs (lacking the nuances of other episodes) and some transitions.
Music though is a great mix of lively, haunting and lush, the theme tune immediately sticks in one's head and never leaves it.
Writing is as mature, intelligent and emotionally complex as one would expect, never feeling dumbed down for adults or too complicated for children.
Every character as ever is well written, loved the pirate crew especially where you see even more of their personalities come out (Billy Jukes for example has never been this smart) and their rapport is so much fun, can't get enough of either Smee and Mullins. Can't fault the voice acting, Tim Curry has not lost an ounce of his menace or exuberance.
Overall, great episode yet again. 9/10 Bethany Cox
All the characters are not only interesting but remarkably complex, especially Hook, even when not looking like Barrie's Hook all the character traits of the character are fully explored and expanded upon. The show is advantaged furthermore by good animation (with some exceptions here and there). Great music particularly the theme tune, one of the best of any animated 90s show. Remarkably good writing that had real maturity and a wide range of emotions rare in animated shows today. Gripping and imaginative stories that maintain the spirit of Barrie's source material while expanding on the themes, events and characterisation. And really excellent voice acting, for one of the most talented voice actors in the business and near-unequalled in villain roles Captain Hook contains some of the best work Tim Curry has ever done.
Jules Verne has always been a pleasure to read, so watching "Jules Verne Night" filled me with a lot of nostalgia. The episode captures the excitement and the adventurous thrills of his work beautifully too, intertwining the two missions with ease, with the only reservation being that there could have been more focus on Hook's.
The animation is uneven. Mostly it is vibrant and detailed, but there has been more finesse before or since, especially in the character designs (lacking the nuances of other episodes) and some transitions.
Music though is a great mix of lively, haunting and lush, the theme tune immediately sticks in one's head and never leaves it.
Writing is as mature, intelligent and emotionally complex as one would expect, never feeling dumbed down for adults or too complicated for children.
Every character as ever is well written, loved the pirate crew especially where you see even more of their personalities come out (Billy Jukes for example has never been this smart) and their rapport is so much fun, can't get enough of either Smee and Mullins. Can't fault the voice acting, Tim Curry has not lost an ounce of his menace or exuberance.
Overall, great episode yet again. 9/10 Bethany Cox