'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.
It was nice to see more attention given to Nibs and "Nibs and the Mermaids" does a very good job with making him more interesting and building a story that shows that. Prefer it over "Vanity Thy Name is Mermaid" generally, although the mermaids are not as dangerous here Nibs' plight to me was more relatable than Wendy's and having Hook is always a plus.
Regarding the animation, it's bright and colourful with a lot of attention to detail in the backgrounds and the characters appeal visually. The underwater looks great.
Music 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. The story is a lot of fun and makes the most of its idea and the character of Nibs. Liked what was done with Billy Jukes. The invention is cool and the sight of Hook with a purple parasol is kind of hilarious.
All the characters are well defined and written and the voice acting is very good.
Overall, terrific. 10/10 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.
It was nice to see more attention given to Nibs and "Nibs and the Mermaids" does a very good job with making him more interesting and building a story that shows that. Prefer it over "Vanity Thy Name is Mermaid" generally, although the mermaids are not as dangerous here Nibs' plight to me was more relatable than Wendy's and having Hook is always a plus.
Regarding the animation, it's bright and colourful with a lot of attention to detail in the backgrounds and the characters appeal visually. The underwater looks great.
Music 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. The story is a lot of fun and makes the most of its idea and the character of Nibs. Liked what was done with Billy Jukes. The invention is cool and the sight of Hook with a purple parasol is kind of hilarious.
All the characters are well defined and written and the voice acting is very good.
Overall, terrific. 10/10 Bethany Cox
