'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.
The nineteenth episode "Pirate Shadows" may be one of the weirdest 'Peter Pan and the Pirates' episodes but it is also one of the most entertaining. Even though suspension of disbelief is needed for the whole science-defying portrayal of shadows, it is so easy to have an absolute blast watching because it handles one of its strangest and most inventive concepts with a lot of imagination and even more fun. Really loved what was done with the shadows and the episode is worth seeing alone for the consequences the pirates suffer once robbed of their shadows.
Regarding the animation, it's bright and colourful with a lot of attention to detail in the backgrounds and the characters appeal visually, the animation on the shadows and their movements is particularly impressive.
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.
Peter is both easy to like and flawed, like how Barrie wrote him. The pirates and lost boys are well rounded in characterisation and aren't one-note. Wendy and Michael avoid being too twee, Michael's whining goes slightly overboard but not unbearingly so. Hook is as ever my favourite, love the dialogue always he's given and the complexity of his characterisation.
Voice acting from especially Tim Curry is very good.
In conclusion, strange but hugely entertaining. 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.
The nineteenth episode "Pirate Shadows" may be one of the weirdest 'Peter Pan and the Pirates' episodes but it is also one of the most entertaining. Even though suspension of disbelief is needed for the whole science-defying portrayal of shadows, it is so easy to have an absolute blast watching because it handles one of its strangest and most inventive concepts with a lot of imagination and even more fun. Really loved what was done with the shadows and the episode is worth seeing alone for the consequences the pirates suffer once robbed of their shadows.
Regarding the animation, it's bright and colourful with a lot of attention to detail in the backgrounds and the characters appeal visually, the animation on the shadows and their movements is particularly impressive.
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.
Peter is both easy to like and flawed, like how Barrie wrote him. The pirates and lost boys are well rounded in characterisation and aren't one-note. Wendy and Michael avoid being too twee, Michael's whining goes slightly overboard but not unbearingly so. Hook is as ever my favourite, love the dialogue always he's given and the complexity of his characterisation.
Voice acting from especially Tim Curry is very good.
In conclusion, strange but hugely entertaining. 10/10 Bethany Cox