<P> Peter Pan was first released in theaters on February 5, 1953 . Peter Pan was re-released theatrically in 1958, 1969, 1976, 1982, and 1989 . The film also had a special limited re-release at the Philadelphia Film Festival in 2003 . It also played a limited engagement in select Cinemark Theatres from February 16--18, 2013 . </P> <P> Peter Pan was first released on North American VHS in 1990 and UK VHS in 1993 . A THX 45th anniversary limited edition of the film was then released on March 3, 1998, as part of the Walt Disney Masterpiece Collection . Peter Pan was released on VHS and DVD on November 23, 1999, as a Walt Disney Limited Issue for a limited sixty - day time period before going into moratorium . Peter Pan was re-released as a Special Edition VHS and DVD in 2002 to promote the sequel, Return to Neverland . The DVD was accompanied with special features including a making - of documentary, a sing - along, a storybook, and a still - frame gallery of production artwork . </P> <P> In 2007, Disney released a 2 - disc Platinum Edition DVD of the film . A Blu - Ray Diamond Edition of the film was released on February 5, 2013, to celebrate the movie's 60th anniversary . A DVD and digital copy of the Diamond Edition was also released on August 20, 2013 . </P> <P> Bosley Crowther of The New York Times criticized the film's lack of faithfulness to the original play claiming it "has the story but not the spirit of Peter Pan as it was plainly conceived by its author and is usually played on the stage ." Nevertheless, he praised the colors are "more exciting and the technical features of the job, such as the synchronization of voices with the animation of lips, are very good ." However, Time gave the film a highly favorable review, making no reference to the changes from the original play . Mae Tinee of The Chicago Tribune wrote "The backgrounds are delightfully picturesque, the music only so - so . The film is designed for broad for broad effect, with the accent of comedy . I'm sure the youngsters who grow up with cartoons will be right at home with all the characters . Variety described the film as a "feature cartoon of enchanting quality . The music score is fine, highlighting the constant buzz of action and comedy, but the songs are less impressive than usually encountered in such a Disney presentation ." </P>

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