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	Return To Never Land
	Robin Budd and Donovan Cook Blayne Weaver, Harriet Owen, Corey Burton, Kath Soucie, Dan Castellaneta, Roger Rees 2002		What's the saying? Oh, right. "You can never go home again." Maybe that should be "You can never go to Never Land again." At least, not without facing unflattering comparisons to Walt Disney's sprightly 1953 animated frolic "Peter Pan," based on James M. Barrie's tale of the elfin, flying boy who never grew up and the proper British girl Wendy. She accompanies him to Never Land, where they mix it up with the villainous Cap'n Hook, etc. Still, the Disney company owns a brand and a bunch of character designs, recycling is in, and home video sales are lucrative. Thus, we have the theatrical release of a wan feature-length cartoon sequel to "Peter Pan," wherein Peter and pixie pal Tinkerbell meet Jane, skeptical young daughter of a grown-up Wendy, during the London blitz of World War II. They spirit the youngster off to Never Land, where they mix it up with the villainous Cap'n Hook, etc. It pales by comparison to the first film and to most recent Disney animations, but little ones will be entertained.