the animation be as good as any classic Disney . but the story be outdate . this movie be quite tell of its time . some folk who say they love it scare I about as much as the old soviet propaganda I grow up with . it be also `` wholesome '' back then . Bobby Driscoll as Peter Pan perfectly capture the tragedy of a child who have to mature and take on adult responsibility too soon . when in the middle of the final fight with Hook Wendy implore he to fly and he respond that he can not because he `` give he word '' it be just heartbreaking . those of we who grow up in the 70 be just lucky to have that burden lift and have normal prolonged childhood . and while Peter Pan be too adult , Hook in this version seem rather childish . like the most spoil kid you can imagine , Hook be a mean-spirited bully who constantly whine and throw tantrum . the worst punishment for he be the public humiliation of be call a codfish . he even escape the crocodile in the end . Smee be the ultimate Disney sidekick , a stutter moron who can not get anything right , a subservient character bully by all the other pirate . wendy be so proper for the 50s and so out of date today . a girl who know she place and just talk too much to avoid think about that . she can deal with other girl and play a mother to the boy but she know it be a man 's world . what make the red man red ? that be how it be , and that view be definitely outdate as well , but you can not cut a essential part of the movie out . the crocodile be the most wonderful thing in this movie , most adorable . and he swim to a great song too . overall , this be a classic movie worth see , but I would hesitate to show it to small kid . I think pg would be a more appropriate rating , indicate that significant portion of it would require explain to today 's child . but of course it would not occur to the Disney corporation to do a decent thing . or perhaps they really want we to go back to the 50 . some bonus feature on the dvd be quite interesting , feature Disney archive . the read-along story `` Peter 's Playful Prank '' be just horrible . there be so many thing wrong with that story ... just do not go there .