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The problem, though, is we can't really rely on the original cels. The animators knew that what they painted would register as something different on film. They had a color chart that helped them out so that they could paint something in a certain hue, knowing it would come out the way they really ...

Dig this: Platinum Edition: http://www.the-trades.com/hprice/DVD/PeterPanDVD/PeterPanStillcap2.JPG Go to http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=5284 to see the original screen cap of Peter Pan fighting with Hook. Reproduction (Sericel) of original production cel: http://www.acmeanimation.com/00031...

In the Platinum Edition, Peter Pan's costume looses every trace of Lincoln green in the final battle with Hook: http://www.the-trades.com/hprice/DVD/PeterPanDVD/PeterPanStillcap2.JPG EDIT: I'm sorry this picture disappeared. Please go to http://www.the-trades.com/article.php?id=5284 to see the origi...

Original hand-painted cel from Peter Pan:



From this site: http://www.animationartgallery.com/adisneycels5.html

The 2002 example is still closest to the cel colour. The face colour is right. The bubble gum pink colour is right and the coat is jade green, although a darker shade in this sunset-coloured frame. The 2007 DTS Images restoration made absolutely NO attempt to recreate the cel or Technicolor colours....

My first post... A similar debate is raging on dvdtalk.com and on Home Theater Forum. My personal contribution: Screen cap from Platinum Edition: http://www.hometheaterforum.com/htf/imgcache/6530.imgcache Original production hand-painted cel (on sale here: http://www.animationartgallery.com/WDCK280....