Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by Harold R — 10 Mar 2008

My grandfather brought this home form one of his scotland golf trips when I was about 8 and ever since I watch it at least once a month.

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by Harold R on 10 Mar 2008.

Pete's Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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By David C (2,598) on 01 Jan 2014

A throwaway Disney film, Pete's Dragon is distinguished only by strong performances from its adult cast…

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By Daniel P (2,457) on 30 Aug 2016

Pete's Dragon is a simplistic, silly, lightweight film with songs and animation that are inconsistent in quality…

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By Janet Maslin (949) for The New York Times (9,847) on 09 Jan 2016

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By Austin W (379) on 20 Aug 2016

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By Jim A (789) on 15 Oct 2014

Love this movie as a child growing up :-)…

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When looking at the many Disney releases, in the live-action department, some of the best classic Disney films upon first thought include greats…

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By Samantha B (283) on 10 Aug 2016

Such a good movie. I used to watch this all the time when I was younger... and I wish I had a copy of it now so I could sing along to it…

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By Steve G (1,301) on 21 May 2013

This movie has great songs, great comedy from Jim (Dale) and I still can't say Passamaquoddy…

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By Mary Beth M (3) on 16 Apr 2014

Pete's Dragon may very well be the best Disney movie out of everything made after Walt himself passed away…

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