Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by James H — 02 Jan 2010

Childhood memory, was one of my favourite movies!

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by James H on 02 Jan 2010.

Pete's Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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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 Ben T (1,283) on 19 Aug 2016

Pete's Dragon is a fun older Disney flick that has a lot of charm and a lot of fun. Who doesn't love the dragon…

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By Tim W (1,375) on 11 Aug 2016

Unfortunately it's too campy, corny, cheezy, annoying, long and dull. Also cliche and nonsensical with bad acting…

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By Tony B (947) on 12 Jul 2015

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…

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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 Jim A (789) on 15 Oct 2014

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

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By Adam R (2,773) 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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By Donald Z (128) on 29 Dec 2014

Another Disney classic from my childhood, this one wasn't as good as some of the other Classic Live Action/Animated films, but it's still kinda fun…

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