Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by Rachel E — 15 Apr 2009

I saw it about million times when I was little d:

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by Rachel E on 15 Apr 2009.

Pete's Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Steve W (2,154) on 13 Jul 2016

Enjoyable kid's film finds an orphan with a nasty foster family on the run with his sometimes invisible dragon…

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By Michael C (2,821) on 24 Nov 2017

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By Ted W (1,490) on 14 Jun 2017

Bad boring garbage classic Disney movie starring some random people…

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By André D (1,970) on 01 Sep 2016

It's really a less-than-memorable entry from Walt Disney studios It's overly-long and there are far too many musical numbers, not to mention…

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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 William F (436) on 27 Jul 2016

While this movie does have flaws, such as scenes that feel a little too stretched out and certain musical numbers that feel somewhat pointless,…

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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 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 Therookiewriter M (17) on 24 Jul 2016

Very fucking cheesy. You can taste it from a mile away. I will admit, this is a guilty pleasure of mine…

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By Jack G (1,167) on 16 May 2016

Watching this decades after its release is probably a crime…

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