Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by Erin H — 23 Aug 2007

Puff the magic dragon lived by the sea and froliced in the autumn mist in a land called honnalee....

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by Erin H on 23 Aug 2007.

Pete's Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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

At two hours and 14 minutes, the movie is a lot longer than it needs to be…

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By Ethan L (615) on 03 Mar 2017

Some of the special effects can be impressive, but the rest of the movie is a tone deaf mess. C-…

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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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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 Jack G (1,167) on 16 May 2016

Watching this decades after its release is probably a crime…

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By Stephanie G (564) on 26 May 2017

This movie just reminds me of childhood and I cannot help but love it…

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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 Leonard D (636) on 18 Mar 2016

Super solid family entertainment. I grew up loving this, and had to pull it out once the remake was announced…

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By Kyle20Ellis (540) on 31 Mar 2022

This is a very well done film…

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By Konrad A (604) on 20 May 2017

Not a good movie I did not enjoy this show I would say not entertaining for me…

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