Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by John Y — 02 Jul 2011

Outstanding Disney film, and one of my personal favorites. Fun for the whole family.

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by John Y on 02 Jul 2011.

Pete's Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jon C (1,457) 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 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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Super solid family entertainment. I grew up loving this, and had to pull it out once the remake was announced…

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Don Chaffey attempts to recapture the success of some Disney cartoon-live action hybrids, but without succeeding after performing a cornily-boring…

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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 Juan S (242) on 23 Jul 2016

I really love this movie can't wait to watch the remake…

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