Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by Daniel P — 30 Aug 2016

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

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by Daniel P on 30 Aug 2016.

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 Brett S (430) on 09 Oct 2016

Pete's Dragon is harmless and charming enough to entertain young children, but its bloated running time, bland characters, and slow pacing…

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By Chris S (3,490) on 19 Dec 2015

See you have to look at this in a certain way, cause I loved it when I was a kid--it has a pretty good storyline…

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By Jacob B (1,524) on 12 Sep 2017

I give credit towards some of the interaction between the live-action humans and the cartoon dragon and the year when this was released render…

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By Kj P (1,056) on 10 Aug 2016

Pete's Dragon is disturbing and forgettable. Unsuitable for kids and confusing for adults…

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By Robert S (1,498) 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 Max N (202) on 28 Jun 2018

One of my favorite musicals of all time. Has great catchy songs, really likable characters, and a very fun adventure. Love this movie so much…

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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 Chris P (1,701) on 06 Aug 2013

Say what you want about this film. My kids loved it…

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By Holly R (220) on 19 Nov 2013

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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