Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by Tim S — 30 Mar 2012

It has been YEARS since I have seen this.

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by Tim S on 30 Mar 2012.

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 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 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 David C (2,598) on 01 Jan 2014

A throwaway Disney film, Pete's Dragon is distinguished only by strong performances from its adult cast…

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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 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 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 L. Christopher B (1) on 21 Mar 2014

I cannot give a fair rating, as watching this film, I am overwhelmed with feelings of nostalgia of being a 5 year old in that magical, magical…

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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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