Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by Darrell H — 26 Jan 2010

Cute movie! But who doesn't love a brightly covered dragon!

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by Darrell H on 26 Jan 2010.

Pete's Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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

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