Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by Paxton H — 17 May 2009

Love this movie and I love all of the songs.

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by Paxton H on 17 May 2009.

Pete's Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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