Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by Kayleigh P — 17 Nov 2007

An example of where mixing live-action with animation works.

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by Kayleigh P on 17 Nov 2007.

Pete's Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Ben T (1,283) on 19 Aug 2016

Pete's Dragon is a fun older Disney flick that has a lot of charm and a lot of fun. Who doesn't love the dragon…

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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 Logan M (1,902) 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 Ethan L (615) on 03 Mar 2017

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 Jack G (1,167) on 16 May 2016

Watching this decades after its release is probably a crime…

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By Steve G (1,301) 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 Konrad A (604) on 20 May 2017

Not a good movie I did not enjoy this show I would say not entertaining for me…

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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 Andrea M (519) on 11 Aug 2016

I realy love this movie I realy like all there songs but Zi like A dragon I realy saw a dragon…

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By Mary Beth M (3) on 16 Apr 2014

Pete's Dragon may very well be the best Disney movie out of everything made after Walt himself passed away…

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