Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by Benjamin B — 14 Oct 2007

A magical kids film that surely inspired the crude drop dead fred.

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by Benjamin B on 14 Oct 2007.

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 André D (1,970) on 01 Sep 2016

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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Don Chaffey attempts to recapture the success of some Disney cartoon-live action hybrids, but without succeeding after performing a cornily-boring…

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By Juan S (242) on 23 Jul 2016

I really love this movie can't wait to watch the remake…

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I recently saw the new live action version of this film…

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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 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 Adam R (2,773) 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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By Jack G (1,167) on 16 May 2016

Watching this decades after its release is probably a crime…

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By Leonard D (636) on 18 Mar 2016

Super solid family entertainment. I grew up loving this, and had to pull it out once the remake was announced…

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