Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by Allyson H — 24 Sep 2007

Why do people assume that when you make a film for kids, it has to be stupid?

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by Allyson H on 24 Sep 2007.

Pete's Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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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 Willow H (1) on 12 Jul 2015

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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 Seth Y (151) on 20 Apr 2013

Love this movie its one of my favs in my dysney collection…

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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 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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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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