Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by Mark G — 08 Sep 2007

I loathe this movie. It reeks of 70s camp.

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by Mark G on 08 Sep 2007.

Pete's Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Daniel P (2,457) on 30 Aug 2016

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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 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 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 Austin W (379) on 20 Aug 2016

With the new movie out I think it's time to review an overlooked classic from disneys animated arsenal…

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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 Jacob B (1,524) on 12 Sep 2017

I give credit towards some of the interaction between the live-action humans and the cartoon dragon and the year when this was released render…

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By Kyle20Ellis (540) on 31 Mar 2022

This is a very well done film…

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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 Max N (202) on 28 Jun 2018

One of my favorite musicals of all time. Has great catchy songs, really likable characters, and a very fun adventure. Love this movie so much…

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