Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by Jojo E — 08 Aug 2007

The Reluctant Dragon OWNS Pete's Dragon, but it's a classic.

This review of Pete's Dragon (1977) was written by Jojo E on 08 Aug 2007.

Pete's Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Jack G (1,167) on 16 May 2016

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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 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 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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By Chris P (1,701) on 06 Aug 2013

Say what you want about this film. My kids loved it…

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By Tim W (1,375) on 11 Aug 2016

Unfortunately it's too campy, corny, cheezy, annoying, long and dull. Also cliche and nonsensical with bad acting…

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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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