Review of Pete's Dragon (1977) by Jeff B — 14 Jun 2007

OMG! Totally one of my most favorite childhood movies! I have it on VHS somewhere stuffed in a box! >_<.

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

Pete's Dragon has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Janet Maslin (949) for The New York Times (9,847) on 09 Jan 2016

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By Willow H (1) on 12 Jul 2015

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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 Farah R (1,015) on 16 May 2016

Watching this decades after its release is probably a crime…

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By Ethan B (398) 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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I recently saw the new live action version of this film…

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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 Jameelah C (1) on 15 Oct 2014

Love this movie as a child growing up :-)…

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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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