Review of The Reluctant Dragon (1981) by John V — 04 Aug 2007

If you're into animation then this is a must.

This review of The Reluctant Dragon (1981) was written by John V on 04 Aug 2007.

The Reluctant Dragon has generally received positive reviews.

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By Dianna B (11) on 07 Jun 2007

Pretty interesting movie, if your interested on how Disney actually makes it's films…

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By Anthony V (664) on 21 Jul 2008

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By Bryan K (485) on 04 Dec 2010

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I'm sure it isn't that easy to make it onto the Disney lot…

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By Chris M (3,023) on 07 Jul 2007

This is one of my favorite short Disney movies…

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By Betsy T (10) on 13 Sep 2007

This is a great and pretty rare look into how the disney studos work on their films(at least back then) The film as a whole is just marvellously…

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By Brian R (1,372) on 24 Apr 2009

Should be titled The Extremely Gay Dragon and his Queen…

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By Simon T (674) on 16 Aug 2016

An odd mixture of semi-documentary studio tour, stiff and whimsical dramatised sequences featuring famous animators like Ward Kimball and voice…

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By Paul D (6,077) on 31 Jul 2008

It shows more like a PR exercise than a feature, the tour of Disney through fiction as oppose to documentary is different, but dull…

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By Davey M (514) on 28 Jul 2007

Some of the very best animation around comes from the Disney shorts from the '20s through the '50s. Two prime examples here…

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