Pete's Dragon

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures | Release Date: August 12, 2016

6.7	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 186 Ratings

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thedaarkbattyAug 23, 2016

Seriously boring movie. Nothing remotely interesting happened the entire time. Most of the movie was just a kid sitting around somebody's house. The dragon was also barely even in it. The dragon also was dumb.

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WdwireAug 15, 2016

Although it stars Robert Redford, Bryce Dallas Howard and (for some reason) the boyfriend from American Beauty, the Pete's Dragon reboot amounts to nothing more than a bunch of sentimental drivel. Nothing like the original.

The positive,Although it stars Robert Redford, Bryce Dallas Howard and (for some reason) the boyfriend from American Beauty, the Pete's Dragon reboot amounts to nothing more than a bunch of sentimental drivel. Nothing like the original.

The positive, challenging aspects of the original have been removed. For instance, the original was a friggin musical. No sign of that in this remake. The original was a romping, gritty, kid's fantasy. This new one feels like a sappy remake of King Kong, with 5% children and 95% folk music.

Remember the dad from the original? Robert Redford portrays him as straight-laced, benign and one-dimensional. An extra child has been added to the story, which is so unnecessary. The Gogans, the abusive, controversial foster family from the original, are completely absent. And the dragon, Elliot, has been stripped of his outrageous, hilarious personality from the original, to that of a mere dog. They should've named this movie Pete's Giant Green Puppy With Wings.… Expand

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TrishaLangAug 30, 2016

This is not for little kids. I don't even think it is good for bigger kids. It was such a sad movie. Even the happy boy and dragon at the end didn't make up for the horror of a 5 year old watching his parents die in a car accident. I did notThis is not for little kids. I don't even think it is good for bigger kids. It was such a sad movie. Even the happy boy and dragon at the end didn't make up for the horror of a 5 year old watching his parents die in a car accident. I did not get over the horror of their death so could not enjoy the rest of the movie. Even I, as a grandmother, am not old enough to have seen this. I avoid horror movies and this felt like one.… Expand

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JcondicDec 4, 2016

Pete’s Dragon is sweet and from the heart. This is an adventure film for the whole family. Oakes Fegley controls the screen. Lowery shows his range as a director and it’s exciting to see.

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HershSaeedNov 7, 2017

I watched this movie based on the Metascore! The only good thing I learned from this movie was not to deceive by the scores. Another lesson was not to depend on the directors because A Ghost Story was a masterpiece and here we go with this one!

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