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"It's considerably somber, the bad guys motives are less than subtle, and child abandonment takes center place in the film. But at least, the dragon is cute."
“Since I kept hearing some pretty good things about this flick, I was quite eager to check it out. First of all, I have to admit that I haven’t seen the original version but since it is also available on Disney+, I should eventually watch it at some point in the future. Anyway, to be honest, it took me a while to get into this story, above all, because it is a rather simple even generic tale. Indeed, by now, I have seen my share of tales about a kid bonding with a nice alien/monster/mythical creature. However, I have to admit that the gentle approach chosen by David Lowery slowly won me over though. There was also a rare sense of wonder, especially during the scenes involving a pitch-perfect Robert Redford and it is rather impressive that, from such a generic story, Lowery still managed t” read more

" Directed by: David Lowery Produced by: Barrie M. Osborne and Jim Whitaker Written by: David Lowery and Toby Halbrooks Based on a story by: Malcolm Marmorstein, Seton I. Miller, and S.S. Field Cinematography: Bojan Bazelli Edited by: Lisa Zeno Churgin Music by: Daniel Hart Distributed by: Walt Disney Pictures"
“Disney’s love for orphans-in-the-wild was prominent in 2016 between this remake, their second live-action Jungle Book, and a journey into Roald Dahl’s macabre world in The BFG. All of them are best when detailing the quietest moments of the wild, imaginative lives of their urchins, especially Pete’s Dragon, and at their worst when kowtowing to the demands of special-effects heavy cinema. If I told you that Pete’s Dragon ended in the destruction of a bridge, lots of fire, and children in danger, would you say I was bullshitting? I’m not, but I wish I were. Pete’s Dragon simply cannot hold the weight of thrills and spectacles of that nature. This is essentially a boy-and-his-critter story, one comprised of silence and connection, of exploring and acute observations. Personal” read more

"The beginning is a doozy, and several kleenex-worthy moments throughout the entire film, really. "