Pete's Dragon (1977)

“This is a very well done film. It isn't quite as memorable as Mary Poppins and Bedknobs and Bedknobs and Broomsticks, but it so deserves to be up there. The protagonist was very well portrayed by Sean Marshall,(despite the lack of singing ability) but my favourite was the animated dragon Elliot. The scene in the schoolroom was priceless. I absolutely loved Helen Reddy as Nora, the way she sang "Candle in the Water"(about her lover) was beautiful. Jim Dale was great and very funny as the quack Dr Terminus, but he has been better in the Carry on franchise. The most entertaining were Red Buttons and Mickey Rooney, and I mustn't forget the Gogans Shelley Winters must have had a ball making this film. The film has two minor drawbacks. It is a little too long, but also the songs while very pleas” read more

You know......for kids! (180 movies items)

"Kidnapping plays a really huge part in the film, and does the idea of said kidnappers are his abusive adopted parents. Also, the teacher in the film, is pretty mean as well. But, aren't they always?"

An average movie

“Almost a year ago I did see the remake by David Lowery and since I did like it, I thought I should watch this original version at some point, especially since it was available on Disney+. The interesting thing about this movie was that it was one of the few early attempts from Disney to mix live-action with some animated characters, something which has become pretty common nowadays thanks to the rise of the CGI technology. Well, apparently, it wasn't really a success when it was released but, since then, it has become more or less a cult-classic but, to be honest, I really struggled to care about the damned thing. Eventually, I don’t know what bothered me the most, the fact that the tone was just so sweet, it was borderline syrupy, or the fact that the story was actually pretty weak. I m” read more

Meus DVDs (3001 movies items)

"Pete's Dragon (Don Chaffey & Don Bluth, 1977) "

Movies Viewed in 2018 (361 movies items)

"Disney musical which mixes live action with animation, as a young boy moves into a coastal town with his pet dragon, Elliott. Causing all kinds of trouble, the dragon becomes the interest of an unsavoury conman. While the cast gives it plenty of welly, the songs are unmemorable and the animation isn't as exciting as Mary Poppins or Bedknobs and Broomsticks. The recent remake was much more of a touching tale."

Films watched in 2017 (314 movies items)

"Blu-ray - Sunday 13.08.17"

Collection: From Novel to Film (780 movies items)

"TITLE OF WRITTEN WORK: Pete's DragonPUBLISHED FORMAT: short storyAUTHOR/CREATOR: Seton MillerORIGINAL PUBLICATION YEAR: UnpublishedHAVE I READ: NoNOTES: Another one that was never actually published, but definitely existed in a traditional written form prior to it being drafted to the silver screen."