Pete's Dragon

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TheMovieSearch R @TheMovieSearch Feb 1 The live-action Pete’s Dragon successfully modernizes the 1977 classic, blending heartfelt storytelling with realistic visuals while keeping the magic intact. Elliot the dragon is charmingly rendered in CGI, and his bond with Pete feels genuine and emotional. The young actor playing Pete delivers a strong performance, capturing innocence and wonder. The screenplay streamlines the story for clarity without losing whimsy or adventure, and themes of friendship, family, and acceptance resonate throughout. The direction, visuals, and music all complement one another, creating an immersive, touching experience. While some purists resist live-action remakes, this film preserves the original’s heart while offering a fresh, modern perspective that both new audiences and longtime fans can enjoy. See more F M @Navis Jan 31 Beautifully made movie - Kids & grown-ups loved it. That's a fantastic movie! See more Alexander S @RT61935749 Oct 20 Pete's Dragon is a scaled-down, yet, beautifully shot and still enchanting with a more adventurous family fantasy approach. By diverging from the original's musical numbers, it manages to stay true to its emotional core. I found it to be a passable film that will likely appeal to fans of adventure and fantasy. Grading: B See more Conan S @RT40583174 Sep 19 Absolutely loved it! Was a great watch with a beautiful story and a great soundtrack. Still holds up to this day, and you should definitely watch it. See more Gareth v @geewah Aug 10 A heartfelt and charming family adventure that successfully reimagines the classic 1977 film with a modern, grounded touch. One of the better family movies of it's time. See more Blu B @RT43513976 Jul 25 One of the best Walt Disney remakes and arugably the most justified one. The original was a perfect opportunity to improve on multiple aspects of a flawed but charming family movie. Gone is the medicore musical numbers, the cheesy comedy has been stripped down 80%-90%, and the dragon is no longer 2D hand drawn. On top of taking a sledgehammer to the originals core structure and plot, pretty much everything as a end result is just improved upon signifcantly. It's got a Speilberg like wonder tone to the whole thing. AND THEY MADE IT ONLY 95 MINUTES WITHOUT CREDITS!!! The original ran over 2 hours and for the first time it feels like they added a lot more despite taking out near half an hour. Why can't every Walt Disney remake do this and not add 40 minutes that somehow take away. Is it perfect? No...it focuses a lot on Pete rather than the dragon and they get split up in the middle and it feels like 2 seperate films. The villian isn't bad but kind of forgettable and stock motivations. But I have to say despite not much action most of the time it does a great job just having a sincererity to the entire thing and wonder. Great acting especially B.D.H. who is really good here. The special effects are really good and not much in the way of CGI until the final action scene. It keeps everything grounded and looks great because most of this is shot on location and it looks great. Pete's design is really good to and I like it more than the original. It does a great job capturing the animated emotions. the music is really good despite not having any musical numbers. It's still used and composed very well. Great acting, cinematography and everything else is really good overall with great direction. This is how you do a remake and it earns bonus points for adding a new take on everything wrong with the original and doing it's own thing and surpassing the original by miles. Anyone who has seen the original, or is a fan of the director, any actors in this, Disney remakes, family movies, or fantasy flicks should check this out. See more Read all reviews

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