Pete's Dragon (BD + DVD + Digital HD)

This very nice little movie slipped in and out of the theaters without much notice. It is generally assumed to be a remake of the 1977 film by the same title, but the plot is so completely different they really should be considered two different movies. Even the locations are different, the first movie taking place on the seacoast (think "Maine") while this one takes place in the mountains (Colorado perhaps). Although the plot of this movie is not particularly original (it is patterned after "E.T."), it is really a much better film than the first one, quite entertaining and occasionally surprisingly moving. The first movie was a mix of live-action with animation for the dragon; this one takes advantage of current technology to create a CGI dragon which of course looks far more like an actual creature. My only complaint about the dragon is he has fur(!) instead of scales; the cynic in me wonders if this was to support a line of furry "Elliott" stuffed toys. Scaly toys aren't real common. Anyway, the acting is fine, with Robert Redford playing a significant role. And one big plus is a really great soundtrack featuring folk and bluegrass music, including songs by The Lumineers and Leonard Cohen among others. I admit this movie surprised me with how good it turned out to be, and it's really a shame it didn't get more attention when it was released.

Finally a decent movie with some redeeming qualities. Well executed with enjoyable special effects - the dragon is the Star you might say. This proves there is still hope for Writers/directors/actors to pool their talents to come up with a story (fanciful as it may be) which still brings out the ultimate best in man. A lot of effort went into scripting the dialog to make the movie come together as a cohesive whole. Highly recommend this one - even adults (with little children in the audience) will have a bonding experience for an hour and a half. Highly recommend you give this one a try - especially in Blue-Ray. Even R.R. had a good part to play in bringing the story to level where smaller children could easily relate. I would give it a 6*** if possible. One you'll want to watch again when you get fed up with the mainstream junk with nothing even close to what is presented here. Job well done.

Let me just start by saying, that this movie was more than I expected it to be. This is a movie that was so in touch with it's plot of the story. They did such a great job with this movie, I'm happy that I finally had the chance to watch it as I was unable to make it to the theater to view it, but viewing this at home was perfect . The dragon looks so real in this movie I was impressed and I even cried at the end. this is really such a beautiful story about a boy and his dragon. There are some sad parts but the ending did not disappoint one bit. Also , this is a great family movie kids friendly and all which is nice too because I watched this with my niece and my grandmother we all had tears in our eyes at the end because it's such a nice movie definitely hits the emotions specially when pete and the dragon get separated for a short time during the movie. This definitely put me back in touch with my child hood omg, did it ever . awesome movie to watch with my family.

Disney provides a new take on an old Classic. My children absolutely love this movie. The intro is a bit sad, and did require a bit of explanation to my children. If you have watched Lion King, you will have had to explain a very similar situation. The graphics of the movie are very appealing. The story has some of the basic similarities, but is definitely upgraded. There are a few scary points in the movie. My 5 year old watched it and did very well, without nightmares.The classic Pete's Dragon cannot be topped/replaced. I have added this to my Disney Collection alongside the original. There is just something about the older style movie that evokes a feeling of Nostalgia. My children may have that same feeling when they are older about this version of Petes Dragon.Definitely pick up a copy of this movie, you will not be disappointed.

Many have seen this excellent remake that is much better quality than the original, so I won't bother with much detail of the plot. This has great computer generated scenes of the dragon, not the partly clownish animated one in the original. The blu-ray quality of picture and sound is excellent. It comes with a dvd of the movie too which is nice to have, but probably won't be watched when you have the higher quality blu-ray movie. For region, this is viewable on American blu-ray/dvd players.The "dragon" isn't of course the traditional fierce fire breathing reptilian creature that is like a plague on mankind by swooping down and setting fire to villages in medieval times. Instead it resembles the kind hearted dog like "Luck Dragon" in the NeverEnding Story movie, but forested green colored for better camouflage, intelligent, and very protective and loving towards the little boy.The blu-ray disc has closed captioning in English which is fun to have on, even if you're not hard of hearing. Sometimes in movies it catches a subtle soft spoken word in the background or something that you may not have noticed with the CC turned off. The blu-ray disc comes with added feature videos, such as some behind the scenes filming and some bloopers. Like the epic Lord Of The Rings trilogy, it was filmed in the beautiful forested part of New Zealand.In summary I'm very pleased with the excellent quality of this blu-ray movie, and the movie itself is very enjoyable to watch again from time to time. It's a wholesome family oriented movie with no offensive low life F-bombs or other such things to wreck the movie. I hope people find this review helpful.

incomplete order dvd is missing so i am sending it back for a full refund

Remake de "Pedro y el dragón Elliot" de 1977. El reparto lo completan Robert Redford, partícipe de la leyenda, y Bryce Dallas Howard en el papel de la guardabosques. La fotografía o el retrato de los bosques y cielos de Nueva Zelanda es simplemente espectacular, combinando con acierto el rodaje tradicional con la animación por CGI.Buenísima edición en Bluray, el sonido (DTS) y la imagen genial, casi como verla de nuevo en el cine.Lo mejor es que llegó el pasado miércoles, incluso antes de lo previsto!El film es pura magia y un canto a la naturaleza, que gustará por igual a niños y no tan niños.

I love this movie. I’ve been collecting Disney movies for years and had to add this to it! Unfortunately upon receiving my package I saw previous people who have purchased the movie had a slipcover but mine did not ☹️ It may not be a big deal to some but I collect! If there’s anyway I could be sent the slipcover I’d really appreciate it!

Film 5 étoiles par contre ce que j’ai reçu :1. Coffre brisé (un peu)2. Le code digital HD a déjà été utilisé.L’article est supposé d’être neuf. Première fois que ça m’arrive sur une tonne de film acheté sur amazon. Et la pellicule plastique qui était dessus n’est pas celle d’origine.Très déçue.

Just as memorable as the original cartoon\live action one. The dragon is very impressive, the story line slightly tweaked from the original as most Disney remakes are--I waited for the price to drop on this one before I bought it. It's okay but I think Disney should slow down their remaking--sometimes the original doesn't need a revamp.