Pete’s Dragon

I honestly don’t think I ever saw the original Pete’s Dragon, which I think is probably a good thing, so my review isn’t based on comparing the two.  I thought this was a really sweet and gentle movie; one to see as a whole family.  Your kids will love the story and you will appreciate the special effects.    The movie tells the story of orphaned Pete (played with great sincerity by Oakes Fegley) who is rescued by and lives with a furry dragon whom he calls Elliot. I enjoyed seeing Robert Redford as a man who saw the elusive dragon when he was a kid, and who never gave up hope that he would see it again.  Yes, it has the predictable and inevitable bad guy (played not very threateningly by Carl Urban) and as expected, a happy ending.  I highly recommend this movie to people with kids and anyone who is young at heart.