Pete's Dragon - (Nickoli)

As most people in my generation grew up on Disney films, there were always certain Disney films that got overlooked because or most popular one were released or they just didn't "jump out at you". Pete's Dragon IS the most underrated Disney film they have ever released, a favorite of mine, this film is the best Disney release of all time. You can disagree all you want but you will never make me think different on the subject nor will I side with any other film that's against this masterpiece.

Let's get to the story, shall we? Pete's Dragon is a live-action/animated film about a very misfortune orphan boy that has had it very hard in the world, his sidekick is a very large dragon that speaks in a mumbling, click-clack tone but acts like a 10 year old school boy on a field trip, he also goes by the name of Elliot. Interested yet? After escaping the family that adopted Pete, they arrive in a town called Passamaquody, a small, everyone knows everyone type of town that isn't prepared for the havoc that Pete and Elliot are going to reign down upon them, on accident.

When I hear certain people talk about musicals and the likes, nobody ever mentions this film and that's a damn shame. For a film that was made in 1977, it has the catchiest songs I've ever heard in a musical in a very very long time, Annie is the closest thing that touches it, in my opinion. It's also one of those films where you get very attached to the characters, feeling then they hurt or any pain they feel inside their hearts. As for the picture and quality of the film, it does seem pretty dated for the year it was released. Remember though, at this time Disney was still using the same technology they used in the 60's while other companies were using much more high quality stuff (Star Wars and Encounters of the Third Kind). Fun little fact for you guys, the story for this film was actually written 40 years prior to filming it, S.S. Fields was a mastermind, period.

As for the cast in this film, it's one of a kind and really close to my heart. Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Shelley Winters, Sean Marshall, Walter Barnes & Charlie Callas does the voice of Elliot. It's the perfect cast for a film of this magnitude, I couldn't see anyone else being apart of it.

Truly a classic and a must-see if you are a Disney fan or even if you just wanna see a great picture that you might of missed in the hype of other films that were coming out at this time. Download it, buy it, hell, I don't care how you get your little fingers on it, just do it and enjoy a true masterpiece of film making.