{"id":13862,"date":"2016-12-07T23:30:58","date_gmt":"2016-12-08T07:30:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/?p=13862"},"modified":"2017-01-02T23:50:30","modified_gmt":"2017-01-03T07:50:30","slug":"review-petesdragon-bd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviemansguide.com\/main\/2016\/12\/review-petesdragon-bd\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Pete’s Dragon BD + Screen Caps"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>Pete\u2019s Dragon<\/em><\/strong> is a fun flick for the entire family with respectable visual effects work on the dragon and some fine performances from the human cast with the kids coming across well and avoiding the pratfalls of child actors in these types of movies.<\/p>\n

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Pete’s Dragon<\/span>
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Genre(s): <\/strong>Family, Fantasy, Drama
\nDisney | PG \u2013 103 min. \u2013 $39.99 | November 29, 2016<\/p>\n

Date Published:<\/strong> 12\/07\/2016 | Author:<\/strong> The Movieman<\/span><\/p>\n

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Directed by: <\/strong>David Lowery
\nWriter(s): <\/strong>Malcolm Marmorstein (original screenplay); David Lowery & Toby Halbrooks (screenplay)
\nCast: <\/strong>Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley, Wes Bentley, Karl Urban, Oona Laurence, Robert Redford<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

DISC INFO:
\n<\/u>Features: <\/strong>Commentary, Featurettes, Deleted Scenes, Music Videos, Outtakes
\nDigital Copy: <\/strong>Yes
\nFormats Included: <\/strong>Blu-ray, DVD
\nNumber of Discs: <\/strong>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Audio: <\/strong>English (DTS-HD MA 7.1), French (Dolby Digital 5.1), Spanish (Dolby Digital 5.1)
\nVideo: <\/strong>1080p\/Widescreen 2.39
\nSubtitles: <\/strong>English SDH, French, Spanish
\nDisc Size: <\/strong>38.8 GB
\nCodec: <\/strong>MPEG-4 AVC
\nRegion(s): <\/strong>A, B, C<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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THE MOVIE \u2014 3.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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Plot Synopsis: <\/strong>When a mysterious 10-year-old boy, Pete (OAKES FEGLEY), turns up, claiming to live in the woods with a giant green dragon, it\u2019s up to a forest ranger, Grace (BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD), and young Natalie (OONA LAURENCE) to learn where the boy came from, where he belongs, and the truth about this magical dragon.<\/p>\n

Quick Hit Review: <\/strong>Truth be told, I don\u2019t ever remember seeing the 1977 Pete\u2019s Dragon<\/em> (though maybe as a kid back in the 80s I had) so going in, there wasn\u2019t any kind of reference point. Taking this 2016 update on its own, this is a perfectly fine, and entertaining film for the entire family. Yes, it\u2019s rather easy to have a cute green dragon to tug at your heartstrings \u2014 this owes a lot to E.T.<\/em> in some regards \u2014 and the villain of the movie, played by Karl Urban, is on the cartoony side, but the visual effects were impressive and the performances, particularly on the parts of the youngsters (Oakes Fegley and Oona Laurence) weren\u2019t at all bad and never were annoying or obnoxious.<\/p>\n

Pete\u2019s Dragon<\/em><\/strong> was co-scripted and directed by David Lowery makes his big budget feature-length debut while this isn\u2019t some Disney classic, it is a respectable addition to the ever growing line of Disney\u2019s live action adaptations (with Lowery set to direct Peter Pan<\/em> for a 2018 release).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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SPECIAL FEATURES \u2013 2.75\/5<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n
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This release comes with a glossy, embossed slip cover<\/strong>. Inside is a code for the Digital HD<\/u><\/strong> copy.<\/p>\n

Audio Commentary<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Co-Writer\/Director David Lowery, Co-Writer Toby Halbrooks & Actors Oakes Fegley and Oona Laurence offer an engaging and insightful track, and sometimes fun, track delving into various topics.<\/p>\n

Notes to Self: A Director\u2019s Diary (7:31; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Director David Lowery narrates the personal diary he kept through the filming of Pete\u2019s Dragon<\/em> and takes us behind-the-scenes on making the movie.<\/p>\n

Making Magic (2:12; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 Discover what went into designing the loveable dragon.<\/p>\n

\u201cDisappearing\u201d Moments (9:12; HD)<\/u><\/strong> \u2013 The director shares a montage of the film\u2019s \u201clost\u201d scenes (i.e. deleted scenes).<\/p>\n

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