pulling the feels…
pulling the feels…
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from 137 comments
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FUN
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how good a time it was
MEANINGFUL
46
how much it moved you
Two separate readings, not parts of the score — the score says how much of it held you, these say what kind of watch it was.
Nobody has rated this on FlickFeel yet. This is public discussion of this title, read into a curve. It is not a rating and it never becomes one.
Read from 137 comments (93 from Reddit, 39 from Metacritic, 5 from TMDB reviews) — 28 of them described how it moves.
➖ steady — Holds one level all the way. Pulled both ways throughout — never simply one thing.
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“as a parent I hated watching the opening car crash”
bigpig1054 · Reddit ↗
“A little slow at times”
JMueller2012 · Reddit ↗
“the movie hits you hard from the jump”
“just never lets up”
“the removal of the "Elliot goes away because Pete doesn't need him anymore" ending. That pissed me off as a kid.”
7deadlycinderella · Reddit ↗
“Cheesy ending, but it was cute”
Read 28 Aug 2026 · confidence 100% · scored on the same 0-100 scale as a community score · how this works
Published reviews, not felt experience — a different question from the one above, and never mixed into the FlickFeel score.
“Our best fables and fairy tales are the ones that speak truth, and this version of Pete’s Dragon easily takes its place on any short list of the great films for young audiences as a result.”
Drew McWeeny, Hitfix · 100
“One of the year’s most delightful moviegoing surprises, a quality family film that rewards young people’s imaginations and reminds us of a time when the term “Disney movie” meant something: namely, wholesome entertainment that inspired confidence in parents and reinforced solid American values.”
Peter Debruge, Variety · 90
“Experiencing Pete's Dragon is like seeing something thought to be extinct, a creation every bit as magical and mythical as the flying, fire-breathing beast its named after. That would be the straight ahead, unapologetic family film.”
Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times · 90
“[Lowery] has made a larger, very different movie without losing his instincts, his directorial stealth or his ability to finesse his actors' performances, in this case in the vicinity of an achingly expressive and unexpectedly furry dragon with a little bit of bulldog in him.”
Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune · 88
“A cinematic enchantment, a low-key 1970s-style kids’ movie brimming with sincerity and heart. It’s one of the best films of the year.”
Kyle Smith, New York Post · 88
Scores from Metacritic and Rotten Tomatoes, read 28 Aug 2026. Quotes belong to their publications and link to the full reviews.
it reviews better than it plays — critics 80, the watch 59
Grouped by where it was written, because a considered review and a reaction typed an hour after the credits are different things. Every quote links to its source.
“it loses its track within its first few minutes and never lifts up”
amheretojudgeabout 0–15% inread it ↗
“I was sad throughout the whole movie, they make you feel for Pete and Elliot the whole time”
MonkiReviewsabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“Genellikle belirli yaş ve altına hitap ediyor. Filmi beğendim ama yine de bu yüksek puan vereceğim anlamına gelmiyor...”
MzKread it ↗
“Buen live action, divertido, emotivo y sin demasiadas pretenciones, aceptable a nivel general pero tampoco tanto para decir que es grandioso.”
Panchogulread it ↗
“the entire film looked like an introduction. So there were no developments, everything was just like a beginning”
Renoabout 0–100% inread it ↗
“the score - particularly towards the end”
r96skabout 75–100% inread it ↗
“The infectiously whimsy and adventurous **Pete’s Dragon** undergoes a polished millennial-style rebirth for today’s kiddies not fortunate enough to be alive when the 1977 live-action animated musical blueprint made its charming, impressionable impact for youngsters of all ages back in the day. The festive and frolicking Disney flourishes are applied to co-writer/director David Lowery’s re-imagination of an impish boy and his devoted dragon. There is an even balance of refreshing nostalgia and mo”
Frank Ochiengread it ↗
“Disney's retelling efforts post-Maleficent continue to be worthwhile. Does what the original did only better, and though it's not a brilliant movie, it is well made for the most part, and I found myself quite endeared to the titular dragon. _Final rating:★★★ - I personally recommend you give it a go._”
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