Is Pete's Dragon suitable for 4 year olds?

[PotOfYoghurt]

Debating whether to go tomorrow or not.

[Danglyweed]

Was my fave film from toddler to now (30). None of my dc interested in it yet, am trying!!!

A dragon, a dragon, i swear i saw a dragon

Big sigh

[JedRambosteen]

Took my 11 and 8 yo earlier this week. There is a very distressing situation at the beginning (how Pete came to be in the forest alone) that made all 3 of us well up, but it was otherwise OK. It's probably on a par with Bambi at that early point, although the worst of it was hinted at obliquely and may go over a 4 year old's head.

[PotOfYoghurt]

Sounds good, thanks!

[JedRambosteen]

It was very enjoyable & well dobe to be fair. However, I strongly suspect Pete's dragon is fluffy so that Disney can flog lots of plush toys.

[JedRambosteen]

Well done to be fair...

[PotOfYoghurt]

Well we went and he loved it!

[Danglyweed]

Oh my, im still in a huff that its been remade but i think i might have to take the dd's

[Witchend]

Out of interest, is it still a musical?

[PotOfYoghurt]

No, no songs. It does have a lovely score though.

[CatherineDeB]

Just shows OP - I would have said no. My 10 year old cried for 45 minutes , uncontrollable sobbing, she loved it just found it very sad.

Not a musical Witched.

[PotOfYoghurt]

I think Jed had it and most of the sad bits went over his head- he knew what was happening and said 'poor Pete!' He was a little frightened halfway through and needed to hold hands for a moment, but most of the time tried to talk too loudly and commentate everything. 'Pete's a really good climber. I'm a really good climber too.' 'I think Pete has sticky spider hands like me, because he doesn't fall off the dragon. I wish I was Pete.'

[Danglyweed]

No songs?!?! What the actual? Well fuck that then, I'm definately not going to see it now!

[JedRambosteen]

Yep, but it has Karl Urban in lumberjack attire and his brother (in the film) is also quite tasty. There are compensations.

[MovingOnUpMovingOnOut]

I took my daughter who is nearly 4yo. With hindsight it wasn't the best choice,

I'd go and see Finding Dory instead.

[MovingOnUpMovingOnOut]

Just realised he went and loved it! Well all's well that ends well.

I'm still answering questions about the boy's mummy and daddy and what happened at the beginning of the film. And the end. And the middle

[myrtleWilson]

No songs?! "There's room for everyone in this world...." And don't get me started on candle on the water...

[CatherineDeB]

Songs yes, musical, no.

[PotOfYoghurt]

It has quite a different story to the original, I think they wanted to completely rework it and just have the original title. Different time period, different background story.

Which in a way made me like it more because it feels like a completely different movie rather than a normal reboot.

[JedRambosteen]

I'm still answering questions about the boy's mummy and daddy and what happened at the beginning of the film. And the end. And the middle

Yeah, there wasn't really any bit that was just peachy, all aspects were troubling in some way or another. Fortunately my two are older & rolled with it.

[firawla]

I took mine 4(v nearly 5, he turned 5 now since watching),6 and 8 they all loved it and said it was their best movie of the summer, over finding dory and bfg. My youngest is very into dragons if that makes a difference though, but he didn't find it scary and really wants to watch it again