It’s no wonder Disney tapped Lowery and Halbrooks to make their upcoming live-action Peter Pan, given the solid treatment they gave to this film, transforming it from a dreadful musical to something magical. This picture also opens the door to a wide range of older Disney films, considering that they aren’t sticking to their animated films now. I honestly wonder if in the next five years or so we’ll be getting an update to The Apple Dumpling Gang or perhaps The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes. Whatever the future holds, Pete’s Dragon is a sweet little film that, while it doesn’t come close to topping The Jungle Book in terms of live-action remakes, it’s still a good film and a vast improvement over its source material.