guiarRK

25 May 2012

A great effort from dreamworks but a total slap in the face.

HTTYD was fantastic. The pacing was phenomenal, the humor was great,the character development and scripting made us really feel for theinanimate cartoons, the action was exciting and top notch.My problem with it was the ending when out of nowhere they slap in thefact that hiccup loses his leg. Sure it may signify that both hiccupand his dragon are handicapped in some way but nowhere in the(fantastic) last action sequence did it even hint that he lost his leg.It's like they just threw it in there to attempt to be deep like Pixar.Well they failed, how to train your dragon is a shallow but greatmovie.

24 May 2012

How To Train Your Dragon is brilliant!

"How To Train Your Dragon" is brilliant! This is how the story goes: A Viking teenager named Hiccup lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teen's smarts and offbeat sense of humor don't sit too well with his tribe or its chief... who just happens to be Hiccup's father. However, when Hiccup is included in Dragon Training with the other Viking teens, he sees his chance to prove he has what it takes to be a fighter. But when he encounters (and ultimately befriends) an injured dragon, his world is flipped upside down, and what started out as Hiccup's one shot to prove himself turns into an opportunity to set a new course for the future of the entire tribe.The voice cast led by Jay Baruchel (as Hiccup) & Gerard Butler (as Stoick) is excellent! The directing by Chris Sanders (he also did the stories to "Beauty And The Beast" (1991), "Aladdin" (1992) & "The Lion King" (1994, also did the production design) & Dean DeBlois (both of them also wrote & directed "Lilo & Stitch" (2002) is brilliant! The screenplay (based on the novel by Cressida Cowell) by Sanders, DeBlois & William Davies (who also did the story & screenplay to "Twins" (1988) & the screenplay to "Flushed Away" (2006) is brilliant!The music by John Powell (who also did the music, recently to "Green Zone" (2010), "Knight & Day" (2010) & the upcoming "Fair Game" (2010), he also doing the music to the upcoming "Rio" (2011) is brilliant! The film editing by Maryann Brandon (who also did the film editing to "Mission: Impossible III" (2006), "Star Trek" (2009), the upcoming "Gulliver's Travels" (2010) & "Super 8" (2011) & Darren T. Holmes (who also did the film editing to "The Iron Giant" (1999), "Lilo & Stitch" & "Ratatouille" (2007) is excellent! The production design by Kathy Altieri (who also did the production design to "Spirit: Stallion Of The Cimarron" (2002), "Over The Hedge" (2006), she also did the art direction to "The Prince Of Egypt" (1998) is brilliant! The art direction by Pierre-Olivier Vincent (who also did the art direction to "Flushed Away") is brilliant!This is a fun and entertaining animated film that keeps you entertained and amazed. This is a well-made and well-crafted film that is different and interesting than most animated films out there. This is one of the best efforts for Dreamworks, outside of the Shrek movies, ever. This is also one of the best films of the year.

Ali

23 May 2012

Excellent for all Ages

I loved this movie. It had a great story, good acting, and the visuals were amazing. I didn't expect much in the beginning but it quickly sucked me in. I'll definitely own the DVD.

23 May 2012

Absolutely Amazing!

A friend saw it in the theater 4 time on by himself and once with his family and highly recommended it to me. This is the only movie I have ever bought without ever seeing it.I don't regret it at all. This movie is well worth it. Cute and sweet story, lovable characters, and great action scenes make this a most for every age.

23 May 2012

Amazing Dragon Movie!

This review is from: How to Train Your Dragon (Single-Disc Edition) (DVD) I loved this movie and at 47 years of age, I'm not ashamed to state it! At first I was hesitant to see this movie with my children, but I could not have been more wrong in my assumption that this would be smarmy and cliched. The characters were engaging and I especially loved Hiccup and Toothless. The facial features of that dragon pulled me into the movie and kept me captive. I even fought during his imprisonment near the end and got my dander up when Hiccup's father took him away in chains. True, the ending was frightening, but so exhilarating! I highly recommend this movie for all ages!

Sa'ar Vardi

23 May 2012

The best 2010 release Ive seen so far and one of the best animated films to hit theaters in a very long time

I remember watching the adorable Disney flick Lilo & Stitch at thetheater back in the summer of 2002, after a truly exhausting week. Thefilm - which tells the story of a small girl that befriends a wackyalien she mistakes for a dog - managed to put an enormous smile on myface, and made me forget of all my other worries for a while.While watching Dreamwork's new masterpiece, How to Train Your Dragon, Icouldn't help but think about the similarities between both it and theaforementioned Lilo & Stitch. Toothless, the lead dragon character fromthe new film resembles the alien Stitch in shape as well as inbehavior. Hiccup, the main human character which befriends Toothlessdespite warnings from his fellow Vikings, is a semi middle-age teenageversion of the character Lilo. A trip visit to IMDb cleared things upfor me - Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, the same people who directedthe 2002 wonder (L & S) are behind the new and awesome How to TrainYour Dragon.Fortunately enough, the similarities end here, and this is not a carboncopy of that film - even though the bottom line (tolerance towardpeople who are different, etc.) is the same. However, this new filmtakes place in the middle ages, in a small village which is repeatedlyattacked by seemingly vicious dragons. Stoick (voiced by the almightyGerard Butler) is the head of the village, a pumped up manly Viking wholeads the counter-attacks against the fierce dragons. His teenage son,Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), however, doesn't quite fit in. Unlike the olderVikings, who speak in an Irish accent, he sounds like your averageAmerican teenager. He's also skinny and small and not exactly thematerial Viking warriors are made of.After a nightly battle between Vikings and dragons, Hiccup discoversToothless, a supposedly lethal dragon, which has lost its ability tofly after being injured in the fight. Without anyone knowing, Hiccupslowly gains Toothless' confidence, and the two gradually learn to knoweach other. After the primal fears disappear, they realize theyactually have a great deal to learn about one another – and thatfriendship is always better than hostility. Soon enough, Hiccup trainsToothless and learns how to approach dragons in general, something thatdoesn't quite fit in with his father, friends, and the society he livesin in general. But when a greater threat reveals itself, the Vikingsand the dragons discover their only hope is to put aside theirprejudice thoughts and fight together – with Hiccup and Toothless beingtheir best hope for victory.Bottom line – How to Train Your Dragon is a major victory for the guysat Dreamworks. The film is truly inspiring, with a story that feelsself-contained and complete, one that doesn't need to rely on popculture references to succeed (unlike many of their other products).After a long period of mediocre products (in my opinion) that pale nextto their Pixar counterparts, Dreamworks Animation finally came out withthe winning formula – which contains just the right amount of relatablecharacters and true emotions, stunning visuals (including Nordiclandscapes and various species of beautiful dragons) and a 3-D element(that uses InTru technology) that really works for a change.Despite the similarities to Lilo & Stitch, I came out feeling that DeanDeBlois and Chris Sanders actually managed to improve on their winninghit, and create the best 2010 release I've seen so far – and one of thebest animated films to hit theaters in a long long time.

tired

21 May 2012

Excellent!

Enjoyed with my son this weekend. Plugged-in had a good review of the movie. I am pleased with the whole construction; plot, graphics, drama and humor. Will be buying when it comes out on DVD

ngiuphobia

21 May 2012

its a wonderful-fun-happy booster movie to watch. Total cuteness in visual (just look at those dragons, theyre very cute!), and it also comes in 3D

Watched this dragonimated movie last Tuesday. I never read any reviewabout it even though a friend told me it's a good movie. So whensomeone offered me a ticket, I was only say "uh? okay…". No, I'm not ananimation hater. It just didn't catch my interest that some kid tryingto pet a dragon. Well, at least, I thought he was….That is, until I get to see what How To Train Your Dragon really is. Atfirst it all looks typical. A loser kid who wanna gain his fame throughfamous dragon-killing tradition. Hit a dragon, but ain't able to killit. So what did he do? exactly! train it. In the end, he'll gonna savethe day with his dragon he named "Toothless".I was wrong. How To Train Your Dragon eventually gives you more thanjust classic animation story. There's no "I realize I was wrong, pleaseforgive me" things going on (except for the father, once), no extremelygood guy/bad guy, and no overrated drama. It's naturally fresh by theway it take us to the next level of animation-journey. Whereas wealready gone through far-far away or just simply do a kick in KungfuPanda, How To Train Your Dragon teach us about being ourselves and themeaning of friendship in a more fun, exiting way.Ending was terrific. Though at some point we can still smell what'sgonna happen next, the execution itself or how they bring the visual aswell as the story is beyond my expectations. The loser did notmagically become powerful or instantly popular. He take what he deserveand try to be the best he can be. Afterall, sometimes being differentdoes make you the only one capable of making improvement.Some people said How To Train Your Dragon is way much better than Shrekor Kungfu Panda. My friend even said "once you watch it, you'll wantyour own dragon for sure!" Well it didn't catch me that far, but yeahit's a wonderful-fun-happy booster movie to watch. Total cuteness invisual (just look at those dragons, they're very cute!), and it alsocomes in 3D. So what are you waiting for? Go watch it, people. :)

20 May 2012

PERFECT FAMILY MOVIE

This movie was the perfect way to spend a rainy day with the entire family. We have young boys who both loved it (we did too). The storyline was great but I subtracted a star for the less then stellar 3D effects. Technically, it met the requirements as it added depth to the movie but it lacked the gotcha factor of having something coming right out at you. It has flying dragons people! The 3D felt like it was added as an afterthought. As for the movie itself, sit back and enjoy this tale of a thin young viking boy, Hiccup, who just doesn't fit in and it doesn't help that his father is the ruler of this Viking village. It starts out with the villagers fighting off dragon attacks. Hiccup has come up with a contraption to that shoots ropes and rocks to tangle dragons up and is determined to try it out on the deadliest dragon of all - the Night Fury. To his surprise it works and he manages to capture a dragon but cannot find it in himself to kill the beast; instead, he finds a friend. One who teaches him valuable lessons about dragons and himself. Suddenly, the least likely to succeed ends up being the winner at Dragon Training School. Having Astrid, a girl that Hiccup liked, becoming a side kick made for a few "eewwws" when she pecked Hiccup on the cheek but that's about it. Hiccup tries to show his fellow Vikings that dragons are not the enemy and that there are bigger meaner beasts to fight. He is not successful and his beloved dragon ends up being captured by the Vikings. Hiccup does his best to help his dragon friend with the help of other friends from Dragon School. At the heart of this story is the question - are dragons good or bad? We learn that some dragons are good and some are bad, just like everything else. More important is the lesson that one should never prejudge. This is proven when Hiccup is judged to be less "Viking" by his father and yet it is Hiccup who ends up determining their fate and not the strong leader. As a parent, I enjoyed this movie and I know my kids did too. The movie flew by at 98 minutes. This movie is based on the popular book series with the same name. After watching this film, my boys were eager to read the books (How to Train Your Dragon Book 1) and I consider that a bonus.

20 May 2012

Friendship at its Fury-est

This review is from: How to Train Your Dragon (Double DVD Pack) (DVD) A very heartwarming tale of bridging gaps created by lack of deeper insight. It's also a story of following your heart, even if it means going against all odds.

19 May 2012

Wonderful Movie!

This review is from: How to Train Your Dragon (Double DVD Pack) (DVD) We ordered this movie for our grand children! They loved it! I think this movie has a very wonderful message! The kids enjoy their movies at home and in the car!

18 May 2012

buy the single disk

This review is from: How to Train Your Dragon (Double DVD Pack) (DVD) the 2pk is ok, but the second disk is only 16 min. long, and the story is a waste of money. if I had bought the single disk, used, I could have saved about $8.00good thing the first disk is a good movie

18 May 2012

from an author who previously couldnt stand dreamworks

To begin with, I'm not a fan of Dreamworks at all. It's not their animation quality that bothers me... I never paid attention to their animation vs. Pixar until I saw How to Train Your Dragon. What bothers me about Dreamworks is most of their movies come out really crude and indecent. I suppose it's not a big deal for everyone, but I steered clear of Dreamworks as a rule and rolled my eyes at anything that `Dreamworks was making.' I don't want any kids that I might someday have watching Robots, Shrek, or KungFu Panda (thought Panda was better than Robots, I will admit as far as content goes).When I look for a good movie I look for cleanness (no implications, crudeness, etc. or if there are those elements how prevalent are they? Are they always around the corner or is it a `there was one little part' not even 10 sec. long?). I also look for a good, meaningful and sentimental story. I love friendship themes (like in LotR); I love characters that grow; I love characters who are so driven to desperation and/or sad that they're lonely and sad. I can feel more for them if there is something to pity. I watched Eragon expecting JUST that: a beautiful friendship, cuteness, and epic noble/adventure. I got less then three minutes of it, and hated the movie because of how dark it was. Dark in a way that I felt sick (trust me, I've never seen Twilight, never will, but I saw a 10 sec. clip at Wal-Mart and had nightmares three nights in a row). I don't like dark stuff, so Eragon was definitely off the list of `likes.' Three minutes of some pretty neat scenes with Eragon and his pet dragon wasn't sufficient for the movie to pass the test.I had `heard' of How to Train Your Dragon and thought it was a `race around like a show-off-cool-dude and somehow do something that's not really noble, but Hollywood will make the hero be rebellious but somehow noble for somehow saving the world in a really stupid way.'So with my outspoken `blah' prejudice against Dreamworks (I'll tolerate IceAge if I'm in a good mood), when the kids I was babysitting brought the DVD to watch and I saw `Dreamworks' I had red flags going up right away. `Dreamworks. Uh-huh! THAT'S not going in Mom's DVD player.' Then to be `fair' (after all it had dragons on it, I like dragons as a writer of fantasy who has a darling little character who has a pet dragon name Drázêarrä) I thought: `let's see what it's rated. If it says anything about crude humour, it's not going in. Period. Action? Violence? BRIEF language? Are you serious? Is this really Dreamworks?'By then I started getting hopeful, `maybe I can get one or two ideas from the movie for my book that might *help* my book a little.' I put it in, and was coming in and out while cleaning the bathrooms. `This is Berk...' I thought that was a pretty clever `intro' with a voice over from Hiccup. You see all you need to see, and you find out just from his stance/part in that scene where he stands with everyone. I saw instantly that he had the potential to be a weasel, sappy kid (I can't stand sissy guys), but he had chance enough to redeem himself. After all, it wasn't that he was afraid of dragons. He was made different, he was built different, he TRIED until he almost killed himself trying to do what the others do-- fight dragons. He's not afraid of them; he's just not gifted.Sure it's cliché: kid doesn't fit in. Father hates the fact: `excuse me barmaid...' It was different though. You like Hiccup; he is brave; he just can't do what he tries so desperately to do.Once I saw Hiccup faint after being `screeched' at by Toothless, I was giggling and couldn't wait for the bathrooms to get clean so I could sit DOWN and watch it. By then my brothers and sister were standing there laughing and saying: `this looks SO good!' My brother had to go run an errand and didn't want to.Everything goes on: Astrid and all the other Viking teens are cliché. Astrid is the `I can totally take care of myself'; Snotlout: `I'm buff, I'm cool.' Ruff and Tuff: `we bicker, we don't read.' Fishlegs: `I'm a videogame junky (speed 8? Plus 5 speed)' And yet, you didn't roll your eyes; it was really new and different. You enjoy the characters, most of the time. I don't appreciate Ruff and Tuff's comment about Hiccup or Astrid. You can ignore that-- by then I was a little worried: `I hope there's nothing else like that. This is turning out SO neat!'And for the I-Hate-The-Eragon-Movie's-Guts goose (me) because there was no real meaningful friendship between Eragon and his dragon, I was in for a real treat when the scene Forbidden Friendship came up. I had chills. I was so happy. I was laughing because some of it was funny, but mostly because it was so cute and heartwarming. I laughed for delight, and the music was sweeping me away. If I ever get married I'm using the soundtrack title Forbidden Friendship for my bride's maids and for myself!And when Toothless started drawing like Hiccup I was going: `aaaaaaaaaaaawwwwww! How stinkin' CUTE!'After that scene I knew I would definitely buy the movie. It only got better. The parts with Hiccup discovering all these `dragon secrets' was wonderful-- we laugh every time (and we've seen it 10 time in less than 2 weeks). Test Drive was-- *I have shivers at the thought* epic! I can't describe how beautiful it was. I love epic scenes-- not to be confused with action, (blah!) I don't care about action-- give me characters who grow-- but I love epic/nobleness of it all. I don't even like car-chase/hotrod scenes. I couldn't get over how neat the hotrod scenes of Hiccup on Toothless was. It was so neat! It was breathtaking, ended perfectly by Toothless's little triumphant blast of fire and Hiccup's slouching: `come on!'Not So Fireproof was a dear scene. I love it to pieces. I did predict a lot of what was going to happen; I saw Astrid on the cover of the movie: `she'll discover his dragon; he'll have to convince her Toothless is okay; she'll like Hiccup then; they'll come back and tribe will discover Toothless anyhow; and then there'll be a mess.' The Green Death was a completely new element I wasn't expecting. But it was brilliant. I love that sequence.The Kill Ring and how Toothless comes to rescue Hiccup. My heartstrings are attatched to anything sweet, sentimental or anything along those lines. I was transfixed when that scene came up, and when I saw the Vikings tackling Toothless I was like: `great scott! Now Hiccup's going to have to tame Toothless all over again because Toothless won't understand-- that movie just lost two stars!' (I hate movies where animals start `distrusting' after so much trust). I was fully expecting a Sméagol `men hurts us, master tricksed us' little play and then Hiccup would have to fix that friendship and trust all over again. There was none of that-- I was open mouthed as well as delighted.So they defeat Green Death, and wow, I was so happy to see Toothless going down to save Hiccup from falling into the fire. And then the `Where's Hiccup' scene is beautiful. I liked it that Hiccup didn't `hiccup' a little cough and wake up. It was more dramatic and touching that the audience gets the idea that he's honestly, seriously hurt-- so much that he doesn't wake up till he's at home again.And did I tell you how much I laughed for delight over Toothless going nuts in Hiccup's house? We have a cat that looks and acts just like Toothless (we also have a cat that is just like a Gronkle-- fat, cranky, lazy; and another cat that is really like a Bone Knapper-- she knaps washcloths when she's lonely); so that was endearing.I love the hotrod flying scenes at the end and Hiccup's re-narration of `This is Berk...' `The only plus-sides are the pets... ...we have dragons.'So... clichéd characters? Yes: but with different twists that make them new and unique. Hiccup is a hero who proves himself over and over; he's smart-- just not gifted the way the others are. He can't slay a dragon to save his life, but he can tame one, ride one, and understand what they are and realize that it's the Vikings antagonizing them. Some people might say that's overkill on the `stupid kid ends up being really smart.' Well, no, not really, I think it's okay; sometimes the misfits who watch movies like that will feel more for the Hero if he's a misfit because he is different. So... any suggestive words? A few... brief; it's ignorable. Overall you feel for Hiccup and Toothless-- you feel so sorry for them; you cheer when they triumph; you laugh for delight over their perfect friendship. I'm just barely 21, and I love this movie; yes, it is my favourite animated/cartoon. It's up there with LotR and Narnia. Seriously. The humor/wit is clever and we laugh hysterically. Our whole family goes around quoting that movie to death: `excuse me barmaid!' `Thanks for nothing, you useless reptile.'Should you watch this movie? If you like Narnia, LotR, or fantasy, yes. If you like animals and think they're cute, yes. If you like sweet, sentimental, friendship movies, yes.The only downside? Well, this last summer before I had watched the movie (I only saw it two weeks ago from today November 18, 2010) I had decided that `my dragon will act like a cat-- cute, purring, etc.' I saw HttYD and thought: `that is NOT fair! I haven't even told anyone except my sister about the cat idea and they stole the idea! OH well, at least I know it's cute and people like it!'But, I give Dreamworks a big thumbs up. For being one of their 'works' I was surprised; there was actually depth to the movie; it was a real story, not just a piece of dispicable junk like Robots (I still don't remember the point of that movie, I was so disgusted by it).From now on, any Dreamworks movie that comes out will be carefully approached without the former prejudice! Three cheers for you, Dreamworks! I love this movie. I look forward to watching it a hundred more times!I've only just orders the Art Of (this movie) and the soundtrack... as a fellow artist who draws pictures for her story, that was a must! And as a lover of music (soundtracks: LotR, Gods and Generals, North and South BBC, Enya) the music blew me away. I'm listening to it right now. It feels so epic and beautiful, you could see it being the soundtrack for something like Narnia or LotR (my sister and I lament Narnia's music wasn't like this) despite the fact that the Rohan fanfare fiddle is the fiddle that graces the Hiccup-Astrid theme. The soundtrack was an instant 'my book themes are just like that!' (I assign my characters music themes) :)

bardcraft

17 May 2012

This movie is exciting and different.

How to Train your Dragon is a fun movie to watch. There are severalthings that I like and dislike about it. First let focus about thepositive. I like the character development upset for the humansidekicks kind of annoy me like the twins and others(upset ColinFerguson, he was great in the film) but the character developmentbetween Toothless and Hiccup was fun to watch. Also I like how themusic kind of fits the movie and made it very epic not just the musicbut the scenery very epic. I like most of the story like how Astriddidn't just accept the idea that dragons can be good at first but endedup very skeptical with Toothless then starting to like him. Also likethat he learn everything from the Dragon but treats Toothless withrespect. I always like about Chris Sanders and Debois was that they putsome natives of Scotland into some of the roles in the vikings like inpast Mulan, and Lilo and Stitch to give some realism to the film upsetfrom the protagonist and the character foils. Finally the battle in theend with the main dragon WOW, that was awesome with Toothless usingfire spark to explode the main big dragon haft to hell, I mean WOW thatwhat I call creativity. There are negative about film and it would beA) Astrid Screaming a couple of times to bring up realism but a lotannoyance from me, and B) the father rescue at the end of the moviekind of jagged but believable, Of course I like the movie as whole withHiccup, Gobber, and Toothless but the rest of the characters neededsome work on but it is good for as the first critical acclaim movie ofthe year.

17 May 2012

Awesome Movie (POSSIBLE SPOILERS!!)

I am an 18 year old girl and this seemed like any old kids movie with 3D animation. I wasn't particularly interested in it. However, my 13 year old sister was dying to see it so she took me with her to see it when it came out (today). I was thinking it was ok during most of it, but when it ended I left thinking it was an excellent movie. Normally I'm too lazy to write reviews on anything, even something I like, so it takes a lot for me to review something. Well, my thoughts on this movie.....I LOVED IT!!! I cannot comment on the DVD as it has not come out when I wrote this. I can however, comment on the film itself because I just came back from seeing it in the theater. I am not going to talk about the story because that is available on many other websites that have summaries or synopses(es) on the movie. Instead, I'm going to write what I think of it. This was very good for a children's movie however, there were some pretty PG things in it. For instance, the main character's father gives him a hat made from his mother's breastplate, and he ends up calling it the "boob hat." I thought that was an odd thing for little kids to watch. There is also a lot (but not too much) violence in this movie because dragons are mostly hunted and killed. This movie had lots of beautiful music throughout the film and makes it even more enjoyable. The creators were very creative when coming up with dragons to animate because I don't remember seeing the same type of dragon more than once (except a group of three smallish dragons that were no bigger than puppies).WARNING: THE FOLLOWING MAY CONTAIN A POSSIBLE SPOILER!!! The big dragon battle in the end was real exciting and what happened to the hero was surprising. I actually thought that was more realistic than other children's movies because it shows that the hero doesn't always make it out in one piece (if at all). Sure maybe evil (or whatever's bad) will fail in the end (eventually) but that doesn't mean the good guys will be in great shape afterwards. This may sound worse than what really happened but chill out, it's not so bad. Of course it has a happy ending. If you don't know what I'm talking about, just watch the movie. Trust me, it's great!P.S. Just in case anyone's wondering. This is based on a book but from what I've read (I haven't read any of the books but I've read synopses' and such), the movie is really not much like it. There are many differences between the two. Just a heads up between those who have read it.

16 May 2012

The Best Animated Movie of 2010 - How To Train Your Dragon

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15 May 2012

Dragons in a movie will always earn a good review

How to train your dragon was seriously one awesome movie. I got thepleasure to see this movie in a very extra special day for me, and Ireally did not found interest, thought it was a little kids movie. Iwas very very wrong. This film had great 3D effects, that no otheranimated movie can create. The plot is about Hickup, a boy who wants tofit in an slay a dragon. However as the story goes on he gets torealize that they are not as bad as people think think. First of allhis character is hilarious. Next, Toothless, the main dragon of thefilm is very adorable. Not only was he named incorrectly, but you getto make a bond with him. The other characters I really had no interestfor since they were really not the people I would want to have aroundme. The movie has a very strong message about don't judge someone bytheir appearance. That message really won over me. This movie isawesome and it was one of the best animated. However the only problemis that when I rented it, I didn't like it as much as before. But, overthat little thing, the movie is a really god, and a must buy.

15 May 2012

Cartoons arent just for kids anymore

This review is from: How to Train Your Dragon (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Dragon Double Pack) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) Adventurous minds of all ages will like this movie. From the beginning voice-over to the"Let's all be Friends" conclusion, this is a fun rude.

jazzy.

14 May 2012

A true keeper, this one is!

Ok, I've seeen the negative reviews this movie has recieved, and I just don't know how anybody could claim that this is the worst movie ever produced! Children would love it, teens would love it, please, even the more mature crowd would love it! When a couple of friends and I went to the mall, we decided that we should go watch a movie, and so we picked How to train your dragon. On that day, I had to babysit my sister, so I brought her alone with me. The last time I saw an animated movie that I loved was Up, so I wasn't really expecting much. During the first couple seconds, I was completely blown away. The characters are witty, and the story is a tale about growing up, and discovering who you truly are. As a teenager, I can safely say that this movie deserves to be seen over and over again. It's about discovery of what you can accomplish, and embracing every aspect of your personality. The humors all over the place too!Yes, it is an animated film, but there's a lot more symbolism behind just Hiccup learning that he has a way with dragons. This plot follows a tradition archetype, frequently used by fairy tales. You know, the traditional hero's journey. Well, I personally believe we need a bit more magic in our lives, and this film will just about do it. Wouldn't you want to just relax and enjoy a movie that's light hearted and action packed? Not only that, it's also different from other animated movies. I mean *spoiler alert* Hiccup looses his foot! Now, that's not your average animated occurence.I loved it, my friends loved it, my sister loved it. Oh, my mom and dad went to the movies and I told them to watch it, and they loved it to. So, even the crowd's 55+ will love this movie. The quality is great, the plot will have you on the edge of your seat, and the characters are just unforgettable! I would recommend this even to my worst enemy! Trust me, you'll love this movie!Besides, Toothless (irony, I tell you! So now you can explain to the younger population some literary techniques), looks like a half cat/half shrek character. Now that was what had me going crazy, besides the other cute dragons.

LumanoidAU

14 May 2012

An epic and cute family animated adventure that loves putting that sub-conscious smile across your face

How to train your dragon surprised me in every-way as an animatedadventure. Lately seeing these "3D" family fantasy / action / adventure films,I've been getting increasingly tired and bored as their efforts to"marvel" the audience with cuteness, humor and visuals have all startedto blend together into each other becoming a bland mix of unoriginalentertainment. These were my expectations walking into How to Train your Dragon, themain reason I wanted to see it was because I thought the dragon lookedkind of cute on the posters and in the trailers, so I guess that's ahuge WIN on the art designer's behalf :)At first I thought, this might be a cute and fun film. But withinminutes I was sucked right into the experience.There were some moments were I felt honestly like crying and laughing,which for me is pretty uncommon these days in cinema. The story mightbe slightly familiar, and so may the characters. But don't be fooled!The style of this film is most original and creative and heart-warmingand I would pay to see it again in 3D ten more times! Regarding the 3D, I'd go right ahead and say it's just as good asAvatar in 3D. Forget Alice in Wonderland's 3D which was a joke, How ToTrain Your Dragon was MADE for 3D!On a final note: If you have not seen this film and you and your kidsare into great films like Shrek, Finding Nemo, Wall-E or Avatar thenplease put "How to Train Your Dragon" on the to-watch list!