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Sinful Angel 2012-05-23 09:04:02

great adult movie too

it is a good movie, good plot, and very good graphics. it was funny and im 25. go see it even if you don't have kids.

2012-05-22 13:46:38

I loved this movie.

This movie is cheerful, positive, comic and with outstanding graphics. Loved the story and characters. Not to be missed.

2012-05-20 14:08:54

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

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2012-05-20 10:19:16

How to Train Your Dragon Review

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON STARRING: The voices of: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Furguson, Jonah Hill, Chrostopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller and Kristen WiigWRITTEN BY: William Davies, Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders; based on the novel by Cressida CowellDIRECTED BY: Dean DeBlois and Chris SandersRated: PGGenre: Animation / Fantasy Release Date: 26 March 2010 Review Date: 27 May 2010 It's amazing how far animation has come; literally milestones from where it originated. It allows us to go on adventures no real life characters or actual movie sets could take us to. There are virtually no limitations in its magical world and How to Train Your Dragon dabbles in this splendid availability relentlessly. There's a reason movies like this and Avatar and Alice in Wonderland are raking in all the profits of consumers; they are the most fun to see in theaters. While I still remain a loyal patron to an abundance of movie stars, the days of an actor's name alone, filling seats are long gone for the majority of moviegoers. They want to be dazzled visually more than anything; thus the recent big to-do over 3-D and IMAX presentations. Bigger, brighter, and louder has now become better. The animation style is something we haven't seen very much of. The characters are all generated to look slightly less perfect than we know they could. Big eyes, obscure heads and hairdos, and their personalities are all modernized while the film has them placed back in the Viking era. Our hero is a boy named Hiccup and is ideally voiced by Jay Baruchel. Hiccups Dad is a massive burly Viking played by Gerard Butler and Hiccup may never live up to his manly expectations. His dad slays dragons and expects the same from him, and Hiccup just doesn't have the ambition to do this. That is lessened even more, when he befriends a dragon in the forest. The two meet when no one is around and soon begin meeting in secret on a regularly basis. Of course the dragon has a wounded wing, and Hiccup tends to it and earns the beast's trust.But what else would you have happen between a boy and a dragon? The film does not disappoint in making their connection enduring and fun-filled as the two take to the skies and bring us along for the ride. If there was ever a film worth paying an extra five bucks to see in 3-D, it's this one.

troublefindsme 2012-05-20 10:44:03

Of course it's a Review! so read up, IT'S GOING TO BE SHORT

In my opinion the movie was amazing. The voice acting, the animation,the effects, everything...except one thing. The Nordic Runes. thewriting in their book isn't even close to Norse Runes, I would knowbecause I know the Norse "Alphabet" if you will. but other than thatsmall discrepancy, the movie is funny, action packed, has some romance,and the hero is the comic relief too! great eh? well enjoy the movie.*YOU CAN STOP READING HERE! Thank you =D* well it appears that myreview isn't quite long enough, so I'll add on to itsomehow....uhm....I REALLY LIKE THE PART WHERE THERE'S THIS EXPLOSIONBEHIND THE GIRL AND IT SHOWS HER WALKING AWAY! THAT WAS LIKE TOTALLYAWESOME! YAY I have enough to post this now. bye bye.

2012-05-19 21:42:39

A great flick

This review is from: How to Train Your Dragon (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Dragon Double Pack) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) This is a fun family film. There is plenty of adventure, comedy, and good times. It is an exciting ride from beginning to end, as the viewer follows Hiccup and Toothless. The Bluray version is crisp and vibrant. I would recommend this movie to any animated feature film buff, kid, or kid at heart.

Richard Burin 2012-05-19 08:21:25

Imaginative and enjoyable

How to Train Your Dragon 3D (Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, 2010) is aspirited animation that puts a smart spin on a familiar story. Asensitive, apparently weedy teenager struggles to escape the shadow ofhis overbearing father - a dragon fighter. After the youngster shootsdown a dragon, he's crestfallen that no-one believes his story, andsets out to find the beast. What he finds instead is a friend - theinaccurately-named Toothless - their relationship giving him theinsider knowledge needed to mollify the monsters he faces in DragonTraining. The film shares something of its sensibility with Dick KingSmith's comic novel Tumbleweed, while the fine premise is augmented byaction sequences and anarchic humour in the manner of a Pixar film.While this can't touch Up or WALL-E, it's a distinguished take on the'boy and his pet' yarn with a vivid backdrop, appealing characters(they may be stereotypes, but they seem real) and good jokes. Andthere's imagination to spare in the production design, which includessome memorable monsters - the main baddie being a particularlyformidable chap. Though it's all CGI, it looks lovingly crafted, with adistinctive visual style. As Hiccup, Jay Baruchel is occasionally tooold and studied, but the voice cast is mostly good, handling the chattymaterial well and proffering a multitude of energetic whoops and yells.Those cries, of course, are lent to the action set-pieces, whichpossess a genuine sense of magic. The scene in which Hiccup takesToothless out of a tailspin is absolutely euphoric - a real gem. As for3D, it's not really 3D, it's 2D objects in front of one another, but itworks nicely here, particularly when it's subtly employed to draw usinto the centre of the drama.

its_jimbo 2012-05-18 22:10:48

Better than Avitar

Let me think - the 3D was better, the plot more interesting, thecharacters more compelling and the conclusion more satisfying, in everyway a better, more original movie than the "King of the World'sFerngully." This time we actually got to root for the humans - a novelconcept.The movie follows a misfit boy as he turns from a laughing stock of thetown and he grows into the only person who seems to be able to get thedragons to do as he wants. There are many things to like about thismovie and very little not to like.The movie was not pretentious...not full of itself just well madeentertainment. I recommend this highly!

2012-05-18 12:47:17

One of our top favorite movies

This review is from: How to Train Your Dragon (Double DVD Pack) (DVD) My 18 year old was talking to my 12 year old and told him this is 'like his favorite movie". It will be watched again and again and it's still great!

2012-05-17 17:02:37

Good family film

This is a wonderfully wholesome family movie with a lot of good lessons, if you're looking for them. There was very little crude humor; overall it's a safe, quality story.

2012-05-15 01:55:23

For Children Only

This review is from: How to Train Your Dragon (Amazon Instant Video) Despite the impressive animation effects, plot development was incoherent and thematically diffuse. Some day someone will match the technical wizardry with a logical and consistent story-line, resulting in a production truly worthy of five stars. By the way, why were all the Vikings speaking with Scotch accents?

2012-05-14 04:26:43

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!

jantoniou 2012-05-13 20:46:12

Dreamworks throws me for a loop again!

Considering for a moment "How to Train Your Dragon" and "Kung-Fu Panda"as a kind of couplet for Dreamworks Animation, they seem to beacquiring great skill in hitting these stories well out of the park.This is great, solid stuff: Neatly buttoned and compellingstorytelling, fine characterization, brilliant voice acting, and verywell-done, crisp animation."How to Train Your Dragon" is full of action - engaging you virtuallyfrom the beginning - but it pulls back by presenting you what you don'texpect: A son - "Hiccup" - of a Viking leader who is more book- andmechanically-smart than brawn. An engineer, a tinkerer, a genius in hisown right. And, clearly, he's not destined to be a Leif Ericson.Whether through happenstance, skill, or fate - you decide - Hiccupcaptures an "uncatchable" dragon, the Night Fury, with a smart littlecontraption he cooked up. In the process of catching it he goofs theentire effort of the village to fight the swarms of dragons.Running off later, he finds the Night Fury, who it turns out wasinjured by his contraption. Lacking a full rudder - so to speak - Hecan't take to the sky completely. Hiccup cooks up another contraptionthat helps him fix the rudder and allows him to ride the Night Fury -now affectionately named "Toothless." Simultaneously he is goingthrough "Dragon Training" where he is learning how to kill dragons, butironically what he is learning from Toothless allows him to best hisclassmates by learning all sorts of secret moves on the captureddragons they train with - all of which allow him to effectively disablethem without hurting them. Hiccup ends up being the village celebritywho can seemingly dominate the dragons without really trying to.Coming home from a quest to find the Dragons' nest, Hiccup's father, awell-voiced Gerard Butler as Stoick, is beside himself with joy at howwell his son is doing.The story moves on from there from one exciting scene to the next, tothe climax, where they battle the biggest dragon of them all.I won't give the ending away but it's only slightly bittersweet -mostly poignant and not-too-nicely wrapped-up for popular consumption.Suffice it to say even in a war with fictional beasties there is aprice to be paid. In the end, Hiccup comes out shining.This really is a great, fun, engaging story that will keep you on theedge of your seat. It is not fluffy or silly-for-silly's sake (as, say,the "Shrek" series has mostly become). And, even though the action isfairly intense, your kids will very likely love it. It really is a fun,fun story. Don't miss it.

delibebek 2012-05-13 11:46:10

Great fun even without the kids

I wasn't expecting a kid movie, and I didn't get one. Granted, thismovie is kid-friendly, but it has enough substance in the story that itdoesn't get weighed down with mind-altering attempts at comic relief.The story is enough without any inanities.Hiccup is about as non-Viking as a Viking can be, and of course, hisdad is the chief of the island, and the biggest, most Vikingest Vikingthat a Viking can be. He tries to use his skills to fit in and impresshis dad, but his skills aren't physical. He's more of a thinker and aproblem solver.When he befriends one of the most legendary dragons, which no one elsehas even seen, he begins to see into the nature of the dragons and howto deal with them. It isn't easy to convince the Vikings of this, butthe circumstances of the story eventually take care of that problem.The "chemistry" between Hiccup and the dragon Toothless is amazingconsidering that this is animation. All the characters arewell-designed to bring out the characters, but Toothless is animpressive feat in his movements and his ability to convey emotionsthrough expressions and body language throughout the movie.The action in this movie is pretty eye-popping, but some of the moreunderstated scenes are pretty striking in their own ways, such as thefight in the clouds when the Vikings are simply observing flashes oflight. For a warrior people who venerate Thor and Odin, such a scenemust have been dramatic in a different way.Comic relief is here in the form of some of Hiccup's peers, and whilethey may have had more character in the book, they seem to be kind ofsporadic in their scenes here. As a compliment, at last they aren'toverused meddling goofups filling in for plot points with contrivances,as you might see in lesser movies. They definitely have character, evenif it doesn't have a chance to show. The story stays focused and getswhere it needs to be by the end.Overall, all the elements in this movie make it worth seeing. I'd evenbe up for a second viewing.

2012-05-12 15:43:07

Engaging, funny, worth it.

This review is from: How to Train Your Dragon (Amazon Instant Video) Great characters, good story, lots of funny moments, even had me a little teary at the end. :)

Lornsorrow 2012-05-12 10:30:33

Absolutely fantastic!

My wife and I just saw How To Train Your Dragon last night, and it wasone of the best animated films I have ever seen. Truly a great film,with a great feel. Very well written, humorous, heartfelt, exciting,EVERYTHING! All very well put together at just the perfect pace. Theanimation was fantastic, but didn't try to over impress with imagery atthe expense of story. It was perfectly crafted together, withcharacters and a story line I really cared about. I know there is a lotof marketing going on about this film and that can get on some peoplesnerves, but honestly, the film deserves everything. It's a step up frommost animated films. It's not just a film trying to appeal to kids withsome adult stuff thrown in to make us happy. It is a film that comesoff naturally with such a great balance that I did not notice anytargeting or anything, it was truly just a wonderful film for everyone.And the ending was PERFECT. Rarely have I EVER, EVER been so happy witha film.

Elaine Wu 2012-05-11 23:02:28

Amazing film - original and awing

This is one of the only films that features dragons and humans workingalongside each other - and it's animated! What else can you ask for?The story starts off with a short narrative from the main character,Hiccup (what an interesting name), who introduces the setting quiteclearly and obviously. Good. I don't like to be confused with where I'mgoing with a movie. There are many nice special effects and beautiful artwork - the humansare realistic enough and the dragons look very original. Storydevelopment is well-paced and seems to follow through with a climax andconclusion. The ending was satisfying. I mean, it wasn't as unrealisticas to have everybody come out alive and jumping around, but it wasn'tso tragic that all the babies in the theatre would start crying. And,it wrapped up nicely without leaving any obvious gaps. Characters were stereotypical and easy to understand. I wished therewas more character development of the sidekick kids such as Astrid andSnoutlout. It would have been interesting to know a bit more aboutthem. I also wish there was a story behind Hiccup's mother.Music was nice, charming and sound effects really hit the spot. Thedragon noises were realistic, and Toothless' was so adorable!My favourite part of the movie was the relationship between Hiccup andToothless. When I saw that dragon on posters and in trailers, I washorrified to see that its face was non-scary and even a little bitsalamander-like. However Toothless is actually very very adorable andcute! I like the emphasis on themes such as friendship among species,father to son relationships, justice, being different, and many others.Overall, this movie will thrill both the young and the old alike. Inaddition, How to Train Your Dragon is an excellent movie for people whoare looking for a good dragon-themed movie! Yay! (No more vampires!)9.5/10

2012-05-11 06:24:24

Awesom experience

This review is from: How to Train Your Dragon (Two-Disc Blu-ray/DVD Combo + Dragon Double Pack) [Blu-ray] (Blu-ray) Both DVD and BD are great. When I put the DVD by mistake, I really thought it was de BD because the image and sound quality. Great motive, great combo!

Biggest_Loser 2012-05-05 01:05:33

No matter how familiar it might seem, this is such a charming and thoughtful film

Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) is a young, skinny boy who lives in a Vikingvillage by the seashore. He wants to be a Viking like his father Stoick(Gerard Butler) so that he can slay dragons too. The village isregularly plagued by the beasts that steal the livestock. His fatherdoes not believe that he has the qualities and the strength to becomeone though and fears that it is too dangerous for him. To prove hisworth, Hiccup decides to attack a dragon himself and much to his ownsurprise he actually manages to hit something. Travelling through thewoods, he discovers what he has wounded: a Night Fury, one of the mostdangerous dragon kinds. He prepares to slay the beast but is unable tobring himself to finish the task. Instead, he helps to mend thedragon's wings and brings it food. He gradually develops a cautiousrelationship with the creature. Hiccup's life becomes even morecomplicated though when his father returns from an adventure anddecides that it is time to enrol Hiccup in a dragon slaying class witha number of other mean students too, including Astrid (America Ferrera)a beautiful young Viking girl that Hiccup has a crush on.Aside from the annual Pixar films, animated pictures that are engagingfor both adults and children are scarce. How to Train Your Dragonthough, from Dreamworks and directors Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders,is familiar but extremely lively and likable entertainment that almostanyone can enjoy. As with Dreamworks' very best film Shrek this isessentially about seeing the beauty in the most seemingly alien anddangerous things, while also learning to view the world in a newperspective by overcoming one's fears. This is certainly not in thesame league as the first Shrek film nor does not obtain the emotionalpower of Pixar's Up either. This is because the narrative is largelysafe, avoiding taking the audience anywhere they have not been beforein regards to the plot and the character relationships. Yet this isless concerning here because the script has still been so smartlywritten, not only because it retains this familiar subtext aboutunderstanding one's enemies, but also because it provides consistentlywitty and funny dialogue for all the characters. It is because of thisthat even with a less familiar cast, the actors are still able toinhabit their characters with such fun and energy. No matter howfamiliar it might seem, this is such a charming and thoughtful film.Adding to much of the film's appeal are the visuals and the artdirection. How to Train Your Dragon is showing in both 2D and 3D butviewing it in the standard format does not compromise the quality ofthe picture at all. This is a strikingly beautiful and cinematicexperience, which bursts life and colour into the environments. Theattention to detail on the textures, like the woodwork on the Vikingships and the individual character models, is splendid, displaying theamount of care that went into designing the very look and style of thisfilm. The aesthetics also aid the excitement of the action sequences aswell. There are a number of flying sequences on the back of the dragonand the way that it dips and glides over the top of the sea and thensoars through a series of tinted red clouds is awe-inspiring. Almostevery action sequence here is not only exciting but relatively harmlessfor smaller children to enjoy as well. Only the climactic battle feelsslightly overwrought but it is doubtful as to whether younger viewerswill be particularly concerned. Interestingly, while watching the filmin 2D one can almost pinpoint where the 3D technology could make amonster or a sequence more immediate, suggesting that it may not be acomplete gimmick to see the film in 3D, unlike some other recent films.The familiarity of How to Train Your Dragon is forgivable because itcovers common ground with an abundance of charm, humour and visualflair that makes it largely irresistible. This is a beautiful film tosee on the big screen, with a level of detail that develops one'sbelief in this rich setting. It would almost certainly be moreimmediate in 3D, but regardless of the format the quality of the scriptremains, with mature messages and clever dialogue that the castrelishes admirably.

nmsuraj 2012-05-04 15:40:27

An Excellent 3-D Animated Film

Pixar now faces serious competition.This is definitely the front runnerfor the Academy Awards this year."How To Train Your Dragon" is anmasterpiece from Dreamworks,better than all their movies.This movie wasjust amazing.This movie had everything - a decent story, witty dialogues, awesomescore ( by John Powell ), crisp animation and the 3-D adds beauty tothe film.I completely enjoyed this film from the beginning to the end.I likedToothless a lot.The scenes involving Hiccup and Toothless were mindblowing.I particularly liked the scene where Hicup takes Astrid for aride on Toothless.Its 98 minutes of pure fun...................Enjoy the Movie