Jay Baruchel

Gerard Butler

Craig Ferguson

America Ferrera

Jonah Hill

Christopher Mintz-Plasse

T.J. Miller

Kristen Wiig

Robin Atkin Downes

Philip McGrade

Kieron Elliott

Ashley Jensen

David Tennant

Bonnie Arnold

Dean DeBlois

Chris Sanders

Kristine Belson

Tim Johnson

Randy Thom

Jon Null

Gary Rizzo

James Baxter

Pat Sito

Stephan Franck

Mick De Falco

Simon Otto

William Davies

Suzanne Buirgy

Maryann Brandon

Darren T. Holmes

Kathy Altieri

Lorna Cook

Jeremy Garelick

John Powell

J.C. Alvarez

Kevin Andrus

David G. Derrick Jr.

Bill Díaz

Michael A. Connolly

Doug Davison

Karen Foster

Roy Lee

Kate Crossley

Andrew Birch

Mackenzie Thompson

Bruce Seifert

Leslee Feldman

Pierre-Olivier Vincent

Betty Tom

John K. Carr

Mark Deimel

Lynn Hobson

Colette D. Dahanne

Matt Robertson

Vana Dabney

Mike Beaulieu

Julien Bocabeille

Wee Brian

Laurent Caneiro

Katrina Conwright

Melanie Cordan

David Couchariere

Denis Couchon

Lou Dellarosa

Adam Dotson

Cameron Fielding

Tomoyuki Harashima

Cameron Hood

James Hull

Leif Jeffers

Michael Kiely

Scott Lafleur

Eric Lees

Ken Morrissey

Fredrik Nilsson

Irene Parkins

Gabriele Pennacchioli

Rebecca Perez

Ron Pucherelli

George Schermer

Sean Sexton

Kevan Shorey

Olivier Staphylas

Mike Stern

Dane Stogner

Bill Tessier

Alexis Wanneroy

Greg Whittaker

Mark Williams

Scott Wright

Nara Youn

Kathy Zielinski

Morgan R. Kelly

Adam Strick

Sheri Galloway

Christine Lojko Haslett

Robert W. Hedland

Maurissa Horwitz

Lauren Lear

Joe Monteleone

Leff Lefferts

Jeremy Bowker

Mary Blee

Mark A. Hester

Ania O'Hare

Susan Hayden

Michael McNeill

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How to Train Your Dragon Collection

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How to Train Your Dragon

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United States of America

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friendship

ship

blacksmith

island

based on novel or book

flying

arena

village

villain

training

ignorance

vikings (norsemen)

forest

flight

nest

dragon

battle

combat

well

warrior

pets

So the movie was great. I wasn't expecting it to be that good actually. I thought it will be one of those movies wherein it turns out just okay because it's not a Disney/Pixar movie. I mean....if it's not a Disney/Pixar movie, don't expect anything. Which was good I think because not expecting turned out great for me. 


It was very entertaining (aside from the noisy children and a very noisy and loud mom behind us). I know Toby will like this movie (he actually was able to watch it from beginning to end...for the first time). There's just so much to see. And the ending. Such a tragic ending but it's still a happy ending don't worry.


My rate for this movie is A. Good for kids. Good for adults.

First of all, the animation in this is spectacular. All the scenery in the film looks like something you could find in real life. The action, mainly the climax, and flying shots in this film also show how great the animation is. The main thing about the animation that is amazing is how the dragons look. They all look like real, kinda cartoonish, dragons that come across as vicious but also cute. The cinematography in this film is stunning. The lighting in each and every scene was chosen correctly for it. I really like the score in this film that was done by John Powell. The music in the film just helped bring you into this fantasy world of Vikings and dragons. Now my main problem is mainly the casting of the voice actors. They all did great jobs as their roles but I think some of them would have been better casted if their character was older and not a teenager. That can mainly be seen with Hiccup who is supposed to be a teenager but sounds like an adult who already went through puberty. I also had a few issues with the pacing in this film. Some scenes were way too short and I would have liked to have seen them a tiny bit longer. Now I do get that it’s a film made for children but as long as there’s moving objects on screen kids won’t care what’s happening in the movie. In the end How to Train Your Dragon is an excellent film for everybody no matter how old you are. I give How to Train Your Dragon a 9/10.

Who wouldn't want Toothless as a pet?

Honestly I can see my future kids and their future kids loving this movie as much as I do. How To Train Your Dragon is just that great of a movie. It's gorgeous, funny, heartfelt, and it's got something to say. I can't praise this wonderful film enough.

# My favorite movie

IMO it simply has it all: Action, fun, love, nice animations and CGI, an amazing soundtrack, a good story, etc.

Percy

**Spoilers ahead**

The story was really enjoyable, it is a standard embrace that you are different and you will be stronger. However, I think it works well here. Hiccup is not a strong viking like the rest of his village, but he is very smart. He uses that to observe dragons, learn how to live with them and help them. Which, in some way does make him a better fighter but he doesn’t want to kill them. 

There are many tropes in this movie, like the one I mentioned above. However, the writers really lift them in a way that they feel fresh again. 

The rest of the character roster have a simple characterization, but again they have depth. The movie does not have a lot of time, but it really makes the most out of it.

It also does not underestimate the viewer, there are plenty of scenes where there is no dialogue. Which makes sense, considering dragons don't understand human language. Those scenes are probably my favorite, those little changes really stick over the course of the movie. They tell a story which words never could.

There are some moments where you have to suspend your belief. For example the final fight does feel a bit much for a group of teenagers, but it does feel earned. Throughout the movie we see their daily practice, and we do see their strengths and weakness. While also having very little knowledge of how to fly a dragon, which is also evident in the fight scene. On top of that we also see a character actually suffer consequences, which is rarely seen in this type of media. That part is quite refreshing and a good reminder that our main cast is not invincible. 

The animation was also really good and there were many beautiful scenes. I think the animators really outdid themselves with the visuals. 

Overall this a movie for everyone, I think adults and children can enjoy this both equally.

CinemaSerf

Who doesn’t like films about dragons? This one draws a bit from mythology, stays just the right side of sentimentality and avoids any power ballads as it tells us the tale of the young “Hiccup” who is the son of the chief (Gerard Butler) and has a reputation for messing things up when it comes to the Viking’s biggest nemesis - the marauding dragon. The young “Hiccup” is quite inventive though, and he devises a contraption that despite the scorn and derision of his friends, he reckons might by capture the ultimate in dragonry - the “Night Fury”. Suffice to say he proves just a bit more successful than he had anticipated and so now has to try and do what it says on the posters. What now ensues entertainingly mixes loads of action adventure with some comedy, tales of derring-do and even some engineering that would have made Michelangelo and Da Vinci proud. It’s almost perfectly paced as it rollicks along with a bit of slap-stick, plenty of courage and amiable characterisations as it builds to quite an exciting denouement that I felt had something of the “Moby Dick” to it. The quality of the animation is pretty high, though perhaps a little too uniform and static at times on the grand scale scenarios but nothing to spoil a solid story engagingly told that I really quite enjoyed.

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Written by ohlalipop on Thu Feb 09 2017

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