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Dec 30, 2010

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Its no shrek but its not to bad. The story was interesting but kind of predictable and this particular animation style is not my favorite but i think its a good kid friendly movie...and the little battle scene with the huge dragon at the end is pretty awsome!

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woopak_the_thrill December 30, 2010

I liked this one a lot actually; it is a formula film that does it quite well. Thanks for the QT! :)

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review by woopak_the_thrill. March 27, 2010

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4 ½ Stars: MAY Well Become the BEST Animated Movie of 2010!! ....it's NO Son of a

MAY Well Become the BEST Animated Movie of 2010!! ....it's NO Son of a "HALF-Troll"..

Dreamworks animation has often been regarded as the “Poor man’s Pixar” since its animated films are more or less a hit or miss. Well, after the sleeper hit "Monsters Vs. Aliens", the company is once again poised to redeem itself with “How To Train Your Dragon” which is based on the book with the same name. This latest film directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois has enough thought-provoking morale themes, stunning animation, as well as an invaluable … more

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review by ryguy4738. February 01, 2011

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3D shows its teeth? Move over, "Piranha 3D". 2010 in 3D filmmaking was made for flight.

*** out of **** You can count on animated films to be good when live action films just aren't. While this is definitely a good thing to count on, some animated films are just bad, and yes, as bad as the live-action flicks are. This is not the case with Dreamworks Animation's first of three 2010 animated offerings. In fact, "How to Train Your Dragon" is the best thing that Dreamworks has had to offer since "Shrek". Yeah, they've come out with some pretty solid stuff from time … more

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review by JJ5x55. December 30, 2010

maybe the BEST animated films of 2010,a must see!

i hear so much hype about this movie, so i decide to see it. the animation was unbeliveable,i forgot i was watching a movie. i am really intrested about the movie, so i check out all the special features and all(i watched it on DVD) that, and all the effort into this movie, the hundreds of crew and cast, the animation, like i said, was great,it was fantastic. but i am looking forward to see some other great animation hits, so for right now, this is the best 9.5 out of 10 stars 4.5 … more

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review by JRider. November 24, 2010

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DreamWorks Builds its Masterpiece

With a review title as ambitious as mine, some justification is definitely in order. See unlike Pixar (with a little help of the Disney promotion machine), animated hits with the potential to become pop culture icons aren’t a given for DreamWorks. Sure they’ve had Shrek but ask anyone and you’ll discover that 4 feature films and a variety of spin-offs have milked the franchise past its worth. Kung-Fu Panda came next with signs of brilliance. … more

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review by kathleenp. December 08, 2010

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The Dragons are coming out of their Dungeons!

Out from DreamWorks' animation studio is a tale based on two aggressive yet extinct species, dragons and Vikings. Interesting enough, How to Train Your Dragon strays away from stereotyping these two prolific breeds, giving them a fresh interpretation. Hiccup, the main protagonist (voiced by Jay Baruchel), is illustrated as the lanky outcast whose father is the leader of the violent pack of dragon hunters. In addition, his dragon counterpart, Toothless, isn't the barbaric creature that Vikings … more

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review by Creamtrumpet. April 06, 2010

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Flaming good entertainment on a large scale...

Dragons have had a pretty checkered history on the silver screen. There have been some good efforts (Reign of Fire, Dragonslayer, Dragonheart) and some terrible misfires (Dungeons and Dragons, Eragon) over the years, but all have fallen short of delivering the definitive dragon movie. The rather clunkily titled How to Train Your Dragon, directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders, may well be that movie. Since its formation in 1994, Dreamworks has always been standing in … more

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review by HDepew. March 25, 2011

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How to Train Your Dragon... every vikings favorite story

We always seem to go through phases when it comes to popular genres and topics of entertainment. We have the year of 3D (which I'm still debating as to whether I should actually be excited or not), the year of remakes (that has become YEARS and I wish would seriously end), the year of cheapquels/sequels (which some films have promise and others are straight to DVD quality), and of course the year of the "underdog"/geek(which is by far my favorite). 3 months … more

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review by Sean_Rhodes. April 13, 2010

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A Boy and His Dragon

Dreamworks has always been dominant in the the animation field, but that has never made their movies that were great. They had Shrek, which was very clever and very unique and original. But most times when watching a Dreamworks production you're hit with a lot of pop culture references and whatnot. The exception being Kung Fu Panda which showed a different side of Dreamworks. How to Train Your Dragon merely perfects what Kung Fu Panda began. It focuses on being a heartfelt … more

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review by Moviesfan. April 04, 2011

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Some of the best animation I have ever seen

Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) is a young boy living on an island with the great vikings. He explains in the beginning that it is a very old land, but with new houses. This is because their houses are constantly being burned down by the firery breath of dragons, who they are always in battle with. Hiccup is the son of a high in rank viking Stoick (Gerard Butler) who is ashamed of his son because he fails to be the dragon fighter he is supposed to. So to prove himself Hiccup shoots down a never before … more

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review by KellyKlepfer. July 10, 2010

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Entertaining, Fun, But I Have One Whiny Little Rant.

How to Train a Dragon is a coming of age movie. The usual stuff. The overbearing father, with the son who embarrasses him because of his lack of mini-me-ness, tries to force said son to man-it-up and get on with it already. Son does the one thing he can think of to impress his whole village but screws even that up. But while doing so he discovers truth that will change everything his dad, his whole village, his whole world believed. Add humor, fighting, action and a few scary moments, make it animated, … more

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How to Train Your Dragon is a CGI animated fantasy film by DreamWorks Animation loosely based on the 2003 book of the same title. The film stars the voice talents of Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Gerard Butler, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson, and David Tennant. The story takes place in a mythical Viking world where a young Viking teenager named "Hiccup" aspires to follow his tribe's tradition of becoming a dragon slayer. After finally capturing his first dragon, and with his chance at finally gaining the tribe's acceptance, he finds that he no longer has the desire to kill it and instead befriends it. The film was released March 26, 2010.

Poster art for "How to Train Your Dragon: An IMAX 3D Experience."

Poster art for "How to Train Your Dragon: An IMAX 3D Experience."

Characters

Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III is the main character in these books. He is an unusual Viking who thinks before he does anything. He has red hair and is very thin. He is one of the only people ever to understand and be able to speak Dragonese, the language of the dragons. He is abnormally clever for a Viking, and a good swordfighter. His hunting dragon isToothless, a small dragon that is a common or garden dragon. Hiccup's best friend Fishlegs claims that Hiccup's dragon is a Toothless Daydream, a mythical and rare type of dragon, to fool Hiccup's father Stoick the Vast and those around him.