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How To Train Your Dragon
A winner with audiences and critics alike, DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon rolls fire-breathing action, epic adventure and laughs into a captivating and original story. Hiccup is a young Viking who defies tradition when he befriends one of his deadliest foes – a ferocious dragon he calls Toothless. Together, the unlikely heroes must fight against all odds to save both their worlds in this “wonderful good-time hit!” (Gene Shalit, Today).
Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon
Hiccup and the Viking gang are back to battle Gobber’s archenemy – the legendary BoneKnapper dragon – in this full-“scale” action-adventure. Shipwrecked on a mysterious island, the courageous kids devise a plan to capture the cagey creatures…if he even exists!
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A winning mixture of adventure, slapstick comedy, and friendship, How to Train Your Dragon rivals Kung Fu Panda as the most engaging and satisfying film DreamWorks Animation has produced. Hiccup (voice by Jay Baruchel) is a failure as a Viking: skinny, inquisitive, and inventive, he asks questions and tries out unsuccessful contraptions when he's supposed to be fighting the dragons that attack his village. His father, chief Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler), has pretty much given up on his teenage son and apprenticed him to blacksmith Gobber (Craig Ferguson). Worse, Hiccup knows the village loser hasn't a chance of impressing Astrid (America Ferrera), the girl of his dreams and a formidable dragon fighter in her own right. When one of Hiccup's inventions actually works, he hasn't the heart to kill the young dragon he's brought down. He names it Toothless and befriends it, although he's been taught to fear and loathe dragons. Codirectors and cowriters Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, who made Disney's delightful Lilo and Stitch, provide plenty of action, including vertiginous flying sequences, but they balance the pyrotechnics with moments of genuine warmth that make the viewer root for Hiccup's success. Many DreamWorks films get laughs from sitcom one-liners and topical pop culture references; as the humor in Dragon comes from the characters' personalities, it feels less timely and more timeless. Toothless chases the spot of sunlight reflected off Hiccup's hammer like a giant cat with a laser pointer; Hiccup uses his newly found knowledge (and an icky smoked eel) to defeat two small dragons--and impress the other kids. How to Train Your Dragon will be just as enjoyable 10 or 20 years from now as it is today. (Rated PG: suitable for ages 8 and older, violence, some intense action and scary dragons) --Charles Solomon
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2010-10-13
By rachel (Toronto)
How to Train Your Dragon ( loosely based on a series of novels for children by Cressida Cowell ) is one of the most clever and engaging films I have seen in ages. The story arch: brilliant, wordplay: brilliant, Hiccup's sophisticated outsider view of his Viking world: brilliant; the message of the story; brilliant I haven't been overly impressed with Hollywood in the past couple of years, so I was delighted to discover this.
The film is surprisingly empowering: Hiccup, the burly Viking chief's son, is the scrawniest Viking in his clan. Apprenticed to the local blacksmith, Gobber the Belch, Hiccup is more than resourceful, but his physiognomy and disposition hinder him from excelling at the most prized Viking trade: killing the dragons that plague the morose village of Berk. The dragons are pests: they fly in, scoop up the sheep, set things on fire and fly out again. The Viking chief, aptly called Stoick the Vast, and many of the brawniest of the clan's teenagers have no trouble fist fighting the large reptiles.
Hiccup, however, is clumsy and kept from dragon training and forced to stay in the forge and belch out weapons to help his kinsmen defeat the monsters. Stealing a catapult one fateful eve, Hiccup downs a Night Fury: the most dangerously elusive dragon of all. Called a hybrid of lightning and death, Hiccup knows that proof of the dragon's demise would win him the regard of his father and his townspeople. On finding the dragon alive, however, and looking straight into his cat-like eye, Hiccup is unable to perform the task and thus begins what is the most charming and giddy and wonderful plot I have seen unravel before me in a long time. The movement and curiosity of Hiccup's new dragon friend ( named Toothless for his ability to reign in his large teeth) as well as his facial expressions make me want a dragon as a pet.
Kids will be delighted! In fact, in my audience, many audibly were! Hiccup becomes an unlikely hero merely by challenging the norm of his Viking society and characteristics. Moreover, it is Hiccup's lack of physical strength and his brains and compassion ( and not, as is customary, what he calls his "raw vikingness" that ultimately saves the day). A lesson on ignorance and prejudice is indeed blatent here. But, so is a lesson on actions and consequences. Not everything ties up neatly and Hiccup has a large price to pay for standing up for what he knows is right. This may sound odd ( seeing as we are talking about a film centered on a boy and his dragon) but this film had an emotional resonance that stayed with me a long time.
I am sick of kids' flicks wherein heroism is drawn by some supernatural or fantastical power ( Yawn, Harry Potter, Twilight and the lot). Hiccup is smart, mortal, resourceful, self-deprecating and very, very perceptive and funny. I guarantee any one who has ever felt that their giftings were different than the rest of their clan, so to speak, will find ultimate validation here. Also, there are some FANTASTIC lines including the following: "Trolls exist. They steal your socks. But only the left ones. What is with that?" Adorable.
2010-10-11
By Someone
I haven't seen many technical details about the disc in these reviews so I just wanted to share what I know about the disc technical aspects.
Video:
1080p AVC/MPEG-4 (20-30mbps)(2.35:1 24.954fps)
I don't personally have the disc yet but from what I have seen the video quality of this encode is impeccable. The 3D version which is not openly available will use a slightly different codec and a slightly altered aspect ratio to take into account the separation distance. Given that the 3D bluray version does not exist yet when I get the exclusive version from some Samsung friends I'll update the regular review for differences in video quality. It will be interesting to see the differences the multiview codec will have the left side view (2D version).
Audio:
Dolby TrueHD (2-3mpbs)(3F2R/LFE, 5.1) English, Other lossy encoded sound tracks for other languages, descriptive audio (English), PnP commentary audio.
Great audio with surround and LFE track used in appropriate situations (Will likely shake your house at 0db on a 12" sub) high detail and surround audio field. I will have to check to see if the 3D version also has a lossless track as the last dreamworks (exclusive bluray3D) for MvA used a lossy encoding format.
2010-10-09
By Nancy J. Melito (Fairfax, VA USA)
This film is a winner. It grabs you and keeps you interested the whole time. The plot twists in ways you didn't see coming and the humor is sharp and constant. All Viking, All the Time!
2010-10-09
By Rose
I absolutely LOVED this move! It is one of my favorites! I have watched it many times with my boyfriend and this is DEFINITELY going to be his BDay gift!! :) A family movie with wonderful humor for all ages to enjoy!! I would reccommend this for anyone!
2010-09-29
By Elliott S. Cramer
This is a perfect film. Equal to many other family fun films like, E.T., Mary Poppins, Toy Story, the Goonies, etc.. One you'll watch over and over again.
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