Most places have pests like mice or mosquitoes, but not the small Viking village of Berk. There, they have… dragons. Hiccup, the son of a great Viking chief is something of a disappointment to his father. He’s scrawny and weak and disaster seems to follow him wherever he goes. But this all changes when Hiccup, defying Viking tradition, befriends Toothless, a wounded dragon. Whilst caring for Toothless, Hiccup discovers that everything his people know about dragons is wrong and, with Toothless at his side, the unlikely duo team up to save both their worlds from a grizzly fate.
I went and saw this in the cinemas when it first came out and thought it was rather cute, had a nice and heart-warming story, but was nothing particularly special. Watching it a second time on DVD, I stand by my original judgement, but I might consider maybe purchasing a cheap copy of the movie because, funnily enough, it is a film that will stay with you and, no matter what sort of day you’ve had, will draw a few laughs or at least a few smiles out of you.
Most places have pests like mice or mosquitoes, but not the small Viking village of Berk. There, they have… dragons. Hiccup, the son of a great Viking chief is something of a disappointment to his father. He’s scrawny and weak and disaster seems to follow him wherever he goes. But all this changes when Hiccup, defying Viking tradition, befriends a wounded dragon named Toothless. Whilst caring for Toothless, Hiccup discovers that everything his people know about dragons is wrong and, with Toothless by his side, the unlikely duo team up to save both their worlds from a grizzly fate.
This is really just another Dreamworks funny family film that is filled with memorable characters, warmth, and action. The friendship that develops between Hiccup and Toothless is very cute and heart-warming. It’s something that automatically appeals to the child in all of us. Come one, everyone would like to have a dragon as a friend and pet.
Like Shrek and Kung Fu Panda, the animation is wonderful and some of the dragons that the art department dreamed up are nothing short of genius. Some of these dragons were almost as dazzling as the Skeksis in The Dark Crystal.
Featuring the voice talents of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, and Kristen Wiig, How to Train Your Dragon was a fun-filled family movie filled with action, adventure, memorable monsters, romance, and comedy. Admittedly Dreamworks have done some finer things, but nevertheless, this movie was still heart-warming and funny. Everyone will get something out of it.
Thanks for nothing you useless reptile
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