Animation is not just for the kiddos. How to Train Your Dragon is a movie any age group can enjoy. Thrills, one-liners and humor are what await moviegoers who see this film. Vikings and dragons are two things children (and people who think like a child) love to watch.
The hero of our story, Hiccup, is a misfit in his village, because anything he does backfires on him. The others in the village – especially his father, Stoick – always have to clean up after him.
All Hiccup wants to do is to fit in and kill dragons to please his father. What he ends up doing is something that takes more guts and courage to do.
The characters are memorable. Hiccup, voiced by Jay Baruchel, is a kid with a lot of brains but is lacking muscles, which is what Vikings are proud of. Stoick, voiced by Gerard Butler, wants his son to be a great Viking and kill some dragons. Craig Ferguson voices Gobber, who is in charge of training the new recruits so they are ready to kill their first of many dragons. Astrid (America Ferrera) is tough and outdoes everyone.
Snotlout (Jonah Hill) is not very smart, but he just wants to be a true Viking. Fishlegs (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) knows everything there is to know about dragons, but he isn’t the smartest of the bunch. Tuffnut (T.J. Miller) and Ruffnut (Kristen Wigg) are twins who are rough and tough but bicker about everything.
The setting is in the old days, the time of the Vikings. Vikings were killers and mean to everyone in their path. In this movie, they are portrayed like that, killers of the dragons who come to the village to take their livestock.
The dialogue is easy to follow and easy to understand. The film contains both funny and serious moments. The plot is simple, but with a few twists and turns.
All in all, How to Train Your Dragon is a great movie. I can see why it was No. 1 at the box office when it came out.
I recommend it to anyone who would like a movie that is clean and just plain fun.
Animation is not just for the kiddos. How to Train Your Dragon is a movie any age group can enjoy. Thrills, one-liners and humor are what await moviegoers who see this film. Vikings and dragons are two things children (and people who think like a child) love to watch. The hero of our story, Hiccup, is a misfit in his village, because anything he does backfires on him. The others in the village – especially his father, Stoick – always have to clean up after him.
All Hiccup wants to do is to fit in and kill dragons to please his father. What he ends up doing is something that takes more guts and courage to do.
The characters are memorable. Hiccup, voiced by Jay Baruchel, is a kid with a lot of brains but is lacking muscles, which is what Vikings are proud of. Stoick, voiced by Gerard Butler, wants his son to be a great Viking and kill some dragons. Craig Ferguson voices Gobber, who is in charge of training the new recruits so they are ready to kill their first of many dragons. Astrid (America Ferrera) is tough and outdoes everyone..." />
All Hiccup wants to do is to fit in and kill dragons to please his father. What he ends up doing is something that takes more guts and courage to do.
The characters are memorable. Hiccup, voiced by Jay Baruchel, is a kid with a lot of brains but is lacking muscles, which is what Vikings are proud of. Stoick, voiced by Gerard Butler, wants his son to be a great Viking and kill some dragons. Craig Ferguson voices Gobber, who is in charge of training the new recruits so they are ready to kill their first of many dragons. Astrid (America Ferrera) is tough and outdoes everyone..." />
Ranger Review: 'How to Train Your Dragon' fun for all
Published: Thursday, April 8, 2010
Updated: Wednesday, April 7, 2010 20:04
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