How to Train Your Dragon

Nice

Well packaged and good print

3d is areat

Awesome movie, 3D is great

Good movie . Excellent quality . But the Box kind of felt cheep .

Good movie and 3d effects are great

It's a very entertaining and intelligent movie. I love to watch it again and again with my 3 year old.

This film deserves to be watched by all. It is one of the most heart-warming and eye-moistening adventures that I have ever watched, simply amazing me with its witty dialogues, action-packed sequences, Hollywood-spoofing scenarios, and the process of growing up which is perhaps the dream of every nerd/geek/jock. Highly Recommended.

This was a very good film. And if I sound surprised, it's because I am. I can't say I heard much about it when it was released at the cinema or afterwards on its DVD release and I mistakenly put that down to it being a very average film in a market with an over-abundance of very average films. Plus, whisper it, Pixar do tend to have the upper hand on Dreamworks. Oh, how wrong I was.How To Train Your Dragon is a funny and well made film about Vikings (why aren't there more Vikings in films? I loved Vikings as a kid) and their ongoing battles with the dragons in the area. The story is simple and follows Hiccup as he tries to gain the respect of his father, the village leader, but simple does not equate to dull. There is a blend of visual and verbal gags that took me a couple of watches to pick up on, so it does stand up to a rewatch or two.I sometimes think animated characters tend to blend into one, with nothing really to separate them. Here, each character is an individual, all have distinct personalities and all of them are a joy. Even the dragons have great characterisation.The animation is brilliant, with extra points going to the dragons, obviously, but, perhaps not so obviously, the backgrounds and scenery. When Toothless is flying, it's thrilling to watch.I sat and watched this with a huge grin of my face and it's a film that can be enjoyed by anyone (no kids in my household, just four adults and we all liked it a lot). Even the fact that the adults were Scottish and the kids American (Scottish Vikings being a bit historically inaccurate, to say the least) didn't bother me all that much.Finally, one last point, can I have my very own Toothless please? He's just adorable.

What an excellent movie. This time DreamWorks have really excelled in their story telling. The tale is told with skill and a pace that sucks the reader straight into a world that you quickly feel a part of. The characters are delightfully batty with a streak of realism in them (yes I sadly know people who could fit into the shoes of each person) portrayed through a script where the conversation grows and unfolds the complexities of each ego. You really get to know each personality but there isn't any time wasted on character relationships at the expense of storytelling. Right from the word go the Viking’s relationship with the dragons is quickly defined, the problems they all face, and the main character's disastrous role displayed amongst his own people. You get to feel his disconnection with them and how all of this changes when he discovers a knowledge of dragons that no-one else has.Again this age old tale of the "misunderstood outcast" or "runt of the pack" ducks and dives even until the very last scene where, even when you think that he's finally won through and everyone thinks he's a hero, he still has to face his own personal loss (having lost a limb). There's nothing in the film that seems out of character and there's so much that you can talk through with young kids - if you're into that sort of thing. Above all, however, it’s just great fun. The camera angles and computer graphic displays of the dragon's flight in and through the air are fabulous. Definitely a film I could watch again and again on a lazy Sunday afternoon when I want the world to go away and to have a little space to dream again. Well done DreamWorks - this dream of a film really works for me!

This is the story of village wimp Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and his quest to be like his beefy father (Gerard Butler) and the rest of the villagers. The village in question is a lonely Viking outpost plagued by bad weather and regular dragon attacks. Because Hiccup is a weedy individual with poor coordination and a talent for getting into scrapes he has to rely on technology in his attempts to be like his dragon slaying compatriots. Hiccup is the apprentice to the village blacksmith (Craig Ferguson) which gives him access to the materials to make various dragon busting weapons which have serially failed to work at the crucial moment. To add to his woes he is suffering a bad case of unrequited love for Astrid (America Ferrara), a teenage beauty proficient in fighting and use of weapons.Early in the film Hiccup scores a rare success and hits a fabled Night Fury dragon with one of his weapons. No one believes him and he ventures alone into the woods to find the downed dragon. When he finds it he tries to kill it but realises he can't when he sees the fear in its eyes. Thus begins an uneasy truce between them which develops into trust and friendship. He even names the dragon Toothless (it has retractable teeth). Hiccup uses his inventing skills to devise a prosthetic tail fin for the crippled dragon and together they take to the skies to perfect it. While the bond twixt boy and dragon strengthens the villagers are planning an expedition to the dragons' secret home island to exact revenge for all the raids.The blacksmith is tasked with training the village youngsters in the art of dragon killing. Hiccup's father expressly orders Hiccup to participate in this. For a while this goes well as Hiccup has learned all the dragons' weak spots and uses his knowledge to pacify the training dragons without killing them. When Hiccup is rumbled by a suspicious Astrid, he and Toothless kidnap her and take her on an airborne joyride to convince her that dragons are inherently good. Whilst on this joyride they stumble into the flight path of a group of dragons and follow them to the dragons' home island. Once there they discover that the dragons are hostage to an enormous uber-dragon which forces them to raid other islands and bring food back to drop in its enormous gaping maw. Hiccup returns determined to show the villagers that the dragons could be their friends.It all goes pear shaped when the villagers' expedition returns empty handed to find Hiccup is the village hero. Impressed, his father insists on watching the final trial but scuppers things when he alarms the dragon Hiccup is attempting to charm. This leads to a life or death confrontation between Hiccup and the angry dragon which ends when Toothless comes to the rescue and fights off the other dragon. Unfortunately Toothless is captured and tied to a boat to provide unwilling guidance to the dragons' island.The film climaxes with the villagers' discovery of the dragons' island and a showdown with the giant dragon. Hiccup and the village youngsters ride in to the rescue on the training dragons and free Toothless from his bonds. Hiccup and Toothless go head to head with the giant dragon and defeat it although at some cost to Hiccup who does not escape unscathed. The film ends with the villagers and dragons living together in harmony and all's well with the world.This is a great little film, competently animated to Dreamworks high (but not Pixar high) standards. Most of the animation effort seems to have gone into Toothless. A great design, he moves very convincingly and conveys just the right amount of expression given that his head isn't really designed for facial movement. By comparison the other dragons look like comedy cartoon dragons.For me the best bits of the film are the scenes where boy and dragon learn about each other, bonding in the process. Toothless's behaviour is clearly modelled on domestic cats and dogs which makes him a very engaging character. Hiccup too is an engaging character. A nerd in a hero's world we sympathise with him because he is more like most of us than the rest of the villagers.Bugbears are few with this film. Why do the Viking villagers all have Scottish accents? Why do their kids have American accents? Why are the dragons beholden to the big dragon when they could a) fly away or b) gang up and char broil him? But this is a kids' film and it's best not to ask too many questions and just sit back and enjoy.

i have seen this film loads of times i could not stop watching this film.i did remember that i had a dream about this film.and what did i saw in that dream well i saw was hiccup/astrid/storm fly/tooth less and all the over people and dragons.i even talked to them as well and for my first time in that dream i even got to ride a dragon :D it was the must amazing time i ever had in my life. for the film it was funny and amazing i enjoyed every bit of this film and because this film was so funny and amazing i even did my own drawing of tooth less the night furry :-)my favorite dragon is storm fly.storm fly is a very lovely girl dragon and trust me you should not get her mad because them spikes on her tail can kill you with one strike so be careful :)my star ratingfilm rating 10/10a highly recommend film to watch if your a dragon fan ^^acting/directing 10/10the acting really was truly epic with them dragons :Dspecial effects 10/10i don't know what to say about the special effects.story/plot 10/10this story was very nice i really did enjoy every bit of this film

Simply put, this is an exceptional film. I was thoroughly surprised to find Dreamworks had entered the ring and finally thrown in a very strong contender for Disney Pixar. The film boasts a fantastic voice cast including Gerard Butler, America Ferrera and David Tennant as an assortment of burly vikings who must fight the fierce dragons threatening their village. The animation is simply superb throughout the film and stunning on blu-ray with a colourful variety of dragons to behold from the monstrous firebreathing Nightmare to the two-headed Zippleback. The film is exciting, funny and action-packed and Hiccup's friendship with the loveable Toothless is wonderful to watch. This is definitely a feel-good film for all the family and I'm certain anyone who watches it will want their own dragon like Toothless (I know I do!). As for special features the Blu-ray/DVD Double Play pack includes a filmmakers commentary, behind the scenes footage, interviews and a particularly interesting technical artistry feature showing how each dragon was created. I would definitely recommend this film and if you fall in love with Toothless you might like to also pick up Dreamworks Dragons: Gift of The Nightfury DVD for an additional dragon fix.