How to Train Your Dragon

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Actors: Gerard Butler , Jonah Hill , Jay Baruchel , Kristen Wiig , Christopher Mintz-Plasse , America Ferrera , T.J. Miller , Craig Ferguson

Director: Dean DeBlois Chris Sanders

IMDB Rate: 8.3 out of 10 (13579 votes)

Plot Summary: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 hes 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 hasnt a chance of impressing Astrid (America Ferrera), the girl of his dreams and a formidable dragon fighter in her own right. When one of Hiccups inventions actually works, he hasnt the heart to kill the young dragon hes brought down. He names it Toothless and befriends it, although hes been taught to fear and loathe dragons. Codirectors and cowriters Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, who made Disneys 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 Hiccups 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 Hiccups 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)