Sunday 29 May 2011

Fire Breathing?

How To Train Your Dragon (2010)

Based on the children's book of the same name this animated adventure stars Jay Baruchel and Gerard Butler. Vikings living on a small northern island are regularly attacked by dragons and the chief's son is not much into fighting them.

Essentially this is a really good version of the usual stuff you see in children's films with a boy and his pet and coming of age in a world you do not feel you fit into. While there is nothing especially original about this film the sections with the boy and his dragon are well done and the film as a whole is pretty well polished even if you can connect all the dots a mile off. The voice acting is decent and the animation of a high standard, although I did not see the 3D version or not so I can not say if it is better in that format or not.

4/5 a good film for kids.

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