How To Train Your Dragon

Thank you for nothing. You useless reptile.

Today I decided it was the day to take my youngest boy to his first movie. He will be three this month and I figured a movie about dragons would keep his attention. I was right for the most part. My oldest son was mesmerized. Me too. After the fourteenth time of asking me if we were at the "movie store" he finally settled in. I chose to pass on the 3D version of this, but after some of the flying and fire scenes I would be willing to check it out.

How To Train Your Dragon is about a boy named Hiccup who lives in a Viking village named Burke. He is small and has more skills in inventing than in defending the village from it's number one enemies, the dragons. During a fierce battle Hiccup tries one of his inventions in order to help out and the following leads to him finding a dragon and ultimately befriending it. He learns that the dragons are misunderstood creatures. He names it Toothless and the two become friends.

This is one of the best kids movies that I have seen in a long time. The characters are well thought out and the dialogue is great. It has plenty to keep adults and kids very entertained. There is even a touching scene at the end that leaves the theatre feeling a bit dusty.

The character of Hiccup is voiced by Jay Baruchel. He has been in "I'm Reed Fish" and " Night At The Museum 2." Gerard Buttler plays Hiccups father. and America Farrera plays the young girl/warrior Astrid. Craig Ferguson played Gobber, the Viking trainer. There was planty of comedy and action to keep everyone in the theatre paying attention.

I would defiantly recommend this movie to anyone. I hope to be able to see it again. The scenes are beautifully made and the writing is witty.

9.4 out of 10