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Have not seen it yet but I cannot wait, looking to read some positive feedback here!!!

"at a Pixar" level is the key... I haven't seen this yet but the trailer had me wondering if this is DW finally finding their inner Pixar. Sounds like it is.

Saw it in IMAX 3D! It was great, Dreamworks has been putting out more hits than misses lately. This one is definitely a hit.

Great movie! Definitely a step up for Dreamworks.

The best DWA film (yes, better than Kung Fu Panda and the first Shrek). seriously, this movie doesn't feel like a DWA film at all, more like a Pixar.

I too thought this was the best Dreamworks film. The animation was wonderful (just look at the texturing of that flannel!) and the story was conventional, but very effective and affecting. In short, a beautiful, well-designed ,well-animated film with a great score to boot. Honestly, I liked it much better than Up (perhaps the only Pixar film I can't enjoy) and think, on concept alone, I like it more than I will like Toy Story 3.

#8 You're not very creative. The "smurfs" comment is a little worn. Your aversion toward "Avatar" won't change the fact that the film is a milestone of all milestones. It marks the moment when technology has finally been conquered: it's become "invisible". Filmmakers and actors are finally free. I wish you had been able to share the elation felt by those of us who experienced this once-in-a-lifetime moment. You missed it.

The only thing I didn't like is the latest revision of his dragon. He just looked funny with the flat head. I must say 3D technology is getting better as people are finding out how to implement it better. I'm with #9 Kung Fu & Shrek were both other great films. Others were just okay. I wonder if Dreamworks will ever start to make sequels direct to video as Disney had started a while back? It seems they don't have too much money lately to play around with. I hope the quality continues to improve at DW, good job. And Avatar was where you were immersed within the movie. YOU were on Pandora with the rest of the crew.

It was AWESOME! Up there with Pixar for sure. And the celebrity voices fit the film. They were perfectly cast. Go see it!

Great movie. Best Dreamworks film yet. Just watched it overseas in Bahrain and the placed was packed. I herd a lot of adults laugh which is not the case usually with cartoons overseas. Best animation film this year.

Just when i thought that Ratatouille was the best animated score...to me at the least.....I think How to Train Your dragon is simply the best animated feature i have ever seen to date.....The characters, The clumsy weird looking Dragons especially Toothless are fantastic.... To everyone out there who hasn't seen the movie yet, please head out for IMAX 3D...It is unbelievably fun

Honestly, I liked it, a lot. There were 2 things I disliked about it, typical cliches that I wish they didn't use. SPOILER ALERT! The first one, the father-son relationship, how the son is different from the father and the father is on the verge of disowning him because the son doesn't want what he wants of him. Typical. The second one, all the vikings-in-training getting together with the main character to help out in the climactic battle. Aside from the problems with this, like how quickly the dragons warmed up to them compared to Hiccup and his dragons (how long that took), especially since they've been fighting them throughout the movie up until that point, it was typical kids movie cliche. Aside from those problems, the movie had everything I wanted in a good kiddie movie, good action scenes, good relationship development (with both the human-human and human-dragon), and other tidbits here and there. Didn't see it in 3D, because 3D is overrated (except for Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D, that's a movie that requires 3D viewing in order to be enjoyed), and most of the time the 2D experience is every bit as enjoyable as the 3D, only cheaper. I've always been skeptical of 3D ever since seeing the 3D version of Bolt, and realizing that I could be watching this in 2D and having the same level of enjoyment. Ever since then, 3D has been on my bad side, and Avatar didn't sway me either (the only cool part about it being in 3D was the computer monitors, that was an awesome effect). So my advice, just see the 2D version. From my experience from watching HttYD, judging from the 2D experience alone, I don't see how 3D will really add that much. Sure there are a couple flying scenes that could be a little more intense with the 3D (especially when dodging the rock pillars), but overall you're not really missing a thing from skipping on the 3D version. One last thing, on Dreamworks vs. Pixar. Come on people, Pixar is getting a little overrated. Yeah they make good movies, but now they're getting formulaic. Seriously, if you watch all their movies back to back, it's pretty much the exact same freakin thing. They were at their best with Toy Story 2, The Incredibles, and Finding Nemo. I mean, I guess just about every Dreamworks/Pixar 3D movie follows a similar formula, but with Pixar it's getting too familiar, too similar. I began to pick up on it after watching Wall-E, and confirmed it after watching Up. Don't get me wrong, those movies are entertaining, and Wall-E does have a more unique sense of pacing with its first half, but it gets brought back down to the typical Pixar family formula in the 2nd half. And Up, it did have an excellent way of bringing out emotion in a few scenes, but aside from that, was there really any doubt as to how the movie would progress, and even end? A happy ending is nothing short of guaranteed with these movies (otherwise the film probably wouldn't be released mainstream, since then Pixar or Dreamworks would be labeled as the company responsible for fucking up your child's life), but the journey getting there could be mixed up a little more. It's all about changing the pacing up, making character relations interesting and a driving force, and making the plot interesting (possibly the hardest thing to do in this day and age).

@ 23/24. Amongst other things, I do agree: Pixar is WAY overrated!!!!

It was spectacular. Considering how much this blog bad-mouthed it based on the trailers, you guys really ate your words here. It was one of my favorite movies of the year, CGI or not.

I saw this with my 10 year old daughter over the weekend and I can tell you right now that we both thought it was amazing. As the credits rolled she turned to me and said "Dad I want to see that again". When she noticed that it was based on a book she said "Dad I want the book". Neither thing has been said to me before... Bravo Dreamworks, Bravo!

Loved the movie, but I'm done with the 3D hype. Never will I pay the xtra $$$ to see 3D films. Join the revolution! Boycott 3D films. There is nothing like 2D films. Brighter, Better and no Headaches, not to mention lighter on the wallet.

Wow. Am I like the only person that doesn't think it was all that great? I watched it in 3D, and during the entire movie I wished I could see it in 2D instead. The 3D sucks and is highly overrated. The only reason I saw it in 3D was because we arrived a little too late for the 2D one. I'm reading people going on about the 3D being good. Honestly? If that was good 3D, then all 3D sucks. Actually, the only movie I can think of that was worth seeing in 3D was avatar. Other than that, I always regret paying that extra three dollars for crap 3D. Including How to Train Your Dragon. What does fail 3D add to the movie-going experience, anyway? My eyes get soar, the screen is darker, the glasses are flimsy and keep falling off my head. --- I don't know about you guys, but the glasses at my theatre have been getting crappier and crappier. I compared an older pair I saved with the glasses I got yesterday - huge difference. They hardy even want to stay on my head anymore, they're too flexible, too thin. As I was watching How to Train Your Dragon, I could spot several parts that still looked blurry/doubled/whatever even with the glasses on. I don't know if that had to do with the glasses or with the movie or the theatre itself, but it was distracting. 3D is way overrated. Someone - Mark - mentioned the whole thing with the accents. That was one of the things that bothered me during the whole movie. If the children had even a slight hint of an accent, I would not have been nearly as bothered by it. I didn't like the main character - hiccup - and I especially didn't like that girl - I forgot her name. I didn't find it that funny or clever. Sure, Toothless was cute, but that isn't enough to carry a movie. The moral was there, a good moral, and although I always love to see a moral in a story, it isn't always enough to make me love a movie. I'd rate it 3/5, decent but not spectacular. And I can't help but think this is going to get way overrated.

Well... I LOVED IT!

I just saw the movie today and let me tell you it has to be one of the best movies I've seen lately in the cartoon series. Great Movie and I suggest everyone to see it, especially in 3D.

I TOTALLY FELL IN LOVE WITH IT! As a Kid I was always daydreaming about Dinosaurs and Dragons and the sort...well this movie actually delivered...I was into it the entire time I was in the Theater...I completely forgot I was wearing the 3D glasses as I was sucked into how Hiccup and Toothless interacted with each other on screen...plus the battle at the end...wow...I know these are different films, but I completely liked the huge dragon at the end better than the Kracken in Clash of the Titans... I will prolly go watch it again...

I cried in the movie... WHO WANTS A SEQUEL!

I was actually one of the people who saw the trailer and thought "Hoo boy, what are they trying to do now?" I think this may possibly be one of my new favorite movies. Now, this is a kid/family movie, and I have different standards for those than I do for a more adult-focused film. For a kid/family movie, this was brilliant. I'm also a cynic who believes pretty much all the original ideas have been taken. So instead I say go ahead and take a formula--just make it good. That's what this movie did. Standard stuff, but extremely well-done. I thought it had plenty of heart, the animation was beautiful, and I think the score was honestly the best thing about it. If they want to do cliches, I'll let 'em. Just as long as the result is good. I thought it was a great, very classic story. Tried-and-true kind of a thing. 3D... I did see this in 3D and I felt it was worth the price if the 3D thing is important to you. This is beautiful animation and the 3D only makes it more so. But it's still beautiful animation regardless, so... either way. The accents: I let it go. I wondered why the adults were speaking Scottish Brogue, the kids were sounding perfectly American, and what the lot of them were doing together in northern Europe over a thousand years ago. But, I thought the voice cast was quite fitting. So I threw up my hands and let it go. Eh, you could nitpick it. I can nitpick it and make some story/character improvements. But I still say it's a new favorite for me.

Are you kidding me? I love the movie! Everything about it it's wonderful! The characters, the music (OH! the music!), the storyline, etc. The end of the movie was perfect! I cried! And the fight scene was also amazing, the humor was not forced (Thank you, God) To me the 3D was fine, I liked it, better than Avatar in a few parts of the movie and I really enjoy Toothless, the dragon. He's so cute~ Gonna watch it again ^^ PS: Sorry, bad english, i'm from Mexico, jeje.