Monday, June 16, 2014

How To Train Your Dragon 2



We return to Berk, land of the Scottish Vikings and dragons.  Toothless, Hiccup, Astrid, and the rag-tag dragon riders are back.  This time the story shifts to the more mature Hiccup (he’s 20 now), he’s a community organizer per se and the assumed future leader of the pack.  The visuals are amazing and the story gives us a look at how friendship, love, and trust can change even the most hopeless situation.  We’re introduced to some new characters, notably, Cate Blanchett and Djimon Hounsou.  I can’t really give you much more information than that this is a sequel worthy of being made and that I would like to see it as a double-feature outdoor movie.  A word of advice…kids under five may not be able to sit through this and there are parts that are frightening to the younger children, so use your best sense when deciding to pack everyone up and take them to the movies.  Rating:  3.75 stars and a gummy grin