How To Train Your Dragon

[elleflies]

It's back to Germany for me and amazingly enough Lufthansa is so full I couldn't change my seat when I check in last night. I will be crossing the Atlantic in a middle seat. *sobs*

On the upside I did see How to Train Your Dragon last night.



Dreamworks! I did not expect that from you! Pixar, yes, I go into a Pixar movie expecting greatness, I watch Dreamworks movies expecting to be mildly entertained.

Let me illustrate my reaction to this movie:



This movie basically had the plot of the Black Stallion but with more animation and humor - also Dragons. Albeit a black dragon in an isolated area a young boy has to tame and then use to prove his point to those around him. Very Black Stallion-ish. Not that I'm complaining, I'm a sucker for that plot every time and I love the details they added to the dragons.

The main dragon being more of a giant kitty cat then everything else - from the dragon!nip to the falling asleep when you hit the right spot and loving to sleep in a warm place. Yeah, as a cat person, I may have been all over that.

The design of the dragons was outstanding, in my non-animation opinion. I just liked the diversity and how so many of them were non-typical looking dragons. The Viking kid that wandered around spouting off Dragon facts like he was playing a good game of Dungeon's and Dragons was particularly amusing. Or maybe he's just the Viking equivalent of a car buff.

Of course lets not forget all those Scottish voices. So sue me people! I like Gerard Butler! He can do voiceover work ANY day and Craig Ferguson... my lovely, darling Craig Ferguson.

Gimme a moment... I have hearts for eyes and can't quite see straight.

Craig really did have the best lines in this movie. He was most definitely the comic relief and his Viking was a rather amusing figure. He really needs to do more movies so I can follow him around fawning all over his work.

Why is this movie not out on DVD yet so I can watch it over and over again?

I saw this with bigbetterirish and am crusading for some cosplay on his part in the form of this guy:



Comic Con NEEDS this and for those that know him the resemblance is there y/y? He's practically a Big Giant Viking anyways - might as well go whole hog!

Comments

[scary-lullabies.livejournal.com]

AAAAAH I LOVED THIS MOVIE AS WELL!!

I just adored the design on the main dragon. I love his big thick legs and his flat snake head and everything. XD

[elrina753.livejournal.com]

They did such a good job giving him personality. He was like a big black snakey thing masquerading as a cat and I wanted to SQUISH him.