How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - Movie Details

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Release Date:	March 26, 2010
On DVD:	October 15, 2010
Genre:	Sci-Fi, Family, Action
Director:	Peter Hastings
Writer:	Cressida Cowell, Dean DeBlois, Adam F. Goldberg, Chris Sanders, Peter Tolan
Cast:	Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, Christopher Mintz-Plasse
Studio:	DreamWorks Pictures
Official site:	howtotrainyourdragon.com
Running Time:	98 minutes
MPAA Rating:	Rated PG for for sequences of intense action and some scary images, and brief mild language

From the studio that brought you “Shrek,” “Madagascar” and “Kung Fu Panda” comes “How to Train Your Dragon.” Set in the mythical world of burly Vikings and wild dragons, and based on the book by Cressida Cowell, the action comedy tells the story of Hiccup, a Viking teenager who doesn’t exactly fit in with his tribe’s longstanding tradition of heroic dragon slayers. Hiccup’s world is turned upside down when he encounters a dragon that...

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This summer, I watched Toy Story 3 and called it "an all-but-assured lock for Best Animated Picture of the Year." At the time, I hadn't watched How to Train Your Dragon on account that the previews made it look like an uninteresting, stupid, early-year animated kid's film (the horrible Olympics advertisements didn't help, either). Having finally watched the DreamWorks Animation hit, however, I recant my statement about Toy Story 3. It isn't a lock. It may be the frontrunner, but How to Train Your Dragon is a rare, viable competitor to Pixar's well-reviewed film. How to Train Your Dragon is an entertaining, exciting and imaginative movie that, dare I say it, is more fun to watch than Toy Story 3.

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