A Somewhat Subdued Sequel

Rating: 6/10 (20 January 2015)

It's now 5 years on, and both dragons & vikings live together in peace. The Viking leader, Stoic, is trying to prepare Hiccup for leadership, but Hiccup is more interested in exploring uncharted territories with his faithful dragon, Toothless. Their exploration leads them to a secret ice cave far from the island of Berk, and it's here that they discover the island is home to hundreds of dragons and a mysterious Dragon Rider. Before long, Hiccup & Toothless find themselves in the middle of a battle to help protect the dragons from the evil Drago who is trying to organise a massive dragon army. Only time will tell if Hiccup and the rest of the Viking's will succeed in rescuing the dragons.
How To Train Your Dragon 2 turned out to be a pretty enjoyable animation movie...eventually. I say eventually because it actually took a wee while to get going and was pretty slow for the 1st 30 minutes or so but it does get better as it goes on. The animation was superb and you can actually see a difference between the 1st and 2nd films.
Plot wise, however, the two are about the same which is that they are both pretty mediocre when it comes to story, although there is a nice wee twist in the 2nd film. The plot isn't the only thing that lacks slightly either as there isn't all that much humour. I mean there are moments that will make you chuckle, but it's not on the same level as Brave, Wreck It Ralph, or the Despicable Me films, and it could be a case where kids may find it funnier than adults.
One other thing that slightly annoyed me was the terrible Scottish accent from Cate Blanchett for her character of Valka. Why movie makers do this is beyond me because if they wanted the character to be Scottish, then they should have brought in a Scottish actor.
Anyway, even with all this mentioned, and I know it may not seem like it with what I have said, this is still a pretty enjoyable movie. Is it one of the best DreamWorks movie's ever? No, but it's not the worst either.