Not as good as the first one...

Rating: 7/10 (15 June 2014)

This movie was truly amazing, but it didn't really impress me as much as the first one did.
I loved how family-centered it was. And how it showed that while not all people can change for the better, and some battles just can't be won, it is always worth the effort to reach out to others and fight for what you care about. There were also a lot of cute and funny scenes that I really enjoyed.
What bothered me about this movie was that some of the minor characters seemed - I don't know, shallow? For instance, Ruffnut, Tuffnut, Fishlegs, and Snotlout only seemed concerned with getting a date the entire movie. Their characters were SO flat compared with how they were in the first movie. Even the evil trapper guy showed more personality than they did.
It also seemed rather far-fetched that the villagers would accept the events at the end of the movie so easily, without acting more confused. I mean, this guy just showed up without warning with an army of dragons, and announced that their chief was dead. And then Hiccup shows up and wins back the support of all the dragons, and becomes chief. That's a lot to take in.
I'd also hoped this movie wouldn't be so dark and violent. I know it's meant to show the trials of growing up and taking on a leadership role, but it was still a very dark movie, especially for Father's Day.
But besides these things, this movie was awesome. The song that Hiccup's parents shared was very cute and really showed how much they loved each other, even after being apart for so many years.
I hope that there's another movie after this one. I really want to see how Berk fares under Hiccup's leadership. I love the dragons and the setting of these movies, and I hope we get to see more of them. :)