A strong and hard hitting sequel that we will remember for the rest of our lives

Rating: 9/10 (17 December 2019)

Dreamworks once again knocks it out of the park with a sequel that's emotionally resonant, visually dazzling and a hefty story to tell. The how to train your dragon seiries is unique in the Dreamworks franchise since it deviates from Dreamworks traditional formula of slams at Disney tropes and pop culture refrences along with off colour humor. The writing and character development is still as strong as it's ever been with Dreamworks constantly upping their game in the animation department with every movie that comes out. The visuals are sharp and detailed with sharp stylish direction aswell as an emotional score. The editing and pacing of HTTYD2 is also on point with a constantly entertaining and flowing story with some incredible sequences of action.
The characters are now older and a bit more mature with Hiccup reaching adulthood with his bond with Toothless becoming now unbreakable as they fly with such style and grace. The flight sequences are just as amazing as they were in the first movie with some incredible animation with some real talent behind it's style and design
The villan is also scary and intimidating which is great to see, most Dreamworks villans in the past have been good but the one in this movie is actually ruthless and monsterous to a point where it will scare kids and feels like a threat.
The lore of the world of dragons deepens as more is discovered about the source of the dragons and the home they live in aswell as more being learned about Hiccup's family
The movie is an incredible achievement from DreamWorks that continues the story of dragons into darker territory with once again the imagination and talent behind the animation team at DreamWorks shining through once again pushing the bar higher on what can be done with animation