Fun to watch for all ages.

Rating: 9/10 (4 April 2010)

Before watching the show. I had no expectations of it being a good film. My wife told me about How to Train Your Dragon was receiving good recommendations from her co workers, so we decided to see it. After watching the movie, I have to say this is not a good movie, but a great movie to watch for all age groups. Highly recommended and here are my reasons:
1. Excellent character development and story from the get go. The movie makes you care about what happens to the characters as the movie plays out.
2. The 3D effects are used to support the movie scenes by adding details and background environmental effects. The 3D effects are not the star of the show.
3. I have seen the following movies in 3D: Monsters vs Aliens, Avatar, and Up. This one beats them easily in turns of pacing, dialog, story, and entertainment value.
4. 1/4 of the audience were composed of kids in my watching of the show. I definitely heard a few kids calling out the characters' names during the tense times of the movie. As an adult, the movie makes you feel what it is like to be a kid again. Pure fun for the whole family.
5. Vikings and Dragons. If any of these subjects appeal to you then it is a must see movie.
6. Its worth the full price of admission to see How to Train Your Dragon. Best time we had at movies in over a year.
7. Only minor negative comment is the movie is 98 minutes long (kind of short). But since my eyes were glued to the screen, the movie feels like a 2+ hour movie (which is a good thing for me or I feel ripped off).