An epic and cute family animated adventure that loves putting that sub-conscious smile across your face

Rating: 10/10 (30 March 2010)

How to train your dragon surprised me in every-way as an animated adventure.
Lately seeing these "3D" family fantasy / action / adventure films, I've been getting increasingly tired and bored as their efforts to "marvel" the audience with cuteness, humor and visuals have all started to blend together into each other becoming a bland mix of unoriginal entertainment.
These were my expectations walking into How to Train your Dragon, the main reason I wanted to see it was because I thought the dragon looked kind of cute on the posters and in the trailers, so I guess that's a huge WIN on the art designer's behalf :)
At first I thought, this might be a cute and fun film. But within minutes I was sucked right into the experience.
There were some moments were I felt honestly like crying and laughing, which for me is pretty uncommon these days in cinema. The story might be slightly familiar, and so may the characters. But don't be fooled! The style of this film is most original and creative and heart-warming and I would pay to see it again in 3D ten more times!
Regarding the 3D, I'd go right ahead and say it's just as good as Avatar in 3D. Forget Alice in Wonderland's 3D which was a joke, How To Train Your Dragon was MADE for 3D!
On a final note: If you have not seen this film and you and your kids are into great films like Shrek, Finding Nemo, Wall-E or Avatar then please put "How to Train Your Dragon" on the to-watch list!