Voice of dissent...

Rating: 5/10 (9 June 2014)

Like some of the other reviewers here, the movie lost me fairly early with the Vikings having Scottish accents (and the kids having American accents). After "Austin Powers" and 800 Shrek movies and "Brave", haven't we gotten over the Scottish accent thing? Is that the ONLY accent that we can hear in animated movies anymore? Also, the dragon with the broken tail. The tail shouldn't have prevented him from getting off the ground. STEERING might have been a problem but not the flying part.
You had the usual animated movie checklist: the wimpy boy who proves himself to the father who doesn't understand him (and to the local townspeople who make fun of him), the scrappy girl, etc.
One cliché after another. I'm tired of seeing the same movie over and over again. I know it's meant for kids and kids grow up to be replaced by other kids who HAVEN'T seen these before, I GET it....