Not as bad as it looks

Rating: 8/10 (11 April 2010)

When I saw the commercial and trailers on TV, there was no way i was going to watch this. They commercials made this movie look so cheesy, vikings and dragons... So i went on IMDb to check the score, and it got an average of 8, so I gave this movie a chance. Having said that other animations that got good ratings, i didn't like at all.
I must say its hard to make a animation for kids and adults, but my child seemed to enjoy this movie, one of her favorites she said. There were vikings in this movie, which I really didn't want to see, but it turned out o.k. They didn't bother me much because most of the movie is focused on the dragon and the boy.
What I liked most about this movie was the 3D effects. It really added to the movie. What this movie did was not make stuff pop out at you, it made the background really visually stunning. Its like looking through a window in a house, you can see depths to picture. If you are not willing to pay a few bucks for 3D then its not worth it.
Storyline was OK, you get a feel for the boy and the dragon, so i feel that it completed its goal.