How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Rating: 7/10 (30 December 2011)

Certainly one of the better non-Pixar computer animated efforts. It tells a tried and tested story of friendship overcoming great odds. It's a bromance version of Romeo and Juliet.Despite the fairly obvious plot, How to Train Your Dragon excels at minor details. When the disappointed father declares "I have no son!" It's genuinely painful and believable. The overall outcome takes a brave and mature turn, making it very authentic. For me, there was a bit too much dialogue. The best parts were the montage moments between Hiccup and Toothless, which reminded me of that quiet simplicity in Wall-E. This is highly entertaining stuff for the family and avoids being patronizing in any way. The ending is also extremely exciting, even by today's action obsessed world.