Astonishing cute tale about friendship!

Rating: 9/10 (12 May 2010)

Jay Baruchel has a great voice for acting. It's a voice that sounds awkward and you just can throw a lot of jokes at him and continuously get a laugh. He's got a sound to him like no one I've ever heard before. As Hiccup, he plays an endearing and lovable character and you just can't help but feel him to be realistic and wish he were real.
I knew right from the get-go that Stoick was the voice of Gerard Butler because I kept hearing his accent from 300 when he played King Leonidas. I'm not opposed to it, but it was weird to compare the Scottish accent from Craig Ferguson (as Gobber) to Gerard's. Mainly, they play vikings from the same town.
After confronting Toothless, the dragon, with a fish to bond, this movie turns into a sweet, cute tale about friendship between a boy and a dragon. I can see some similarities between this and Dragonheart, but it's slightly different.
It's touching at times and just right-out hilarious most of the time. As the chemistry between Toothless and Hiccup grows, Astrid, begins to take notice and she begins to like Hiccup. I enjoyed every part of the story and each scene, either full of drama, comedy or action, was incredibly exhilarating.
I cried for a minute during one scene and couldn't help but falling in love with all the characters. They are all written so tremendously. It's a great family film for all and I recommend everyone see it.