A visual masterpiece as well as a great film all around

Rating: 9/10 (31 March 2010)

How To Train Your Dragon is the incredibly told story of Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), a boy who lives in a world of vikings even though he himself does not want to be a viking. He one day finds a dragon named Toothless and realizes that dragons have been falsely accused of being monsters. The film's visuals begin to pick up from then on. The dragons are beautifully drawn, the characters are beautifully drawn, and the land is even beautifully drawn. The director's atmospheric film making adds to the fun as the director paints an accurate picture of what Hiccup's world would look like. Also, when it comes to voice acting, this is the film to go to. Baruchel's nasally, wimpy voice adds to his character. This can also be said about the voices of TJ Miller, Kristen Wiig, Gerald Butler, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, America Ferrera, and Craig Ferguson. For anyone searching for a good time, How To Train Your Dragon is for you. Also, for anyone looking for the reason of why we go to the movies, this film is also for you. This is the perfect film for parents to take their kids to, because both the parents and kids alike will thoroughly enjoy the film, like I did.