Truly amazing and delivers a powerful message

Rating: Null/10 (7 September 2011)

This movie blew me away. Everything about this movie is perfect. The action sequences (sorry, didn't see it in 3-D so I can't comment on that), the story, special effects and the acting all come together to make one truly goosebump-worthy film.
The movie follows Hiccup, a young Viking who lives in a village where they are almost constantly attacked by (yeah, it's pretty obvious) DRAGONS!! But the plot twist comes when Hiccup befriends one and goes against his village's beliefs, thus embarking on the adventure of a lifetime!
The acting in this film is excellent. Jay Baruchel makes a really likable Hiccup, and Gerard Butler as his father is also very awesome. All the laughs, tears and excitement are delivered flawlessly by the amazing cast.
The special effects really are something (especially on Blu-ray, which is the format I watched it in for the 1st time). The color palette is really diverse and the colors come alive on the screen and, of course, whenever a dragon breaths fire, it looks really jaw-dropping :P
Although, what's the best thing about this movie is the ability it has to make you cry. It has some really tear-jerking scenes that you certainly want to watch out for. The message about things not always being what they seem is delivered in excellent form, and truly makes this film great.
The music is also good and is what makes the goose-bumps happen during the action scenes (while the amazingly well-written script delivers them in dramatic ones).
Bravo, Dreamworks! You have managed to make a kids movie which is also great for adults!! Well, I could ramble all day about how this film is great, but really, with an amazing script, acting and special effects, I really don't know what you are doing here reading this instead of watching this really excellent and breathtaking movie ;)