How to Train Your Dragon 2
- Directed by: Dean DeBlois
- Starring: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson, Kristen Wiig, T.J. Miller, Kit Harington, Cate Blanchett, Djimon Hounsou, Andrew Ableson, Gideon Emery, Simon Kassianides, Cate Blanchett
- Genre: Family
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- Theater Release: 06/13/2014
- Video Release: 11/11/2014
- Run Time: 1hr 42min
Synopsis
Dragons and Vikings have finally made peace, but when the villainous Drago plots a massive invasion, it's up to Hiccup (voice of Jay Baruchel) and Toothless to save the day in this sequel from DreamWorks Animation.
Dragons and Vikings have finally made peace, but when the villainous Drago plots a massive invasion, it's up to Hiccup (voice of Jay Baruchel) and Toothless to save the day in this sequel from DreamWorks Animation.
Reviews
"Braver than BRAVE, more fun than FROZEN, and more emotionally satisfying than so many of its live-action counterparts, DRAGON delivers." (Variety)
"[This sequel] has ladled on even more expensive state-of-the-art animation and stereoscopy technology, an elaborate script that expands its fantasy world further, oodles of action set pieces, and a dragon cast of thousands..." (Hollywood Reporter)
"[The movie] serves up a bountiful and sugary feast for the 3-D-bespectacled eyes." (Entertainment Weekly)
"Gleeful and smart, funny and serious, this sequel surpasses the endearing original with gorgeous animation -- a dragon Eden, a dragon scourge, an infinitude of dragons -- and one stirring human encounter after another." (Wall Street Journal)
4 stars out of 4 -- "Not only does this second movie match the charm, wit, animation skill and intelligent storytelling of the original...it even exceeds it." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"Its thundering air-war sequences, with hordes of dragon-riding fighters swarming into battle, have the swooping, gliding kineticism of vintage newsreels of World War II dogfights." (New York Times)
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "What the sea was to FINDING NEMO, the sky is to HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, a boundary-free backdrop of natural beauty that allows the audience to experience first-hand the wonders down below or up above in an immersive way..." (RogerEbert.com)
"Nearly as exuberant as the original, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 nimbly avoids sequel-itis. With its expanded universe, mythology and dramatic battles it nearly ventures into GAME OF THRONES turf." (USA Today)
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "It's thrilling, a soaring blend of 3D animation and spectacular storytelling that swerves daringly to honor the healing chaos of family, human and dragon." (Rolling Stone)
4 stars out of 5 -- "With the aid of DreamWorks’ increasingly nuanced art, design and cinematography departments, the world-building on offer is the studio’s most accomplished yet..." (Total Film)
4 stars out of 5 -- "The result is a film not afraid to surprise and even challenge." (Empire)
"The effects offer further proof that CGI is capable of the highest level of hyperreality even amid pure fancy…" (Sight and Sound)
"Braver than BRAVE, more fun than FROZEN, and more emotionally satisfying than so many of its live-action counterparts, DRAGON delivers." (Variety)
"[This sequel] has ladled on even more expensive state-of-the-art animation and stereoscopy technology, an elaborate script that expands its fantasy world further, oodles of action set pieces, and a dragon cast of thousands..." (Hollywood Reporter)
"[The movie] serves up a bountiful and sugary feast for the 3-D-bespectacled eyes." (Entertainment Weekly)
"Gleeful and smart, funny and serious, this sequel surpasses the endearing original with gorgeous animation -- a dragon Eden, a dragon scourge, an infinitude of dragons -- and one stirring human encounter after another." (Wall Street Journal)
4 stars out of 4 -- "Not only does this second movie match the charm, wit, animation skill and intelligent storytelling of the original...it even exceeds it." (Chicago Sun-Times)
"Its thundering air-war sequences, with hordes of dragon-riding fighters swarming into battle, have the swooping, gliding kineticism of vintage newsreels of World War II dogfights." (New York Times)
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "What the sea was to FINDING NEMO, the sky is to HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2, a boundary-free backdrop of natural beauty that allows the audience to experience first-hand the wonders down below or up above in an immersive way..." (RogerEbert.com)
"Nearly as exuberant as the original, HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2 nimbly avoids sequel-itis. With its expanded universe, mythology and dramatic battles it nearly ventures into GAME OF THRONES turf." (USA Today)
3.5 stars out of 4 -- "It's thrilling, a soaring blend of 3D animation and spectacular storytelling that swerves daringly to honor the healing chaos of family, human and dragon." (Rolling Stone)
4 stars out of 5 -- "With the aid of DreamWorks’ increasingly nuanced art, design and cinematography departments, the world-building on offer is the studio’s most accomplished yet..." (Total Film)
4 stars out of 5 -- "The result is a film not afraid to surprise and even challenge." (Empire)
"The effects offer further proof that CGI is capable of the highest level of hyperreality even amid pure fancy…" (Sight and Sound)
