How to Train Your Dragon 2

[Iono]

Pretty disturbing kinda thing to notice, but good catch, I guess... lol

[kuronosan]

If it doesn't fit, it's not the tit.

[Guitarman]

Does the main character's VA grate on anyone else's nerves a bit? It's just so...whiny.

[Hatedregret]

All hail Jay Baruchel

http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/8bf...m-not-baruchel

[AidenCarby]

Fucking lol

[Qeomash]

Does the main character's VA grate on anyone else's nerves a bit? It's just so...whiny.

I think it worked perfectly for the first film. Now...it felt kinda jarring. It's like he went through puberty but his voice didn't.

[Guitarman]

Came out in August, so apologies if any of you have seen it. Figured it was a nice little bit of hype for the next movie.

[Anakron]

Never seen that, thanks for sharing.

[Boyiee]

The blonde girls voice is horrible, ruins everything for me.

Not sure what it is, is it the trying to sound older? I don't remember it being so annoying on my ears.

[Hatedregret]

I hadn't seen that one. So great. Thank you.

[kuronosan]

I think the Dragon series is probably the best thing Dreamworks has done in a long time.

[Correction]

Great flick.

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Those fucking trailers lol, I stopped watching them after the second one

Doesn't change too much from the first film's formula, plenty of adventure and the creature designs are top-notch.

[Kaslo]

I think it may have outdone the original. Still all the heart, but even more epic. Disappointed they didn't try to tie in some of the stuff from the TV series.

[Tarage]

Really? I was disappointed with it. So many things felt rushed or disjointed, like they were trying to make it a cliffhanger movie and then said "...fuck it."

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Drago Bloodfist was paper thin. As the main villain, he should have had a hell of a lot more depth than he did. And what the fuck with the dragon trapper guy? He had no plot growth beyond 'I am evil, now I am suddenly not evil.' Hell, if he had bee derpfist's son, that would have made his character valid. The 'kids movie' anchor really dragged this film down due to their strict refusal to show any carnage at all. Half of my friends where confused when the good Alpha died because he just sort of fell over. We later got that he had been impaled but it really wasn't clear. Likewise Stoek getting shot by a fucking nightfury. That should have left SOME sort of hole in him. And the fuck with the mother? "I'm going to travel the world with you and chart it and teach you all about dragons oh your dad is here now I'm just gonna go back to being a housewife." Even Hiccup had some WTF moments. "FUCK YOU TOOTHLESS U KILL MY DAD I'm okay with you again now." I was seriously thinking they would end the movie with the dragons getting captured. That would have been much better than the ending we got.

Basically, great art as always, great visuals and designs as always, great music as always, disappointing plot. It's like ordering a steak and getting fritters. I wanted a fucking steak.

[Silenka]

Fantastic movie. There were some issues of vagueness that arose from it being a kids movie that tries not to avoid difficult issues, but since there's a reason for that I can overlook it. I'm really just glad it doesn't rely on dumb humor (fart jokes, etc) to sell itself to children. Just like the first one, it's quite smart... maybe even smarter. The way they stick to actual Viking traditions is a nice touch, and I'm impressed by how the characters feel like real people. The writing's good.

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I will agree that the villain was weak as hell. "Dragons burned down my village so now I have to own them all and take over the world"? Really? But there's only so much they could do in the short time they had, and I guess he was built up pretty well at least. I was mostly disappointed he didn't have more tricks up his sleeve - he was uninteresting AND dumb.

When I saw Hiccup's parents bonding I though his mom was gonna die saving him later on... turned out to be his dad, but after that I was like "oh, right, gotta get the old chief out of the way somehow". Having Toothless kill him was actually pretty ballsy though, they could have just used like, a blast from the alpha or Drago's spear or whatever. Imagine living the rest of your life knowing your best friend killed your dad, even if it wasn't his fault?

And not gonna lie, when I saw the ships all lined up and the army out on the beach after their bonding scene I thought "But everything changed when the Fire Nation attacked" XD

Honestly, I don't usually spring for 3D movies because of the price, but I had to see this in 3D because the first one was so great in 3D. And I have to say, you're definitely missing out if you go 2D on this. I have friends who insist that 3D is all just a gimmick and adds nothing to the film. But while watching this I kept thinking that there are absolutely some movies that benefit greatly from 3D.

[Thorin]

I'm definitely one of those people that dislikes gimmicky 3D movies but still really enjoyed this one. I had kind of forgot it was 3D until it was over and I had to take the glasses off

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Early on Hiccup mentioned maybe finding another nightfury so I was really expecting Drago to come out with his own

[Marootsoobutsu]

Really? I was disappointed with it. So many things felt rushed or disjointed, like they were trying to make it a cliffhanger movie and then said "...fuck it."

Spoiler: show

Drago Bloodfist was paper thin. As the main villain, he should have had a hell of a lot more depth than he did. And what the fuck with the dragon trapper guy? He had no plot growth beyond 'I am evil, now I am suddenly not evil.' Hell, if he had bee derpfist's son, that would have made his character valid. The 'kids movie' anchor really dragged this film down due to their strict refusal to show any carnage at all. Half of my friends where confused when the good Alpha died because he just sort of fell over. We later got that he had been impaled but it really wasn't clear. Likewise Stoek getting shot by a fucking nightfury. That should have left SOME sort of hole in him. And the fuck with the mother? "I'm going to travel the world with you and chart it and teach you all about dragons oh your dad is here now I'm just gonna go back to being a housewife." Even Hiccup had some WTF moments. "FUCK YOU TOOTHLESS U KILL MY DAD I'm okay with you again now." I was seriously thinking they would end the movie with the dragons getting captured. That would have been much better than the ending we got.

Basically, great art as always, great visuals and designs as always, great music as always, disappointing plot. It's like ordering a steak and getting fritters. I wanted a fucking steak.

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Drago was paper thin, but he was supposed to be kind of a force rather than a true villain. The trapper was blatantly the redeemable-villain guy-- he was working for Drago out of fear, and everything he did was based on that. When something other than fear hit, it was a simplistic world-view change, but not that much more unrealistic than what happened in the first movie. It's amazing what self-sacrifice can accomplish in movies. I was fine with the lack of carnage: it kept gore-shock out, which is good... and it was pretty freaking obvious what happened to the first alpha. My 6 year old cried over it, "HE STABBED HIM WITH HIS HORNS!" I honestly don't get how a lack of gore took anything away from Stoek's scene, either. I mean, really. Is that the kind of thing you NEED to enjoy a show? What does it really add? And the mom... she refused to believe Stoek could change, but really... she was afraid to go back. I mean, she was afraid enough of Hiccup. She was kind of terrified of Stoek. When he forgave her, and more than that, hell yeah she's gonna go back-- especially since Berk is freaking Dragon Paradise now. Why WOULDN'T she? And of course Hiccup forgave Toothless. A moment of rage at his own loss, but he knows damned well that Toothless had no choice: Toothless was trying to kill *HIM*, not Stoek, and Hiccup knew that Toothless would never do that of his own volition. I honestly have no idea how anything you're complaining about is something a legitimate person can complain about. I... I'm getting wooshed, right? Honestly, the only thing I really felt was lacking was an actual explanation for how Drago got that Alpha to be his slave. I mean, the hell? That thing ain't gonna be afraid of a spear and a loud voice. Other than that? It was fantastic.

[Tarage]

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Drago was paper thin, but he was supposed to be kind of a force rather than a true villain. The trapper was blatantly the redeemable-villain guy-- he was working for Drago out of fear, and everything he did was based on that. When something other than fear hit, it was a simplistic world-view change, but not that much more unrealistic than what happened in the first movie. It's amazing what self-sacrifice can accomplish in movies. I was fine with the lack of carnage: it kept gore-shock out, which is good... and it was pretty freaking obvious what happened to the first alpha. My 6 year old cried over it, "HE STABBED HIM WITH HIS HORNS!" I honestly don't get how a lack of gore took anything away from Stoek's scene, either. I mean, really. Is that the kind of thing you NEED to enjoy a show? What does it really add? And the mom... she refused to believe Stoek could change, but really... she was afraid to go back. I mean, she was afraid enough of Hiccup. She was kind of terrified of Stoek. When he forgave her, and more than that, hell yeah she's gonna go back-- especially since Berk is freaking Dragon Paradise now. Why WOULDN'T she? And of course Hiccup forgave Toothless. A moment of rage at his own loss, but he knows damned well that Toothless had no choice: Toothless was trying to kill *HIM*, not Stoek, and Hiccup knew that Toothless would never do that of his own volition. I honestly have no idea how anything you're complaining about is something a legitimate person can complain about. I... I'm getting wooshed, right? Honestly, the only thing I really felt was lacking was an actual explanation for how Drago got that Alpha to be his slave. I mean, the hell? That thing ain't gonna be afraid of a spear and a loud voice. Other than that? It was fantastic.

No wooshing. I was genuinely disappointed. Guess my friends and I were the only ones. The plot in the first was so much better written.

[chazzyphizzle]

it's not how to train your dragons 2 starring: a script treatment from GRRM. it's a damn kids movie and they aren't going to show a hole in a dead guy and they aren't going to end on a down note

[Makwa]

Just saw it. Loved it.
Just hope Dreamworks doesn't play out the series. Aren't there a few more movies planned? Aside from the netflix series.