HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON (2010)

In the far north land of Berk, many long years ago, Vikings daily fought the onslaught of dragons who would steal their food, claim their sheep, and destroy their homes with their fiery breath.  Stoick (Gerard Butler) is the leader of his community, a huge mass of muscle and testosterone whose primary goal is to find the dragons nest and destroy them all, securing Berk forever.  His son, Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) ... not so much.  Hiccup is small and skinny, making up in intelligence and imagination what he lacks in brute strength, though he wants desperately to fight side by side with his father, to make the old man proud.  That is, until Hiccup comes across a stranded, injured dragon - a Night Fury, the most deadliest of dragons that no human has ever before seen - and soon to realizes that maybe his village's perception of dragons is all wrong, after all.  Inventive, funny, thrilling to watch and with some stunning animation sequences, from beginning to end I loved How to Train Your Dragon - a wonderful film for all ages, kids and adults alike. (rated PG)  A-

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