How to Train Your Dragon

Theatrical Release Date: 2010 03 26 (USA - IMAX 3D) / 2010 03 26 (USA)

UPC: 097361196947

Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Violence, Mild Language]

Summary: The son of a Viking chief must capture a dragon in order to mark his passage into manhood and prove his worthiness to the tribe in directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois' adaptation of Cressida Cowell's popular children's book. Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse provide voices for the DreamWorks Animation production. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi

Category: Children's/Family

Awards: Best Animated Feature – Hollywood Foreign Press Association Best Animated Feature – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Original Music – British Academy of Film and Television Arts Best Animated Feature – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Animated Feature – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Best Original Score – Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences

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How to Train Your Dragon

Format: DVD

Release Date: 10/15/2010

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1, DDS2.0 Dolby Digital w/ 4 channels

Runtime: 98 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: English,French,Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- How to Train Your Dragon
1. Chapter 1 [8:39]
2. Chapter 2 [2:52]
3. Chapter 3 [3:38]
4. Chapter 4 [6:45]
5. Chapter 5 [5:44]
6. Chapter 6 [5:32]
7. Chapter 7 [5:52]
8. Chapter 8 [4:21]
9. Chapter 9 [3:39]
10. Chapter 10 [1:30]
11. Chapter 11 [1:08]
12. Chapter 12 [10:08]
13. Chapter 13 [4:51]
14. Chapter 14 [4:40]
15. Chapter 15 [3:09]
16. Chapter 16 [10:47]
17. Chapter 17 [5:28]

Perry Seibert

Visually speaking, most family films -- especially animated family films -- are as bright as polished marble. Fortunately, How to Train Your Dragon directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois have devised a world often lit by just fire, and by staying remarkably true to that fact they've fashioned a unique visual experience. The story follows the basic hero's journey: Young Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) wants to help his Viking community battle the dragons that terrorize their village, but he just doesn't have it in him to harm the fire-breathing creatures. His father, the town's fearless warrior leader Stoick (Gerard Butler), has difficulty communicating with his awkward son, not even wanting Hiccup to go through the dragon-fighting training classes that many kids his age attend. Just as Stoick's friend Gobber (Craig Ferguson) convinces Stoick to let his son train, Hiccup befriends an injured dragon he names Toothless, and soon his relationship with the creature -- which has a very boy-and-his-dog vibe -- gives him insight on how to make the monsters allies to the Vikings and bring peace to all. While the plot itself offers no surprises, it is solidly constructed; there is a reason these storytelling tropes endure. But the visuals make How to Train Your Dragon stand out from the pack. The directors hired gifted cinematographer Roger Deakins to consult with them on the movie's look, a job he also performed to perfection for the makers of WALL-E. The award-winning DP brings a level of realism to the images that's nonchalantly perfect. The flames and the water are tactile, and never once are the directors showy about these showstopping effects -- they're just there giving the film an authentic sense of place. If there is a serious flaw in the movie, it's the casting of Jay Baruchel. He's a talented young comic actor (few people could have so skillfully played straight man to the cast of crazies in Tropic Thunder), but here he sounds thoroughly modern, which is a distraction when the movie's visuals -- as well as the thick Scottish accents used by Butler and Ferguson -- drive home the sense that the film takes place in an authentic past. Sure, the 21st century voice and speech rhythms accentuate how much of a misfit Hiccup is, but the juxtaposition is too jarring. On sheer visual terms, though, How to Train Your Dragon more than delivers; it's the kind of movie that will stick in the memory of kids who might want to make movies when they grow up. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Bonnie Arnold  Producer 
John Powell  Composer (Music Score) 
Chris Sanders  Director 
Chris Sanders  Screenwriter 
Tim Johnson  Executive Producer 
Kristine Belson  Executive Producer 
Dean DeBlois  Director 
Dean DeBlois  Screenwriter 
Will Davies  Screenwriter 
Jay Baruchel  Actor 
Gerard Butler  Actor 
America Ferrera  Actor 
Jonah Hill  Actor 
Christopher Mintz-Plasse  Actor 
Craig Ferguson  Actor 
Kristen Wiig  Actor 
T.J. Miller  Actor 

Country: USA