My thoughts on “How to Train a Dragon (3-D)”
Jenski asked for my thoughts on the movie that I saw yesterday (Saturday before Easter); so here goes.
I really, really enjoyed this movie, and I highly recommend it to anyone who likes the Harry Potter Movies, Shrek, fairy tales or stories about dragons.
I don’t know if you know the gist of the story – I really didn’t, because the previews didn’t say very much other than just show lots of dragon images. There is a Viking village at the edge of the sea, and it is constantly having sheep stolen by dragons. Everyone in the village is trained to kill dragons. The story if from the point of view of a teenager who is a bit of a misfit; he has more brains and engineering skills and less brawn. (can you already see why I liked it?)
I don’t want to give away too much, but suffice to say that he ends up having the opportunity to work with and train a dragon.
Here were some things that really stood out for me:
1. I got chills multiple times in the flying scenes. That is the comment I heard on the radio that made me want to see it. I love flying scenes in fantasy movies. I don’t know how they do it. I think it is a combination of music, visuals, and just the emotion of the moment; they were really special.
2. The other surprise was that it was really funny. The main character has very dry humor. He makes these little side comments which are fantastic.
3. The dragons are unlike any other dragons that you see in fairy tales and movies. There are a bunch of different species with very distinct characteristics. It was very creative of the writer/art director/director (I’m not sure who comes up with these idea) to have this in the story. It made it really fun.
4. I saw it in 3-D. Absolutely see it in 3-D. Of course, I’ve been in love with 3-D since we went to Disney World when I was a pre-teen and saw a movie with the muppets in 3-D. So, if there is an option, I’d always watch 3-D over 2-D. Yes, it cost $3 more. But it will always be worth it. And get there early enough to see the 3-D previews. It a) helps your eyes get adjusted and b) is part of the fun of going to see a 3-D movie. 
Let me know if you see it!