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1. Sophie Sterling 02.14.11 / 3pm

   I am also a huge fan of this movie. The animation is gorgeous, especially the water, trees, and hair, and the colors are vivid without being too saturated. The characters are immensely likable and believable, and they have wonderfully expressive faces. Of course, for me the star of the show was the ridiculously adorable Toothless, the Night Fury. The voice acting is excellent While intended for children as both entertainment and a moral story, adults can enjoy it too, and I also highly recommend it. It’s nice to know that someone else out there appreciates this movie for what it is.
2. Christina Chackel 03.15.11 / 3pm

   Although I am usually not an animation fan, I really liked this film. I thought the animation was spectacular! The dragons almost look real. I also really like the story line. Not only was this film great entertainment, but it was also a good moral story for young children. It was a great movie that showed kids the importance of kindness and patience. The voice acting is done very well. This film creates very likeable and believable characters. This film will catch your attention and have you cheering for Hiccup as he makes dragon friends without putting any of them in harm!
3. Alex Hollowell 03.17.11 / 8pm

   I like your review, and I completely agree. I loved this movie. I didn’t think that I was going to like it from the previews because, honestly, I just thought it looked like a stupid kid’s movie. I am glad to say that I was very wrong. Like you said, this is a movie great for all ages. My cousin, who are 4 and 5 years old didn’t quite pick up on the moral of the story, but were still entertained by the dragons, action, and the lighter part of the story. They enjoyed the film tremendously. While I and my siblings, all of whom are over 17 years old, liked watching an animated movie with a little substance and a lot of imagination. Great film!
4. Deok Kim 07.11.11 / 2am

   This animated movie is one of the most heartwarming movies I have seen, ever. I do not say this to flatter the makers of the movie but the moral of the story to me wasn’t to be kind and caring but to take time understand. The main problem isn’t so much that the humans and dragons are enemies, but the humans were not open minded enough to see the destruction their fear was causing. The characters in this movie follow certain stereotypes such as the main character being a small but intelligent kid which has been done over and over but the story is fresh. The quality of the animation is top notch and people watching this movie will feel great afterwards. One of the best animated movies ever.
5. Mia Owens1 02.12.14 / 10am

   I loved this movie, not only was it animation, but it showed how people needed to be able to be open to anything new and be able to look at things from a new perspective. Throughout the movie the vikings though that the dragons were just here to destroy and eat their foot and take what they have, when in reality they were just trying to take care of their family too. At the end of the movie, it all comes together, the vikings finally opened their eyes as to why the dragons were doing what they were doing and opened up a whole new world with the dragons IN it. All in all, great movie. It teaches you about looking at life from other peoples (or in this case, dragons) perspective.
6. Caroline Mortensen 02.15.14 / 2pm

   I wanted to watch this movie when it first came out but then I never did but then I fell over your review just now and I am definitely going to watch this soon. It seems like it is a really good movie!

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