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1. Beata Bergman 02.17.15 / 10pm

   I thought this was a very creative and fun way to write, and not at least very good summary. It seems like a nice movie.
2. Mia Johansson 02.17.15 / 10pm

   Cool review,I really like the layup! A special and cute movie. It showed the relationship between a dragon and a human in a special way.
3. Tiana Perfect 03.12.15 / 3pm

   Dean DeBlois,
   Your review of How To Train A Dragon was very creative! Throughout each letter of the name in the film, you gave descriptive, and well organized sentences of what the movie was about. You made it easy to understand what each character’s role was. Also I enjoyed the how you used a lot of verbs for some of the first letters, which became words. The way you wrote this review brought me back to elementary school where we would make crafts similar to this one. Since this film is animated, and most watched by younger viewers, this is a perfect way to summarize this movie. Not only is it unique, but also very fun!
4. Jonathan Sharaf 03.12.15 / 6pm

   If I had to select which Disney movie is my all time favorite I would have to go with both of the How To Train Your Dragon films. I love the message that they send to young audiences across the world. Also, your reviews are so straight to the point that a person would not even have to watch the film for themselves. I think that this is a good thing and that you should write more reviews in the same fashion as your reviews for this and Big Hero 6. I find your reviews to be very innovative and also extremely accessible to the general public. Great job Mina!
5. amostermeier32 03.13.15 / 1pm

   This is honestly such a creative way to write a review. I do not think that I have ever seen it before and it is great because I loved this movie. I went and saw it with my Nephew when it first came out and he cannot get enough of Toothless the dragon and I could not get enough about the movie too. I thought it was so cute and light hearted and I think that your review definitely embodies that. Kid movies these days can be so silly and stupid, but I think that this one had really heart and your review captured that. Thank you!
6. Hale Ramsey 03.13.15 / 4pm

   I really liked how each letter of “How To Train Your Dragon” was the first letter of each line. It was a very clever way to write a review. Overall the review was more of a plot summary than an actual review, but the story sounds really interesting and makes me want to watch it. There were a few grammar errors and the sentences were a little clunky due to the clever layout however I still really enjoyed the creativity.
7. Bryant Ramsey 03.13.15 / 5pm

   The style of the review was very unique and original. The way you used the first letter of the movie title for the start of every sentence was very interesting. The review was pretty much a plot summary but you wrote every line with just even plot detail to unravel how the movie will unfold without giving us the ending. Your review style was short and sweet and because it was creative it made me want to see the movie just a little bit more because it makes me think it may be a creative movie as well. I’m glad they are coming out with a sequel I hope Hiccup grows into an adult father figure now.
8. Steven Risch 03.13.15 / 9pm

   I thought it was very interesting and different with how you took your film review. I thought the set up and lettering of this was very original. I have seen the first How to train your dragon, and thought it was a very interesting movie. After reading your review I got a clear insight with how it is illustrated. You did a great job giving us a clear understanding of what the movie is about, and you also gave us your opinion which I thought was very interesting. I love how your review got straight to the point!

   I hope to read another film review by you soon!
9. Stephen Emerick 03.16.15 / 8pm

   I thought that this film is a very exciting and a great film not only for kids but anyone. It is hard to make a movie for all ages but the creativeness in this movie makes it easy for everybody to watch. This movie will interest you if you take the chance to watch it. Watch the movie because you will understand how to train your dragon. You never know if someday there will be dragons running loose around your neighborhood but if you get insight from this movie you might be able to capture your own dragon and have it be your best friend.
10. TaylorBadois 03.20.15 / 10am

    The structure of this review fit perfectly with the movie! Very exciting and original, making sense of the movie. I loved how straight up your review was and I think that that itself is motivating for people of all ages to go see this movie. How to train your dragon is a great movie series that keeps you on your toes and now noticing the creativity behind it all!
11. Barnaby Hitchcock 04.16.15 / 1pm

    This is the most creative summary I have ever seen. It is very clever and explains the plot of How to Train Your Dragon 2 well without giving away too much that happens. Having not seen this film before, a brief review at the end of the summary would have been useful.
12. Chinongwa Chasakara 06.05.15 / 10am

    Awesome review! Great way to explain the plot of the movie, though it was a fairly simple plot to begin with. I really enjoyed this movie, surprisingly. Surprising only because I generally don’t like animated films that aren’t Finding Nemo. This was a great sequel and a good continuation from the first movie, which apparently is quite rare. These films seem to mark the end of the great original time in movies, as everything now seems to be a remake or a Marvel movie. Perhaps these films are a lost art form at this point? Sorry, I;m rambling. It’s what I do..
13. Keri Parsons 06.06.15 / 3pm

    I really enjoyed how you used the title to make your review into an artistic piece. It tied the theme of the movie into your review. You made it very specific to the scenes and main characters, and gave the reader an overall sense of what the film is about. In the Film class I’m taking, we’re watching animated films like Disney’s Steamboat Willie (1928). Animation sure has come a long way since then! In this film, the characters actually talk, whereas in Steamboat Willie, they mostly made noises and sound effects. I’ve seen this film before, and while I was reading through your critique, it felt like I was watching the film all over again. I think that if you included the “2” at the end of the critique somehow, and talked about how the movie continued the story, that would be very beneficial. You gave a clear understanding of what the film is about. I am sure a lot of people would want to see this film after reading your terrific review!
14. jad slim 06.07.15 / 1am

    Jad Slim,
    I love how the set up of your review. Everything fitted perfectly with the story line, you hit every main point of the movie. This movie is great in the aspect of showing loyalty and how a leader can overturn the whole crowd. Your review really illustrated the whole movie, it was that short sentences that really added intensity to the review and described the whole story from start to finish and I applaud you for it. Great Review I really liked it!
15. Marissa Gomez 07.20.15 / 4pm

    I thought this review of How to Train Your Dragon 2 was super creative and also got the point across with what the movie is about and when the next movie will be coming out. Even though I have already seen the movie, if I just had the review to read and decipher whether the movie is good or not, this review does an amazing job of giving the plot summary. Even though it was not an actual written review of what you liked and disliked about the movie, you can tell you obviously had to think it was a fun movie more or less by the way that you laid out the review! This review makes me want to read more of your reviews, showing as they must be just as creative and fun to read.
16. Amy Yoo 07.21.15 / 10am

    Contrary to popular opinion, I thought How to Train Your Dragon 2 relied on too many cliche story telling methods to draw emotion from viewers. The graphics of the film were amazing, and the humor was very much appreciated. However, the actual backbone of the film was not as original as it could have been. The tragic love story between his mother and father, and how everything worked out in the end. It was very Disney-esque.
17. Wallace Swanson 07.31.15 / 4pm

    Very creative review format you used! I watched How To Train Your Dragon 2 a couple months ago and I really liked it. I remember it was a hard sell to convince my roommates to watch it with me but by the end of the film they were fans. This film did a good job of entertaining people of all ages. It was cute and had a simple enough concept for kids to follow, it had entertaining action sequences for teens, and it occasionally had a bit of adult humor for older people. Overall I would give this film a 9/10!
18. Connor Clark 10.16.15 / 11pm

    I really enjoyed reading this review. I thought it was very creative and really neat how you incorporated each letter of the movie title in the beginning of each sentence. Not only was the presentation of this review really cool to see the review itself was very good. I personally really enjoyed this movie and I thought you did a very good job of describing what happens without giving too much away. The movie itself I thought was really well done and like you said had a great message to it. That of family, friendship and growth which had strong ties throughout the move. Overall very creative review with a great perspective on what the film had to offer.
19. heoneill 10.21.15 / 10pm

    i thought this was super creative. It made it so much more interesting to read and allowed me to read much faster. I absolutely loved this movie when first saw it and i thought it was constructed to nicely. I was very impressed how the second film transitioned from the first, the simplicity and humor really did it for me. This movie was well done, and i really enjoy your perspective of the movie in your review.
20. Curtis Warner 11.20.15 / 11pm

    I loved this movie! It is so cool the way you tell the story through sentences starting with each letter to the movie title! I enjoyed it just as much as I enjoyed the first one if not more. I agree that this movie was pretty easy to understand and enjoy. I loved the animations of this movie, the dragons looked so cool! I really enjoyed watching Hiccup’s relationship with his dragon grow. This film has so much to do with family and friend ship and I think that is very important in these newer children movies. I agree that this movie definitely relates to anyone. I can not wait to see the next sequel in 2017!
21. Savanah Boss 09.30.16 / 4pm

    First of all, this movie was one of my favorite growing up. I love how you made a summary of the movie in your own creative way. It made reading it more fun than just a regular sentence or paragraph. I thought the title of the film fit perfectly with the movie storyline, the whole movie was about him trusting and training a dragon that overtime becomes his best friend. The relationship between Hiccup and his dragon, reminded me how humans have close relationships with their animals. I love how the movie was created for the whole family to enjoy, there were not any scary scene’s so little children can also enjoy it. The way that they made the dragon look is very playful and cute, I like how they didn’t make him scary at all more of a fun animal to play with. I was very pleased with the creativeness of the film, it has become one of my favorite movies to watch.

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