Epic love story of a boy and his dragon.

[keire_ke]

Okay, first, the following is what I expect my favourite movies to deliver:

• explosions
• colourful explosions
• flying (can be gratuitous, I'm not fussy)
• if at all possible, flying open vehicles
• epic bromance
• drama in moderation
• happy ending

How To Train Your Dragon is pretty much all this. I squeed in the cinema, squeed out loud.

Why yes, I am a ten year old boy at heart.

On to the movie: I have viewed Up! and wept, and without delay added it to the list of my favourite serious movies, because I thought it was that amazing, original and WAH, "I have just met you, but I love you." HTTYD is a whole 'nother ballgame - plot is what it is, anvils are anvils but mostly I WANT ONE! <== this is the thought I exited the cinema with. Oh, my god, the black dragon was so cute! <3 Again, ten year old boy. XD The plot is what it says on the tin, and the movie on the whole about everything you might therefore expect. "Be yourself," "being yourself is awesome and works," yadda yadda yadda. Slightly anvilicious, but not uncomfortably so. The biggest surprise is that the daddy, who has "redemption equals death" written on his forehead, gets later restamped as "redemption equals being awesome." He is Gerard Butler, after all.

Epic bromance of boy and dragon = SO MUCH WIN I DON'T EVEN

Just about the only surprise, though in retrospect there have been hints, was that Hiccup doesn't emerge in one piece. Nobody dies, but the hero loses half his leg. o.O


In the words of the seven year old who was sitting behind us at the cinema: "It's a hit!"

Comments

[merith.livejournal.com]

Yep, HTTYD is currently at the top of my favorite movie list, too! Such a great movie! :D

[keire-ke.livejournal.com]

I know! So much shine and sparkle and just general awesome all around. <3

[macavitykitsune.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE, yes! I saw this last week, and I WANT ONE was my instant and most complete response, yes. ^_____^ And yeah, I thought both Stoick's attitude change and Hiccup's crippling injury were smooth twists in the plot. And for once, I liked The Action Girl, who was thankfully not Faux. And the flying scenes, OMG the flying scenes *FLAIL FLAIL*

[keire-ke.livejournal.com]

I KNOW, OH GOD. Sure, there was the occasional eyeroll, because "be yourself" is a teensy weensy bit overused, but then there would be a flying scene and I would be all EEEEEEEeeeEEEEE!!!!

Astrid was pretty sharp, I thought. Stoick got bonus points for trying to communicate and for the breast hat, because LOL, breast hat.

<3<3<3

[macavitykitsune.livejournal.com]

I actually really liked Astrid. She was refreshingly...not stereotypical Chick. And the breast hat....yeahhhhhh. LOLZ of epicness.

and again EEEE DRAGON I WANT ONE