Director: Dean DeBlois Producer: Bonnie Arnold, Bradford Lewis Studio: Universal Pictures Starring: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Kristen Wiig, F. Murray Abraham, Kit Harington, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, David Tennant Genre: Animation Running Time: 104 minutes
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 6:12:21 PM | (Age Not Specified)
Beautiful animation, especially the hidden world, funny and clever plot witch can teach kids some lessons without beating them over their heads with it.
Saturday, May 25, 2019 10:28:50 PM | (Age Not Specified)
THIS MOVIE WAS SIMPLY WONDERFUL.!!! I AT, 70 YEARS OF AGE & THE TWO, SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRLS, LOVED THIS MOVIE TOO.!!! THE COLOR WAS GREAT, THE STORY WAS GOOD & THE ADVENTURE OF HAVING A PET DRAGON WAS " COOL." THE PET DRAGON FALLS IN LOVE WITH HIS NEW, DRAGON GIRLFRIEND.!! THE YOUNG, NORSE LEADER OF THE NORSEMEN, HELPS SAVE HIS COMMUNITY, FAMILY & FRIENDS FROM, THE BAD MEN TRYING TO STEAL, ALL THEIR PET DRAGONS.!! THE VERY BAD, NORSE LEADER & HIS MEN ARE DEFEATED.!! THE STRONG NORSE PRINCESS & THE YOUNG, NORSE LEADER, FALL IN LOVE & GET MARRIED IN THE END. THE PET DRAGON & HIS DRAGON GIRLFRIEND ARE SET FREE, TO GO LIVE & RULE, THE OTHER DRAGONS LIVING DEEP IN THE CENTER OF THE EARTH. THE STORY THUS ENDS, ALL VERY WONDERFUL FOR ALL, EXCEPT, FOR THE BAD NORSE MEN & THEIR BAD LEADER. AMEN.
Thursday, May 2, 2019 1:38:57 PM | (Age Not Specified)
There are VERY few movies that truly deserve five stars. This is one of those! Reviews in technical, entertainment, and fan contexts have been wonderful. Rotten Tomatoes gives a 92 rating. Everything about HTTYD: The Hidden World is first-class. The animation is spectacular! Underlying the sophisticated animation is beautifully rendered artwork. The lighting is exquisite, conveying interior scenes and outside scenes across changing times of day with compelling realism. Much research went into the tools, clothing, housing, boat construction, etc. of Iron Age Vikings. The historical authenticity contrasts marvelously with the fantastic capabilities of the different dragons. The screenplay is masterly and fast-paced, giving the marvelous voice actors a showcase worthy of their experience. Continuity from scene to scene in so smooth and logical, unlike so many modern films. There's lots of humor situation-based humor. There's lots of "action." There is NO vulgar language, graphic violence, and thankfully, no gratuitous sex (also banes of modern movie-making). Composer John Powell's score varies from soaring and deeply touching, and pop artist Jonsi's theme song "Together from Afar" really captures the outcome of the story. The values of entire trilogy, based roughly on an exciting series of books for teens by Oxford-educated English author Cressida Cowell, are as lesson for folks of all ages.