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How To Train Your Dragon 2 (Blu-ray Review)

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Most of DreamWorks Animation’s output has been okay but nothing particularly special. They hit on something good with Shrek (and I personally love Prince Of Egypt), but with How To Train Your Dragon it seemed like they’d suddenly stepped up a gear, with great storytelling, a massive scale and genuine heart. However after that nearly everything they’ve made – from Turbo to Mr. Peabody & Sherman – has gone back to being rather rubbish. However with How To Train Your Dragon 2 they’ve made what is probably their best film yet.

It’s several years on from the first film and Hiccup is now older and has led a major change on the Viking island of Berk, where rather than fighting dragons they now befriend and ride them. However not every Viking is as enlightened as they are, after finding an ice cave that’s home to hundreds of new, wild dragons, Hiccup and his friends discover they’re under threat from a man called Drago, who’s determined to rule the dragons by force and if he does that he believes he can control the people too. [Read more…]

Watch The First Five Minutes Of How To Train Your Dragon 2

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After a four year wait, How To Train Your Dragon 2 is nearly here. To help remind people why we should all be looking forward to returning to the world of Hiccup and Toothless, the first five minutes of the movie have been released.

It’s slightly surprising we’ve got it so early, as the film doesn’t hit US cinemas until June 13th and will be out in the UK July 4th – although it does a good job of suggesting this is a movie that’ll be worth the 3D admission.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Set for release in June 2014, The thrilling second chapter of the epic HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy brings us back to the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years after the two have successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds.

‘When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.’ [Read more…]

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Hiccup Is Looking Heroic In A New How To Train Your Dragon 2 Poster

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how-to-train-your-dragon-2-poster3A few days ago we got a new trailer for How To Train Your Dragon 2 and now comes the film’s main poster. Hiccup is certainly looking heroic, and more grown up than the rather uncertain young lad in the first film.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Set for release in June 2014, The thrilling second chapter of the epic HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy brings us back to the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years after the two have successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds.

‘When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.’

The film hits US cinemas June 13th and will be out in the UK July 4th.

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New How to Train Your Dragon 2 Trailer – Hiccup and Toothless are back in action

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It’s taken a little while for DreamWorks to produce a follow-up to their 2010 hit How To Train Your Dragon (although there has been a pretty good TV series). However How To Train Your Dragon 2 is coming this summer, and now we can get a fresh look with a new trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Set for release in June 2014, The thrilling second chapter of the epic HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy brings us back to the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years after the two have successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds.

‘When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.’

The film hits US cinemas June 13th and will be out in the UK July 4th. [Read more…]

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How To Train Your Dragon 2 Trailer – Toothless and Hiccup return a little bit older

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How To Train Your Dragon was a big success in 2010, and while it’s taken a while to get a cinematic follow-up sorted (although we have had a TV series), one is coming next summer, and now we can get a look with a trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Set for release in June 2014, The thrilling second chapter of the epic HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy brings us back to the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years after the two have successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds.

‘When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.’ [Read more…]

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New How To Train Your Dragon 2 Poster Shows Hiccup Has All Grown Up

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A new poster has arrived for the highly anticipated How To Train Your Dragon 2, which shows that Hiccup has grown up a lot since the first movie. It’ll arrive in UK cinemas next June.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘Starring the voice talents of Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, T.J. Miller and Kristen Wiig, the thrilling second chapter of the epic HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON trilogy brings us back to the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years after the two have successfully united dragons and vikings on the island of Berk.

‘While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace. Now, Hiccup and Toothless must unite to stand up for what they believe while recognizing that only together do they have the power to change the future of both men and dragons.’

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New Posters: How To Train Your Dragon 2 & Sullivan Stapleton In 300: Rise Of An Empire

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how-to-train-dragon-2-poster1Comic-Con has seen a slew of posters released, although we’re now coming to an end of those with the release of a rather cool poster for How To Train Your Dragon 2, and one for 300: Rise Of An Empire, featuring the lead character played by Sullivan Stapleton.

How To Train Your Dragon 2 ‘brings back the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years later. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.’

As you can see, Hiccup’s a bit more grown up in this one. It’ll in in cinemas June 2014.

300: Rise Of An Empire meanwhile sees Sullivan Stapleton as Themistokles, who tries to unite all of Greece in battle against the massive Persian army lead by Xerxes and the cunning Artemisia (Eva Green). It’s out March 2014.

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Cate Blanchett & Djimon Hounsou Join How To Train Your Dragon 2

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Cate-BlanchettHow To Train Your Dragon 2 has had its Comic-Con panel, which included what’s been described as an ‘awesome’ clip from the movie, along with the news that Cate Blanchett and Djimon Hounsou will be part of the voice cast of the film.

Cinemablend reports that more was revealed about Kit Harington’s previously announced role in the movie. He’ll be “a self-declared world’s greatest dragon trapper. He’s very brazen,” according to DreamWorks.

Harington’s villain will be joined by Hounsou on the evil side of things, as he’ll be playing a character with the suitably dangerous name of Drago Bloodfist. Blanchett meanwhile will be somebody called Volca. Director Dean DeBlois describes her as, “A feral recluse vigilante that’s been out there rescuing dragons from traps.”

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The thrilling second chapter of the epic How To Train Your Dragon trilogy brings back the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years later. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.’

The film is currently due out June 20th, 2014.

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The Lego Movie & How To Train Your Dragon 2 Get Comic-Con Posters

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It’s not just sci-fi and action for grown-ups that will be making an appearance at Comic-Con, as the likes of Warner’s The Lego Movie and DreamWorks Animation’s How To Train Your Dragon 2 will also be hoping to cause a stir. New posters for both films have now been released, which you can see above and below.

The LEGO Movie follows Emmet, an ordinary, rules-following, perfectly average LEGO minifigure who is mistakenly identified as the most extraordinary person and the key to saving the world. Emmet (Chris Pratt) is drafted into a fellowship of strangers on an epic quest to stop an evil tyrant, a journey for which he is hopelessly and hilariously underprepared.

Will Ferrell, Morgan Freeman, Liam Neeson, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Nick Offerman and Alison Brie join Chris Pratt to form the cast of the first-ever full length theatrical LEGO movie, which is set to hit cinemas in 14th February 2014.’

How To Train Your Dragon 2 meanwhile, is ‘The thrilling second chapter of the epic How To Train Your Dragon trilogy brings back the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years later. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.’ The film is currently due out June 20th, 2014. You can take a look at the new poster for that, drawn by the legendary Drew Stuzan, below.

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Hiccup & Toothless Return In A How To Train Your Dragon 2 Teaser Trailer

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DreamWorks Animation’s movie have been very variable, but How To Train Your Dragon was certainly one of the best. It was also a decent sized hit, so it’s not surprising the sequel-loving company has come up with a sequel, which we can get a taste of thanks to a new teaser trailer.

Here’s the synopsis: ‘The thrilling second chapter of the epic How To Train Your Dragon trilogy brings back the fantastical world of Hiccup and Toothless five years later. While Astrid, Snoutlout and the rest of the gang are challenging each other to dragon races (the island’s new favorite contact sport), the now inseparable pair journey through the skies, charting unmapped territories and exploring new worlds. When one of their adventures leads to the discovery of a secret ice cave that is home to hundreds of new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider, the two friends find themselves at the center of a battle to protect the peace.’

The film is currently due out June 20th, 2014.

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