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v_charon 05/04/18 8:42:18 PM #81:	5. How to Train Your Dragon 2 Johnbobb: 1 red: 2 Genny: 3 Ermine: 3 Inviso: 3 charon: 8 scarlet: 8 Stifled: 8 JONA: 13 Snake: 13 Karo: 14 Johnbobb: I have so much to say about this I dont know where to start, and I dont know how to begin to cover it. How to Train Your Dragon 2 is the best Dreamworks movie by a mile. Its one of the best animated movies Ive ever seen. Id go as far as to say one of the best movies ever, aside from a pretty dumb b-character romance sideplot. A lot of what makes this one so incredible can be applied to the first one as well. Both this and the original have some of the most incredible scores out there; they attempt to make these animated teen action-comedies into sweeping epics, and for my money, they achieve it and then some. Add on to that the incredible art direction, which was impressive in the first movie but cranks it up even more here with startling new dragon and environment designs. This movie succeeds as a coming-of-age film, an epic fantasy adventure, a thrilling action-comedy, and so on. All of that can basically summarize what makes this objectively so great, but Ill admit Ive got personal bias here too. Heavy personal stuff incoming: I saw this in theaters, and it had me openly sobbing. The relationship between Hiccup and Stoic is the most relatable father-son relationship I think Ive ever seen in a film. It led to me seeing myself in Hiccup and my own father in Stoic. Then it happens. And minus the dragons, it was a little too similar to what happened with my own father as a teenager. This movie handles that weight in such a heart-wrenchingly honest way that it left me stunned long after Id left the theater. This isnt Mufasa the Christ-like father figure being defeated by a comically evil villain. This is an honest, flawed father-son dynamic: two people who love each other but dont understand each other, and as much as they try and as close as they get its all for naught, with no warning. Its horrifying and it never really goes away, and I never thought a Dreamworks movie would be the one to finally get it. red: Easily the best Dreamworks movie gets a fitting sequel it deserved. Unlike many of Dreamworks films, this film actually gets a bit dark and hits you with one of the cruelest character deaths you will find on this list. The animation itself in this movie is absolutely top notch, all the dragons and such looking great, a far departure from the lazy characters and environments the rest of the Dreamworks movies have on this list(With some exceptions). Hiccup and Toothless are both fantastic together in this movie. This list has lots of movies with sequels that shouldn't or don't deserve to exist. This is not one of them.. Genny: After the initial hype wore away most of my feelings on How to Train Your Dragon 2 remained intact. I still feel like it's slightly better than the first film in the franchise, but much like the first film it's not without its flaws. I feel however, the flaws here are a little more glaring- literally, when Toothless pulls off that Alpha Ex Machina. I am not sure what the heck that was supposed to be, but I am sure it was a very antclimactic way to dispose of a good villain. Valka and Cloudjumper are great additions to the HTTYD franchise, and while Eret is less so I still enjoyed his dynamic with Astrid, Stormfly, and Ruffnut. Most impressive with this film however is how Dreamworks learned to abandon its Madagascar 2 esque days of bland, static backgrounds in favor of THINGS ACTUALLY HAPPENING AROUND CENTRAL CHARACTERS. There are so many clever little details interspersed throughout the background when characters are just talking that it's honestly impressive. --- :> Truly smilin' <cite>v_charon posted [p:900813734] in Gauntlet C... [t:76559085]...</cite> <quote>5. How to Train Your Dragon 2 Johnbobb: 1 red: 2 Genny: 3 Ermine: 3 Inviso: 3 charon: 8 scarlet: 8 Stifled: 8 JONA: 13 Snake: 13 Karo: 14 Johnbobb: I have so much to say about this I dont know where to start, and I dont know how to begin to cover it. How to Train Your Dragon 2 is the best Dreamworks movie by a mile. Its one of the best animated movies Ive ever seen. Id go as far as to say one of the best movies ever, aside from a pretty dumb b-character romance sideplot. A lot of what makes this one so incredible can be applied to the first one as well. Both this and the original have some of the most incredible scores out there; they attempt to make these animated teen action-comedies into sweeping epics, and for my money, they achieve it and then some. Add on to that the incredible art direction, which was impressive in the first movie but cranks it up even more here with startling new dragon and environment designs. This movie succeeds as a coming-of-age film, an epic fantasy adventure, a thrilling action-comedy, and so on. All of that can basically summarize what makes this objectively so great, but Ill admit Ive got personal bias here too. Heavy personal stuff incoming: I saw this in theaters, and it had me openly sobbing. The relationship between Hiccup and Stoic is the most relatable father-son relationship I think Ive ever seen in a film. It led to me seeing myself in Hiccup and my own father in Stoic. Then it happens. And minus the dragons, it was a little too similar to what happened with my own father as a teenager. This movie handles that weight in such a heart-wrenchingly honest way that it left me stunned long after Id left the theater. This isnt Mufasa the Christ-like father figure being defeated by a comically evil villain. This is an honest, flawed father-son dynamic: two people who love each other but dont understand each other, and as much as they try and as close as they get its all for naught, with no warning. Its horrifying and it never really goes away, and I never thought a Dreamworks movie would be the one to finally get it. red: Easily the best Dreamworks movie gets a fitting sequel it deserved. Unlike many of Dreamworks films, this film actually gets a bit dark and hits you with one of the cruelest character deaths you will find on this list. The animation itself in this movie is absolutely top notch, all the dragons and such looking great, a far departure from the lazy characters and environments the rest of the Dreamworks movies have on this list(With some exceptions). Hiccup and Toothless are both fantastic together in this movie. This list has lots of movies with sequels that shouldn't or don't deserve to exist. This is not one of them.. Genny: After the initial hype wore away most of my feelings on How to Train Your Dragon 2 remained intact. I still feel like it's slightly better than the first film in the franchise, but much like the first film it's not without its flaws. I feel however, the flaws here are a little more glaring- literally, when Toothless pulls off that Alpha Ex Machina. I am not sure what the heck that was supposed to be, but I am sure it was a very antclimactic way to dispose of a good villain. Valka and Cloudjumper are great additions to the HTTYD franchise, and while Eret is less so I still enjoyed his dynamic with Astrid, Stormfly, and Ruffnut. Most impressive with this film however is how Dreamworks learned to abandon its Madagascar 2 esque days of bland, static backgrounds in favor of THINGS ACTUALLY HAPPENING AROUND CENTRAL CHARACTERS. There are so many clever little details interspersed throughout the background when characters are just talking that it's honestly impressive. --- :> Truly smilin'</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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