i laughed, i cried, i wished i was a Viking. all in all, pretty much like any other day. it was pretty good, especially for a CG kid's movie (which i usually don't care for. even the ones everyone else in the world loves, like 'The Incredibles' or 'WALL-E.') the worst thing about it was the main character's voice, it was GRATING and sounded like someone doing a bad impression of someone else. in addition to his irritating voice, he looked eerily like the Jordu Schell/Charlie White puppet in the video for Interpol's "Evil.". this is not an association that is going to be problematic for the target audience of the film, but i spent half the movie waiting for the patented Charlie-White-Creepy-Twist.
LOOK AT THAT SHIT IT IS UNCANNYeveryone else was pretty cool, even the dudes who only got a couple of lines. the plot is pretty generic, but it's executed decently here.
the father and son 'breastplate/helmet' scene was my favourite in the movie, because it was simultaneously hilarious and sad, but the highlight of the movie is undoubtedly this guy here:
i wondered how they could have possibly made something so incredibly endearing, and then i realized that a lot of the team here also worked on 'Lilo and Stitch.' and i freaking LOVE Stitch, and i love dragons, so a dragon who looks like Stitch was pretty much a shoo-in for 'character of whom i need a toy and with whom i am unreasonably enamoured.' time for another comparison shot!
UNCANNY!i wonder if Toothless has an experiment number?
Thanks. Now I'm gonna have problems with the creepy kid.
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