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Rating: 4/5
Review: "How to Train Your Dragon movie review"
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I am surprised I would enjoy this more than I thought I would. The 3D is also quite good. DreamWork movies keep improving. I like this better than its last movie, Monsters Vs Aliens. With an epic score by John Power, cute dragons and cool 3D, nothing can go wrong. Well, the plot does engage me too. I am surprised by its little time on dwelling with emotions as what Pixar/DreamWork movies usually do, instead it goes for the action-packed adventure with slapstick.
The 3D are at my standards. It is not very mind-blowing but it is cool. With 3D action in front of your face. Wow, is that amazing? Why should it not? 3D movies are the trend. There are more 3D movies releasing like Clash of Titans, Tron Legacy etc. obviously there are many more.
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DVD special features-3/5
There are two featurettes. One is about the cast of the movie (11 minutes) which the cast discuss about their roles and the directors commenting about their performances. The other one is about the making of the dragons (10 minutes). There are some interesting facts like how the directors wanted the dragons to breathe out fire and other stuff like mastering the lighting of the movie to make it as realistic as possible. There are a commentary and trailers of Megamind and Shrek 4.

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