June 12, 2014.
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler.
Director: Dean DeBlois.
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler.
Director: Dean DeBlois.
The dragons and the people
of Burk are having a wonderful time together and very much happy with their
usual festivals and games. One day when Hiccup and Astrid go out for a ride
with their beloved dragons, they come to know of someone called Draco who is
taking dragons captive to build an army. Against his father’s advice Hiccup
sets out along with Toothless to convince Draco of the futility of war and
bloodshed, followed obviously by Astrid and the rest of the gang. Things
unexpected start happening on their journey.
There is not much of
training here in the second part as compared to the first; you see more of a
camaraderie between Hiccup and Toothless who are having the time of their lives
having fun in each other’s company. The screenplay has tried to maintain the
novelty which was the main attracting factor of the first part but it does not
succeed as much as the makers would have wanted it to. Still there is a lot of
fun in the film but you only get it in parts unlike the earlier edition.
You get to see a lot more
dragons here some really big ones too but one might form an opinion that there
is a lot less excitement during the action scenes especially when you take into
account the newer and bigger dragons at play. Except for a few minutes in the
climax where Toothless takes on a whole new image the feel seems to be missing,
the feel to get the audience hooked on!
It may be a bit unfair to
compare this with the first part but sadly that is so hard especially if you
are a fan of the latter. Images and scenes keep coming to your mind no matter
what you do and for the same reason comparison becomes inevitable. But if you
take this as a standalone movie it may be almost as enjoyable as the first one.
All said and done it is
obviously the amazing adorable Toothless who is the show stealer just like
earlier. He just drills into you forcing even the stone hearted to fall in love
with him with his usual antics and “Yeah it’s me.....the Great Toothless” kinda
expressions. He will just sweep you off your feet!
I
am giving a 3.5 for How to Train Your Dragon 2 (which includes marks for
Toothless as well). He just never ceases to amaze you!
Rating Scale (Out
of 5)
Less than 2
-
Unwatchable.
2 to 2.25
-
Below average.
2.5 to 2.75
-
Average.
3 to
3.25
-
Good.
3.5 to
3.75 -
Really Good.
4 to
4.25
-
Great.
4.5 and
above
- Extraordinary.
