2011 Movies

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DreamWorks Announces How To Train Your Dragon 2 for 2013

By Allan Ford | Oct 11, 2010 | Movie News (0) Comment

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DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. today announced plans to bring the epic action-adventure of Hiccup and his courageous Viking tribe as well as Toothless and the other beloved dragon characters on the Island of Berk back to the big screen in 3D with the sequel to How to Train Your Dragon in 2013.

The second chapter to the critically acclaimed 2010 blockbuster, How to Train Your Dragon – which has grossed nearly $500 million at the worldwide box office – will again feature the all-star voice talents of Jay Baruchel, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, TJ Miller and Kristen Wiig.

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How to Train Your Dragon Review

By Allan Ford | Mar 28, 2010 | Movie Reviews (2) Comment

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Based on Cressida Cowell’s best selling book for kids, How To Train Your Dragon may be taking a page from the E.T. formula, but with its mix of Viking mythology, action, comedy and heart it feels like no other CG 3D animation effort, at least in recent times. Story revolves around Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), an awkward, teenaged Viking who has a hard time finding his place in the family business, as it were. The macho dragon slayers that include his father and Viking leader, Stoick the Vast (Gerard Butler), are not exactly a crowd he fits in with easily, although to keep dad happy he tries. Typically P.C, the ‘toon also offers up Astrid (America Ferrera), the de rigueur young female counterpart who is strong and aggressive in every way Hiccup isn’t. His training exercises with other budding teen dragon slayers start to give him a sense of self-worth but his whole world is turned around when he befriends an injured dragon and then must hide the fact from everyone, including his feared father. As the relationship with the endearing creature grows so does the peril that has engulfed Hiccup and his new friend…read more [BoxOffice]

How to Train Your Dragon, the latest digital morality tale from DreamWorks Animation, is a middling adventure both creatively and visually that doesn’t quite take flight.
With an unnecessarily diverse swarm of dragons zipping around and hordes of Viking warriors attacking them with primitive weaponry, there’s plenty going on in its breezy 98 minutes, just none of it particularly engaging. It might occupy young children and it won’t bore the adults, but as far as kid flicks go it’s simply average…read more [News in Film]

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How to Train Your Dragon Trailer #3

By Allan Ford | Feb 26, 2010 | Movie Trailers (0) Comment

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Check out a new, the third movie trailer for How to Train Your Dragon, a viking adventure with the same visual style as Shrek and Kung Fu Panda.

How to Train Your Dragon is co-directed by Dean DeBlois and Chris Sanders. Jay Baruchel is the voice of the main character (Hiccup) and he’s joined by Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Craig Ferguson and Kristen Wiig.

How to Train Your Dragon - Jay Baruchel voices Hiccup How to Train Your Dragon - America Ferrera voices Astrid How to Train Your Dragon - Gerard Butler voices Stoick How to Train Your Dragon - Craig Ferguson voices Gobber

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How to Train Your Dragon Poster and Featurette

By Allan Ford | Feb 17, 2010 | Movie Posters, Movie Trailers (1) Comment

How to Train Your Dragon

Dreamworks Animation has released a new poster and featurette for How to Train Your Dragon, a viking adventure with the same visual style as Shrek and Kung Fu Panda. Featurette showing lessons that can be learned while training the different species of dragons from the film.

The film is set in a mythical world of vikings and dragons. The story centers around a viking teenager named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teen’s smarts and offbeat sense of humor is disliked by his tribe and its chief, Hiccup’s father. However, when Hiccup is included in Dragon Training with the other viking teens, he sees his chance to prove he has what it takes to be a fighter. But when he encounters (and ultimately befriends) an injured dragon, his world is flipped upside down.

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Our Family Wedding Trailer

By Allan Ford | Jan 5, 2010 | Movie Trailers (1) Comment

Our Family Wedding, Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia

The trailer for the upcoming Fox Searchlight’s comedy “Our Family Wedding” has appeared online.

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How to Train Your Dragon Trailer Arrives!

By Allan Ford | Nov 2, 2009 | Movie Trailers (7) Comment

 How to Train Your Dragon

Yahoo! Movies has just released a new trailer for How to Train Your Dragon, a viking adventure with the same visual style as Shrek and Kung Fu Panda.

A Viking teenager named Hiccup lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teen’s smarts and offbeat sense of humor don’t sit too well with his tribe or its chief… who just happens to be Hiccup’s father. However, when Hiccup is included in Dragon Training with the other Viking teens, he sees his chance to prove he has what it takes to be a fighter. But when he encounters (and ultimately befriends) an injured dragon, his world is flipped upside down, and what started out as Hiccup’s one shot to prove himself turns into an opportunity to set a new course for the future of the entire tribe.

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How to Train Your Dragon Teaser Posters

By Allan Ford | Nov 2, 2009 | Movie Posters (1) Comment

How To Train Your Dragon

The new teaser posters for “How to Train Your Dragon,” the upcoming Dreamworks animated comedy, are online.

The film is set in a mythical world of vikings and dragons. The story centers around a viking teenager named Hiccup (Jay Baruchel), who lives on the island of Berk, where fighting dragons is a way of life. The teen’s smarts and offbeat sense of humor is disliked by his tribe and its chief, Hiccup’s father. However, when Hiccup is included in Dragon Training with the other viking teens, he sees his chance to prove he has what it takes to be a fighter. But when he encounters (and ultimately befriends) an injured dragon, his world is flipped upside down.

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‘Tinker Bell’ – Trailer and Clip

By Fiona | May 31, 2008 | Movie Trailers (0) Comment

Tinker Bell, long known as Peter Pan’s helpful, yet silent partner, will be seen for the first time in her own film, this time with a speaking part.

Tinker Bell
In the film ‘Tinker Bell’ must save Pixie Hollow, the home of all fairies, by using all of her imagination and the true magic of Pixie dust.

Walt Disney has released a first look at the film, which includes two video clips. The First is the film’s official trailer.

Chief Creative Officer of Walt Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, John Lasseter, introduces this special preview (the second) clip for Tinker Bell which will be the first of a series of Tinker Bell films AND after his introduction you can hear the Tinker Bell!

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