Bevendre

fleurmod:

Very enjoyable. The animation surpassed the original, for obvious reasons, and there were some great character moments, particularly for Stoic and Hiccup. While I feel that the first one was a more balanced movie in terms of progression and in pacing, the second one beats it in ambition, grandeur, presentation, and in character.
There were several moments in 2 that were very emotional, and arguably really pushed its rating. While the first saw great change for the setting, and supporting cast, the second’s growth is largely centered around Hiccup and his coming into his own, which is a very good place to take a sequel to such a highly regarded film.
The sound design, music, and character design were all top notch, although I do wish that they had spent a little more time on the dragons or at least explained them a little more. That was a real strength of the first, the dragons felt real and incorporated because there were very few species covered, and those that were were described and explained. There are a LOT more dragons in this film, both in quantity and variety, and while knowing a little about many of them wouldn’t have hurt the film in any way, I can see why the cut out such explanations and explication.

All in all a very good sequel, and a very good movie.

9.3/10

A reminder that HTTYD2 is a fantastic movie and well worth your time.  If you chose to see it, please support Dreamworks and see it in theaters!