How to Train Your Dragon/Legend of the Boneknapper Dragon [2 Discs] [Blu-ray/DVD]

Dean DeBlois

Overview

This release contains a two-pack of the animated fantasy adventure film How to Train Your Dragon and the direct to video sequel Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon.

Product Details

Release Date:	10/15/2010
UPC:	0097360824445
Original Release:	2010
Rating:	PG
Source:	Dreamworks Animated
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:38:00
Sales rank:	40,208

Special Features

Closed Caption; ; Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon: Hiccup and the Gang return to search for a mysterious Dragon in this all-new, full-"scale" adventure; ; Enhance the Movie Viewing Experience with The Animators' Corner featuring Picture-In-Picture Storyboards, Behind-the-Scenes Footage and Insightful Interviews; ; Watch BD-Live Extras*; ; Uncover More Dragon Fun Facts through Pop-Up Trivia; Race for the Gold in the Viking Winter Games; Hear More About Author Cressida Cowell; Discover Deleted Scenes; Learn to Draw Toothless; Take the Viking Personality Test; ; Disc 2 - DVD Movie ; Filmmaker's Commentary; Viking-Sized Cast; The Technical Artistry of Dragons

Scene Index

Disc #1 -- How to Train Your Dragon/Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
1. Scene 1 [8:39]
2. Scene 2 [2:52]
3. Scene 3 [3:38]
4. Scene 4 [6:45]
5. Scene 5 [5:44]
6. Scene 6 [5:32]
7. Scene 7 [5:52]
8. Scene 8 [4:21]
9. Scene 9 [3:39]
10. Scene 10 [1:30]
11. Scene 11 [1:08]
12. Scene 12 [10:08]
13. Scene 13 [4:51]
14. Scene 14 [4:40]
15. Scene 15 [3:09]
16. Scene 16 [10:47]
17. Scene 17 [5:28]

Menu

Disc #1 -- How to Train Your Dragon/Legend of the BoneKnapper Dragon
   Play Movie
   Set Up
      Audio
         English Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
         English Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround
         French Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
         Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround
         English Audio Description
         Filmmakers' Commentary
      Subtitles
         English
         French
         Spanish
         Subtitles: None
   Special Features
      Viking-Sized Cast
      The Technical Artistry Of Dragon
      Filmmakers' Commentary
         View The Film With Commentary by Directors/Co-Writers Chris Sanders & Dean DeBlois and Producer Bonnie Arnold
            Commentary Subtitles
               English
               French
               Spanish
               Commentary Subtitles: None
   Scene Selection
   Keep Out!
      Coming Soon To Theaters
         Megamind
      On DVD
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         The Penguins Of Madagascar
         The Last Airbender
      Get Your Game On
         How To Train Your Dragon
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      See It Live
         Trailer
         This Is Our Story

Editorial Reviews

Visually speaking, most family films -- especially animated family films -- are as bright as polished marble. Fortunately, How to Train Your Dragon directors Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois have devised a world often lit by just fire, and by staying remarkably true to that fact they've fashioned a unique visual experience. The story follows the basic hero's journey: Young Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) wants to help his Viking community battle the dragons that terrorize their village, but he just doesn't have it in him to harm the fire-breathing creatures. His father, the town's fearless warrior leader Stoick (Gerard Butler), has difficulty communicating with his awkward son, not even wanting Hiccup to go through the dragon-fighting training classes that many kids his age attend. Just as Stoick's friend Gobber (Craig Ferguson) convinces Stoick to let his son train, Hiccup befriends an injured dragon he names Toothless, and soon his relationship with the creature -- which has a very boy-and-his-dog vibe -- gives him insight on how to make the monsters allies to the Vikings and bring peace to all. While the plot itself offers no surprises, it is solidly constructed; there is a reason these storytelling tropes endure. But the visuals make How to Train Your Dragon stand out from the pack. The directors hired gifted cinematographer Roger Deakins to consult with them on the movie's look, a job he also performed to perfection for the makers of WALL-E. The award-winning DP brings a level of realism to the images that's nonchalantly perfect. The flames and the water are tactile, and never once are the directors showy about these showstopping effects -- they're just there giving the film an authentic sense of place. If there is a serious flaw in the movie, it's the casting of Jay Baruchel. He's a talented young comic actor (few people could have so skillfully played straight man to the cast of crazies in Tropic Thunder), but here he sounds thoroughly modern, which is a distraction when the movie's visuals -- as well as the thick Scottish accents used by Butler and Ferguson -- drive home the sense that the film takes place in an authentic past. Sure, the 21st century voice and speech rhythms accentuate how much of a misfit Hiccup is, but the juxtaposition is too jarring. On sheer visual terms, though, How to Train Your Dragon more than delivers; it's the kind of movie that will stick in the memory of kids who might want to make movies when they grow up.

All Movie Guide - Perry Seibert