Dreamworks Animation makes a winner of a movie! Hiccup, the black sheep of his Viking family, befriends a dragon. A first, to say the least. Vikings are dragons have been feuding for generations and as Hiccup discovers, everything they know about dragons is wrong.

An adaptation of the book of the same name, it’s a really cute story with some great characters. The art an animation in this movie is head and shoulders above anything they’ve done before. The art style is great an unique, the dragon designs in particular are really brilliant. They have this 3D illustrated look that reminds me a bit of Blizzards style of artwork. The animation on the people can look a little odd sometimes, but the work on the dragons is terrific. And the effects? The fire and smoke look real. The clouds! Look at the clouds!

Even though the story is very predictable, it’s still a really fun kids movie. Really well made, I’d love to see a sequel.