Film Review – How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

While a few movies didn’t quite meet financial potential, Disney has managed to sustain audience interest in their run of live-action remakes of animated classics. These things have made a ton of money for the studio, and DreamWorks isn’t about to pass on an excellent opportunity to exploit arguably their finest animated film. “How to Train Your Dragon” managed to capture critical acclaim and box office success in 2010, paving the way for two sequels, T.V. shows, and a ton of merchandising. There’s even an entire “universe” based on the franchise at a Universal theme park. And now it’s back, in the flesh (and CGI), with writer/director Dean DeBlois returning to transform a cartoon world into something a little more real, following the Disney template as most of the story, characters, and tone are revived for a redo. While so much of “How to Train Your Dragon” is the same, there’s still life in the brand name, providing a suitably epic return to Berk that’s not as delightful as the 2010 effort, but it does the trick, especially for younger audiences who can’t get enough “Dragon” in their lives. Read the rest at Blu-ray.com