How To Train Your Dragon

I know, I know. "I already know how to train MY Dragon!- Hyuk, hyuk-yuk!"

Now that we got that out of the way-

Dreamworks is getting better and better at this animation thing.

HTTYD was pretty good. It ain't exactly Pixar at it's best- (UP, NEMO, The Incredibles) but it is of that quality. I liked it better than- Cars, Toy Story 2 and maybe even Monsters Inc...Nah...It's about right on par with Monsters Inc.

It's a little predictable at times but the way they pull the story off makes up for it and there are a couple of surprises.
You feel for the lead character as he tries to make his case AND there are some very nice touchy, feely things in there too.

The visuals are STUNNING. I love the design of the characters. They are textured in a way that is quasi-realistic and very appealing.
The animation (motion) is top notch, too.
I'm normally distracted by "hair" in these 3D films (I much prefer "hard hair" over realistic hair on cartoon characters) but this wasn't bad. I mean, I DID find myself staring at it a couple of times but it wasn't unappealing.

Speaking of 3D- as Dreamworks has promised since Monsters vs. Aliens- this film requires you wear glasses so that things poke out at you. Yes. It is a gimmick but it's a gimmick I enjoy- for the most part.
This movie is 3d through and through and it's great- HOWEVER- it's that 3d that is in your face (which I liked) not like UP where after 30 minutes you forget. Don't get me wrong- it's done in a tactful way but it IS in your face. My only real problem with it was getting used to a little distortion in my peripheral. That might be a personal problem though.

That said, I would like to own it so I can watch it over and over again. There is so much I missed out on because it was going so fast and I was so amazed by the backgrounds and overall artistic layout of it all.

I dug it...

Now, to get back to learning how to rig!