How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
With years of co-existence between humans and dragons in the land of Burk a new threat moves to the forefront, the arrival of the tyrannical Grimmel (F. Murray Abraham), a dragon slayer bent on killing all of the Night Furies in existence. Threatened, Chief Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) motions to move the dragons to the mythic and legendary Hidden World. On the move the Burkians will be at a disadvantage, will they ever find the hidden world, or will they lose their dragons once and for all?
Directed by Dean DeBlois and written by DeBlois and Cressida Cowell this animated smorgasbord feast brings the crispest and most challenging textures to life in stunning beauty matched by an entertaining narrative, which, while not challenging in any regard still provides for a positive and empowering family friendly rollicking good time. And, with talented cast that includes Cate Blanchett, Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Craig Ferguson, Jonah Hill, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Kristen Wiig, the laughs and chuckles come easy enough. A family friendly matinee seems in order here, How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World is rated PG.