- Director : Dean DeBlois
- Actors : Bronwyn James, Gabriel Howell, Julian Dennison, Mason Thames, Nico Parker
- Producers : Adam Siegel, Marc E. Platt
- Language : English (Dolby Atmos), Spanish (Dolby Digital Plus 7.1)
- Studio : Universal Pictures Home Entertainment
- Media Format : 4K, Subtitled
- Run time : 2 hours and 6 minutes
- MPAA rating : PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Release date : August 12, 2025
Maybe I’m just a
purist. Or maybe I’m a cynic. Whatever the reason, I just can’t help but feel like
the trend of making live action remakes of animated classics is often nothing
more than a way to exploit fanbases and squeeze a little more money out of the
initial creativity. Part of the problem is likely my views on the business
practices of the studio with the white-gloved mouse, who has been the biggest culprit
in this unfortunate trend. As I went into the experience of watching the live
action How to Train Your Dragon, I was completely aware that it had a
difficult task given my preconceived notions, and yet I still found myself won
over by the effectiveness of the filmmaking. Is it the same as the animated story
in many ways? Yes. But it is a testament to the filmmaking that I still found
myself on the edge of my seat during several sequences, despite there being no
mystery about what would happen.
