3/5 stars
Hollywood continues to cash in on popular animations by remaking them as live-action/CG hybrids. Lilo and Stitch, released just a few weeks ago, is the third highest-grossing movie of the year so far. Now it is the turn of How To Train Your Dragon.
The fantasy cartoon from DreamWorks based on the book by Cressida Cowell has already spawned two sequels. Now, just 15 years after its release, it gets a makeover, primarily to appeal to those too young to have seen the original.
Set on the island of Berk, where Vikings believe dragons are their mortal enemies, this latest iteration doesnโt deviate much from its predecessor.
A blacksmithโs apprentice, Hiccup (Mason Thames) is the weakling son of the isleโs chief (Gerard Butler, who voiced the same role in the 2010 film).