Showing posts with label Chris Sanders. Show all posts
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Sunday, June 22, 2014

Dragons without dungeons, part I: Are you out of your Viking mind?


HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

It really is one of the best animated films of the 21st century.  Which, I'll note, is a low bar to clear.

2010
Directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois
Written by William Davies, Adam Goldberg, Chris Sanders, and Dean DeBlois (based on the book by Cressida Cowell)
With Jay Baurchel (Hiccup), Gerard Butler (Stoick), Craig Ferguson (Gobber), America Ferrara (Astrid), and Frank Welker (Toothless) (not really, but sound designer Randy Thom does a great job, doesn't he?)

Spoiler alert: severe