The particle effects for sand are astoundingly realistic. If DreamWorks hasn’t fully caught up to Pixar, it’s certainly nipping at its tail. And then it keeps going.ĭespite all of its narrative and pacing flaws, “The Hidden World” is undeniably drop-dead gorgeous. It’s cute for about five minutes, and then it wears out its welcome. The Light and Night Furies spend about a fifth of the film preening and dancing around. The film crawls from beginning to end, severely bogged down by the biggest draw of the trailer - Toothless’ love interest. Oftentimes, Grimmel seems to actively avoid his vicious goal only because he’s in a children’s film even a child could see how odd his choices are.
It feels very much like a film I’ve seen once already in this regard. Essentially, they pose the exact same threat to the Vikings - they will separate them from their dragons. Murray Abraham) seeks to kill all dragons. “How to Train Your Dragon 2’s” Drago (Djimon Hounsou) sought to steal all dragons, while this film’s Grimmel (F. It also features a drab, grey villain whose goal is undercooked and confused, just in like the second film.
“The Hidden World” features a mystical dragon base, just as the first two did. Two films later, it’s become fairly obvious that DreamWorks is rehashing the same story. Seeing Hiccup and Toothless become a team capable of changing the hearts of hardened Vikings was exciting and the film was original and wonderfully directed. The first “How to Train Your Dragon” was a treat to watch. The early praise that “The Hidden World” received was baffling. The series has become a critical darling, landing among the highest rated films DreamWorks has to offer. In terms of longevity and revenue, “How to Train Your Dragon” approaches DreamWorks’ other heavy-hitting series like “Shrek” and “Kung Fu Panda.” Unfortunately, the third installment of the series falls closer to the lackluster “Shrek the Third” than to the more well-received “Kung Fu Panda 3.” As Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) and Toothless solidify their place in film history with a complete trilogy, I have to say, let’s end the journey here.
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