5 Years since the events of the first film, we head back to the Viking Village of Burk where Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) lives with his Dragon riding friends but a new enemy named Drago (Djimon Hounsou) appears to threaten the peace so it's up to Hiccup to stop him.
Going into this film I was very excited to see it as I really loved the first film and this new one had the same creative team for the most part behind this new film, could they soar to the heights of their previous film or go crashing down in the attempt?
Well like a new Bald Eagle it definitely flies to the edge of Heaven and the Stars of Cinemas as this is simply a wonderful sequel that for me is every inch the equal of the first film, all of the key voices are back and they do a good job 2nd time around and there are also some very impressive flying battle sequences and gigantic monsters that really show off the sense of scale that this series has done so well in these 2 films.
But the film also does what a good sequel should and that is feel like an expansion of the universe as well as bringing in a new key element that enriches the world and here that is the character voiced by Cate Blanchett who does a pretty good Scottish Brogue but I will leave her side of it right there as it's something you have to discover for yourself.
And so How to Train your Dragon 2 is that rare breed of sequel that is as good as the first film and is absolutely worth seeing on the biggest screen you can find as the small screen I saw it on just did not do it justice, 4 out of 5.
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