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How to train your dragon 3

What I liked: As with the other two installments, I loved the sheep. They have much less screen time than maybe they should but this time they have little dragon costumes so that they blend in on an island that is now completely overrun with dragons. I also liked that all of the too many dragons living on the island live in enormous colorful birdhouses. It gave the island a very Caribbean/Norse fusion feeling. I like the discussion of dreams. Mostly just the statement "This is your dream maybe. Mine is less crowded and more sanitary." I feel like that is a great dream for anyone and am especially impressed that it was the dream of a perhaps less than hygienic viking. I liked the hoards of purple toad dragons and the flock of tiny glowing dragons. Dragons under black lights look really cool which it think could spark two great spin off series. One with a dragon DJ working raves and one with a dragon dance troupe. I would absolutely go see a dragon dance group perform. I liked the base jumping vikings. I liked Toothless' courtship dance especially how he drew inspiration from real birds.

What I didn't: So as urban planning goes, I don't think that any island should be zoned for that number of dragons. I also think that for an engineer the main character really should have put more effort into the foundations for structures supporting multiple multi-ton dragons. Also, even in dragontopia these creatures are still very much carnivores, what exactly are they eating and how is there enough of it? Perhaps before you actually relocate your entire community, you should do things like pack, choose a destination, and see if that destination actually exists. Additionally, if you think that you are being pursued by an entire armada of bad guys it would be a good idea to set up scouts or something to see if they are getting close. I am duly impressed with the bad guy's resourcefulness and plotting but am still confused about how he managed to conjure an enormous stone evil lair in the middle of a naval campaign. And how, after the evil lair was toppled by flaming poison, he was able to maintain operations there. I'm not sure if I liked the scorpion dragons. They have the pluses of being unique and spitting flaming poison and having scorpion tails. On the downside, they are evil and ugly. Finally, I think that if you were uncertain of a giant dragon was going to be friendly, you should probably figure that out before introducing your children to it. I am curious about the tranquilizer darts. It seems like they can either knockout the target or put them under mind control. Are there actually different compounds in identical looking darts, or do you not know which it is going to be until you shoot something?

Who should watch this? People who liked the other two movies. People who haven't figured out google image search well enough to find pictures of the sheep dressed as dragons.

Would I watch it again? The first one is still the best, so I will probably just stick to that for rewatching.

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