Looks at Oobermind picture
…Sorry to be off-topic, but is that a ripoff of The Incredibles now?
I’m afraid so. Except instead of a villain killing heroes, it’s a hero who kills his enemy and is now left with nothing to do. 
As I mentioned on the upcoming Dreamworks projects thread, it’s been a long time since a decent dragon movie was made. The last few like Reign of Fire and Eragon were dung-heaps, so I’m hoping Dreamworks pulls this off spectacularly, or it’s going down in flames…
I like the dragon’s design, very striking. Can’t wait to see the other characters too. 
After seeing this beautiful concept art pic straight from Comic-Con, I’m starting to have high hopes for Dreamworks. Hope they can pull another Panda, although I can’t be sure till I’ve seen a proper trailer yet. 
that picture gives me chills . This film actually looks like it could turn out to be great! 
I think it will be great, Dreamworks doesn’t disappoint me. I like their work.
Official teaser!
How To Train Your Dragon teaser
I’m disappointed they didn’t reveal more, not even a proper shot or one-liner quip from what is presumably Toothless.
But if the style of the trailer is anything to go by, I think (or I hope) that this will be Dreamworks’ return to serious-style animated films rather than the Looney-Tunes variety. I love the soundtrack and the whole presentation of it, so I’m keeping my fingers crossed Dreamworks will deliver a spring winner after the disappointing Monsters Vs Aliens.
Better watch it while you can, previous trailers have been pulled down by the copyright cops…
that was disappointing, although I still have hope for this movie!
I’m excited. Good to see Dean DeBlois (writer/director of Lilo & Stitch) directing another movie. I don’t particularly like the artwork I’ve seen so far, but he’s a very good director.
Reading through most of the user’s comments on film sites, they seem to share our sentiments; they’re mostly unimpressed with the cryptic teaser. One thing they complained in common was that the 3d element was hyped up too much, and I was also put off a bit by it. I mean, 3d shouldn’t be the focus of the movie, story should be. I remember Katzenberg saying how 3d was the main element of Monsters vs Aliens or something to that effect, which goes to explaining a lot. I hope they don’t overuse it as too much of a gimmick and forget about the plot in the process…
HTTYD has two things going for it at the moment, though… as I’m sure most of you on this thread would be aware, Chris Sanders returns to his director role after the awesome Lilo & Stitch. Another reason to keep expectations up is that Nicolas Marlet handles the character design of the dragon, and he has an impressive resume, having worked on Over The Hedge, Kung Fu Panda and Monsters Inc.
Now we just have to cross our fingers and hope that Katzenberg and his cronies don’t meddle with their artistic vision and insert too many fart jokes. If these two geniuses can be left alone, I think we have another winner on Dreamworks’ hands.
Oh, and I just found out the trailer soundtrack was from John Debney’s score for Cutthroat Island. So in fact, that wasn’t even the OST! 
They’ve revealed much less than expected from the trailer…
I’m still keeping my hope alive that this will be awesome. Please don’t fail me, Dreamworks.
Sanders is co-director. He’s a gag story/designer guy, but Dean DuBlois is the primary director–the writer and structure guy. As countless Disney animators have said, “Sanders has a bunch of great ideas, but Dean is the one who knows how to make the audience care.”
I’m glad Dean asked Sanders to be his sidekick again, though. The two of them together is a good thing!
That teaser is horrible. They didnt show anything. Hmm. Well when the date becomes closer they will reveal full length previews i suppose.
New official site up! They’d better hurry up with more promo material, since we’re only five months away from the planned release date…
And a screencam of a preview clip shown at a convention has been leaked…
adamstrick.blogspot.com/2009/10/ … -clip.html
Shows Dreamworks’ usual brand of slapstick humour, and the backgrounds look a little uninspiring (I hope this is a WIP and not the final product). Though I liked the last clip of the ‘baby dragon’.
just saw the new trailer. And I have to say, I am totally excited for this film! Especially since it’s by the same directors of Lilo & Stitch. I cannot get over how cute the dragon is! he (she?) is adorable!
Here’s the trailer.
movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809998233/video/16425316
It looks pretty awesome! This might be my boyfriend and mine’s birthday present to each other since it comes out on our birthday month. I couldn’t help, but feel as if the main character looks like Andy from Toy Story. In a geeky type of way. XD
I’m a little worried though only because I have such a love hate relationship when it comes to Dreamworks. Part of me feels/knows that chances are… they are going to milk this movie for all it’s worth if the Box Office #'s are right. 
Man, Is there any originality in 2009’s movies? Cripes! Every movie that comes out is based on a book! (Meatballs, Where the wild things are, How to train your dragon) and do we really need ANOTHER alice in wonderland?
My vote is no, I dont like this idea. However, Im still gonna go see it, Im open to things.
It looks a little bland, but it’s a huge improvement over MvA. Might see it.
Stitch dragon!
I’m all about more Chris Sanders. After getting canned from American Dog I’ve been really hoping for new stuff from him.
Yeah, that’s what I’ve been thinking. With what’s on the table for Best Original Screenplay (which is like NOTHING this year), Pixar’s got it in the bag. The only contest I think it has is District 9. That is of course, if Up gets nominated (and it should)
Honestly, I kinda like the idea of this movie. Seeing promo banners made it look kinda lame, but the trailer gives it a bit of hope. Didn’t know it was a book until last week, but I haven’t read it. I like the look of the movie (especially the dragon, Toothless is its name I believe? Anyway, s/he looks really cool), but Hiccup seems a bit stereotypical for a main character, albeit a more nonchalant attitude.
I think the voice of the main character sounds to old with the way he looks. Anyway, I can’t decide if I want to see it yet. The teaser trailer didn’t sell the movie to me.
The resemblance is uncanny, no?
I’m not quite impressed yet, but I’m willing to give this a chance. I’m quite excited to see another dragon flick in theatres again (the last few have been terrible), so I’m hoping Dreamworks pulls another Kung Fu Panda or Shrek, and not a lackluster Bee Movie/Shark Tale.
The human character models look good, but the dragons seem a bit ‘off’. Flame effects are awesome, but background is ‘meh’. This is a bit like Meatballs, you won’t quite know how good it will be till you watch it (I know I say this all the time, but for this movie, I think it really does look pretty ambiguous at the moment).
Having said that though, my favourite moments were the [spoil]slow-mo walk/explosion shot, Toothless reciprocating Hiccup with his fish offering, and the line “Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile.”[/spoil]8D
The website has been updated yet again, this time with the teaser poster of Hiccup (seriously, metal helmets can burn? Da heck?) and the trailer, but little else.
I may borrow the book over the holidays to see how the original source material compares to the film adaptation…