Rating summary
| Movie |  | 4.5 |
| Video |  | 5.0 |
| Audio |  | 4.0 |
| Extras |  | 3.5 |
| Overall | | 4.5 |
How to Train Your Dragon 2 4K Blu-ray Movie Review
Reviewed by Martin Liebman February 19, 2019
For the UHD debut of the highly regarded digitally animated film 'How to train Your Dragon 2,' Best Buy and Universal have collaborated on this
gorgeous store exclusive SteelBook. The two-disc set features everything found in the wide release -- UHD, BD, digital copy -- and adds the attractive alternate
packaging material and artwork. See the 'Special Features and Extras' portion of the review below for more information.
For a full film review, please click
here. Note that this link points to the old
20th Century Fox Blu-ray release from 2014, not any of the new Universal releases.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 4K Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality
For a full UHD video review, please click here.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 4K Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality
For a full UHD audio review, please click here.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 4K Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras
This is one of the more attractive SteelBooks on the market. It blends high quality imagery with artistic subtlety, particularly on the front, foregoing
some of the louder or more visually by-the-numbers covers in favor of something actually worth looking at and appreciating. The front image features
Hiccup and Toothless standing atop a mountain peak extending well into the sky and above the clouds. A beautiful dawn sky appears behind them. The
rear offers a more action-oriented and up-close image of the same two characters, this time featuring Hiccup riding atop Toothless, perhaps just
leaving
the peak from the front cover, which might be the land mass seen behind them (it's mostly obscured). The same gorgeous pastel sky colors appear
behind them. Small, unobtrusive print appears at the bottom. The spine carries over the same relaxing sky colors. The film's title appears center in
small print, with "Dragon 2" much larger than the other words. A tiny DreamWorks logo appears at the bottom.
Inside, the digital copy code is tucked underneath the left-hand side tabs. The two discs, one UHD and one Blu-ray, are housed on the right,
staggered-stacked. The interior two-panel presentation spread offer a sweeping daytime vista of Berk, Hiccup's home, that allows viewers to soak in so
many fine little structural details. There are no characters, human or dragon, interacting with the environment.
For a full coverage of the included supplemental content, please click here. Note that this link points to the old
20th Century Fox Blu-ray release from 2014, not any of the new Universal releases.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 4K Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation
Universal's and Best Buy's SteelBook is one of the more attractive on the market, a celebration of subtlety, generally, rather than loud visuals meant to
draw as many eyes as possible. It's one of the more handsome SteelBooks on the market, though this reviewer gives the eye-test artistry edge to the
original film's SteelBook. Highly recommended.
