8.3 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
A young Viking named Hiccup lives on the windswept island of Berk, where his father Stoic the Vast is the tribe's feared chief, and fighting dragons is part of every young warrior's training. But Hiccup's destiny of becoming a prized dragon fighter takes an unexpected diversion when he saves and befriends an injured dragon, Toothless. Hiccup now embarks on a mission of his own to convince his tribe to abandon its barbaric tradition of ruthless dragon-slaying and try out some new methods.
Starring: Jay Baruchel, Gerard Butler, Craig Ferguson, America Ferrera, Jonah HillAdventure | 100% |
Family | 92% |
Animation | 77% |
Fantasy | 72% |
Comedy | 41% |
Teen | 10% |
Video codec: HEVC / H.265
Video resolution: 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: DTS:X
English: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
French: DTS 5.1
Spanish: DTS 5.1
Spanish: Dolby Digital 5.1
French: Dolby Digital 5.1
English: Dolby Digital 2.0
Portuguese: DTS 5.1
English, English SDH, French, Portuguese, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (2 BDs)
Digital copy
4K Ultra HD
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 4.0 | |
Extras | 3.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
For the UHD debut of the highly regarded digitally animated film 'How to train Your Dragon,' 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 2160p/HDR video review, please click here.
For a full DTS:X audio review, please click here.
This is one of the more attractive SteelBooks on the market. It blends high quality imagery with artistic subtlety, 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, which is fairly dark and set at night
against a very dark blue/black sky with the moon hovering atop in the right-hand corner, prominently features Hiccup on the lower right reaching
upward and to the left to touch Toothless in a touching character bonding moment. The reverse rear side features a somewhat more standard image,
featuring Hiccup riding Toothless through the night sky, the Viking's right arm raised in joy, in front of the moon, which prominently fills much of the
rear side. Small legalese-type text appears unobtrusively at the bottom. The spine carries over the general color scheme of shades of nighttime blue.
The film's title appears in very small print, center, with the word "Dragon" in the largest lettering. A tiny DreamWorks logo appears at the bottom. The
front and back are glossy and prone to fingerprinting.
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, which displays a calming, yet jagged and uneven, rock formation with a small
outcropping of trees, is present. Most of the main image appears on the left, away from the discs. The right-hand side is predominantly a relaxing
shade of dusk or dawn peach-colored sky.
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 and, to this reviewer's eyes, bests the impressive SteelBook released for the sequel. Highly recommended.
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