7.8 | / 10 |
Users | 0.0 | |
Reviewer | 4.5 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
As Hiccup fulfills his dream of creating a peaceful dragon utopia, Toothless’ discovery of an untamed, elusive mate draws the Night Fury away. When danger mounts at home and Hiccup’s reign as village chief is tested, both dragon and rider must make impossible decisions to save their kind.
Starring: Jay Baruchel, America Ferrera, F. Murray Abraham, Cate Blanchett, Gerard ButlerAdventure | 100% |
Family | 80% |
Fantasy | 78% |
Animation | 69% |
Action | 40% |
Comedy | 36% |
Video codec: MPEG-4 AVC
Video resolution: 1080p
Aspect ratio: 2.35:1
Original aspect ratio: 2.39:1
English: Dolby Atmos
English: Dolby TrueHD 7.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
Spanish: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
French: Dolby Digital Plus 7.1
Spanish = Latin American, French = Quebec French
English SDH, French, Spanish
Blu-ray Disc
Two-disc set (1 BD, 1 DVD)
Digital copy
DVD copy
BD-Live
Slipcover in original pressing
Region A (B, C untested)
Movie | 4.5 | |
Video | 4.5 | |
Audio | 5.0 | |
Extras | 4.0 | |
Overall | 4.5 |
Dragon romance, a dangerous villain, mass migration, and inescapable change are all at the heart of How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World, the third and supposedly final film in the hugely successful digitally animated franchise based on the book series written by Cressida Cowell. This final stop brings an emotional and satisfying, if not somewhat predictable, close to the story of a young Viking boy named Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel) and his one-of-a-kind Night Fury dragon, Toothless. The picture both progresses the series while remaining true to its structure and style, finding perfect balance amongst action, humor, and heart.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World's 1080p Blu-ray is nearly perfect. The opening foggy scene is handled efficiently and without noticeable flaw, revealing no banding or other unwanted artifacts in its reproduction of a perfectly clear haze. A few trouble spots do creep in. Viewers will spot some mild compression artifacts when Toothless meets the Light Fury around the 19-minute mark and there a few examples of extremely light shimmering/alaising to be found throughout, but such are very minor quibbles for an otherwise reference quality image. The picture is a textural wonder, revealing every digital morsel with compelling clarity and definition. Dragon scales, human clothes and gizmos and facial features, terrain, even sand in the scene when Toothless and the Light Fury court one another in chapter nine are all razor-sharp. The image is clear near and wide and never fails in its textural stability and intricacies. The transfer also reveals a boldly enchanting color palette, featuring a barrage of ridiculously impressive and bright greens, reds, yellows, purples, and many other shades on the numerous dragons seen throughout the film. There are some wonderful examples of brightly illuminated objects in the film's title location. Fires burn colorfully hot and black levels are perfectly deep, whether shadows and low light or Toothless' black leathery skin. This is a first-rate digital presentation from Universal.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World's Dolby Atmos soundtrack delivers a well balanced and very effective listen. The track has no shortage of robust elements and full stage engagement at its disposal, presenting potent bass as necessary but also folding in subtle atmospherics in less dynamic scenes, creating a full spectrum listen that finds harmony in every element. Of course the action scenes are the highlights, with powerful bass, directional effects aplenty, seamless sound movement, and fully integrated back and overhead usage. The top end channels are not used for discrete elements but rather purposeful support, to allow action to soar higher and music to play with a fuller feel for the entire stage. Clarity and detail through all elements is perfect, whether high flying and intense action or the din of the collected Berk at a town hall meeting in chapter seven. Dialogue is clear, center positioned, and well prioritized for the duration. This is a fantastic all-around sonic performer.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World contains a number of extras, including an alternate opening, deleted scenes, short
featurettes in quantity, and an audio commentary track. A DVD copy of the film and a Movies Anywhere digital copy code are included with purchase.
This release
ships with an embossed slipcover.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World offers a fitting, exciting, and heartfelt, if not a little predictable, conclusion to the trilogy, which is easily the best digitally crafted non-Pixar franchise around, and it gives most of Pixar's best a serious challenge for supremacy. Universal's Blu-ray is first-class, offering near perfect 1080p picture, invigorating Atmos audio, and a full compliment of supplements. Very highly recommend, as is the entire How to Train Your Dragon trilogy.
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