How To Train Your Dragon

I am a very devoted reader of books in general. As a child, I had always held a kind of fascination with fantasy books. When I entered my movie phase, I became obsessed with book adaptations, especially faithful adaptations. So as you can imagine, I was excited as a kid on Christmas when I saw the trailer for this movie. Then I remebered that I had read the book before and I realized that the movie barely followed the book at all. I started hating the movie and everything that it represented. When it came out, I realized that it was foolish to hate a movie before seeing it.(I'm one to talk.)
I gave it a second chance and saw it... holycrapholycrap that was one of the best movies that I have ever seen. The animation is really the most intricately detailed animation that I have ever seen, with every little speck of dirt treated with the utmost importance. The voice acting by Gerard Butler, Jay Baruchel, America Fererra, and Jonah Hill does an excellentof portraying the characters in the most human way possible.
And don't get me started on the dragons. They are simply the most human-like dragons that I have ever seen. I applaud the animators on doing a fantastic job of making them look more human than the vikings at times.
The fight scenes actually had me fearing for the lives of the characters. Especially during the final fight scene. The flight scenes aboard dragons took my breath away especially the Aurora Borealis scene.
But my favorite scene takes place in the beginning of the film. After Hiccup brings down a Night Fury he attempts to kill it, but he finds that he does not have the will to end the dragons' life so he cuts it loose. Suddenly the Night Fury jumps on him and stares him down intensely. Hiccup later explains that he was unable to kill the dragon because it seemed just as scared as he had been. I think that the Night Fury didn't kill Hiccup because it saw reflection of himself in Hiccups eyes'. This scene strongly reminds me of the "Try To Be Me A Little!" scene from Let The Right One In.
I've noticed that a lot book adaptations have been trying to be the next Harry Potter, and I strongly believe that How To Train Your Dragon could very well be the animated equivalent of Harry Potter. I STRONGLY suggest that you see it, and in 3-D (Darn you, prescription eyeglasses!) Anyway, go see it I want them to turn this movie into a series!