Better than most of Disney’s live action remakes, if only because it doesn’t make a ton of stupid changes, and the original is well liked but not so beloved that remaking it feels like sacrilege. Only real complaint is that the guy playing Hiccup doesn’t come across as nerdy at all, and Nico Parker as Astrid feels very much like a theater kid playing bad*** rather than an actual bad***.

This is a very likeable, well made, feel good film. I don't see many family oriented films actually, but this appears as one of the better ones to me. It has a bit of everything, in comedy, action, adventure, but above all it's a pretty good story. Well adapted and with a good cast. There's a bit of that magic that the better Disney films and the early Harry Potter films have too. Toothless is definitely a cute creature. I actually didn't have much interest to check it out, I didn't see any of the animated HTTYD films either and went to see it unplanned. So, very glad I caught this in the cinema after all, it's a very good time.

B+