For those of you who might not be aware of it, Comcast recently acquired DreamWorks Animation Studios for an incredible $3.8 Billion. Now we often see Hollywood as a huge money-making business and often it is, but movies, especially animation movies, require a significant investment and for every film that reaps in millions, there are bombs that cost a significant amount …
We got a proper look at Scalebound at Gamescom. Ever wanted to know how to train a dragon? This looks like the game that'll answer that question!
We’re massive fans of the How To Train Your Dragon movies around these parts. So much so that Darryn even calls me Toothless occasionally (I’d like to think it’s because I’m also the unholy offspring of lightning and death, and not because he’s making some stereotypical joke about me being a coloured guy from Cape Town). So it should come …
In the animated movie world, Pixar is definitely the heavyweight champ. And “heavyweight” is probably also an apt description of what their award shelves must feel like by now. But while the Disney owned studio has been pulling in the gold with movies like Toy Story and Up (all fully justified, I might add), Dreamworks Animation has seriously upped their …
Oh, man. I fear this isn’t really going to be a review at all. More a vomit of love, giddy excitement and my brain turning back the clock some 30 years to a time where I believed in magic and a world where people with passion entertained. How to Train Your Dragon first came out in 2010 and was loosely …
How To Train Your Dragon is the kind of animated film that gets better with repeated viewings. Hell, I wasn’t even sold at first, but after being convinced to give the movie a second chance, I found myself appreciating it more. What I did particularly enjoy in round deux however, was that it was a done-in-one story. Still, How To …
I’ll be honest, and admit that the first time that I saw How To Train Your Dragon, the film just didn’t gel with me. It looked magnificent, I’ll give it that, but something was off. Then I watched it again, and it finally clicked. It’s one of the better movies that Dreamworks Animation has pushed out in several years, a …
When it comes to CGI animated films, Pixar has a firm grip on the market. Recently though, that grip has been loosening up, thanks to DreamWorks Animation releasing several movies that relied less on star power and more on telling an actual story. How to Train Your Dragon is one such film, and despite not enjoying it the first time …
Film classification in the UK is designed to help audiences understand what content is …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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