The first How To Train Your Dragon animated movie was released 15 years ago. When Universal announced they were going to make a live-action version, I immediately rolled my eyes. I’m just over studios rehashing the same stories, similar to what Disney does with its endless stream of live-action films based on animated classics. They …
Happy Lunar New Year to all who celebrate! Gong Xi Fa Cai! It's time to say goodbye to the Year of the Rabbit (where I was born) and welcome the Year of the Dragon! I was planning to post this yesterday but my area was hit by an internet outage for over 24 hours so …
Happy #NationalFilmScoreDay! How fitting that I have this list on my draft folder, and it's definitely the perfect day to post the film score edition of my Best of the Decade list. Soundtracks is one of my all time fave music genres and there's been soundtracks done in the past ten years that've become my …
Continue reading BEST OF THE DECADE: 20 Best Soundtracks of the 2010s
How To Train Your Dragon has officially become one of my favorite movie trilogies ever… and perhaps even rival Toy Story as my fave animated trilogies. When the first movie first came out, it kind of took me by surprise just how much I adore it. In fact, it’s one of those rare times that …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review – How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World (2019)
Happy Thursday everyone! This is another entry to the weekly Thursday Movie Picks that's spearheaded by Wandering Through the Shelves Blog. Here's the gist: The rules are simple simple: Each week there is a topic for you to create a list of three movies. Your picks can either be favourites/best, worst, hidden gems, or if …
John Powell is one of the most versatile composers working today. Just looking at his filmography, his work spans multiple genres: animation, romantic dramas, action/adventure, thrillers, etc. I've been a fan of his work for some time, but for some reason I don't always recognize that it's him behind the great music I enjoy. So …
Continue reading Music Break: Five Favorite JOHN POWELL Scores
I caught on to How To Train Your Dragon (2010) a bit late in that I waited until the Blu-ray to see it. Once I saw the exhilarating flying sequence, I wish I hadn't missed the theatrical release. So I'm definitely glad I finally got to see the sequel on the big screen and what a treat it …
Continue reading FlixChatter Review: How To Train Your Dragon 2
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