The movie begins five years after the last one ended. But the follow-up to the 2010 blockbuster, based on books by Cressida Cowell about a dragon rider and his beloved pet, shows sequel-makers how to do it right. You’ll take the kids to see it because it’s the only option, and the fact that writer-director Dean DeBlois already has plans for a third and possibly fourth installment isn’t necessarily heartening – another franchise proving the law of diminishing returns, you might mutter. It’s understandable if you approach this sequel with some resignation. That moment is really just an auspicious beginning for a riveting, moving and beautifully animated film. This is, for better or worse, the highlight of some 3-D fare. There is an unbearably adorable moment at the start of any 3-D children’s movie when the first frames hit the screen and the little ones in the audience let out a collective ‘woooooow’ as they reach up to touch the images coming at them.
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