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How To Train Your Dragon 2 |OT| Don't watch the trailers!
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Acrylic7
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Where did you get it?
I really want a Toothless Build a Bear plushie.
Some kid was carrying that thing around in my store. I wanted to steal it.
OMG. I wonder if my local Target carries them....
Just order from somewhere!
I think I saw them at Walmart though, after I ordered from online.
melonrabbit
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TV spot going around spoils the movie in the opening line :/
Wafflecakes
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Were they roughly the same price? 11$ seems pricey for a toy of this size.
Wafflecakes
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I think so. Maybe $9.
It could have been $100 and I would have still bought it
lol. If I could afford that I probably would as well.
Haha. Technically I definitely couldn't right now, I just talk a big game ;_;
But I think they're standard toys, so I bet they'd be anywhere with a large toy selection.
KidGalactus
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No Chris?
I think I'm out.
I think I'm out.
Wafflecakes
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Pretty sure he was still an executive producer. (Secondary to Bonnie)
You serious?
I can think of maybe 3 or 4 film soundtracks in the past 5 years that you might find on the average person's soundtrack. Social Network is definitely one of them. There's no "agree to disagree" here. That was a popular, critically acclaimed score. Trent Reznor's name alone was enough to draw significant attention to it.
In other news, I'm seeing this in two days. First one is a solid 3/4 for me, so here's hoping this one's as good if not better. I've been hearing that's not the case, but whatever.
Wafflecakes
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Yes, but not arguing it again. I think it was boring and forgettable and will leave it at that...
The Lamonster
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I went out and got this at lunch today from TRU. $6!
There are three different versions of Toothless, but the store only had two, so I got both kinds.
But these are sold out
Sounds like they may get more of them in the fall though.
Christoff Yurievich
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sold out? what? Dammit, my son's birthday is in two weeks and I only learned about them today.
Gah, coming out at end of July over here, the wait is barely bearable. Anyone who's got the HTTYD 2 art book? The first one was brilliant! http://www.parkablogs.com/content/book-review-art-of-how-train-your-dragon
Wafflecakes
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I have the art book. Every bit as good as the original.
Christoff Yurievich
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For that matter, how do you 'sell out' of something like that? The demand had to have been known so wtf?
Wafflecakes
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10 days....
Closest Build A Bear is an hour away.... so I probably won't make it down.
Closest Build A Bear is an hour away.... so I probably won't make it down.
Atraveller
Banned
Lucky you, the release date is July 4th here in Taiwan, ugh!
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Can't wait for this movie to come out in Wednesday here!
And watching some of the trailers, looks like I was right that they were using ideas from the sequel book about pirates.
You mean KFP. That movie changed my mind with DW since their Shark Tale shit. Never have I seen amazing kung fu choreography translated beautifully into animation.
And watching some of the trailers, looks like I was right that they were using ideas from the sequel book about pirates.
You mean KFP. That movie changed my mind with DW since their Shark Tale shit. Never have I seen amazing kung fu choreography translated beautifully into animation.
Wafflecakes
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Considering the number of people who have seen it at advance screenings, I am surprised that there are so few reviews. Hopefully they start rolling in over the next few days.
Not that I am complaining about 100% or anything.
Not that I am complaining about 100% or anything.
Rafa=FedKilla
Banned
Brah, even Frozen stuff sold out and Disneynis the King of merchandising. Plushies were obliterated in less than weeks.....
The score to this one is similarly great.
Soundtrack spoilers for those who are sensitive to that kinda thing (zero plot spoilers):
A lot of the themes sounded familiar to me, although admittedly I'm not incredibly familiar with the first one's score. Still, I'm pretty sure a few of the themes from the first one get reprisals along with some great new stuff.
Wafflecakes
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Reviews finally starting to hit. Still 100% though.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
Holy shit.
This fucking movie, man. This fucking movie.
10/10 for me.
Just... holy shit.
This fucking movie, man. This fucking movie.
10/10 for me.
Just... holy shit.
Finaika
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Is it better than Godzilla?
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
I like both movies.
Though I love this one more.
Toothless made a Godzilla reference at the end though - dat frill glow is clearly godzilla!
Wafflecakes
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Down to a 95% RT score, but I am ok with that.
My goal is 90% by the end. There was no way it could match the original.
My goal is 90% by the end. There was no way it could match the original.
Wafflecakes
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Box office is actually trending much lower than it was initially. Looking at a 60m opening weekend.
Pretty mediocre, but it should have good legs.
Pretty mediocre, but it should have good legs.
it's gonna make at least 10 billion count on it
PhoncipleBone
Banned
Wow. Really? I was expecting this to have a beastly opening weekend because of how the legs were on the first one and how reaction to it has seem to have grown over the years.
Livingskeletons
If I pulled that off, would you die?
When does the OST come out?
Wafflecakes
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Wow. Really? I was expecting this to have a beastly opening weekend because of how the legs were on the first one and how reaction to it has seem to have grown over the years.
Their advertising has actually been relatively tame this time around it seems. I hardly ever see stuff around for it.
Stormhammer
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I wish the trailer didn't reveal what it did. ;~; That would've been cool to discover when watching the film for the first time.. but there was no escaping the movie previews in theaters.
Boss Doggie
all my loli wolf companions are so moe
tbqh the trailer only showed
Hiccup's mom
Stormhammer
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Wafflecakes
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I am deeply envious.
Wafflecakes
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Always a few attention whore reviews.
SteveMeister
Hang out with Steve.
A little bummed... there's a theater not to far from me that has a real IMAX screen (i.e. double height, not the smaller IMAX in most theaters) and I'd been waiting to get a ticket there. As of yesterday, they only had tickets for Real3D and non-3D, but no IMAX, so I took the plunge & bought tickets at a different theater.
Lo and behold today the IMAX showing at the first theater shows up. Oh well. Maybe we'll go see it a second time
Lo and behold today the IMAX showing at the first theater shows up. Oh well. Maybe we'll go see it a second time
Matt_
World's #1 One Direction Fan: Everyone else in the room can see it, everyone else but you~~~
A little bummed... there's a theater not to far from me that has a real IMAX screen (i.e. double height, not the smaller IMAX in most theaters) and I'd been waiting to get a ticket there. As of yesterday, they only had tickets for Real3D and non-3D, but no IMAX, so I took the plunge & bought tickets at a different theater.
Lo and behold today the IMAX showing at the first theater shows up. Oh well. Maybe we'll go see it a second time
Cant you cancel your other tickets?
Wafflecakes
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Probably not going to see it until Monday since I work this weekend.
ReadingRambo
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Just saw this in 3D and it blew me away. Everything lived up to the original; the score was fantastic, the animation set a new bar, and the story was phenomenal. Best sequel since Empire Strikes Back. Cannot wait to see it again.
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