Wednesday, August 13, 2025

How to Train Your Dragon (2025) Movie Review by Dr. Adnan Khalid

How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

Director: Dean DeBlois

Writers: Dean DeBlois

Cast: Mason Thames — Hiccup Nico Parker — Astrid Gerard Butler — Stoick Nick Frost — Gobber

IMDb 7.9/10 (IMDb)

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Hiccup & Toothless

Stoick

Astrid

Quick Verdict

✅ What Works: Dragon-flight spectacle; warm father–son beats; John Powell’s themes soar in live-action.

❌ What Doesn’t: Familiar story beats; some daylight CGI feels too clean.

🎯 Best For: Fans wanting nostalgia with big-screen scale.

On Berk, a young Viking bonds with a Night Fury, challenging tradition and forging a bond that could change the world.

Dean DeBlois returns to Berk with heart and thunder. Mason Thames brings soft edges to Hiccup while Butler’s gravitas lands. The remake hits familiar beats, but the sky-swoops and creature intimacy are big-screen worthy—comfort food done with craft.

My Rating: 3.5/5

Trivia Corner

DreamWorks’ first live-action feature; Dean DeBlois returns to write/direct. 3
Bill Pope served as cinematographer. 4
Released June 13, 2025 (US). 5

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Megan 2.0 Movie Review

Megan 2.0 (2025)

Director: Gerard Johnstone

Writers: Akela Cooper, Gerard Johnstone

Cast: Allison Williams — Gemma Violet McGraw — Cady Amie Donald — M3GAN (body) Jenna Davis — M3GAN (voice)

IMDb: 6.1/10 RT: RT_PERCENT_HERE

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Quick Verdict 🎬

✅ What Works: High-energy doll-on-doll action, witty one-liners, slick visuals.

❌ What Doesn’t: Predictable beats, slightly overlong runtime.

🎯 Best For: Fans of campy horror with a tech twist.

Two years after M3GAN’s rampage, Gemma revives her infamous A.I. doll to stop AMELIA — a stolen, militarized upgrade that can pass as human and doesn’t take orders.

A slicker, louder follow-up that trades some creep factor for glossy Terminator-style rivalry. The meme-y quips are back, the doll-on-doll brawls land, and Allison Williams keeps the chaos grounded. It runs a touch long and telegraphs a few beats, but as a crowd-pleasing upgrade with sharper action and just-enough satire about runaway A.I., it delivers exactly what a Friday-night horror craving needs.