Review of How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) by James Z — 31 Mar 2018

An enjoyable sequel with great characters and even better action than the first gets really close tto topping the original.

This review of How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) was written by James Z on 31 Mar 2018.

How to Train Your Dragon 2 has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Dot O (1) on 09 Jun 2018

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