STACK Magazine November Issue 121

86 / 116

Game of Thrones doesn’t have
a monopoly on dragons. This
sequel to the 2010 animated hit
is full of the flying, fire-breathing
critters, and they’re not all as
benevolent as trained dragon
Toothless. Set five years after
the events of the first film, Viking
dude Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) has
grown up and acquired a spirit
for adventure, much to the chagrin of his father (Gerard
Butler), who wants Hiccup to succeed him as the leader
of their clan. His travels take him to the frozen lair of
the Bewilderbeast, an alpha dragon trained by a “crazy
feral dragon lady” known as Valka (Cate Blanchett), who
joins forces with our hero against dragon hunter Drago
(Djimon Hounsou) and his pirate lackey Eret (GoT’s Kit
Harington), who plan to attack Hiccup’s village. Not just
the best animated feature this summer, HTTYD2 is the
perfect sequel – advancing the story and expanding the
mythology while retaining all the elements that made
the original something special.
“Do the same thing as last
time,” advises the splendidly
deadpan Nick Offerman to
his dimwitted detectives
Schmidt (Jonah Hill) and Jenko
(Channing Tatum), handing
them a new undercover
assignment for the Jump Street
unit. And it’s this constant
flow of knowing references
to Hollywood’s predilection
for sequels that makes this
hilarious follow-up to the hit 21 Jump Street such a
blast. This time around, the duo go undercover at a
university to track down the source of a lethal new
drug called Whyfy – an assignment complicated by
Jenko’s newfound friendship with a fellow dumb jock,
who happens to be one of the prime suspects. Just
as they did with The Lego Movie, directors Phil Lord
and Christopher Miller deliver a constant barrage of
winning gags; you’ll probably need to watch this a
couple of times just to catch them all. And make sure
you stick around for the end credits, which cram in
references to around 20 more Jump Street movies
and a host of other spin-offs. • See page 22
A dance with dragons.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2
NOVEMBER 2014 JB Hi-Fi
Self-aware sequel.
22 JUMP STREET
DVD & BD
The Perfect Couple of
Directors - Featurette
Deleted and Extended
Scenes
Commentary with
directors Phil Lord and
Chris Miller, Jonah Hill and
Channing Tatum
BD ONLY
Featurettes
Extended and Alternate
Scenes
Music Video
DVD & BD
Fishlegs’ Dragon Stats
Image Gallery
World of DreamWorks
Animation
BD ONLY
Dragons: Dawn of the
Dragon Racers
Deleted Scenes
Drago’s War Machines
Berk’s Dragon World
Hiccup’s Inventions in
Flight
How to Train Your Dragon
21 Jump Street
visit
086
REVIEWS DVD&BD
Release Date:06/11/14
Format:
Release Date: 12/11/14
Format:
TOP HITS
TOP HITS
Kurt Russell has
mentioned that his son
Wyatt turned down a role
in The Hunger Games
sequels to star in 22
Jump Street.
Valka was originally written
as the villain, but this
idea was dropped in later
drafts. Also, Drago was
intended to appear in the
third film, but was bumped
up to the second one.