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gerard butler

reviews 4 stars, america ferrera, cate blanchett, christopher mintz-plasse, craig ferguson, dean deblois, djimon honsou, dreamworks animation, gerard butler, how to train your dragon 2, jay baruchel, jonah hill, kit harington, kristen wiig

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON 2

June 17, 2014

The time for test flights is over. Now is the time for this animated series to truly stretch its wings.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3-D, 4 stars, america ferrera, animated, christopher mintz-plasse, craig ferguson, david tennant, dreamworks, dvd, family, gerard butler, jay baruchel, jonah hill, kristen wiig

HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON

April 11, 2010

Or How an Inconsistent Animation Studio Out “Avatar’d” AVATAR.

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Ryan McNeil
reviews 3.5 stars, british, comedy, crime, dvd, gerard butler, guy ritchie, idris elba, jamie campbell bower, jeremy piven, ludacris, mark strong, rocknrolla, thandie newton, tom hardy, tom wilkinson

ROCKNROLLA

October 11, 2008

There’s no school like the old school.

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Ryan McNeil
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