Dragons: Das Erwachen der Drachenläufer

This is a How to Train Your Dragon short. Snotlout is testing his sheep launcher getting ready for the Dragon Race. The kids all claim to have invented the game. In a flashback, they are rounding up escaped sheep and a competition naturally ensues. Stoick assigns Hiccup as the temporary chief and orders him to prepare for the Regatta. Hiccup tries to get everyone to setup the Regatta but peer pressure forces him to lead the Dragon Race. This is solid Train Your Dragon fair. It would be nice to have more first person POV flying to spice up the story. It's not a theatrical movie which is probably why the theatrical moves aren't being done. With our larger TVs, theatrical camera moves are still enjoyed on our 'smaller' screens. It's a fine story and it's general family fun.

Nice, short TV special, containing all the elements that made How to Train Your Dragon fans fall in love with the animated movie franchise!

Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014) is the fourth short film in the How to Train Your Dragon franchise and it was awesome.

Positives for Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014): It was cool to see the origins of dragon racing that was shown at the beginning of How to Train Your Dragon 2 (2014) and how these characters reacted to it. I like the competitive nature of they had and how some of them were willing to do anything to win. And finally, the sheep catching sequences are awesome and full of energy and humor.

Negatives for Dragons: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014): This short film exists for DreamWorks Animation and Universal Pictures to make some money and get kids to watch it.

Overall, Dragon: Dawn of the Dragon Racers (2014) is a great short film in the franchise.