How to Train Your Dragon Premiere

What a fun day! Pictures from our fun day!

After lunch we headed to Starbucks, we needed our caffeine. Some of us found a table outside where we waited. Annette came out a minute later to tell us Simon was inside! We ran into Simon... What are the odds!
YAY!!

In front to Starbucks

The Gibson Amphitheater


We had our cameras so took pictures in front of the huge posters they had all over the amphitheater for photo ops and got free drinks, candy, and popcorn.

Baylee and Jill






The girls: Annette, me, Lois, and Maree
Baylee and Jill lent us their helmets : )


We were able to see the red carpet from the inside. We spotted Alan first so we knew Gerard Butler was close by. We looked around and finally realized he was on the other side of the poster when Alan started taking pictures! LOL!

Our view of the red carpet. Alan taking pictures of Gerard and Lynn


Gerard giving interviews




After the movie, Gerard greeting fans.






We spotted Cressida Cowell, the author of How to Train Your Dragon, in the lobby also. Cressida was so great to autograph pictures and to take pictures.



The girls just said that their favorite character was Gerry. Cressida was stumped.
She said, "I don't recall naming a character Gerry." LOL!
Lois had to tell Cressida that the girls meant Stoick.

After the movie Baylee and Jill were so thrilled to meet Gerard! I asked him if the girls could take a picture with him and he of course said yes.

Gerard with Baylee and Jill (from another view)

How To Train Your Dragon - More comments

After a good night's rest I thought of more to share without giving anything away, I hate spoilers!

I think Dreamworks and the filmmakers have a hit on their hands. After seeing Monsters and Aliens and Shrek 4 at screening, the story line for "How To Train Your Dragon" was better thought out and the characters' journey were more interesting. Especially the relationship between Hiccup (Jay Baruchel)and his dad, Stoick (Gerard Butler who makes a great hunky and hairy Viking). But I think the script writer, Dean DeBlois, might have more to work with because of the book, "How To Train Your Dragon" by Cressida Cowell.

The finished scenes were really well done with the 3D and animation. I loved all the textures and details. Like I said, the story was funny, funnier than I thought it would be, but how can it not be with Craig Ferguson and Kristen Wiig in the cast. Everyone laughed a lot. I didn't expect the ending. It wasn't the perfect storybook ending which I liked.

How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell


How to Train Your Dragon in theaters March 26, 2010