{"id":33975,"date":"2014-06-13T00:51:07","date_gmt":"2014-06-13T04:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/?p=33975"},"modified":"2018-12-08T22:15:29","modified_gmt":"2018-12-09T03:15:29","slug":"new-releases-june-12-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmbuffonline.com\/FBOLNewsreel\/wordpress\/2014\/06\/13\/new-releases-june-12-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"New Releases: June 13, 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"How<\/a>1. How to Train Your Dragon 2 (Fox\/Dreamworks, 4,253 Theaters, 102 Minutes, Rated PG for adventure action and some mild rude humor):<\/strong> So, I have a confession to make. I did not expect the first How to Train Your Dragon <\/strong>to be such a hit. I thought that mix of dragons and vikings would be too esoteric for the kids, and it would surely fail at the box office.<\/p>\n

It appears that I underestimated the popularity of that pairing and the quality and craftsmanship Dreamworks puts into its films. That film made almost $500 million worldwide, which is enough for a sequel.<\/p>\n

This time around, the war between the dragons and the vikings is over. However, the peace becomes uneasy as a new enemy threatens the partnership between the two. Hiccup (Jay Baruchel) must find a way to lead his people and defeat the enemy, a job he’s not sure he wants to do.<\/p>\n

Jonah Hill returns in this one as Snotlout. If you hate Hill, well, sorry, because…<\/p>\n