Hiccup, portrayed by Mason Thames, goes for a ride on his new friend, a Night Fury dragon he’s named Toothless, in a scene from “How to Train Your Dragon.” (Universal Pictures/TNS) What can one say about the new “How to Train Your Dragon” that one didn’t say back in 2010, when it was animated, not live-actioned? And really good?

Dean DeBlois, the director of the "How to Train Your Dragon" remake, told Business Insider that live-action remakes deserve praise when done by the original filmmaker.

We have How To Train Your Dragon at home. It’s hard not to think something along those lines while watching the new live-action adaptation of Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois’ beloved animated film. Enjoyable as the new version may be—it hits theaters June 13—it’s such a slavish recreation of its source text that there’s ultimately no real reason to justify its existence.