A note of something that no one seems to know, when Toothless was drawing, he actually did draw Hiccup decently. You just have to turn your head so that your chin faces the upper-left of the screen. It's mostly a single continuous line, but it's clearly his head shape.
Watching people see that scene when the "Forbidden Friendship" piece of the soundtrack is playing and Toothless and Hiccup are first making friends is just incredibly wholesome. I will love this movie forever
The music in that scene really is something else 😭 the soft toned score they use is honestly just a lullaby, soft and calming. 😭 I could go on for hours about the music alone in those movies.
Fun fact. I had never seen this movie before and a friend played that song for an impromptu piano performance. I was tearing up and I knew I had to see the movie if the music was that good. Several months and about twenty watches later, the first and second movies are my two favorite movies ever and the third isn't too far behind.
Can't wait for the reaction! Can't wait to cry along with you once again, not only because of the movie, but any time Greg cries, I tend to cry as well.
This movie is the definition of the word "masterpiece". Everything about it works perfectly. The conflict between Hiccup and Stoick is handled very well, the bonding between Hiccup and Toothless is perfectly paced, I love how much Toothless acts like a cat, and how all the dragons act like real animals, and the musical score and flying scenes are absolutely beautiful. I cannot give this movie enough praise.
I love how they made it easy to tell that it was the hammer hitting the metal of the arena that set the dragon off not because it wanted to attack, but because it was scared of the loud noise.
It’s actually impossible for me to watch any of the three movies without crying tears of joy or sadness. And I can’t get over how phenomenal the score for this movie is, John Powell is SUCH an underrated composer. The tracks from when Hiccup takes his first flight make you feel like you’re flying as well
When you listen to “test flight” you hear their two theme songs clashing and then culminating into this trumpet fanfare that is so chilling their themes combine and makes it so much better
The reason why the flight song gives chills is because it is composed of 2 melodies. One is for hiccup that you hear in the beginning of the movie and the other is Toothless's ominous soundtrack that's from the beginning where he snipes the catapults. So when they fly together, both tunes overlap into a melody which is why it's both, sounds familiar and gives chills.❤ And I love the power move they did with Stoick as he says "you're not my son" and then stumbles outside to catch his breath, realizing what he just said / did with that, showing that he has to be both, a dad and a chief and to do what's right for the entirety of the clan. That move was the reason Stoick wasn't a villain and it's so powerful.
Hiccup realizing he lost a leg is such a moment of shock without a single word, for both him and me cause damn that level of consequences in an animated movie is crazy
I seriously can not wait for you two to do number 2 and 3 !!! Please don’t leave it too long as one of the films answers a comment Greg made in this film 🎉
The 3D effects on this movie were - ridiculously - good. The shots on Toothless gave you actual vertigo, and the ash falling at the end of the final battle looked like it was drifting into the seats in front of you. Absolutely amazing when paired with a beautiful story.
Toothless bit off Hiccup’s foot trying to grab him during the fall. Hiccup refers to this as Toothless getting him back since he tore off Toothless’s tail fin in the first place.
@@calmsquirrel7124 i think the second one has the most heart in the KFP trilogy. they ALMOST made it to a perfect trilogy, and the first part of third movie was setting up for that, but it kinda SLIGHTLY dropped off in the latter act resolution and the antagonist was forgettable, which is ironic considering no one even remembered his name the entire movie. not that KFP 3 is bad at all, it's really good, but this how to train your dragon trilogy is just far far FAR above that line that it makes it hard for the other trilogies to match it
@@iCyberDev yea I agree with all that except Kai being forgettable, I really liked kai, his power was cool, his personality I enjoyed, I like his theme, and of course jk simmons I remembered him way more than the tiger dude from the first one, he was called Tai Lung right?
When Hiccup drops the cheat-sheet and just relies on instinct while learning to fly together, that piece of music is unforgetable for me. Thats beauty and perfection to my ears.
The score during the "Now or never" scene with him going through the Rocks is called Test Drive, i was lucky enough to see it performed live and it's just another thing entirely to hear the instruments play it live.
I love Greg going from "I remember it was kinda cute" to "it really is the second coming of Christ" and nearly crying at the end 😂 Love the reaction, you two. Can't wait to see you react to the next two movies. The whole trilogy is great.
The score alone makes this movie one of my top 5 animated movies ever. The story is heartwarming and the visually are captivating. The flying scenes feel real and full of motion. Toothless is the best and Hiccup (and the village) have a great arch because they don’t start off bad as people they just had tradition and reasonable fear. This came out when I was an older kid but it still holds nostalgia whenever I hear or see it!
As a grown man who is 47 years old, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. The music is insane. And the themes choke me up every time. The sequels are tremendous as well.
This movie is such a masterclass in subtle animations. You don’t even notice it most of the time, but there’s so many little tics and motions that were added in that sell these shots as “real” rather than animation. That tiny little hesitation when toothless goes in to touch Hiccup’s hand, subtle eye motions when the characters are talking to each other, the way Stoic subtly shrugs his shoulders when he frightens off the monstrous nightmare, etc. They’re all things that we completely take for granted as the mark of a great actor, and they you realize that everything is rendered frame by frame and animated by hand. The more you watch it, the more you notice, and the newer sequels stepped up the technology and are arguably some of the best acting in animation you will ever see. Where Pixar is excellent at caricature and selling the broad strokes that make a human a human in such a way that we believe it to be real, Dreamworks at it’s peak is excellent at the subtle nuance that achieves the same thing.
i never see anyone comment on it but can we get some respect for how quickly and easily hiccup disarmed astrid? clearly shows hes a combat prodigy when he wants to be
This movie hit theaters 3 months after Avatar, I saw it in 3D... and it was a far superior experience, the flight sequence with Astrid was breathtaking and Stoic's beard felt so real, like you can really touch that texture. To this day, the ending is still so groundbreaking, it's a good ending but with a real sacrifice, I can't imagine how people in the same position felt to watch a character just like them. Later I found out how the movie in a way works as coming out tale, again, tons of people finding themselves in this magical movie. Tara's face during the video was a gift, this is indeed, CINEMA.
Man I remember watching this as a kid in theaters and having a biblical experience. Everyone raves about the first flight scene, and rightfully so. But when Toothless gets captured in the arena, I remember legitimately discovering complex emotions for the very first time not knowing what to feel about what I just saw. What a perfect movie.
I watched this in the theaters and Hiccup losing his leg BLEW MY MIND. Main characters in animated movies usual have a forcefield around them, no physical change or even a broken bone by the end. I will recommend this movie to anyone.
This is one of those rare trilogies that doesn't lose quality as they go -- none of them are just adventures that happen because the franchise is popular, they're all telling fulfilling stories with important lessons, each of which builds on the previous ones as they go.
I love Hiccup because he's such a rare male main character. He defeats the traditional hypermasculine norms of being a Viking by being not just intelligent, but becoming a full-on _Engineer._ We've never seen a Viking Engineer!! He's a scientist and a natural leader, who leads through compassion and respect over fear and posturing. Also, great point about becoming a dragon rider completely by accident - he's not some "chosen one" or even trying to figure out how to ride one. He was just trying to help an animal that he'd wronged. ❤️ This movie is so freaking great :)
So glad you guys are watching this movie. It’s a beautifully touching film that has wonderful animated flying sequences. Easily imo one of the best DreamWorks animated films ever but also just one of the best animated films in general.
Masterpiece. Watching the HTTYD movies with my son when he was growing up was just an amazing experience. My son is a teenager now, so he’s off doing his own things with friends, but I’ll honestly look back on this series when I’m even older with the happiest of memories. The visuals, the heart, the soundtrack. Its a perfect movie and a perfect trilogy in my opinion. Ps: Universals new theme park in Florida is going to have a HTTYD section!
This movie is a classic. And is guaranteed to bring tears of joy to my eyes every time. And the crazy thing is each movie is just a good as the previous, they could do no wrong.
Small curiosity/thing to be noticed, by the way the toothless was going towards Hicup, it is quite likely that the responsible for the lost leg was the toothless himself not the flames, having pulled hicup with his mouth, and considering the situation, not having time to control the he own force
Fun fact: One of the movie's director was Chris Sanders, director of Lilo & Stitch. And you can definitely see Toothless's design adapts similarities to Stitch's. I guess Sanders knows a way to make aliens and dragons look so frickin cute.
I'm pretty sure one of the animators based toothless off his cat. Also, I think I read that people had a test audience to see if Hiccup losing his leg wasn't too extreme of an ending and the audience loved it so they kept it. And the soundtrack is just phenomenal.
Definitely one of the greatest trilogies ever made! I showed my older brother the first movie on DVD and he loved it. We went to see the second and third in theater. It was packed with other adults without kids. 😂😂
It truly is the perfect movie. That moment if Stoic's realization after disowning Hiccup, as if to say he's set back by his own action, cannot believe what he said, that moment of self doubt. It truly touches me I cry every time. This movie also has a really high rewatchabily level. I also love when movies thrust you from the beginning seconds of a movie into a situation. A movie that comes to my mind is Maze Runner, cause you watched it lately. Itftom the first second everything around is super loud and surprising and you try to keep up. I think this movie's opening scene is so cinematic and engaging and beautifully done.
One of my favorite animated films of all time. It's so funny, the dragon designs are cool, the score is epic, the movie is a classic. I like the relationship between Hiccup and Toothless
Loved this reaction! Hope you guys end up reacting to the rest of the trilogy. Also, Greg, good call that the dialogue seemed to be in the same room. There's a really cool making of video for this movie that's about 30mins long that you can find on youtube, where they explain that because they knew they'd have overlap between when the voice actors could come record, they purposefully wrote dialogue that had to be recorded simultaneously. A neat detail!
43:12 it IS the second coming of Christ, this movie made my young adult years, I love all the themes in here, and the other movies expound on the lore SO much, pleaseee continue the trilogy 🙏🏼 I’m glad you loved it
Im still crying at the reveal of hiccups lost leg after 10 years, dozens of watches and absolute tons of reactions. This film is done so good 😭 "This movie also has amazing music" just wait until the sequels, especially the second one. I think the second one has the best music and the third one has the worst but theyre all amazing
The music in these movies does go hard. It's like they told the composer "Yeah, it's a silly movie about dragons you don't need to make your Magnum Opus," but he only heard the Magnum Opus part and just replied with "Okay :)"
A rare trilogy where all 3 are just as good as each other! And to answer your question Greg, they emphasised "wouldn't" because "couldn't kill a dragon" means he was physically incapable/not strong enough, but "wouldn't kill a dragon" was him making the choice to save Toothless.
This is the beginning to the most perfect trilogy ever made. The second one is better then the first, and I cried like a baby when the third movie ended. Be ready for the best ride of your life.
Can't wait for the rest of the trilogy. BY FAR one of my favorite trilogies ever! Binge these for thanks giving every year they are beautiful start to finish. Well rounded films, with heart and soul as well as a story that melts your heart. I WANT A DRAGON!!
I personally think the second one is better and the third is on par with the first. In the second one they really amplify everything that made the first one special. It’s an amazing story overall.
I got to play the music from this movie at a band concert my senior year of high school. Chills hearing it, and playing it was surreal. Especially the parts like 22:40. I would just picture the movie playing in my head as we played. Such a good movie, such great music, and I'm so happy all my favorite channels are reacting to it right now.
This movie was my childhood! Fun fact, when Toothless hesitates to touch Hiccups hand. It was actually a glitch but they decided that it looked goo so they kept it in. Also, you guys should definitely check out Dragon Heart if you enjoyed this movie! It's an underrated film with a great story behind it.😊
_Why_ do people keep getting that wrong? The hesitation was the animator's personal choice. The _eye opening_ when Hiccup first finds him downed in the woods was the glitch that looked so cool they decided to leave it in.
i can still remember seeing this in theaters as a kid, and to this day it was one of if not the best movie ive ever seen on the big screen. it has almost nothing to do with the book series i so deeply adore, but i hardly care a bit. it's just THAT good
This is one of my favorite movies watched this one in theaters when I was younger and fell in love with it so much and still watch it alot now have em all on Blu-Ray's
I still can’t believe it that we get a LIFE ACTION of how to train ur dragon in a year or more… I just hope they get a fraction of this masterpiece right with it … if so, I will cry for 6 hours straight and if they destroy my frenchise I will cry for 4 hours
Easily my in my top 3 of animated trilogies!!! ❤ Look forward to seeing all three reactions, guys! 😊 Edit: Omg, Tara falling in love with toothless is just adorable!😅 ❤❤❤ Savour the cuteness overload! 😂
@somerando999 5th one will be out next year or 2025. I feel the more comes out the less it hits the same. Will have to rewatch 4 to remember it more, but to each their own.
Grew up w these movies & personally really love them so much more than other "children's movies" because they go so much deeper & actually touch so many important topics. You can literally still watch them, doesn't matter the age. Loved the reaction, hyped for the next ones!!
I love these trilogy so much. The movie really got my heart. Toothless is so adorable and the character arc are so heartwarming. Glad you guys are reacting to it.
This is my favourite franchise ever! I became obsessed with it after the first film. I watched the tv show of it (Riders of Berk), then the second show (Defenders of Berk) and became even more obsessed. Then the second film, third show (Race to rhe Edge) and third film just absolutely cemented it as one of my favourite things ever. For my birthday one year my sister drew me a picture with all my favourite things/characters in it and front and centre were Hiccup and Toothless!!!
The whole trilogy is great! This movie has one of the best from start to finish musical scores of all time for me. So much emotion felt by only hearing the music. I always get goosebumps watching this movie multiple times from the music alone. Added edit: Greg said the thing at 15:34! Added edit 2: Greg got the chills! 22:46 same!
It’s so crazy to look at this movie and think ‘the animation shows its age a bit’. Like it’s aged fantastically, but when you watch 2 and 3 the difference is stunning
This is a rare of great, greater, greatest string of movies!! I don't know how they did it, but this one of the great trilogy! And the fact that Roger Deakin's consulted on lighting tickles me to no-end!
They really nailed the animations in this movie from the hesitation putting his head in Hiccups hand which was an accident that got left in because it suited the scene better all the way to when toothless opens his wings while hiccup is on his tail and you can see the wing tips dragging across the ground is just amazing to me😅
I completely underestimated this movie before I saw it, too. I was so amazed and appreciated how easily I was proven wrong. The visuals, the music and the story is perfect. Best scenes (imo) are: 1) the opening-it sets up everything so succinctly, even with the musical themes. 2) Toothless and Hiccup’s first pet, with how the develop the trust between the two, which is completely necessary to earn the awe of- 3) Test Ride and badass flying abilities. And yes, the sequels are just as strong. Gotta keep on this series!
The amazing voice acting you were talking about is exactly what you think it is. They all were together in the same room which makes the interaction between them incredible
This is just the definition of a perfect movie, all the feels, action, cuteness, romance, great high stakes it's just amazing and that's without mentioning the animation and soundtrack ❤❤
The musical score by John Powell is a fucking masterpiece and it is absolutely a crime that it lost the Best Original Score Oscar to _The Social Network._
a cool fact that i learned was in the scene where he’s flying with toothless near the sea then falls off. whenever hiccup is in control his theme plays, then when toothless is in control after he falls off his theme plays then once they join again to save the downward spiral both their themes combine to make that amazing sound
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Please do a movie reaction to the dreamworks animated movie madagascar it's hilarious😅😅
Please do a video watching Spirit Stallion of the Cimarron movie it’s Dreamworks movie 2002 it’s gorgeous movie please watch it and I will be happy❤
I’m excited to see how they’ll translate this amazing animation and cinematography into live action. The live action is set to release in 2025!
A note of something that no one seems to know, when Toothless was drawing, he actually did draw Hiccup decently. You just have to turn your head so that your chin faces the upper-left of the screen. It's mostly a single continuous line, but it's clearly his head shape.
If you want an action movie to react to, and don't mind subtitles. The Raid: Redemption and The Raid 2 are a must watch for any action fan!
Watching people see that scene when the "Forbidden Friendship" piece of the soundtrack is playing and Toothless and Hiccup are first making friends is just incredibly wholesome. I will love this movie forever
The music in that scene really is something else 😭 the soft toned score they use is honestly just a lullaby, soft and calming. 😭 I could go on for hours about the music alone in those movies.
Same. It gives me feeeelings!@@tryingmybardest
Fun fact. I had never seen this movie before and a friend played that song for an impromptu piano performance. I was tearing up and I knew I had to see the movie if the music was that good. Several months and about twenty watches later, the first and second movies are my two favorite movies ever and the third isn't too far behind.
yeah i LOVE Jónsi's music so much, you would love the music he makes for the movie " We bought a zoo " its top notch
It gives me chills everytime, what a great movie series, literally my childhood
we just watched the second one, HOLY CRAP! What an emotional experience
32:58 this didn’t end well from tara 😭
Can't wait for the reaction! Can't wait to cry along with you once again, not only because of the movie, but any time Greg cries, I tend to cry as well.
Can’t wait to see your reaction to the second one! I was so sad when it wasn’t up already! 😂
YAAAY
The 2nd was better than the first and the first was a masterpiece. I cried like a baby on the 2nd though.
This movie is the definition of the word "masterpiece". Everything about it works perfectly. The conflict between Hiccup and Stoick is handled very well, the bonding between Hiccup and Toothless is perfectly paced, I love how much Toothless acts like a cat, and how all the dragons act like real animals, and the musical score and flying scenes are absolutely beautiful. I cannot give this movie enough praise.
Very much agreed
I agree, and each movie in this trilogy is better than the last in my opinion. It’s a perfect trilogy. This is probably Dreamworks’ greatest creation.
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True LOL
@@kyleromo1991 who? Everyone here is right
I love how they made it easy to tell that it was the hammer hitting the metal of the arena that set the dragon off not because it wanted to attack, but because it was scared of the loud noise.
Also the dragon's first action was to try to escape not attack. It only faced Hiccup after seeing he could not escape.
very good observation too@@okinsunshine
It’s actually impossible for me to watch any of the three movies without crying tears of joy or sadness. And I can’t get over how phenomenal the score for this movie is, John Powell is SUCH an underrated composer.
The tracks from when Hiccup takes his first flight make you feel like you’re flying as well
Dramatic but I get it lol
John Powell is the boss 💪
When you listen to “test flight” you hear their two theme songs clashing and then culminating into this trumpet fanfare that is so chilling their themes combine and makes it so much better
Test Drive is genuinely my favorite scene in cinema and I don't think anything will ever top it
If I remember correctly, John Powell also did the soundtrack for The Road to El Dorado.
The reason why the flight song gives chills is because it is composed of 2 melodies. One is for hiccup that you hear in the beginning of the movie and the other is Toothless's ominous soundtrack that's from the beginning where he snipes the catapults. So when they fly together, both tunes overlap into a melody which is why it's both, sounds familiar and gives chills.❤
And I love the power move they did with Stoick as he says "you're not my son" and then stumbles outside to catch his breath, realizing what he just said / did with that, showing that he has to be both, a dad and a chief and to do what's right for the entirety of the clan. That move was the reason Stoick wasn't a villain and it's so powerful.
Yess!!
One slight correction, Toothless’ theme isn’t heard at all until the scene in the forest when Hiccup first discovers Toothless tied up in his launcher
That and a hey change when Hiccup and Toothless work together to fly through the rocks. Gives a more "triumphant" push when both themes meet.
Hiccup realizing he lost a leg is such a moment of shock without a single word, for both him and me cause damn that level of consequences in an animated movie is crazy
The movie is all kinds of great, but that cemented is as one of the best movies of all time for me. Its just perfect.
Me too! I was so surprised when I was younger, that was definitely a first for me, for an anime movie "for kids" as a young boy lol.
Tara and Greg are probably my favorite reaction duo among the Rejects. They match energies really well and have such infectious laughter
I watch all the reelrejects reactions but I 100% agree I get more excited when I know I’m watching one with Tara and Greg ❤
.... and they both are cat people 🐱
I seriously can not wait for you two to do number 2 and 3 !!! Please don’t leave it too long as one of the films answers a comment Greg made in this film 🎉
Same
@@Streunekaterwhich means they’re dragon people 🤣
The 3D effects on this movie were - ridiculously - good. The shots on Toothless gave you actual vertigo, and the ash falling at the end of the final battle looked like it was drifting into the seats in front of you. Absolutely amazing when paired with a beautiful story.
That scene with the floating ash remains the best use of 3D I’ve ever seen in any film, anywhere.
YES I saw this in theaters in 3D and it was amazing
Toothless bit off Hiccup’s foot trying to grab him during the fall. Hiccup refers to this as Toothless getting him back since he tore off Toothless’s tail fin in the first place.
Probably the only DreamWorks movie trilogy to make me cry every time
Kung fu panda also makes me cry 🥺
@@amybanananaeh it’s really good but it’s more on the funny action side
@@calmsquirrel7124 i think the second one has the most heart in the KFP trilogy. they ALMOST made it to a perfect trilogy, and the first part of third movie was setting up for that, but it kinda SLIGHTLY dropped off in the latter act resolution and the antagonist was forgettable, which is ironic considering no one even remembered his name the entire movie.
not that KFP 3 is bad at all, it's really good, but this how to train your dragon trilogy is just far far FAR above that line that it makes it hard for the other trilogies to match it
@@iCyberDev yea I agree with all that except Kai being forgettable, I really liked kai, his power was cool, his personality I enjoyed, I like his theme, and of course jk simmons
I remembered him way more than the tiger dude from the first one, he was called Tai Lung right?
@@calmsquirrel7124 I mean, if you dont remember him, you will still remember that theme, its epic
When Hiccup drops the cheat-sheet and just relies on instinct while learning to fly together, that piece of music is unforgetable for me. Thats beauty and perfection to my ears.
The score during the "Now or never" scene with him going through the Rocks is called Test Drive, i was lucky enough to see it performed live and it's just another thing entirely to hear the instruments play it live.
Toothless is like a mix between cats, dogs and bats ❤️ you should DEFINITELY react to the sequels!!!
He was also modeled after a salamander known as the axolotl
@@shanerose7204oh yeahhhh
although more dog than anything else
@@solarsden3772incorrect
I love Greg going from "I remember it was kinda cute" to "it really is the second coming of Christ" and nearly crying at the end 😂 Love the reaction, you two. Can't wait to see you react to the next two movies. The whole trilogy is great.
The score alone makes this movie one of my top 5 animated movies ever. The story is heartwarming and the visually are captivating. The flying scenes feel real and full of motion. Toothless is the best and Hiccup (and the village) have a great arch because they don’t start off bad as people they just had tradition and reasonable fear. This came out when I was an older kid but it still holds nostalgia whenever I hear or see it!
Im so glad y'all are checking this out! It's my fav of all of DreamWorks' trilogies and it just keeps getting better with each One!
As a grown man who is 47 years old, this is one of my favorite movies of all time. The music is insane. And the themes choke me up every time. The sequels are tremendous as well.
So glad you guys are watching this really good movie
Three cheers to DreamWorks for zipping it, at long last: in laying aside the post-modern quips, they've rediscovered an airborne sense of joy.
WTF are you tap about? Almost all DreamWorks movies are masterpieces.
@@Kevmaster2000the nine realms….
@@captainuzumaki6992 Not a movie ^^
@@Wolfer1OOO made by the same company and is a sequel to a movie
@@captainuzumaki6992 still not a movie though which was Kevmaster's point.
This movie is such a masterclass in subtle animations. You don’t even notice it most of the time, but there’s so many little tics and motions that were added in that sell these shots as “real” rather than animation. That tiny little hesitation when toothless goes in to touch Hiccup’s hand, subtle eye motions when the characters are talking to each other, the way Stoic subtly shrugs his shoulders when he frightens off the monstrous nightmare, etc. They’re all things that we completely take for granted as the mark of a great actor, and they you realize that everything is rendered frame by frame and animated by hand. The more you watch it, the more you notice, and the newer sequels stepped up the technology and are arguably some of the best acting in animation you will ever see. Where Pixar is excellent at caricature and selling the broad strokes that make a human a human in such a way that we believe it to be real, Dreamworks at it’s peak is excellent at the subtle nuance that achieves the same thing.
i never see anyone comment on it but can we get some respect for how quickly and easily hiccup disarmed astrid? clearly shows hes a combat prodigy when he wants to be
This movie hit theaters 3 months after Avatar, I saw it in 3D... and it was a far superior experience, the flight sequence with Astrid was breathtaking and Stoic's beard felt so real, like you can really touch that texture.
To this day, the ending is still so groundbreaking, it's a good ending but with a real sacrifice, I can't imagine how people in the same position felt to watch a character just like them.
Later I found out how the movie in a way works as coming out tale, again, tons of people finding themselves in this magical movie.
Tara's face during the video was a gift, this is indeed, CINEMA.
Man I remember watching this as a kid in theaters and having a biblical experience. Everyone raves about the first flight scene, and rightfully so. But when Toothless gets captured in the arena, I remember legitimately discovering complex emotions for the very first time not knowing what to feel about what I just saw. What a perfect movie.
I watched this in the theaters and Hiccup losing his leg BLEW MY MIND. Main characters in animated movies usual have a forcefield around them, no physical change or even a broken bone by the end. I will recommend this movie to anyone.
This is one of those rare trilogies that doesn't lose quality as they go -- none of them are just adventures that happen because the franchise is popular, they're all telling fulfilling stories with important lessons, each of which builds on the previous ones as they go.
I like how Toothless fly across the Dreamworks logo in the beginning to show how he blends in to the background.
I love Hiccup because he's such a rare male main character. He defeats the traditional hypermasculine norms of being a Viking by being not just intelligent, but becoming a full-on _Engineer._ We've never seen a Viking Engineer!! He's a scientist and a natural leader, who leads through compassion and respect over fear and posturing.
Also, great point about becoming a dragon rider completely by accident - he's not some "chosen one" or even trying to figure out how to ride one. He was just trying to help an animal that he'd wronged. ❤️ This movie is so freaking great :)
So glad you guys are watching this movie. It’s a beautifully touching film that has wonderful animated flying sequences. Easily imo one of the best DreamWorks animated films ever but also just one of the best animated films in general.
Masterpiece. Watching the HTTYD movies with my son when he was growing up was just an amazing experience. My son is a teenager now, so he’s off doing his own things with friends, but I’ll honestly look back on this series when I’m even older with the happiest of memories. The visuals, the heart, the soundtrack. Its a perfect movie and a perfect trilogy in my opinion.
Ps: Universals new theme park in Florida is going to have a HTTYD section!
This movie is a classic. And is guaranteed to bring tears of joy to my eyes every time. And the crazy thing is each movie is just a good as the previous, they could do no wrong.
HTTYD came out in 2010, not 2003! Also, I hope you react to the second and third movies! This is my favorite franchise of all time!
Yup, and the one that came out in 2003 was the book of HTTYD
Small curiosity/thing to be noticed, by the way the toothless was going towards Hicup, it is quite likely that the responsible for the lost leg was the toothless himself not the flames, having pulled hicup with his mouth, and considering the situation, not having time to control the he own force
Fun fact: One of the movie's director was Chris Sanders, director of Lilo & Stitch. And you can definitely see Toothless's design adapts similarities to Stitch's. I guess Sanders knows a way to make aliens and dragons look so frickin cute.
A year with my first cat makes me see the cat within Toothless much more clearly.
I'm pretty sure one of the animators based toothless off his cat.
Also, I think I read that people had a test audience to see if Hiccup losing his leg wasn't too extreme of an ending and the audience loved it so they kept it.
And the soundtrack is just phenomenal.
They did in fact animate around the voice actors. Hiccup in particular draws his mannerisms from the actor
Definitely one of the greatest trilogies ever made! I showed my older brother the first movie on DVD and he loved it. We went to see the second and third in theater. It was packed with other adults without kids. 😂😂
It truly is the perfect movie. That moment if Stoic's realization after disowning Hiccup, as if to say he's set back by his own action, cannot believe what he said, that moment of self doubt. It truly touches me I cry every time. This movie also has a really high rewatchabily level.
I also love when movies thrust you from the beginning seconds of a movie into a situation. A movie that comes to my mind is Maze Runner, cause you watched it lately. Itftom the first second everything around is super loud and surprising and you try to keep up. I think this movie's opening scene is so cinematic and engaging and beautifully done.
Hiccup and Astrid's relationship along with the incredible animation with human mannerisms is what made me love this film. Astrid is pure wifu
Damn. They missed Stoke's stumble as his face broke into sorrow for what he had to say to his little boy.
People still say the word wifu?💀
One of my favorite animated films of all time. It's so funny, the dragon designs are cool, the score is epic, the movie is a classic. I like the relationship between Hiccup and Toothless
"I'm sorry" is the magic phrase with toothless. ❤
Loved this reaction! Hope you guys end up reacting to the rest of the trilogy. Also, Greg, good call that the dialogue seemed to be in the same room. There's a really cool making of video for this movie that's about 30mins long that you can find on youtube, where they explain that because they knew they'd have overlap between when the voice actors could come record, they purposefully wrote dialogue that had to be recorded simultaneously. A neat detail!
Yayyyy I can’t wait to watch them react to my fav animated trilogy 🎉🎉🎉
43:12 it IS the second coming of Christ, this movie made my young adult years, I love all the themes in here, and the other movies expound on the lore SO much, pleaseee continue the trilogy 🙏🏼 I’m glad you loved it
Im still crying at the reveal of hiccups lost leg after 10 years, dozens of watches and absolute tons of reactions. This film is done so good 😭
"This movie also has amazing music" just wait until the sequels, especially the second one. I think the second one has the best music and the third one has the worst but theyre all amazing
I will ALWAYS love the magical moment of hiccup and toothless touching for the first time. The break of the endless years of battle.
The music in these movies does go hard. It's like they told the composer "Yeah, it's a silly movie about dragons you don't need to make your Magnum Opus," but he only heard the Magnum Opus part and just replied with "Okay :)"
This is one of the animated movies with the most apparent understanding of physics. THE FLYING?? THE WEIGHT?? Completely amazing. ❤
I hope you realize that you’ve just started one of the greatest trilogies ever
A rare trilogy where all 3 are just as good as each other!
And to answer your question Greg, they emphasised "wouldn't" because "couldn't kill a dragon" means he was physically incapable/not strong enough, but "wouldn't kill a dragon" was him making the choice to save Toothless.
I Love the "WTF" when Stoic sees the dragons flying in to save the day.
This is the beginning to the most perfect trilogy ever made. The second one is better then the first, and I cried like a baby when the third movie ended. Be ready for the best ride of your life.
Can't wait for the rest of the trilogy. BY FAR one of my favorite trilogies ever! Binge these for thanks giving every year they are beautiful start to finish. Well rounded films, with heart and soul as well as a story that melts your heart. I WANT A DRAGON!!
John Powell went to unbelievably hard with his Score and it just gets better as the trilogy goes in
Hi, I just wanted to tell you guys that you got the date wrong. How to train your dragon did not come out in 2003, it came out in 2010
I personally think the second one is better and the third is on par with the first. In the second one they really amplify everything that made the first one special. It’s an amazing story overall.
Please react to the second and third one this is a really solid trilogy!
I got to play the music from this movie at a band concert my senior year of high school. Chills hearing it, and playing it was surreal. Especially the parts like 22:40. I would just picture the movie playing in my head as we played. Such a good movie, such great music, and I'm so happy all my favorite channels are reacting to it right now.
This movie was my childhood! Fun fact, when Toothless hesitates to touch Hiccups hand. It was actually a glitch but they decided that it looked goo so they kept it in. Also, you guys should definitely check out Dragon Heart if you enjoyed this movie! It's an underrated film with a great story behind it.😊
_Why_ do people keep getting that wrong?
The hesitation was the animator's personal choice.
The _eye opening_ when Hiccup first finds him downed in the woods was the glitch that looked so cool they decided to leave it in.
i can still remember seeing this in theaters as a kid, and to this day it was one of if not the best movie ive ever seen on the big screen. it has almost nothing to do with the book series i so deeply adore, but i hardly care a bit. it's just THAT good
Great video. Toothless behavior is kinda a mix between a Cat a Dog and a Bat and maybe something else i just didnt catch.
This is one of my favorite movies watched this one in theaters when I was younger and fell in love with it so much and still watch it alot now have em all on Blu-Ray's
I still can’t believe it that we get a LIFE ACTION of how to train ur dragon in a year or more… I just hope they get a fraction of this masterpiece right with it … if so, I will cry for 6 hours straight and if they destroy my frenchise I will cry for 4 hours
Easily my in my top 3 of animated trilogies!!! ❤
Look forward to seeing all three reactions, guys! 😊
Edit: Omg, Tara falling in love with toothless is just adorable!😅 ❤❤❤
Savour the cuteness overload! 😂
what are the others trilogy?
@@aonedit630 HTTYD is at number 1, then Kung fu panda, and shrek (I don't acknowledge 4 and 5 lol)
@@vivacious_me there isn't a five. And also four is better than three
@somerando999 5th one will be out next year or 2025. I feel the more comes out the less it hits the same.
Will have to rewatch 4 to remember it more, but to each their own.
Does flying scenes are amazing, now imagine them in 3D, one of the high points during the 3D craze. I would watch it again in 3D.
Toothless : **starts doing biscuits on the ground**
My cat : *also does*
Grew up w these movies & personally really love them so much more than other "children's movies" because they go so much deeper & actually touch so many important topics. You can literally still watch them, doesn't matter the age. Loved the reaction, hyped for the next ones!!
Best animated trilogy! I adore these movies🙌 Especially the score by John Powell!
I love these trilogy so much. The movie really got my heart. Toothless is so adorable and the character arc are so heartwarming. Glad you guys are reacting to it.
Interesting fact: This movie made a new trend to have voice actors in the same room rather than stitching their lines together afterwards.
38:13 One of the greatest pieces of cinematography I've seen in a movie, animated or not.
I like how after stoic said "your not my son" you can see that he regretted saying that and having to do any of that
This is my favourite franchise ever! I became obsessed with it after the first film. I watched the tv show of it (Riders of Berk), then the second show (Defenders of Berk) and became even more obsessed. Then the second film, third show (Race to rhe Edge) and third film just absolutely cemented it as one of my favourite things ever. For my birthday one year my sister drew me a picture with all my favourite things/characters in it and front and centre were Hiccup and Toothless!!!
One of, if not the GREATEST music score of all time. That’s my opinion don’t come at me. But honestly it’s such perfect thematic writing.
The whole trilogy is great! This movie has one of the best from start to finish musical scores of all time for me. So much emotion felt by only hearing the music. I always get goosebumps watching this movie multiple times from the music alone.
Added edit: Greg said the thing at 15:34!
Added edit 2: Greg got the chills! 22:46 same!
One of the best movie trilogies I've ever seen. So glad y'all are watching this!
It’s so crazy to look at this movie and think ‘the animation shows its age a bit’. Like it’s aged fantastically, but when you watch 2 and 3 the difference is stunning
Toothless still to this day the best cat dragon 😂❤!
I ALWAYS cry with this movies! You're in for a ride!
"Becomes like his dad"
*Tears up at HTTYD 2*
In behind the scenes footage the animators shows how they struggled whether to mimic a dog or a cat and ended up doing both, if I recall correctly.
This is a rare of great, greater, greatest string of movies!! I don't know how they did it, but this one of the great trilogy! And the fact that Roger Deakin's consulted on lighting tickles me to no-end!
He also gave them limitations of Camera and Lenses that exist in the world after seeing animators making up focal lengths and camera moves.
They really nailed the animations in this movie from the hesitation putting his head in Hiccups hand which was an accident that got left in because it suited the scene better all the way to when toothless opens his wings while hiccup is on his tail and you can see the wing tips dragging across the ground is just amazing to me😅
I saw this when it first came out in 3D....the flying scenes were absolutely amazing!
Now you guys need to react to the 2nd and 3rd movies, they’re so good.
2003??? Damn, those are pretty good graphics.
It was not 2003
@@jaredalvarez890 I know. It was sarcasm.
loool thanks for this comment. Just updated it
@@ReelRejectsnah. Now you have to double down. Put 2007 in the next one. XD
I completely underestimated this movie before I saw it, too. I was so amazed and appreciated how easily I was proven wrong. The visuals, the music and the story is perfect.
Best scenes (imo) are:
1) the opening-it sets up everything so succinctly, even with the musical themes.
2) Toothless and Hiccup’s first pet, with how the develop the trust between the two, which is completely necessary to earn the awe of-
3) Test Ride and badass flying abilities.
And yes, the sequels are just as strong. Gotta keep on this series!
The amazing voice acting you were talking about is exactly what you think it is. They all were together in the same room which makes the interaction between them incredible
Animators modeled Toothless's behavior on the behavior of cats
Seeing this in theaters in 3D was a special movie going experience that I would LOVE to experience again!
i’m in that rare group that doesn’t actually love this trilogy as a whole but this film? it will ALWAYS be a 10/10 for me 💛
This is just the definition of a perfect movie, all the feels, action, cuteness, romance, great high stakes it's just amazing and that's without mentioning the animation and soundtrack ❤❤
My favorite movie in the entire world- loved this since I was a child and will continue till I’m old
The village had already been fishing enough to support the dragons minus the queen...
The musical score by John Powell is a fucking masterpiece and it is absolutely a crime that it lost the Best Original Score Oscar to _The Social Network._
a cool fact that i learned was in the scene where he’s flying with toothless near the sea then falls off. whenever hiccup is in control his theme plays, then when toothless is in control after he falls off his theme plays then once they join again to save the downward spiral both their themes combine to make that amazing sound
This trilogy is to animated movies, what The Lord Of The Rings trilogy is to live action movies. PERFECTION!
every time I hear the track "Test Drive" I literally NEED to rewatch this movie, that's how nostalgic it is for me