My vote is that both sequels are worth it-more than worth it. This one series where every installment is top notch and isn’t just a clone of the first movie. I have high praise for anyone involved in the trilogy because they really elevated it to something more than its original premise.
Just saw another reactor, Addie, do her reaction to the second in the series and I forgot how much it hits me in the feels. Even more than that first, the second movie is so spot-on good. Especially the second half, which is textbook escalate the stakes followed by a logical and inspiring payoff.
George, there were a LOT of Vikings who actually settled in Scotland and Northern England during their medieval invasions. Many stayed and permanently integrated into their new home. So historically, a Viking with a Scottish accent is not that weird… though in this historical instance, they probably didn’t have modern Scottish accents. lol
Tlaxcalan warriors (Aztec's eternal rivals) fighting, and defeating samurai is a historical event that happened. After that nothing should really surprise people imo.
I heard one explanation because...the elders have Scottish accents, signifying a more old-fashioned way of life...the youngsters have an American/Canadian accent, signifying a more modern outlook.
Here are the fun facts: -The animators sat through aerodynamics classes to make the dragons' flights as realistic as possible. -Simone, you were right about Toothless being cat-like because they based themselves off the movements of a cat to animate him. -His little hesitation when approaching his nose to Hiccup's hand was actually an animation glitch, but they left it because it worked so well.
The "animation glitch" story is an urban myth, however. There was apparently a glitch in the pre-render of the earlier scene where Toothless is bound - the "camera" passed through his wing. The hesitation before the first touch was deliberate though. And yes, there's a fair bit of Stitch in him too - same directors.
Def watch the trilogy, you'll like it for sure. Also fun fact, the animators had their cats in the office doing cat things, and they utilized that as a framework for the dragons.
It was just perfect for Toothless. He was the most "catlike" of all of them. And it does so much for that dragon's character! Just a perfect decision by the animators to utilize what they had to work with, in such a way!
When dealing with animation, it's usually the voices first because the animators can use idioms and gestures the actors make to create the same feel the voice actor was trying to convey. A lot of Jay Baruchel went into Hiccup.
_Western_ animation usually records the voices first, then animates to that. Most Asian animation is done animation first, which is why even in their native language Asian voice actors sometimes have to use odd cadences to match the mouth flaps. There are of course exceptions to both.
I was gonna say, ive seen a lot of behind the scene for animated stuff and ive always seen voice actors looking at monitors with the actual animation on it while recording.. i guess they were asian animation?
Which is why I always prefer watching movies and tv in the original language, both live-action and animation. (But I will watch dubbed anime if the dub is very good dubs, i.e. Full Metal Alchemist, Chainsaw Man and Death Note.)
@@JohnSmith-wd5ml I was simplifying just a bit for the sake of being concise. Often the animators will create storyboards or animate keyframes (i.e. at a low frame rate) to help the voice actors understand what's going on around the characters, then come behind them and do the final animation to match the voices. Sometimes the voice actors will just read from scripts or teleprompters, and 100% of the animation will be done after. It just depends on the director. Also, animation first was more common in ye olden days, so a lot of e.g. classic Disney stuff was done that way.
This trilogy is pretty much the standard bearer for family films. Charm, heart, humour, but also enough depth in what the characters go through that you can't just dismiss them as fun popcorn fluff. It's amazing just how much more meaningful the flying sequences felt in this compared to Avatar, and there are so many fun relationships between the characters, with great chemistry between Astrid and Hiccup. All the films in the trilogy are fantastic for reasons like that
Stoic is not just not listening, he's chief, he's in charge of protecting his people, who are being raided by dragons. thats his world, dragons and vikings at war, so of course he does not immediately get on board with friendly dragons. Also its so cute when he wants to talk to hiccup, he's always wanted to have something in common with his son, look how excited he is when he finally thinks he does.
This is probably one of the greatest trilogies ever made, period, it's extremely rare to see 3 movies not dropping the ball, the first is still my favorite, but barely, the second is so good that it's hard to choose, the third is also amazing, individually they are great movies, but combined they are a rare gem.
Simone being such a softy for animals (me too 😉), I knew this was gonna get her lol. Definitely watch the sequels, just as fun and full of heart as this one.
A couple notes from the books: Toothless is much closer to the terrible terror in appearance. Hiccup is a name given to "runts" Hiccup can actually speak Dragonese Astrid is new, but the books equivilent is Camicazi, she's quite a bit younger and much more of a girl boss.
Not sure if anyone mentioned but there is a How to Train Your Dragon animated series that takes place the 5yrs between Dragon 1 and 2, it really focuses on the relationships of the teens especially Hiccup and Astrid as well as Hiccup and Stoick! It lends to the depth of the characters in Dragon 2 set 5yrs after Dragon 1 ❤
Since George mentioned humans vs real world dragons, I'm now looking forward to seeing a reaction from you guys to Reign of Fire. If you haven't already seen it, please give it a try.
Who would have thought that this (and the next two) would have surpassed expectations by so much. Funny, cute, breathtaking, and suspenseful. This is a nearly perfect trilogy.
The flying theme is one of the few pieces of film score to brings to such an emotional place. Joy, sorrow, all the emotions in between. Maybe knowing how wonderful the full trilogy is brings me there but I think this is the perfect dreamworks series. No bad film. All great with impactful moments of all emotional beats.
Toothless is a mix of a cat and dog. And switches between both. Heck, they even reference this fact calling Toothless a cute puppy in the tv series and he reacts like one. A puppy who is looking at their paw when you taught them a new paw shake.
come on guys, the 3rd one was so bad. they completely mishandled hiccup and toothless’s relationship. now the rise of the planet of the apes trilogy? THAT’S perfect.
Vikings invaded different parts of the British Isles, of course because of geography most settlements were located to the east of what today encompasses England and Scotland but they also arrived to Ireland. English as a language have a huge amount of nordic influence (you can look to Jay Foreman's Map Men Episode called 'Why are British place names so hard to pronounce?' for more). So Scottish Vikings are totally historically accurate (and English, Welsh and Irish for that matter), i guess not with modern accent but thats ok for me.
Hey guys, pro animator here. In features like this the dialogue is always recorded first and then the animator builds the performance around that track. We often shoot video of the actor as they do their record, so we can reference their facial expressions. As a result, the final scene is really an alchemy of recorded track and the imagination of the animator.
George, I recommend watching the skit in A Bit of Fry and Laurie, where Hugh Laurie's character's name is the sound a lighter makes when hitting a counter.
John Powell is frickin awesome writing the music for this movie. In the "test drive" scene, the first part of the music was Toothless theme. And Hiccup is not piloting the flight as he is still looking at cheat sheet. When Hiccup starts to take control and they dive down, it was Hiccup's theme. And when they fell bc of the cheat sheet is blown by the wind, it's chaotic and neither one of their theme. When Hiccup goes back to Toothless's back and Toothless deploy his wings, it was Toothless theme, Toothless is in control and as if asking Hiccup where are they going. And finally when Hiccup threw the cheat sheet, the music is both of their theme combined, as if they are trusting each other and working together to fly around the rocks. This movie is awesome!
Animation like this is almost always voiced in the original language first, then animated, and then dubbed over in other languages. It's very rare that you'll see otherwise, because it's easier to sync animation to voice lines than vice versa, meaning that this way you get the best performance in the original language with the animation to match it, while with dubs some mismatch between the voice and the animation is expected so there's less pressure to match perfectly.
I know Dreamworks has one of the harshest copyright ban hammers, but you do really need to watch more of their animated works. Starting with finishing this franchise along with Kung Fu Panda, then Shrek, then Puss in Boots, etc. However, George having never watched Aladdin(1992) before is awesome! We get to watch someone watch it with fresh eyes. Will it hold up beyond nostalgia? I'd like to know! I'd like to see more animated movie reactions on this channel.
how could you forget Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron?? It walked so httyd and all the others (apart from shrek the 1st) could run. and it has the most phenomenal soundtrack out of all of them, rivaling httyd pretty evenly imo
@@MonAhgasInsomniAroELF I didn't. I'm just naming the more recent franchises to keep the comment short. The first Dreamworks film I recommend to anyone is Prince of Egypt. Always. However, that is a musical, so most of it will be blurred or cut. Granted, in hindsight, Shrek may not be the best suggestion for that reason.
The Road to El Dorado is a meme factory, but also just a really good time. DO recommend with disclaimers. It's a little bit ...yeah okay no way around it, there's a bit of a problematic aspect as far as the whole "two white guys (from Spain which... that's another issue) visit a "hidden" civilization and solve problems there" sort of thing, and that's definitely something to bear in mind. But if you work with the premise that the exposition song at the beginning (starts "Our glorious city", ...etc) is LORE and describes accurate history (for the world of the movie), then they become the clueless pawns in the gods' plan who merely nudge things in the direction they need to go, which makes it all make a lot more sense. (See also: Why can they all understand eachother, why does the volcano... Do That, and wtf is up with that armadillo.) Also, they are adorable and I love them. A rogue and a bard go on an adventure.
@InkyPetrel why is two white guys from Spain an issue? You do understand that the Spanish are Europeans and, as such, have the full range of skin color and hair that any other European country has. The look of people from Latin America comes from most of them being mestizos, a mix of indigenous peoples and Spaniards. My grandfather was born and raised in Mexico in the 1880s and 90s (yes 1886 that is not a typo he would have turned 100 the year after i graduated high school but had passed 13 years earlier) and had a lot of status because he was pale with dark blonde hair and blue eyes. In other words he looked like a Spaniard not a mexican. I find it weird when people think the Spanish are not typical white people.
@George 1:27, a version of that has been fantastically done by Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry with a lighter. Look up Your Name from A Bit of Fry and Laurie for a fantastic time!
This trilogy is easily up there with my favs. And the sequels are just as good if not even better than the first!! I hope you watch the other two soon. FYI the reason why Toothless behaves so much like a cat is because he was modelled after one of the animators cat. Also I'm glad that you picked up on his dad's emotional state after disowning him.. I've seen quite a few people react to this movie and most people seem to miss this subtle but crucial animation of his emotional expression.
One of the best things, next to the soundtrack, about this series, is the attention to detail with the different species of dragon. It really brings this world to life
9:22 yup. That's how animation is done most of the time. The actors record their lines first and then the animators bring that performance to life, usually by recording themselves acting out the lines in a reference video. I have seen it done the other way around on anime, where the animation gets done first and then the actors record their lines while having it play in front of them.
Definitely watch the rest, and react to them. All 3 are very good, and 2 is one of the best films I’ve ever seen, animated or live action. One of the things that dreamworld did so well with them is subtle nuances in animation and layers of emotion and meaning.
If you re-watch Gobber at the start of significant training sequences tells you what's going on. Most folks miss his line to Hiccup, "don't worry they'll see you as sick or insane..." then after Toothless takes the fish, he looks him up and down and gives Hiccup the bigger half. A "you need this more than I do" moment :)
The magic behind this movie is with 2 names: Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, Director) and Roger Deakins (Fargo, Cinematographer). Between the emotions and cuteness fo the first one and the incredible visuals of the second, there is teh reason why this movie is perfect. Also, and you saw it in the end and will see it in the sequels, EVERY DECISION COMES WITH A CONSEQUENCE, SOMETHING HUGE IN A KIDS MOVIE! Definetly recommended to see ALL of them
Yes all three are worth watching, and I don't know about George, but do believe the third will be Simone's favorite. But along with the movies, there is also a series.
Oh my god, I have seen this movie so many times, and I just realized Snotlout’s line when he’s hitting the Red Death’s eyes is a callback to the training with Stormfly (Astrid’s dragon)
"Why do the Vikings have Scottish accents?" well, if you knew a little about Scottish history, you'd find out that they're kinda related (there's a lot of history going back 100's of years!)
They are Scottish because the author if the books is from the Orkneys and they were settled by Vikings and she grew up on stories of vikings and Dragons from the area.
The Scottish accents are accurate, due to the extensive heritage and influence of the Vikings in the Hebrides (the islands on Scotland's west coast), as well as Norway ruling the Orkney Isles until the 16th century. The history of Scotland is a mix of influences from the Picts, the Gaels, the Brythonic peoples of Strathclyde, the Vikings of Denmark and Norway, the Normans, and the English.
Both 2 and 3 are worth it just like Kung Fu Panda. This has one of my favorite film scores of all time. John Powell knows how to make you feel what is happening on screen. I am posting this before viewing and I hope someone brings up the music. Edit: Music mention by Simone at 16:48 woot
Obviously you need to cut for UA-cam, but the human emotion was done so well (as George said during the watch!) & my favorite scene - that didn't make it - is after Stoick rescues his son & Toothless: the look of amazement & pride he has in Hiccup as he apologises, and their reconciliation caused me a seriously unexpected lump in the throat! You HAVE to do the trilogy now!- you won't regret it: it's one of those rare trilogies where not only is each film absolutely amazing, but (in my humble opinion!) - each gets better & better!
4:22 Animator here. Usually a rough animation is done first (an animatic) so the actors have something to look at while they record, then the final animation can be matched up to their voice.
To answer Simones question, when it comes to an animated film, the voice work almost always comes first, that way the animators can listen too and are usually given video of the actors performance, then they can get the exact right gesture, timing and inflection correct
Hardly any movies make me laugh, while also crying in both excitement and sadness. The music for this movie is top notch and just listening can invoke the same feelings just by memory association to the scenes. Please watch all 3!
This movie will forever be up there for me as one of 2010's best animated movies. I'm so happy you two enjoyed it. Would highly recommend reacting to the two sequels. Collectively, they make a wonderful film trilogy.
Toothless was designed and primarily animated by Chris Sanders who is known for his very heavy, bulky, muscular style. He was the lead director on Lilo and Stitch and you can see his style on full display in that movie.
This is an EXTREMELY rare series. It’s not just good, it’s arguably the best animated movie ever made. Certainly the most loved. More impressive though, is that the sequels are BOTH just as good, if not better. This is one of the unfathomably few films that are “flawless”.
9:30 a little info about voice acting Most of the time they voice act to a story board then the animators do the animation Some times the animation staff do the voice animate it then the voice actor does the real one
Hey hey, I'm an animator! Almost all movies, but certainly this one, animate second. :) The only real exception is when someone is dubbing a movie from a different language.
The How To Train Your Dragon trilogy is legit one of the BEST movie trilogies ever made, and I keep on forgetting that fact. It's so rare, especially in animation - only Toy Story has a trilogy this good. Definitely watch the other two.
As kids we joked that there was a temple in China where they went to name their babies. There were plenty of bowls, empty, full, hall full in varying degrees. They'd throw a pebble and it struck the bowls and depending on the sound it made, the Chinese named the babies.
This was the first film where DreamWorks used a lot of cinematic lighting to enhance the story rather than trying to show off the graphics and models. Apparently quite a few artists were upset that their work became shrouded in darkness during nighttime and indoor scenes.
This is a rare trilogy where all three movies are spectacular. You guys should watch them all.
Yes!!!
And a good TV show as well.
I agree! ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Spectacular and each grows off the last and super rare where it feels like each movie is better than the previous!
@@tfaust77 Its funny that the only other series that I can think of that is like this is ALSO a dreamworks series: that being Kung Fu Panda
My vote is that both sequels are worth it-more than worth it. This one series where every installment is top notch and isn’t just a clone of the first movie. I have high praise for anyone involved in the trilogy because they really elevated it to something more than its original premise.
3rd is my favorite.
@@baskervillebee6097 I have soft spot for the second one.
I strongly recommend watching the movie shorts and the "tv" series!
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Just saw another reactor, Addie, do her reaction to the second in the series and I forgot how much it hits me in the feels. Even more than that first, the second movie is so spot-on good. Especially the second half, which is textbook escalate the stakes followed by a logical and inspiring payoff.
George, there were a LOT of Vikings who actually settled in Scotland and Northern England during their medieval invasions. Many stayed and permanently integrated into their new home. So historically, a Viking with a Scottish accent is not that weird… though in this historical instance, they probably didn’t have modern Scottish accents. lol
Tlaxcalan warriors (Aztec's eternal rivals) fighting, and defeating samurai is a historical event that happened. After that nothing should really surprise people imo.
Robertson, Matheson, Nicholson...all Scottish names with the telltale "-son", means there's Norse in your heritage.
They even had their own Kingdom for a while - The Danelaw. And later Viking King Cnut was ruler of all England.
I heard one explanation because...the elders have Scottish accents, signifying a more old-fashioned way of life...the youngsters have an American/Canadian accent, signifying a more modern outlook.
@shasiiishi4281 He specified "if they're vikings".
Here are the fun facts:
-The animators sat through aerodynamics classes to make the dragons' flights as realistic as possible.
-Simone, you were right about Toothless being cat-like because they based themselves off the movements of a cat to animate him.
-His little hesitation when approaching his nose to Hiccup's hand was actually an animation glitch, but they left it because it worked so well.
Also based on Stitch from Lilo and Stitch
Book Toothless is ... basically a dickhead of a house cat 😅
I believe it's a mix of cat AND dog so it is more unique not just straight up a cat with wings, but the cat stuff is more apparent
The "animation glitch" story is an urban myth, however. There was apparently a glitch in the pre-render of the earlier scene where Toothless is bound - the "camera" passed through his wing. The hesitation before the first touch was deliberate though.
And yes, there's a fair bit of Stitch in him too - same directors.
The hesitation before the head boop is 100% something my cat does irl, so I'm gonna go with intentional on that one.
Def watch the trilogy, you'll like it for sure. Also fun fact, the animators had their cats in the office doing cat things, and they utilized that as a framework for the dragons.
It was just perfect for Toothless. He was the most "catlike" of all of them. And it does so much for that dragon's character! Just a perfect decision by the animators to utilize what they had to work with, in such a way!
its sad that this was switched in the third movie for the light fury
When dealing with animation, it's usually the voices first because the animators can use idioms and gestures the actors make to create the same feel the voice actor was trying to convey. A lot of Jay Baruchel went into Hiccup.
Thanks, wanted to write that too :)
_Western_ animation usually records the voices first, then animates to that. Most Asian animation is done animation first, which is why even in their native language Asian voice actors sometimes have to use odd cadences to match the mouth flaps. There are of course exceptions to both.
I was gonna say, ive seen a lot of behind the scene for animated stuff and ive always seen voice actors looking at monitors with the actual animation on it while recording.. i guess they were asian animation?
Which is why I always prefer watching movies and tv in the original language, both live-action and animation. (But I will watch dubbed anime if the dub is very good dubs, i.e. Full Metal Alchemist, Chainsaw Man and Death Note.)
@@JohnSmith-wd5ml I was simplifying just a bit for the sake of being concise. Often the animators will create storyboards or animate keyframes (i.e. at a low frame rate) to help the voice actors understand what's going on around the characters, then come behind them and do the final animation to match the voices. Sometimes the voice actors will just read from scripts or teleprompters, and 100% of the animation will be done after. It just depends on the director.
Also, animation first was more common in ye olden days, so a lot of e.g. classic Disney stuff was done that way.
The music score for this series is absolutely incredible. It really makes you feel like you are flying inside.
This trilogy has one of my fave overall scores of all time. Magnificent.
...and yet Simone didn't think it fit the "Test Drive" scene. She laughed at the music there. 🤕
This trilogy is pretty much the standard bearer for family films. Charm, heart, humour, but also enough depth in what the characters go through that you can't just dismiss them as fun popcorn fluff.
It's amazing just how much more meaningful the flying sequences felt in this compared to Avatar, and there are so many fun relationships between the characters, with great chemistry between Astrid and Hiccup. All the films in the trilogy are fantastic for reasons like that
Stoic is not just not listening, he's chief, he's in charge of protecting his people, who are being raided by dragons. thats his world, dragons and vikings at war, so of course he does not immediately get on board with friendly dragons. Also its so cute when he wants to talk to hiccup, he's always wanted to have something in common with his son, look how excited he is when he finally thinks he does.
Oh yes!
You guys have NO IDEA how AWESOME this trilogy is. One of DreamWorks' gems.
Cannot wait for your reactions to the next one!
This is probably one of the greatest trilogies ever made, period, it's extremely rare to see 3 movies not dropping the ball, the first is still my favorite, but barely, the second is so good that it's hard to choose, the third is also amazing, individually they are great movies, but combined they are a rare gem.
This is by far one of the best animated trilogies, definitely worth watching, let me rephrase that, a must watch, looking forward to your reactions ❤
Simone being such a softy for animals (me too 😉), I knew this was gonna get her lol. Definitely watch the sequels, just as fun and full of heart as this one.
Definitely do the sequels. They're great.
Fun Fact: Toothless is actually designed after a cat.
I've seen a couple of reactors over the years that never noticed that
The design of Toothless is a masterpiece of combining cuteness with badassness and it's largely what makes this trilogy work!
A couple notes from the books:
Toothless is much closer to the terrible terror in appearance.
Hiccup is a name given to "runts"
Hiccup can actually speak Dragonese
Astrid is new, but the books equivilent is Camicazi, she's quite a bit younger and much more of a girl boss.
Not sure if anyone mentioned but there is a How to Train Your Dragon animated series that takes place the 5yrs between Dragon 1 and 2, it really focuses on the relationships of the teens especially Hiccup and Astrid as well as Hiccup and Stoick! It lends to the depth of the characters in Dragon 2 set 5yrs after Dragon 1 ❤
The tv series are awesome!!
Riders of burk, right?
@@1OP3Z it's called Dragons and is 4-5 seasons
I love how Hiccup describes Stoick's expectations like if he was ordering a burger.
you guys defnetly need to watch all the movies in this series, they are all amazing and surprisinly mature for an animation
Since George mentioned humans vs real world dragons, I'm now looking forward to seeing a reaction from you guys to Reign of Fire. If you haven't already seen it, please give it a try.
Good choice. For a movie that came out in 2002, the effects still hold up pretty well. Plus, it has few recognizable faces.
@@NavsangeetSingh And one of them is in this movie. Still love the re-telling of Star Wars to the young ones.
Who would have thought that this (and the next two) would have surpassed expectations by so much. Funny, cute, breathtaking, and suspenseful. This is a nearly perfect trilogy.
The flying theme is one of the few pieces of film score to brings to such an emotional place. Joy, sorrow, all the emotions in between. Maybe knowing how wonderful the full trilogy is brings me there but I think this is the perfect dreamworks series. No bad film. All great with impactful moments of all emotional beats.
The reason Toothless is so cat like is because the artist that designed him based his movements and body outline on his cat
Toothless is a mix of a cat and dog. And switches between both. Heck, they even reference this fact calling Toothless a cute puppy in the tv series and he reacts like one. A puppy who is looking at their paw when you taught them a new paw shake.
This isn't just THE best animated trilogies, but I'd say it's probably one of the best overall film trilogies in cinematic history.
It's literally my second favorite trilogy of all time haha.
come on guys, the 3rd one was so bad. they completely mishandled hiccup and toothless’s relationship. now the rise of the planet of the apes trilogy? THAT’S perfect.
@@chance757you’re entitled to your wrong opinion
@@belpop i’m guessing you think it’s good? well, you’re entitled to your wrong opinion as well 💛
The sequels are 100% worth it.
Vikings invaded different parts of the British Isles, of course because of geography most settlements were located to the east of what today encompasses England and Scotland but they also arrived to Ireland. English as a language have a huge amount of nordic influence (you can look to Jay Foreman's Map Men Episode called 'Why are British place names so hard to pronounce?' for more). So Scottish Vikings are totally historically accurate (and English, Welsh and Irish for that matter), i guess not with modern accent but thats ok for me.
Actually, technically speaking, French Vikings are also historically accurate (that why is called Normandy, the land of the north man)
Awesome film. This was the first 3D film that really worked for me. Flying among the clouds was gorgeous.
The musical score really helps with that scene!
This was the first movie I ever saw in 3D at all!
0:01 @Simone: BANANAS IN PYJAMAS!!!!! That’s was one of my shows when I was a kid!
Hey guys, pro animator here. In features like this the dialogue is always recorded first and then the animator builds the performance around that track. We often shoot video of the actor as they do their record, so we can reference their facial expressions. As a result, the final scene is really an alchemy of recorded track and the imagination of the animator.
George, I recommend watching the skit in A Bit of Fry and Laurie, where Hugh Laurie's character's name is the sound a lighter makes when hitting a counter.
I highly recommend "The Neverending Story".
John Powell is frickin awesome writing the music for this movie.
In the "test drive" scene, the first part of the music was Toothless theme. And Hiccup is not piloting the flight as he is still looking at cheat sheet.
When Hiccup starts to take control and they dive down, it was Hiccup's theme.
And when they fell bc of the cheat sheet is blown by the wind, it's chaotic and neither one of their theme.
When Hiccup goes back to Toothless's back and Toothless deploy his wings, it was Toothless theme, Toothless is in control and as if asking Hiccup where are they going.
And finally when Hiccup threw the cheat sheet, the music is both of their theme combined, as if they are trusting each other and working together to fly around the rocks.
This movie is awesome!
Animation like this is almost always voiced in the original language first, then animated, and then dubbed over in other languages. It's very rare that you'll see otherwise, because it's easier to sync animation to voice lines than vice versa, meaning that this way you get the best performance in the original language with the animation to match it, while with dubs some mismatch between the voice and the animation is expected so there's less pressure to match perfectly.
Its almost impossible not to fall in love with Toothless.
Like Kung Fu Panda, all 3 movies are good.
I know Dreamworks has one of the harshest copyright ban hammers, but you do really need to watch more of their animated works. Starting with finishing this franchise along with Kung Fu Panda, then Shrek, then Puss in Boots, etc.
However, George having never watched Aladdin(1992) before is awesome! We get to watch someone watch it with fresh eyes. Will it hold up beyond nostalgia? I'd like to know! I'd like to see more animated movie reactions on this channel.
how could you forget Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron?? It walked so httyd and all the others (apart from shrek the 1st) could run. and it has the most phenomenal soundtrack out of all of them, rivaling httyd pretty evenly imo
@@MonAhgasInsomniAroELF I didn't. I'm just naming the more recent franchises to keep the comment short. The first Dreamworks film I recommend to anyone is Prince of Egypt. Always. However, that is a musical, so most of it will be blurred or cut. Granted, in hindsight, Shrek may not be the best suggestion for that reason.
The Road to El Dorado is a meme factory, but also just a really good time. DO recommend with disclaimers. It's a little bit ...yeah okay no way around it, there's a bit of a problematic aspect as far as the whole "two white guys (from Spain which... that's another issue) visit a "hidden" civilization and solve problems there" sort of thing, and that's definitely something to bear in mind. But if you work with the premise that the exposition song at the beginning (starts "Our glorious city", ...etc) is LORE and describes accurate history (for the world of the movie), then they become the clueless pawns in the gods' plan who merely nudge things in the direction they need to go, which makes it all make a lot more sense. (See also: Why can they all understand eachother, why does the volcano... Do That, and wtf is up with that armadillo.)
Also, they are adorable and I love them. A rogue and a bard go on an adventure.
Yep. They should.
@InkyPetrel why is two white guys from Spain an issue? You do understand that the Spanish are Europeans and, as such, have the full range of skin color and hair that any other European country has. The look of people from Latin America comes from most of them being mestizos, a mix of indigenous peoples and Spaniards.
My grandfather was born and raised in Mexico in the 1880s and 90s (yes 1886 that is not a typo he would have turned 100 the year after i graduated high school but had passed 13 years earlier) and had a lot of status because he was pale with dark blonde hair and blue eyes. In other words he looked like a Spaniard not a mexican.
I find it weird when people think the Spanish are not typical white people.
@George 1:27, a version of that has been fantastically done by Hugh Laurie and Stephen Fry with a lighter. Look up Your Name from A Bit of Fry and Laurie for a fantastic time!
All the movies are top tier, definitely my favorite animated movies of all time by a long shot. They get better and better IMO
"Test Drive" remains one of the most incredible songs off any film soundtrack.
The trilogy does have a story that develops throughout, its definitely worth watching th other two films.
I know Simone will love Toothless, especially in the sequels.
This movie is a childhood favorite of mine. So glad you guys watched it and enjoyed it. I promise you, I know the soundtrack by heart.
This trilogy is easily up there with my favs. And the sequels are just as good if not even better than the first!! I hope you watch the other two soon. FYI the reason why Toothless behaves so much like a cat is because he was modelled after one of the animators cat.
Also I'm glad that you picked up on his dad's emotional state after disowning him.. I've seen quite a few people react to this movie and most people seem to miss this subtle but crucial animation of his emotional expression.
One of the best things, next to the soundtrack, about this series, is the attention to detail with the different species of dragon. It really brings this world to life
9:22 yup. That's how animation is done most of the time. The actors record their lines first and then the animators bring that performance to life, usually by recording themselves acting out the lines in a reference video.
I have seen it done the other way around on anime, where the animation gets done first and then the actors record their lines while having it play in front of them.
1:20 A bit of Fry and Laurie did a sketch exactly about that 😂
From Pests to Pets... all it took was to loose that one crucial "s" to make them companions. 😋
The sequels are absolutely worth it. This is one of my all-time top trilogies.
Definitely watch the rest, and react to them. All 3 are very good, and 2 is one of the best films I’ve ever seen, animated or live action. One of the things that dreamworld did so well with them is subtle nuances in animation and layers of emotion and meaning.
"Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile"
Funniest line in the movie, and it was adlibbed
If you re-watch Gobber at the start of significant training sequences tells you what's going on. Most folks miss his line to Hiccup, "don't worry they'll see you as sick or insane..." then after Toothless takes the fish, he looks him up and down and gives Hiccup the bigger half. A "you need this more than I do" moment :)
The three of them are awesome, wholesome and inspirational movies. Plus great humor and great animation!!!
This movie is almost like one of the world's biggest secrets, just how good it is. My personal favorite animated movie.
I'm so glad you guys are reacting to these! By far my favorite animated franchise. Thanks for sharing your reactions with us!
"The many adventures of full size bananas"... I'm gonna throw a shot in the dark quote and see if it sticks.
"Are you thinking what I'm thinking B1?"
I think I am, B2!
The magic behind this movie is with 2 names: Chris Sanders (Lilo & Stitch, Director) and Roger Deakins (Fargo, Cinematographer). Between the emotions and cuteness fo the first one and the incredible visuals of the second, there is teh reason why this movie is perfect.
Also, and you saw it in the end and will see it in the sequels, EVERY DECISION COMES WITH A CONSEQUENCE, SOMETHING HUGE IN A KIDS MOVIE! Definetly recommended to see ALL of them
Yes all three are worth watching, and I don't know about George, but do believe the third will be Simone's favorite. But along with the movies, there is also a series.
Oh my god, I have seen this movie so many times, and I just realized Snotlout’s line when he’s hitting the Red Death’s eyes is a callback to the training with Stormfly (Astrid’s dragon)
David Tennant's Scottish accent is good because it's genuine.
Yes most animated movies have the actors voice record before they do the animation. They use story boards for the actors.
You guys definitely HAVE to watch them all. Very much one of the best-animated Trilogies out there.
"Why do the Vikings have Scottish accents?"
well, if you knew a little about Scottish history, you'd find out that they're kinda related (there's a lot of history going back 100's of years!)
They are Scottish because the author if the books is from the Orkneys and they were settled by Vikings and she grew up on stories of vikings and Dragons from the area.
Simone with the early 90s call back to Banana's in Pyjamas! 😅
The Scottish accents are accurate, due to the extensive heritage and influence of the Vikings in the Hebrides (the islands on Scotland's west coast), as well as Norway ruling the Orkney Isles until the 16th century. The history of Scotland is a mix of influences from the Picts, the Gaels, the Brythonic peoples of Strathclyde, the Vikings of Denmark and Norway, the Normans, and the English.
Joke's on you George, I always forget whatever I was about to.... Something.
Both 2 and 3 are worth it just like Kung Fu Panda. This has one of my favorite film scores of all time. John Powell knows how to make you feel what is happening on screen. I am posting this before viewing and I hope someone brings up the music.
Edit: Music mention by Simone at 16:48 woot
Obviously you need to cut for UA-cam, but the human emotion was done so well (as George said during the watch!) & my favorite scene - that didn't make it - is after Stoick rescues his son & Toothless: the look of amazement & pride he has in Hiccup as he apologises, and their reconciliation caused me a seriously unexpected lump in the throat!
You HAVE to do the trilogy now!- you won't regret it: it's one of those rare trilogies where not only is each film absolutely amazing, but (in my humble opinion!) - each gets better & better!
Favourite animated movie! Knew Simone would M E L T as soon as she saw Toothless 🥰
4:22 Animator here. Usually a rough animation is done first (an animatic) so the actors have something to look at while they record, then the final animation can be matched up to their voice.
Toothless looks so much like a cat that you will never be able to see a goofy black cat with big round yellow eyes anymore and not think of Toothless.
To answer Simones question, when it comes to an animated film, the voice work almost always comes first, that way the animators can listen too and are usually given video of the actors performance, then they can get the exact right gesture, timing and inflection correct
Hardly any movies make me laugh, while also crying in both excitement and sadness. The music for this movie is top notch and just listening can invoke the same feelings just by memory association to the scenes. Please watch all 3!
Simone's intro, "Bananas in Pyjamas"
You should watch 2&3 too, they are as good as 1 or even better.
1:25 - George, you may want to watch a certain "A bit of Fry and Laurie" sketch called "Your name?"... It's not a fork, but the idea is the same 🤣
This movie will forever be up there for me as one of 2010's best animated movies. I'm so happy you two enjoyed it.
Would highly recommend reacting to the two sequels. Collectively, they make a wonderful film trilogy.
Toothless was designed and primarily animated by Chris Sanders who is known for his very heavy, bulky, muscular style. He was the lead director on Lilo and Stitch and you can see his style on full display in that movie.
This is an EXTREMELY rare series. It’s not just good, it’s arguably the best animated movie ever made. Certainly the most loved. More impressive though, is that the sequels are BOTH just as good, if not better. This is one of the unfathomably few films that are “flawless”.
One of the best trilogies in cinema history.
20:33 when the orchestra played through this music cue the first time, they broke out into spontaneous applause.
"They're like the Chihuahuas of dragons." WOW. Amazing!
19:11 I love Astrid's curse here. "Fudge bucket!" 😆
I cant WAIT for the 2nd one. Top notch antagonist
9:30 a little info about voice acting
Most of the time they voice act to a story board then the animators do the animation
Some times the animation staff do the voice animate it then the voice actor does the real one
Hey hey, I'm an animator! Almost all movies, but certainly this one, animate second. :) The only real exception is when someone is dubbing a movie from a different language.
The How To Train Your Dragon trilogy is legit one of the BEST movie trilogies ever made, and I keep on forgetting that fact. It's so rare, especially in animation - only Toy Story has a trilogy this good. Definitely watch the other two.
Hiccup: Down, Toothless. Gently.
Toothless: I'll do gentle when I get an apology.
The next two films are definitely worth watching, and so are the spin-off series Riders of Berk, Defenders of Berk and Race to the Edge.
The How to train your dragon-triology is amazing. So much fun and heart in all three movies.
The greatest animation trilogy of all time. Watching it still bring me to tears.
Fry and Laurie made a sketch SPECIFICALLY about man who is called the sound of a piece of wood hitting a wooden desk.
YES! The BOTH sequels are AMAZING!! It's one of the rare times when all 3 movies in a trilogy are equally good. Must watch! 😁
As kids we joked that there was a temple in China where they went to name their babies. There were plenty of bowls, empty, full, hall full in varying degrees. They'd throw a pebble and it struck the bowls and depending on the sound it made, the Chinese named the babies.
This trilogy is a true gem, being consistently good throughout all three movies.
HOW HAVE YOU NOT SEEN THIS?! I love this trilogy and I am sure you guys will too!
I love the creativity when it comes to the dragons when was the last line you heard of a dragon that lit itself on fire
You must absolutely watch all three. Each just gets more impactful.
This was the first film where DreamWorks used a lot of cinematic lighting to enhance the story rather than trying to show off the graphics and models. Apparently quite a few artists were upset that their work became shrouded in darkness during nighttime and indoor scenes.
The sequels are AMAZING. Absolutely watch them on the channel. The entire trilogy is fantastic and well thought out.