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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 ❤
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.
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.
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.
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!
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Full sized bananas? Bananas in Pajamas? I used to show that mornings when I was working at start up TV station. The Banana's in Pajamas are coming down the stairs... The Banana's in Pajamas are chasing teddy bears...
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 :)
@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!
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.
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.
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.
Obviously you need to cut for RUclips, 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!
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)
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.
30:59 - If the comments haven't been telling you that you *have* to watch the entire trilogy for both Kung Fu Panda and this then they've failed you *SPECTACULARLY.* While the 2nd installment of each is the best, the 3rd ones are still great in their own right.
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.
Less than 2 minutes in for a comment, George saying he'd have a sound as a name that is something being dropped. George, search 'Fry and Laury, your name sir sketch, it's a classic and on the nose of what you're saying.
most animated movies (especially western ones) are voice acted before detailed character animation rough character blocking/movements were probably done while actors were recording (stuff done in storyboards), but most expression & such are done after bc the actors performance heavily informs it
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
I wish I could show you the freeze frame I paused on in the intro, Simone looks so kind and happy introducing and George looks so concerned lmao, though I feel that's most of your intros x)
I love the score and the idea of the book and jay baruchal. And i recently gotten obsessed with craig ferguson. The cast is also such a standout today but so normal for back then
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 was my son's favorite movie when he was a kid, and I loved it too. We watched this probably 3 times a week for a couple years, but it's been several years since I've seen it.
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.
Up is my favorite animated movie of all time. This might be the closest second. And it is close. Some of my favorite shots of all animation are in this movie when they are assaulting the dragon nest. The fireball illuminating the cave, the large dragon breaking through the rocks, and then exploding in a fireball as it crashes into the ground. That is one of my favorite shots in ANY movie. I just love it so much.
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
I love this movie. All 3 are just as great. This was the first Dreamworks animated movie that was more than just a goofy comedy with famous voice actor showcases and the first one I really liked. Helps that it's based on a book series though. One of my favourite movies ever. And the soundtrack is spectacular. The piece that plays and builds when Hiccup is navigating Toothless's line maze and goes up to touch him for the first time is a big favourite and on my playlist.
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.
Keep watching! The animation effects only get BETTER w/ each film. Just incredibly awesome stuff. I'm an 'old' guy and yet these films are among my all time faves- certainly in the 2000s. Looking froward to your next one...
Loved the reaction. Please watch the other two. The second is one of my favourite movies of all time and has some really well done emotion evoking scenes!
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.
One of the best series! Usually with sequels they are hit or miss, but with this one everything is worth watching, including the TV show! Toothless is one of my favorite animated characters, along with Stitch from Lilo & Stitch & Baymax from Big Hero 6. He really is like a big kitty cat LOL 🥰😸So glad you both enjoyed the movie! ~Caroline
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.
The flight scenes seen on the big screen with bring a tear to the eye of the most jaded. This is one of those trilogies that doesn't disappoint. It deserves more praise
This is my favourite film of all time. All films. It's so good, and I never get tired of watching it. I'm glad you reacted, please do the next two sequels! They're just as good.
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
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".
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.
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
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
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. 🤕
Agree! John Powell is one of my favourite composers. He's versatile, and also scored the Bourne trilogy.
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!
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.
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 ❤
Definitely do the sequels. They're great.
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.
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.
The design of Toothless is a masterpiece of combining cuteness with badassness and it's largely what makes this trilogy work!
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.
I love how Hiccup describes Stoick's expectations like if he was ordering a burger.
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
Fun Fact: Toothless is actually designed after a cat.
I've seen a couple of reactors over the years that never noticed that
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.
you guys defnetly need to watch all the movies in this series, they are all amazing and surprisinly mature for an animation
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.
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.
The reason Toothless is so cat like is because the artist that designed him based his movements and body outline on his cat
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!
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
Full sized bananas? Bananas in Pajamas? I used to show that mornings when I was working at start up TV station. The Banana's in Pajamas are coming down the stairs... The Banana's in Pajamas are chasing teddy bears...
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 :)
@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!
0:01 @Simone: BANANAS IN PYJAMAS!!!!! That’s was one of my shows when I was a kid!
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!
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)
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.
You guys definitely HAVE to watch them all. Very much one of the best-animated Trilogies out there.
28:23 Yeah, we've all felt like that, once or twice.
1:20 A bit of Fry and Laurie did a sketch exactly about that 😂
The three of them are awesome, wholesome and inspirational movies. Plus great humor and great animation!!!
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.
All the movies are top tier, definitely my favorite animated movies of all time by a long shot. They get better and better IMO
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.
Obviously you need to cut for RUclips, 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!
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)
"Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile"
Funniest line in the movie, and it was adlibbed
"How to Train Your Dragon Live Spectacular"
Live action touring arena show was also created.
The trilogy does have a story that develops throughout, its definitely worth watching th other two films.
One of the best trilogies in cinema history.
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.
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 🤣
I highly recommend "The Neverending Story".
30:59 - If the comments haven't been telling you that you *have* to watch the entire trilogy for both Kung Fu Panda and this then they've failed you *SPECTACULARLY.* While the 2nd installment of each is the best, the 3rd ones are still great in their own right.
I'm so glad you guys are reacting to these! By far my favorite animated franchise. Thanks for sharing your reactions with us!
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 💛
I know Simone will love Toothless, especially in the sequels.
"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!
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
Less than 2 minutes in for a comment, George saying he'd have a sound as a name that is something being dropped. George, search 'Fry and Laury, your name sir sketch, it's a classic and on the nose of what you're saying.
most animated movies (especially western ones) are voice acted before detailed character animation
rough character blocking/movements were probably done while actors were recording (stuff done in storyboards), but most expression & such are done after bc the actors performance heavily informs it
1:12 - Onamatopoeia
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
All 3 are bananas FANTASTIC! EXCELLENT
I wish I could show you the freeze frame I paused on in the intro, Simone looks so kind and happy introducing and George looks so concerned lmao, though I feel that's most of your intros x)
I love the score and the idea of the book and jay baruchal. And i recently gotten obsessed with craig ferguson. The cast is also such a standout today but so normal for back then
Yes most animated movies have the actors voice record before they do the animation. They use story boards for the actors.
I just got my hands on the original soundtrack on vinyl! The two records are green with metaled splatter. Beautiful!
Favourite animated movie! Knew Simone would M E L T as soon as she saw Toothless 🥰
There was a never made, ill-considered proposed sequel by R. Kelly: "How To Drain Your Dragon".
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!
They are all great! Totally worth watching them all!
From Pests to Pets... all it took was to loose that one crucial "s" to make them companions. 😋
This was my son's favorite movie when he was a kid, and I loved it too. We watched this probably 3 times a week for a couple years, but it's been several years since I've seen it.
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.
19:11 I love Astrid's curse here. "Fudge bucket!" 😆
I love the soundtrack for this film. I used to play it at work for motivation whenever I was working on a big project.
Up is my favorite animated movie of all time. This might be the closest second. And it is close. Some of my favorite shots of all animation are in this movie when they are assaulting the dragon nest. The fireball illuminating the cave, the large dragon breaking through the rocks, and then exploding in a fireball as it crashes into the ground. That is one of my favorite shots in ANY movie. I just love it so much.
I cant WAIT for the 2nd one. Top notch antagonist
This movie is almost like one of the world's biggest secrets, just how good it is. My personal favorite animated movie.
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
I love this movie. All 3 are just as great. This was the first Dreamworks animated movie that was more than just a goofy comedy with famous voice actor showcases and the first one I really liked. Helps that it's based on a book series though. One of my favourite movies ever. And the soundtrack is spectacular. The piece that plays and builds when Hiccup is navigating Toothless's line maze and goes up to touch him for the first time is a big favourite and on my playlist.
Its almost impossible not to fall in love with Toothless.
Like Kung Fu Panda, all 3 movies are good.
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.
Keep watching! The animation effects only get BETTER w/ each film. Just incredibly awesome stuff. I'm an 'old' guy and yet these films are among my all time faves- certainly in the 2000s. Looking froward to your next one...
Loved the reaction. Please watch the other two. The second is one of my favourite movies of all time and has some really well done emotion evoking scenes!
HOW HAVE YOU NOT SEEN THIS?! I love this trilogy and I am sure you guys will too!
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.
One of the best series! Usually with sequels they are hit or miss, but with this one everything is worth watching, including the TV show! Toothless is one of my favorite animated characters, along with Stitch from Lilo & Stitch & Baymax from Big Hero 6. He really is like a big kitty cat LOL 🥰😸So glad you both enjoyed the movie! ~Caroline
The sequels are 100% worth it.
People are cast once character designs are locked. It is storyboard, then dialogue is recorded. Animation is roughed in, then effects are added.
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.
The flight scenes seen on the big screen with bring a tear to the eye of the most jaded. This is one of those trilogies that doesn't disappoint. It deserves more praise
This whole trilogy was amazing. The second was my favorite one (get ready to cry with the next two).
This is my favourite film of all time. All films. It's so good, and I never get tired of watching it. I'm glad you reacted, please do the next two sequels! They're just as good.
This trilogy is a true gem, being consistently good throughout all three movies.
The sequels are absolutely worth it. This is one of my all-time top trilogies.