Yeah, like I was getting the vibe with them replicating the scene where he pets toothless for the first time....like I'm not going to judge an entire movie on a scene from the teaser but like ....something about it was really too one-to-one. As Eric said, it really was just trying too hard to hit the note exactly like the cartoon. Like that scene had the exact same framing and perspective lol. It really was just "slap a realistic filter on a cartoon but play the same footage" But like I said, literally just one teaser trailer, I'm not going to pull hairs XD. What people don't get is that live action remakes can be good....as long as they don't commit character assassinations by changing them for the worse (looks at ATLA Netflix with disdain)
@@krismarshall3803 I've heard it's a retelling, but they're keeping core scenes like the nose touch and him looking toothless in the eye as he was about to stab him. Stuff like that is completely fine because it defined the movie
liKE YEah absolutely, bUT. how could you possibly improve on that story, though? like if it's a remake, and I agree with Eric, it should definitely be different.... but HTTYD is already so so good! (why make it a live action, even?), so... how do you possibly improve on this for the remake to be worthwhile?
Thing is, not everyone watches animated movies. I didn't grow up watching a lot of the Disney animated films, so the live action movies have been my introduction to a lot of these stories. And while I have seen all of How to Train your Dragon movies, I'm ok with watching the exact same story 1-1 in a different medium.
To Eric's valid concerns, the director Dean DeBois (who directed the original animated film by the way) has stated that this will be a "retelling", not a copy of the animated film. I'm sure they just used some of the iconic scenes and visuals for this teaser just to tell people that "hey, this IS How to Train Your Dragon." The actual film itself is going to deviate from the original animated film quite a bit if I'm understanding Dean's statement correctly.
It's still weird that they chose to try and visually replicate so much of the original film (to much less success) when they finally had the opportunity to do something different and accurately adapt the source material.
@@gigatronusprimebecause yall would still complain. They maybe a live action that's unique different. Everyone complains. Then they make one that's 1-1 and holy shit. Guess what. Everyone complains. Where is the valid point?
@@gigatronusprimeY'all would complain no matter what they did lmao, oh it looks too similar to the animated one? "boo! no creativity." Oh it doesn't look like the animated one? "boo! they changed toothless' look i hate it!"
@@Lenny-ue8hk they had Hickup, or however you spell his name, sat on a field. That wasn't in the first animated movie, so that might be a hint. Even if it's a shot for shot, it's still going to be a good movie
This movie is a no-win situation, no matter how you put it. Whether it’s Eric saying that he doesn’t want it to be one for one or if we had the vice versa effect of this where they made it completely different from the animated, but then you’d have people complaining about it because of that.
I’m saying that happens with any adaptation. I for one don’t care as long as it’s good. If it’s extremely faithful to the og then good the og was a masterpiece. If it deviates idc as long as it doesn’t disrespect the characters, it isn’t bad, and the themes are somewhat the same.
the thing that I'm picking up on is that, if it was going to be 100% the same then why not just leave the original alone? So that means the remake has to be different, but people also don't want it to be different to the point where it no longer captures the spirit of the original. So, in order to remake something, the writers and directors should really find a way to reconcile these two groups. A successful but not perfect example is HBO's The Last of Us. It's almost the same with many shot-for-shot with the video game, but there was also a lot of creative differences that essentially made it its own but didn't take away from the theme of the game.
Eric is real here. If im being asked "toothless looks great, what do you want", then it's an easy answer: nothing. I want nothing. You're attemtping to sell me something I already possess and could never lose.
I’m with Eric, if they’re just redoing the animation 1-1 then what’s even the point when you can just rewatch the animation that’s already a masterpiece.
I really don't mind as long as it's as good as the animation. The original creator of the animation is coming back for this and it's not Disney. So, I'm sold
I've read it's a retelling, so some.stuff will different, but core scenes like the nose touch, and hiccup looking toothless in the eye will be kept in because that's core moments in the movie and what defined it.
Yeah but they're not though. The director has already gone on record saying its not going to be a 1-1. There'll bw similar scenes yes, but it WILL be a different movie
I understand Eric’s point but I think it’s important to remember that Toothless is such an iconic and unique character that if you were to deviate from the original look/design you would have a bunch of fans come after you. I think instead we’ll see changes to the look of other dragons and characters.
I kinda disagree. Toothless and the other dragons' goofy looks fit with the animation since everyone is round and funny looking. But it honestly looks really jarring in the live action to me at least. They could've just went with a more "realistic" (I know dragons aren't real) style at least. It just looks like the animation with more detail lol
He looks completely different in the original books. They already have one (great) trilogy of adaptations that completely deviate from the source material, why do it over if you're not going to actually adapt the books this time?
@@carlosboozer6017NBC universal is wary of repeating a _Sonic_ situation; offering benefit of the doubt, they mighta entertained a bunch of pitches on how to make him more “grounded”, but may have found none of them authentic to the source
Not only did they get Gerard Butler back to play hiccups Dad in this movie, but they brought back the director Dean Deblois who directed all three animated movies to direct this live action one
eric’s so hype for the theme alone i hope they finish the trilogy. yes eric has a point i hope they do some new things in the live action not just copy the og movie
The only reason I’m actually genuinely excited for this and not just writing it off like the Disney ones is because Dean DeBlois the same director who made all 3 of the animated movies is returning to make this… so there must be something he wants to add to this story for this version. Also there are 12 novels in the series and the 3 animated movies didn’t adapt all of them. So I’m hoping with this version they’re going for a Harry Potter kinda amount of movies and adaption plus it’s much much quicker to make live action versions than the animated
yea def with Eric as well, my first reaction was if its shot for shot the same as the animated movie, what's the point, the animated toothless has more charm.
The designs of the dragons are the one thing I wanted to be similar to the movies because they are so iconic to that world. No other media has those dragons and I think changing them would take away from the expressions and mannerisms we got in the movies. They are essentially big dogs and cats. I also think the one scene that you really need to nail is the first meeting of Toothless and Hiccup because their relationship is the essence of all of the movies and it looks like based on this teaser, its going to be perfect. The film is also written, produced and directed by Dean DeBlois. He directed all 3 of the animated movies so I think we are in safe hands!
Do people generally not like to consume media they like in different forms? Like I can't wrap my mind around that because if I really like something then I want to see it in all the ways possible lol
its because live action movies have been so disappointing like the lion king, Mulan or the little mermaid that's why no one really gets excited for them.
I get what Eric is saying. I thought the live action Little Mermaid was just okay, personally. Visually beautiful, with Halle Bailey nailing her role as Ariel, and I enjoyed Prince Eric getting more of a backstory. At the same time the musical numbers didn't feel anywhere near as hard-hitting or grand as in the original, I did not like the scuttlebutt song, or the rap, and Triton came off as an emotionless sociopath. That being said, those are just my own personal feelings on the movie. I know a lot of people loved it. All this to say that I like the look of the trailer, I love that they brought Gerard back to play Stoick again, I love how Toothless looks, but I'm still apprehensive about the movie itself. I don't know how to feel about it yet. Maybe I'll love it, maybe it'll just be another unneeded live action remake.
Me personally, as an animation enthusiast, I think this teaser is the perfect proof of how live action remakes are not necessarily unwanted, but absolutely unnecessary. Their existence itself is supporting the thesis that live action is what improves on animation, when it's absolutely the other way around, and it's why animation is its own form of art. DreamWorks seems to have learned from Disney's live action faults in regards to script (too early of a call anyways since this is just a teaser), and Sonic's faults in regards to... design, I suppose. In avoiding backlash, they stayed safe not changing anything, it seems, which is alright. However, I do agree with Eric in that if we had a 1:1 copy, we'd rather watch the og content. A remake should always seek to improve on the original, but.... How do you possibly make HTTYD better? If they changed things too much, there'd be people complaining it's not loyal to the animated version and it loses its charisma (they'd be right, but there's an unavoidable loss in translation when you change mediums, IT'S WHY animation does things live action cannot and viceversa), and if they didn't shake things up a little, we'd be stuck with what we seem to have here right now.
So much this. I will fight on the "you can't just port things from animation and expect the same result" hill all day. Animation is its own art form, and it is simply BETTER for certain types of story. I mean, half of this thing is going to BE animated anyway. They're clearly not going the physical prop route, (probably wise. Animatronics and puppetry definitely have their own appeal, but something of this scale would be a behemoth task, and a financial nightmare, and probably wouldn't be finished before the film's 20th anniversary ,if they took the time to do it right) so what we end up with is this awkward mix of the two that is just always going to feel janky. It doesn't FIT live action. But animation is still often treated like a "draft" version of live action, like somehow making a live version makes the film inherently better. It's just snobbery, people refuse to see past the idea of animation as something "for children", and miss how much richness and depth you can achieve with animation, as well as the potential to tell stories that simply aren't possible in any other medium. ...*steps off soap box * Point is, I agree, animation is the best visual medium for this story. It just IS. Making it live action just feels like trying to recreate Starry Night as a photograph. It's a lot of work, and even if it's the same shape, it's never going to invoke the same feeling.
This! The original script is so tight. Gobber and other characters say lines that raise questions, then we cut to those questions. As an animator, I hate how people still see Live Action as 'better animation' just because of 'realism'.
I was not expecting that sort of rant from Eric considering his reaction to the teaser lol.I mean this is just a teaser but I get what Eric is saying about not wanting it to be 1-to-1. I don’t want that either and I think that’s a reason that a lot of people didn’t mount eh love action Lion King as much since it kinda did that. But Im not a love action naysayer and have actually enjoyed the love action Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and more recently Little Mermaid. And the best things about those movies are what they ADD to the OG story. I LOVE HTTYD so much so I’m sure I’ll still see this and I’m hoping for the best! And disagree with him about Toothless I think he looks GREAT! I was scared they would make him look “too real” somehow that it’s creepy or something lol. I do wish his eyes were slightly bigger though lol
I feel like if a live-action remake wants to make itself not seem completely pointless, filmmakers should try to make them more stylised, which interesting new camerawork, set design, etc, that helps make it stand on its own more. Or add a few new scenes that give more clarity to specific characters (etc) to make it seem more worthwile
I'm 100% with Eric on "If its the same as the animation then why does this need to exist?" but who am I kidding I'm gonna be in theatres first day just to hear that music again. This is how they get me smh
Personally, I’m thrilled for this movie. Like everyone else, I adore this franchise. The animated movies and series are art, as any animation is. It’s a wonderful creation. I think creating a live action version of an animated project can compliment the original both by doing things differently or doing things the same. I guess I prefer them to do things the same, but even if things aren’t all exactly the same, if it’s done correctly, then it works. We’ve seen with Disney that they stray from originals in ways that have not worked well for the majority of people. It’s just a complex task. One example I will forever use is “Ahsoka”. We all thought the next story following Ahsoka and Sabine after ‘Rebels’ would be animated. Then BOOM, it’s live action. Of course we’re hyped! These characters are coming to live action! It’s a huge deal! So many pros, and it was a gorgeous show. But, the downside was that you can ALWAYS do more with animation, so of course things weren’t as fluid or the same like the fight scenes. In my opinion, that’s just the way it is, and I was thrilled with what we got. I’m very excited for this movie, and I have high hopes that it will be great especially since the original director/producer is doing it. The returning theme at the end got me even more hyped for it.
There has been some good animation to live action movies like Cinderella, Jungle Book and Aladdin. But I do kidda agree with Eric, we don't want a shot to shot live action remake and this is also directed by the animated movies director so I am sure he will do a good job and he might even do some things different he he didn't do first time.
No, it looks too textured to be a cartoon, at least in this series. It doesn’t look real because the design was from a cartoon, so it doesn’t seem like a natural living thing. But look at Sonic. The original movie design looked more like a thing that would actually exist, but HOLY SHIT it was hideous.
He can’t be real and have the expressions that made him the character he is if he looked realistic like a game of thrones type of dragon it wouldn’t be the same
I love the How to Train Your Dragon Series; so much I have a Toothless tattoo on my left arm :D. 2nd movie is my favourite of the trilogy and I really like the two tv shows
This movie just didn't need to be made. People are going to be unhappy with either outcome; a shot-for-shot remake of the original (with identical character designs) is just a horribly transparent cash-grab, but Lion King and Aladdin have shown that people won't accept too much change from the original either. Would have been cool if we got like a Black Sails/Treasure Island type thing; a really dark, adult story set in the same world that stands on its own... like seeing the Vikings' first encounters with dragons on Berk, or something of that nature.
Exactly. I would absolutely be on board with something in the same universe, although honestly, I would still prefer to watch that darker story as animation, because it just FITS better. Everything doesn't need to be live action, I wish that trend would slide in the other direction. More animated versions of classic live action films.
What I am most disapointed with, is that neither the animation or this live action version show any resemblance to the books I loved as a kid. The books are so vastly different you can barely call them the same thing. Dont get me wrong, the animated movies were done very well, but at the same time my heart wishes for an adaptation following at least the rough worldbuilding guidelines of the books. Vikings fighting romans, toothless actually being toothless and the tiniest and most useless dragon ever (or maybe not). Hicks being the first person to learn the dragon language and being able to talk to them. The vikings actually not killing all dragons but every viking having a dragon... I'm rambling. I just feel as disapointed as when the animation first came out.
Im kinda on the boat Eric is sailing. It looks good, but there isn’t a point if it’s the EXACT same. Beauty and the Beast is a good example of animation to live action(i havent seen the new little mermaid); some changes to characters, new songs, added story beats for additional backstory, it added more while still telling the same story. The cgi Lion King is the bad example, and all the critiques are well known at this point. But it still made Disney money. There will be people that go see this one and like it or hate it. Either way, Dreamworks gets money. Plus, they can use this as additional advertising for their Epic Universe thing at their theme park; Berk is one of the sections in it, after all. Let’s just hope Dreamworks doesnt try to do live action Kung Fu Panda
I'm pretty sure the director said at one point that it wont be 1-1 but could be wrong. I obviously need to see a full trailer but I think it could be good
Also I understand where you guys are coming from but have you seen the uproar already about some of the casting choices? Imagine if they showed a trailer that had all these differences from the og movies - people would fkn hate it. I just feel like movie makers can never win unfortunately
100% agree with Eric. It looks like a cartoon dragon in a live-action world. I feel like movies have given up on translating cartoon characters into live-action in interesting ways and just got safe and boring with it. I think a good example is Beast from the live action Beauty and the Beast. He was not a 1:1 recreation of the Beast’s shapes and silhouette using realistic textures, and it would’ve looked really weird and out of place if he was. Edit: Also I just know Eric is gonna feel good reading these comments 😂 everyone is just agreeing with him
I think they all saw Sonic and decided to go the same route. But Sonic works because there's no way you can trick your mind into thinking a talking blue hedgehog in sneakers is naturalistic. But for a dragon... I feel like they could have made it more like something that exists in a live action world.
@@gsoma4022 The problem with doing it for the Lion King is that lions are real, and they don’t smile and laugh and talk and all that, so it doesn’t look right to our brains. There is no realistic point of reference for dragons, so it won’t feel as wrong as the lions.
@@gsoma4022we already know lions are real and are almost expressionless, as for toothless he's a made up dragon, he can be a expressive as the animator wants and it won't look weird.
I'm really scared for the interaction between Toothless and Hiccup. They share a very physical bond in the animated movie and that is very hard to bring into live action.
@Depth217 eh... theyre as good as you can get for an anamtronic but its like when they do the transformers at universal studios compared to the ones in the films
@joevictor53 yea and those anamtronic ones sure as shit dont look realistic. This toothless looks infinitely better. No way you could actually be so in denial that you think those damn anamtronic versions of either look better than the on screen versions. And its just funny that the sonic movie did exactly what you want, make the characters look more "realistic" and everybody and their mom bitched and moaned about it. And then they fixed it, basically doing what this film js doing by taking thr design and putting better texturing on it. So then one would think when this film just does rhe good thing first, people would be appreciative but no, of course not.
(Yes react to the other two movies!!!) I’m definitely excited for the music. I’m cautiously optimistic for the whole movie. I don’t want a 1:1 shot remake, but I’m taking this teaser with a grain of salt. Maybe it won’t be a complete replica. I’m torn like Eric lol. I also have ai brain rot and was weirded out by Gerard Butler as Stoick😂
I hope it’s a shot for shot recreation of the animated film. That’s the entire point. It’s a live action version of the animated movie. That’s the point of remakes. It’s to see the same story in a new way. Whether it’s seeing an animated movie in live action, or an old movie in modern day.
I totally agree with Eric. I am glad that HTTYD isn't dead but I'm not fully convinced about this. I'm going to watch it as a HTTYD fan but I'm thinking the same. What's the point of it if you just make an exact copy just in live action? Like it's worrying that their version of the Hiccup pets Toothless scene seems to have the exact movements from Toothless. It's not just the general feel of it but it looks like you copied and pasted the movements. But I feel the same way about the music making me want to see this
Where’s HTTYD 2&3 reaction? Been more than a year now😪...Also yea I’m not sold but mainly cuz there’s no point, you will never be able to capture the feeling that an animated movie masterpiece can give you
For the record, DeBlois has confirmed that it is not 1:1. They most likely showed stuff from the animated ones to appeal to the pre-existing audiences.
Fair point from Eric, but i think it’s important to remember that Dreamwork’s is an Animation Studio first. So this movie should realistically be a hyper realistic version of their original assets. I think stylistic wise they have to stay similar and not go to crazy. I’m looking forward to the movie!
Would 100% be with Eric if I didn't know that the original director/writer was involved. You could spin a new version any way you want and have it look good, the fact that the original creator is behind it adds an interest from me and separates it from the last 10 years of Disney remakes....
I don’t understand why everyone is trying to pick out the negatives. Regardless of it’s a remake or not the movie looks amazing and the dragons look sick. They don’t want to pull a sonic they want to play it safe with a toothless. Live actions are not all that bad.
There was enough of it from the moment of her announcement. Plus there are bts photos of her and some other channels will definitely comment on that. But not Blind Wave
I think some of you are unaware of how unwilling to watch animation the vast majority of audiences are, so many people in know personally would never get to experience this story because they won’t watch a “cartoon”. If this gets this story to the eyes of people that never would otherwise. Then I don’t mind at all.
I get what Eric's saying. The animated movie deviated from the source material soooo much, there's a million different ways they could have taken it that would have been so different. It's just a little... disappointing. Make Hiccup a kid who can talk to dragons, make Toothless a tiny useless green dragon with a terrible attitude, make Snotlout a big bully who wants to assassinate Hiccup and take over Berk. Take other stuff from the source material and make a whole different movie.
This won't be shot-for-shot, Eric. The director explained that new things will be added in that weren't in the animated version. And yes, this IS being directed by the original director of said version, and yes, Gerard Butler is back as Stoick! Wise choice there, really. Plus, would you prefer it if they made Toothless not look the same way he did in the original animated franchise? I sure as hell wouldn't. DreamWorks is taking a page from Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog films, which is good.
the same people that did HtTYD 1-3 are doing this one so personally im really excited especially since this is the ✨first DREAMWORKS major live-action✨, I trust them more than Disney😂
I'm with Eric on this one. There is ALREADY a brilliant How To Train Your Dragon film. It exists. I can go watch it right now. The music has haunted my dreams for over a decade. WHY does this need to be a thing? It's the same objection I feel for most live-action remakes of animation tbh, like...what purpose does it serve? Update the animation if you want to flex on the CGI, I guess, but either you're making a copy, which at BEST can only ever hope to be "as good" but with actors who aren't as expressive and can't feel as "big" as the story, like animated characters can. OR they're diverging from the original story in some meaningful way, in which case... make a new sequel? (But of course then you couldn't cash in on the nostalgia). A live action version is NEVER going to be able to replicate what's possible in animation, unless you basically...make an animated film, in which case, again, WHY? If they wanted to make another sequel and maybe make it live action, that would make more sense. But just remaking the classic feels like a pointless waste of resources when the movie already exists. I mean, financially I can see why. They're choosing a remake because nostalgia is going to make it a much more certain bet, but if they were actually trying to create a new classic, a remake would be the worst choice. (I know that's not why they make movies, but if there was some artistic integrity present in the decision process, in some alternative universe) Like the AtLA live-action series, the reason it's even on the board for a remake is because the original is beloved, but that's what also makes this feel pointless to me. The only other reason to think a live action version is inherently an IMPROVEMENT is if they are of the opinion that animation is somehow inferior as a storytelling medium, and therefore the move "needs" a live action version to be respected as a proper film? I have heard this floated before. In which case, I hope they sleep well with their objectively wrong opinions, I guess? 😆 oops, accidentally a rant. Tl:Dr: ...why?
At first, I thought Gerard Butler was the evil British guy from RRR but as the camera got closer I recognised Gerard Butler. To be honest I was sold as soon as I saw Toothless and special effects are good enough to do the live-action versions of the dragons. I do get Eric's point about Disney's live-action duds but I think that won't affect HTTYD because every aspect of HTTYD was already so good that even if the live-action is a complete copy and paste of the animation, it still would contain all the other good elements that made HTTYD great.
I think we need to see the other dragons first, because Tooothless' design was always sleek so you can't add much detail to him. The other dragons are more outlandish and cartoony so it would be cool to see how they translate to live-action.
Go too real and I think you can’t portray the dragons expressions properly to have the emotional connection. Lion King had that issue I feel. They went the sonic route IMO.
Look at sonic. they made his desing more "realistic" and people were pissed. So then they made him basically, game sonic with better texture and everyone was happy. Thats exactly what theyve done here. this movie has the same composer: John Powell and the same writer/director: Dean DeBois
I'm with Eric on this one. What I would love to see instead is a proper AAA video game as an open world action adventure with the whole archipelago from Race To The Edge.
Wow. CGI has gotten really good. The rendering of the original scenes in the movie looks fantastic. Oh wait. It's just a shot for shot remake with no change in anything At least I can say the Beauty and the Beast remake changed the looks around
@@cosmicmaster1006 That's what happens when the original has absolutely no need for a remake. If there's no room to mix it up a bit, that's maybe a sign that there's no point other than shameless nostalgia bait.
@1080lights we dont know if theyre going to "mix it up a bit" all we have to go on is a teaser thats barely even a minute and a half and were seriously already trying to judge it as if we have a complete thing? Wow.
Sigh. Are there no original ideas in Hollywood anymore? It's all just sequels and remakes upon remakes. The only person that seems to be telling any unique stories is M. Night Shyamalan and his movies tend to be pretty hit or miss.
with toothless he needs to be more "cartoonish" because he is the most expressive out of all the dragons so the other dragons can be more realistic looking facial wise
I'm with Eric on this one. If they just do a 1-1 remake then it doesn't give us anything new, I can just watch the original. Guess we'll see next year.
I agree with Eric about the dragon designs EXCEPT Toothless… Nightfuries are maybe the only dragon design that is proportioned in a way that directly translates to live action. The nightmare is where I think the design needs a more severe change
Im going to say, I disagree with the argument about toothless. When I would watch he always seemed a bit different than the others, that he was softer/smoother than the others. Looking at the big thrush of dragons around 0:41 it looks like the rest look much more menacing. I always thought that was kinda the point, there was something slightly different with Toothless that made it so that Hiccup saw more of a ...puppy? I dunno, something less terrifying than what he was told growing up- and then he came across toothless
Actual criticism from one of the boys, holy shit, I love it. I love less how harshly Aaron reacts to even the mildest form of criticism here though. Seems to take it quite personally immediatly.
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I understand what Eric is trying to say. if its gonna be a 1-1 remake of the animated movie then I'd rather just watch that
Yeah, like I was getting the vibe with them replicating the scene where he pets toothless for the first time....like I'm not going to judge an entire movie on a scene from the teaser but like ....something about it was really too one-to-one. As Eric said, it really was just trying too hard to hit the note exactly like the cartoon. Like that scene had the exact same framing and perspective lol. It really was just "slap a realistic filter on a cartoon but play the same footage"
But like I said, literally just one teaser trailer, I'm not going to pull hairs XD.
What people don't get is that live action remakes can be good....as long as they don't commit character assassinations by changing them for the worse (looks at ATLA Netflix with disdain)
Personally, I don't mind if it's a perfect copy, but irl. But I get why it might not please the majority, too.
@@krismarshall3803 I've heard it's a retelling, but they're keeping core scenes like the nose touch and him looking toothless in the eye as he was about to stab him. Stuff like that is completely fine because it defined the movie
liKE YEah absolutely, bUT. how could you possibly improve on that story, though? like if it's a remake, and I agree with Eric, it should definitely be different.... but HTTYD is already so so good! (why make it a live action, even?), so... how do you possibly improve on this for the remake to be worthwhile?
Thing is, not everyone watches animated movies. I didn't grow up watching a lot of the Disney animated films, so the live action movies have been my introduction to a lot of these stories. And while I have seen all of How to Train your Dragon movies, I'm ok with watching the exact same story 1-1 in a different medium.
To Eric's valid concerns, the director Dean DeBois (who directed the original animated film by the way) has stated that this will be a "retelling", not a copy of the animated film. I'm sure they just used some of the iconic scenes and visuals for this teaser just to tell people that "hey, this IS How to Train Your Dragon." The actual film itself is going to deviate from the original animated film quite a bit if I'm understanding Dean's statement correctly.
If that's the case I wish they'd shown something in the teaser that wasn't an exact replica of the original
It's still weird that they chose to try and visually replicate so much of the original film (to much less success) when they finally had the opportunity to do something different and accurately adapt the source material.
@@gigatronusprimebecause yall would still complain. They maybe a live action that's unique different. Everyone complains. Then they make one that's 1-1 and holy shit. Guess what. Everyone complains. Where is the valid point?
@@gigatronusprimeY'all would complain no matter what they did lmao, oh it looks too similar to the animated one? "boo! no creativity."
Oh it doesn't look like the animated one? "boo! they changed toothless' look i hate it!"
@@Lenny-ue8hk they had Hickup, or however you spell his name, sat on a field. That wasn't in the first animated movie, so that might be a hint. Even if it's a shot for shot, it's still going to be a good movie
The How To Trailer Your Dragon shows that take place prior to the second film should be addressed. Hurry to the Defenders of Berk and the Edge!
And Riders of Berk!
This movie is a no-win situation, no matter how you put it. Whether it’s Eric saying that he doesn’t want it to be one for one or if we had the vice versa effect of this where they made it completely different from the animated, but then you’d have people complaining about it because of that.
I’m saying that happens with any adaptation. I for one don’t care as long as it’s good. If it’s extremely faithful to the og then good the og was a masterpiece. If it deviates idc as long as it doesn’t disrespect the characters, it isn’t bad, and the themes are somewhat the same.
Bet you if it was Star Wars Eric would give it a pass. Cough cough Clone Wars designs in live action
@@roxtechs nah, I think Eric would’ve minded this less (at least for now) if toothless looked further from the movie.
the thing that I'm picking up on is that, if it was going to be 100% the same then why not just leave the original alone? So that means the remake has to be different, but people also don't want it to be different to the point where it no longer captures the spirit of the original. So, in order to remake something, the writers and directors should really find a way to reconcile these two groups. A successful but not perfect example is HBO's The Last of Us. It's almost the same with many shot-for-shot with the video game, but there was also a lot of creative differences that essentially made it its own but didn't take away from the theme of the game.
@@roxtechs I feel like that's a bit different because most clone wars designs had an origin before they were animated
Eric is real here. If im being asked "toothless looks great, what do you want", then it's an easy answer: nothing. I want nothing. You're attemtping to sell me something I already possess and could never lose.
This. I feel nothing about this.
and then they absolutely blare the theme at the end trying to convince you its not soulless lmao
If he want different ppl would complain about it
I’m with Eric, if they’re just redoing the animation 1-1 then what’s even the point when you can just rewatch the animation that’s already a masterpiece.
Yeah. It’s like Dreamworks saw the Disney live action remake reception and went “bet”
I really don't mind as long as it's as good as the animation. The original creator of the animation is coming back for this and it's not Disney. So, I'm sold
I've read it's a retelling, so some.stuff will different, but core scenes like the nose touch, and hiccup looking toothless in the eye will be kept in because that's core moments in the movie and what defined it.
They are going by the books but have the movie animation like the cartoon
Yeah but they're not though. The director has already gone on record saying its not going to be a 1-1. There'll bw similar scenes yes, but it WILL be a different movie
I understand Eric’s point but I think it’s important to remember that Toothless is such an iconic and unique character that if you were to deviate from the original look/design you would have a bunch of fans come after you. I think instead we’ll see changes to the look of other dragons and characters.
Then why bother making a live action version?
I kinda disagree. Toothless and the other dragons' goofy looks fit with the animation since everyone is round and funny looking. But it honestly looks really jarring in the live action to me at least. They could've just went with a more "realistic" (I know dragons aren't real) style at least. It just looks like the animation with more detail lol
He looks completely different in the original books. They already have one (great) trilogy of adaptations that completely deviate from the source material, why do it over if you're not going to actually adapt the books this time?
@@carlosboozer6017NBC universal is wary of repeating a _Sonic_ situation; offering benefit of the doubt, they mighta entertained a bunch of pitches on how to make him more “grounded”, but may have found none of them authentic to the source
@carlosboozer6017 this is exactly my point aswell. The designs of thr dragons don't fit well into a live action setting
yeaaaa we gonna need them reactions to the last 2 movies 😭
Seriously!
“Babe blind wave posted”
😂😂😂
Not only did they get Gerard Butler back to play hiccups Dad in this movie, but they brought back the director Dean Deblois who directed all three animated movies to direct this live action one
@imisaiah06 and john powell back he scored the originals as well
@@cosmicmaster1006 Oooh, that's nice! I love listening to the soundtrack!
eric’s so hype for the theme alone i hope they finish the trilogy. yes eric has a point i hope they do some new things in the live action not just copy the og movie
The only reason I’m actually genuinely excited for this and not just writing it off like the Disney ones is because Dean DeBlois the same director who made all 3 of the animated movies is returning to make this… so there must be something he wants to add to this story for this version. Also there are 12 novels in the series and the 3 animated movies didn’t adapt all of them. So I’m hoping with this version they’re going for a Harry Potter kinda amount of movies and adaption plus it’s much much quicker to make live action versions than the animated
WATCH THE 2ND MOVIE PLEASE !!! You guys watched all three kung fu panda’s it’s not fair bruh 😫
And the third how to train your Dragon after the second
Pay money and pray you're allowed to vote for it someday, I guess.
should watch the 2nd and third before this comes out blind wave Would REALLY want to se you guys react to them
Toothless is Toothless. Just like Sonic is Sonic. So for me, this is just perfect.
yea def with Eric as well, my first reaction was if its shot for shot the same as the animated movie, what's the point, the animated toothless has more charm.
The designs of the dragons are the one thing I wanted to be similar to the movies because they are so iconic to that world. No other media has those dragons and I think changing them would take away from the expressions and mannerisms we got in the movies. They are essentially big dogs and cats.
I also think the one scene that you really need to nail is the first meeting of Toothless and Hiccup because their relationship is the essence of all of the movies and it looks like based on this teaser, its going to be perfect.
The film is also written, produced and directed by Dean DeBlois. He directed all 3 of the animated movies so I think we are in safe hands!
Do people generally not like to consume media they like in different forms? Like I can't wrap my mind around that because if I really like something then I want to see it in all the ways possible lol
its because live action movies have been so disappointing like the lion king, Mulan or the little mermaid that's why no one really gets excited for them.
The live-action version of Toothless looks perfect‼️🐉🐲 They did a excellent job designing him!
I get what Eric is saying. I thought the live action Little Mermaid was just okay, personally. Visually beautiful, with Halle Bailey nailing her role as Ariel, and I enjoyed Prince Eric getting more of a backstory. At the same time the musical numbers didn't feel anywhere near as hard-hitting or grand as in the original, I did not like the scuttlebutt song, or the rap, and Triton came off as an emotionless sociopath.
That being said, those are just my own personal feelings on the movie. I know a lot of people loved it. All this to say that I like the look of the trailer, I love that they brought Gerard back to play Stoick again, I love how Toothless looks, but I'm still apprehensive about the movie itself. I don't know how to feel about it yet. Maybe I'll love it, maybe it'll just be another unneeded live action remake.
Me personally, as an animation enthusiast, I think this teaser is the perfect proof of how live action remakes are not necessarily unwanted, but absolutely unnecessary. Their existence itself is supporting the thesis that live action is what improves on animation, when it's absolutely the other way around, and it's why animation is its own form of art.
DreamWorks seems to have learned from Disney's live action faults in regards to script (too early of a call anyways since this is just a teaser), and Sonic's faults in regards to... design, I suppose. In avoiding backlash, they stayed safe not changing anything, it seems, which is alright. However, I do agree with Eric in that if we had a 1:1 copy, we'd rather watch the og content. A remake should always seek to improve on the original, but.... How do you possibly make HTTYD better?
If they changed things too much, there'd be people complaining it's not loyal to the animated version and it loses its charisma (they'd be right, but there's an unavoidable loss in translation when you change mediums, IT'S WHY animation does things live action cannot and viceversa), and if they didn't shake things up a little, we'd be stuck with what we seem to have here right now.
So much this. I will fight on the "you can't just port things from animation and expect the same result" hill all day. Animation is its own art form, and it is simply BETTER for certain types of story. I mean, half of this thing is going to BE animated anyway. They're clearly not going the physical prop route, (probably wise. Animatronics and puppetry definitely have their own appeal, but something of this scale would be a behemoth task, and a financial nightmare, and probably wouldn't be finished before the film's 20th anniversary ,if they took the time to do it right) so what we end up with is this awkward mix of the two that is just always going to feel janky. It doesn't FIT live action.
But animation is still often treated like a "draft" version of live action, like somehow making a live version makes the film inherently better. It's just snobbery, people refuse to see past the idea of animation as something "for children", and miss how much richness and depth you can achieve with animation, as well as the potential to tell stories that simply aren't possible in any other medium. ...*steps off soap box *
Point is, I agree, animation is the best visual medium for this story. It just IS. Making it live action just feels like trying to recreate Starry Night as a photograph. It's a lot of work, and even if it's the same shape, it's never going to invoke the same feeling.
This!
The original script is so tight. Gobber and other characters say lines that raise questions, then we cut to those questions.
As an animator, I hate how people still see Live Action as 'better animation' just because of 'realism'.
I imagine that it’s going to be longer than the cartoon so the original creator, who is the director, can add some more lore to the story
One of the creators.
I was not expecting that sort of rant from Eric considering his reaction to the teaser lol.I mean this is just a teaser but I get what Eric is saying about not wanting it to be 1-to-1. I don’t want that either and I think that’s a reason that a lot of people didn’t mount eh love action Lion King as much since it kinda did that. But Im not a love action naysayer and have actually enjoyed the love action Cinderella, Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, and more recently Little Mermaid. And the best things about those movies are what they ADD to the OG story. I LOVE HTTYD so much so I’m sure I’ll still see this and I’m hoping for the best! And disagree with him about Toothless I think he looks GREAT! I was scared they would make him look “too real” somehow that it’s creepy or something lol. I do wish his eyes were slightly bigger though lol
That music is back🥹🥹🥹
"Toothless looks like Toothless!"
The...CGI dragon from the first film looks like a digital remaster CGI dragon now? Who would've thought it.
Oh it's a live action ! I saw the thumbnail and was like what are they remaking it?
we need the rest of the httyd trilogy reacted to, as Eric said there are so many good stories in this franchise and the music is so damn good!!!!
I feel like if a live-action remake wants to make itself not seem completely pointless, filmmakers should try to make them more stylised, which interesting new camerawork, set design, etc, that helps make it stand on its own more. Or add a few new scenes that give more clarity to specific characters (etc) to make it seem more worthwile
I'm 100% with Eric on "If its the same as the animation then why does this need to exist?" but who am I kidding I'm gonna be in theatres first day just to hear that music again. This is how they get me smh
Was basically my reaction too
Personally, I’m thrilled for this movie. Like everyone else, I adore this franchise. The animated movies and series are art, as any animation is. It’s a wonderful creation.
I think creating a live action version of an animated project can compliment the original both by doing things differently or doing things the same. I guess I prefer them to do things the same, but even if things aren’t all exactly the same, if it’s done correctly, then it works. We’ve seen with Disney that they stray from originals in ways that have not worked well for the majority of people. It’s just a complex task. One example I will forever use is “Ahsoka”. We all thought the next story following Ahsoka and Sabine after ‘Rebels’ would be animated. Then BOOM, it’s live action. Of course we’re hyped! These characters are coming to live action! It’s a huge deal! So many pros, and it was a gorgeous show. But, the downside was that you can ALWAYS do more with animation, so of course things weren’t as fluid or the same like the fight scenes. In my opinion, that’s just the way it is, and I was thrilled with what we got.
I’m very excited for this movie, and I have high hopes that it will be great especially since the original director/producer is doing it. The returning theme at the end got me even more hyped for it.
the music is sooo good (i can’t wait for the flying scenes)
There has been some good animation to live action movies like Cinderella, Jungle Book and Aladdin. But I do kidda agree with Eric, we don't want a shot to shot live action remake and this is also directed by the animated movies director so I am sure he will do a good job and he might even do some things different he he didn't do first time.
I love the Theme so much ♥ Tears and goosebumps every time
I'm with Eric on this one.
I only found out about this movie a few hours ago, but I’m SO EXCITED!! 😁🤩🤩
I agree with Eric. Toothless looks how I imagine he'd look in HTTYD 4, with shiny new textures and whatnot. He doesn't look like he's, like, real.
right...
No, it looks too textured to be a cartoon, at least in this series. It doesn’t look real because the design was from a cartoon, so it doesn’t seem like a natural living thing. But look at Sonic. The original movie design looked more like a thing that would actually exist, but HOLY SHIT it was hideous.
He can’t be real and have the expressions that made him the character he is if he looked realistic like a game of thrones type of dragon it wouldn’t be the same
I love the How to Train Your Dragon Series; so much I have a Toothless tattoo on my left arm :D. 2nd movie is my favourite of the trilogy and I really like the two tv shows
This movie just didn't need to be made. People are going to be unhappy with either outcome; a shot-for-shot remake of the original (with identical character designs) is just a horribly transparent cash-grab, but Lion King and Aladdin have shown that people won't accept too much change from the original either.
Would have been cool if we got like a Black Sails/Treasure Island type thing; a really dark, adult story set in the same world that stands on its own... like seeing the Vikings' first encounters with dragons on Berk, or something of that nature.
Exactly. I would absolutely be on board with something in the same universe, although honestly, I would still prefer to watch that darker story as animation, because it just FITS better. Everything doesn't need to be live action, I wish that trend would slide in the other direction. More animated versions of classic live action films.
no movie in history need to be made
now imagine yall post HTTYD 2 and 3 lmao. only in my dreams (Now i have to watch the other ones!! -Eric during the 1st film)
This trailer looks awesome🔥
What I am most disapointed with, is that neither the animation or this live action version show any resemblance to the books I loved as a kid.
The books are so vastly different you can barely call them the same thing.
Dont get me wrong, the animated movies were done very well, but at the same time my heart wishes for an adaptation following at least the rough worldbuilding guidelines of the books.
Vikings fighting romans, toothless actually being toothless and the tiniest and most useless dragon ever (or maybe not). Hicks being the first person to learn the dragon language and being able to talk to them. The vikings actually not killing all dragons but every viking having a dragon...
I'm rambling. I just feel as disapointed as when the animation first came out.
You guys have got to react to 2 & 3, they are as good, if not better than the first
Im kinda on the boat Eric is sailing. It looks good, but there isn’t a point if it’s the EXACT same. Beauty and the Beast is a good example of animation to live action(i havent seen the new little mermaid); some changes to characters, new songs, added story beats for additional backstory, it added more while still telling the same story.
The cgi Lion King is the bad example, and all the critiques are well known at this point. But it still made Disney money.
There will be people that go see this one and like it or hate it. Either way, Dreamworks gets money. Plus, they can use this as additional advertising for their Epic Universe thing at their theme park; Berk is one of the sections in it, after all.
Let’s just hope Dreamworks doesnt try to do live action Kung Fu Panda
I'm pretty sure the director said at one point that it wont be 1-1 but could be wrong. I obviously need to see a full trailer but I think it could be good
I am definitely sold
Also I understand where you guys are coming from but have you seen the uproar already about some of the casting choices? Imagine if they showed a trailer that had all these differences from the og movies - people would fkn hate it. I just feel like movie makers can never win unfortunately
100% agree with Eric. It looks like a cartoon dragon in a live-action world. I feel like movies have given up on translating cartoon characters into live-action in interesting ways and just got safe and boring with it.
I think a good example is Beast from the live action Beauty and the Beast. He was not a 1:1 recreation of the Beast’s shapes and silhouette using realistic textures, and it would’ve looked really weird and out of place if he was.
Edit: Also I just know Eric is gonna feel good reading these comments 😂 everyone is just agreeing with him
I hear you but I just think of live action lion king where they went to realistic with it
I think they all saw Sonic and decided to go the same route. But Sonic works because there's no way you can trick your mind into thinking a talking blue hedgehog in sneakers is naturalistic. But for a dragon... I feel like they could have made it more like something that exists in a live action world.
@@gsoma4022 The problem with doing it for the Lion King is that lions are real, and they don’t smile and laugh and talk and all that, so it doesn’t look right to our brains. There is no realistic point of reference for dragons, so it won’t feel as wrong as the lions.
@@gsoma4022we already know lions are real and are almost expressionless, as for toothless he's a made up dragon, he can be a expressive as the animator wants and it won't look weird.
I mean, look at Lion King. Look at Sonic. Making things more “realistic” from their initial look just makes them worse.
I'm really scared for the interaction between Toothless and Hiccup. They share a very physical bond in the animated movie and that is very hard to bring into live action.
Man I WAITED YEARS for this adaptation, the best animation of the century
Did you guys see the Rumblehorn in the background of the dragons flying?
With the conversation about Jafar in the remake the reason why it’s bad isn’t because they change him it’s because it’s a bad performance
i would NOT want toothless to look different... He needs to be the same and look like toothless and have that cute factor.
Then just watch the original
@@noahjohn4894 literally so dumb
I honestly don't care if it's shot for shot from the animated version in so hyped for this
The live action is going to be more based on the book than the animated movie
Someone said before, "Toothless should look more realistic." I said, "What does a REAL dragon look like?!"
Those animatronic/puppets from those stage shows that tour look amazing. They’re realistically textured but still recognizably the animated design.
@Depth217 eh... theyre as good as you can get for an anamtronic but its like when they do the transformers at universal studios compared to the ones in the films
You cannot be that obtuse. Sure we don't have real dragons but we can still see that something is more realistic or more cartoony
@joevictor53 yea and those anamtronic ones sure as shit dont look realistic. This toothless looks infinitely better. No way you could actually be so in denial that you think those damn anamtronic versions of either look better than the on screen versions.
And its just funny that the sonic movie did exactly what you want, make the characters look more "realistic" and everybody and their mom bitched and moaned about it. And then they fixed it, basically doing what this film js doing by taking thr design and putting better texturing on it.
So then one would think when this film just does rhe good thing first, people would be appreciative but no, of course not.
A Game of Thrones dragon looked pretty realistic to me.
(Yes react to the other two movies!!!) I’m definitely excited for the music. I’m cautiously optimistic for the whole movie. I don’t want a 1:1 shot remake, but I’m taking this teaser with a grain of salt. Maybe it won’t be a complete replica. I’m torn like Eric lol. I also have ai brain rot and was weirded out by Gerard Butler as Stoick😂
I was wondering if you guys are going to react and here it is
I hope it’s a shot for shot recreation of the animated film. That’s the entire point. It’s a live action version of the animated movie. That’s the point of remakes. It’s to see the same story in a new way. Whether it’s seeing an animated movie in live action, or an old movie in modern day.
I recommend you react to the How To Trailer Your Dragon shows that take place before the second film. Defenders of Berk and Race to the Edge!
I totally agree with Eric. I am glad that HTTYD isn't dead but I'm not fully convinced about this. I'm going to watch it as a HTTYD fan but I'm thinking the same. What's the point of it if you just make an exact copy just in live action? Like it's worrying that their version of the Hiccup pets Toothless scene seems to have the exact movements from Toothless. It's not just the general feel of it but it looks like you copied and pasted the movements. But I feel the same way about the music making me want to see this
Awesome trailer
Where’s HTTYD 2&3 reaction? Been more than a year now😪...Also yea I’m not sold but mainly cuz there’s no point, you will never be able to capture the feeling that an animated movie masterpiece can give you
they should react to those 2
We need to update our recommendations on Blind Wave’s website!
For the record, DeBlois has confirmed that it is not 1:1. They most likely showed stuff from the animated ones to appeal to the pre-existing audiences.
Fair point from Eric, but i think it’s important to remember that Dreamwork’s is an Animation Studio first. So this movie should realistically be a hyper realistic version of their original assets. I think stylistic wise they have to stay similar and not go to crazy. I’m looking forward to the movie!
I am really looking forward to seeing new how to train your dragon in live action
I could not agree more with Eric
Would 100% be with Eric if I didn't know that the original director/writer was involved. You could spin a new version any way you want and have it look good, the fact that the original creator is behind it adds an interest from me and separates it from the last 10 years of Disney remakes....
I don’t understand why everyone is trying to pick out the negatives. Regardless of it’s a remake or not the movie looks amazing and the dragons look sick. They don’t want to pull a sonic they want to play it safe with a toothless. Live actions are not all that bad.
There's definitely a reason that Astrid isn't in this trailer... Theyre trying to minimise the backlash
There was enough of it from the moment of her announcement. Plus there are bts photos of her and some other channels will definitely comment on that. But not Blind Wave
I think some of you are unaware of how unwilling to watch animation the vast majority of audiences are, so many people in know personally would never get to experience this story because they won’t watch a “cartoon”. If this gets this story to the eyes of people that never would otherwise. Then I don’t mind at all.
I think Eric might not have watched Jungle Book, because that's one of the best live action adaption.
The Jungle Book live action made me love a story that I had disliked since childhood. It's an INCREDIBLE movie!
I get what Eric's saying. The animated movie deviated from the source material soooo much, there's a million different ways they could have taken it that would have been so different. It's just a little... disappointing. Make Hiccup a kid who can talk to dragons, make Toothless a tiny useless green dragon with a terrible attitude, make Snotlout a big bully who wants to assassinate Hiccup and take over Berk. Take other stuff from the source material and make a whole different movie.
This movie has to do well in everything! One of the best animations of the century, this teaser is so perfect
I think I might actually watch this live action remake. Curious to see what changes they make.
This won't be shot-for-shot, Eric. The director explained that new things will be added in that weren't in the animated version. And yes, this IS being directed by the original director of said version, and yes, Gerard Butler is back as Stoick! Wise choice there, really. Plus, would you prefer it if they made Toothless not look the same way he did in the original animated franchise? I sure as hell wouldn't. DreamWorks is taking a page from Paramount's Sonic the Hedgehog films, which is good.
I agree with Eric so much here
the same people that did HtTYD 1-3 are doing this one so personally im really excited
especially since this is the ✨first DREAMWORKS major live-action✨, I trust them more than Disney😂
I'm with Eric on this one. There is ALREADY a brilliant How To Train Your Dragon film. It exists. I can go watch it right now. The music has haunted my dreams for over a decade.
WHY does this need to be a thing? It's the same objection I feel for most live-action remakes of animation tbh, like...what purpose does it serve? Update the animation if you want to flex on the CGI, I guess, but either you're making a copy, which at BEST can only ever hope to be "as good" but with actors who aren't as expressive and can't feel as "big" as the story, like animated characters can. OR they're diverging from the original story in some meaningful way, in which case... make a new sequel? (But of course then you couldn't cash in on the nostalgia).
A live action version is NEVER going to be able to replicate what's possible in animation, unless you basically...make an animated film, in which case, again, WHY?
If they wanted to make another sequel and maybe make it live action, that would make more sense. But just remaking the classic feels like a pointless waste of resources when the movie already exists. I mean, financially I can see why. They're choosing a remake because nostalgia is going to make it a much more certain bet, but if they were actually trying to create a new classic, a remake would be the worst choice. (I know that's not why they make movies, but if there was some artistic integrity present in the decision process, in some alternative universe)
Like the AtLA live-action series, the reason it's even on the board for a remake is because the original is beloved, but that's what also makes this feel pointless to me.
The only other reason to think a live action version is inherently an IMPROVEMENT is if they are of the opinion that animation is somehow inferior as a storytelling medium, and therefore the move "needs" a live action version to be respected as a proper film? I have heard this floated before.
In which case, I hope they sleep well with their objectively wrong opinions, I guess? 😆
oops, accidentally a rant.
Tl:Dr: ...why?
Why? Because the OG creators of HTTYD wanted to make it and you DON’T have to watch it! Question answered😊
I could not agree with Eric more.
At first, I thought Gerard Butler was the evil British guy from RRR but as the camera got closer I recognised Gerard Butler.
To be honest I was sold as soon as I saw Toothless and special effects are good enough to do the live-action versions of the dragons.
I do get Eric's point about Disney's live-action duds but I think that won't affect HTTYD because every aspect of HTTYD was already so good that even if the live-action is a complete copy and paste of the animation, it still would contain all the other good elements that made HTTYD great.
I think we need to see the other dragons first, because Tooothless' design was always sleek so you can't add much detail to him. The other dragons are more outlandish and cartoony so it would be cool to see how they translate to live-action.
Go too real and I think you can’t portray the dragons expressions properly to have the emotional connection. Lion King had that issue I feel. They went the sonic route IMO.
Look at sonic. they made his desing more "realistic" and people were pissed. So then they made him basically, game sonic with better texture and everyone was happy. Thats exactly what theyve done here.
this movie has the same composer: John Powell and the same writer/director: Dean DeBois
All I did was move my head that’s allowed
Definitely need a reaction to 2nd and 3rd one now 🔥💯🤘
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"Why would you make a shot-for-shot live action remake of the exact same movie?"
"MONEY!!"
Dude this teaser is so perfect
I'm with Eric on this one.
What I would love to see instead is a proper AAA video game as an open world action adventure with the whole archipelago from Race To The Edge.
Wow. CGI has gotten really good. The rendering of the original scenes in the movie looks fantastic. Oh wait. It's just a shot for shot remake with no change in anything
At least I can say the Beauty and the Beast remake changed the looks around
@brianalambert1192 if they do make changes then people complain. If they dont then people complain.
@@cosmicmaster1006 That's what happens when the original has absolutely no need for a remake. If there's no room to mix it up a bit, that's maybe a sign that there's no point other than shameless nostalgia bait.
@1080lights we dont know if theyre going to "mix it up a bit" all we have to go on is a teaser thats barely even a minute and a half and were seriously already trying to judge it as if we have a complete thing? Wow.
they get so butt hurt with negativity its crazy
Toothless is gonna look the same obviously because hes a nightfury. Theres gonna be other dragons that fit what thry were looking for
Sigh. Are there no original ideas in Hollywood anymore? It's all just sequels and remakes upon remakes. The only person that seems to be telling any unique stories is M. Night Shyamalan and his movies tend to be pretty hit or miss.
with toothless he needs to be more "cartoonish" because he is the most expressive out of all the dragons so the other dragons can be more realistic looking facial wise
Do you know the best part of the teaser? All the focus on Hiccup and Toothless. Good idea on the marketing team.
IYKYK.
I'm with Eric on this one. If they just do a 1-1 remake then it doesn't give us anything new, I can just watch the original. Guess we'll see next year.
I agree with Eric about the dragon designs EXCEPT Toothless… Nightfuries are maybe the only dragon design that is proportioned in a way that directly translates to live action. The nightmare is where I think the design needs a more severe change
Eric with all the best takes
Im going to say, I disagree with the argument about toothless. When I would watch he always seemed a bit different than the others, that he was softer/smoother than the others. Looking at the big thrush of dragons around 0:41 it looks like the rest look much more menacing. I always thought that was kinda the point, there was something slightly different with Toothless that made it so that Hiccup saw more of a ...puppy? I dunno, something less terrifying than what he was told growing up- and then he came across toothless
Actual criticism from one of the boys, holy shit, I love it. I love less how harshly Aaron reacts to even the mildest form of criticism here though. Seems to take it quite personally immediatly.