The Book Was Better: How to Train Your Dragon Review

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[@naterivers6107]

The movies strike me less as an adaptation, and more a full blown reimagining that basically just barrows the world and concepts. Not that that's exactly a bad thing. The original FMA series stops having any similarities to the manga after Dr. Marco appears.

[@oxfordcommaisthegreatest]

Well, in case of FMA, that was only because they didn't have anymore material from the manga to go off of, since that adaptation had caught up with it. HTTYD is just a full blown reimagining.

[@naterivers6107]

@@oxfordcommaisthegreatest Yeah, I'm aware FMA was because they caught up with the manga. They did so because they had to. My point is that I don't think grading it as a pure adaptation is fair. It would be better to grade it on how the world is used in comparision to the original. To put a fine put on it, FMA did good. Akame ga Kill fell out a cliff and smashed its head open like a water melon 600 feet bellow. HTTYD did good reimaging the world. Deathflix fell off a cliff and resembled a dropped melon too.

[@oxfordcommaisthegreatest]

@@naterivers6107 Lol, that's a nice way to put it. You make a good point.

[@oxfordcommaisthegreatest]

@@rattlinbones Eh, for me, it doesn't matter at all how close the adaption is to the original, as long as it's good. I like FMAB better too, but purely because after watching the 2003 adaption, I was left feeling depressed and unsatisfied. I'm a sucker for happy endings :( Anyway, comparing the two is like apples to oranges. Both are very different, and have very different themes. Imo, I think everyone should watch both and treat it like the full package.

[@naterivers6107]

@@rattlinbones Oh, don't get me wrong. FMAB blows the original FMA out of the water in every possible way. I vastly prefer it. My point is that the original anime, at least for me, still did a really good job adapting the world and characters for its own uses. It took the ground work laid out by Hiromu Arakawa and built well on it in a very different, but creative way.

[@duncananderson2113]

What makes Toothless even more cute is the fact that he's created by the same guy who created Stitch

[@michaeldorsey9231]

James Baxter?

[@duncananderson2113]

@@michaeldorsey9231 yep

[@pokepawchannel]

@@duncananderson2113 that explains the similarities :o

[@derptank3308]

Poke Paw BLACK WINGED SASSY DOGGO

[@pridemoth_]

Omg I knew he seemed familiar

[@belisarius6949]

What about Hiccups losing his freaking leg? That shocked me so hard as a Kid. It was a really powerful idea for a kids movie, having to watch this teen deal with the loss of his leg as he tries to adjust.

[@belisarius6949]

@@amy-rose7090 Im well aware. I still think it was an amazing addition.

[@belisarius6949]

@@amy-rose7090 Yeah. And it teaches that you can lose something but still go. Losing his leg didnt mean Hiccups could never walk. His leg was gone forever but he made the best out of it with the prosthetic leg. Its just really powerful. You dont see many crippled characters in Kids shows like that. And I think it matters for the show itself, because it strengthens Toothles's bond with Hiccups. They both lost a integral part of their body that they need to move arround, and both had these parts replaced and had to accustom to them. Theres a lot of kids show tackling the subject of Loss of a family member or friend. But noone really touches the subject of...Losing a part of your own body. Its one of the most disgusting kinds of loss because theres no getting over it. If you lose a leg you'll be reminded of it every day. And I think in a weird way this show tackles it great, showing Hiccups and Toothless making the best out of their situation.

[@CustomKnights]

I loved every aspect of it, it means he didn't get out without a scratch (like 95% of movies love to do with their protagonists), it was kinda foreshadowed with Toothless losing his wing, and it's just a sweet shot that Toothless had to help him stand up at first, it was like full circle with him having a prosthesis just like Toothless.

[@belisarius6949]

@@CustomKnights Yeah. In a way they complete each other. Toothless needs Hiccups to operate his new wing, and Hiccups needs Toothless to fly and move arround without stumbling arround due to his missing leg.

[@inkmaster5480]

In the second book, he loses his right arm, which is how he discovers that he's actually left-handed. His arm gets reattached at the end.

[@freyamaudsley8320]

The continuously growing amount of dragons in the background really makes this review

[@heyyobighed7594]

Lol I thought I was the only one that noticed

[@RainyDays2790]

theyre all furies too lol

[@nbtelethia8383]

Rain Geiger what

[@RainyDays2790]

@@nbtelethia8383 night fury, light fury and nightlights

[@nbtelethia8383]

Rain Geiger oh ok I though you said furries

[@hotcocoandart]

The toothless in the background keeps getting bigger Edit: AND THEY MULTIPLY

[@bubbubthealmighty9240]

Coffee Jones oh god

[@itzmedb8290]

dragontosis

[@silvermoon332]

someone let david tennant keep his natural accent for a role? unheard of!

[@KrimsonRogue]

He did the same with Broadchurch, where he plays a detective investigating a murder in a small village. I definitely recommend it.

[@ShadowWingTronix]

Also Scrooge on the new Ducktales although I think he alters his pitch a bit.

[@trexpaddock]

In the audio books, he does all his accents.

[@camerontrivett1772]

@@KrimsonRogue and from then on my family have been unable to say "murder" in a TV show without his accent

[@ShadowWingTronix]

@Ethan Kellerman Yep. Not his first voice role. In fact before he was the 10th Doctor he had a bit role in Scream Of The Shalka, what would have been the 9th Doctor via animated web series if not for Russel T. Davies, because he was recording in the same building and was a huge fan. You can hear him when the Shalka invade the base.

[@xillo478]

"Cat's can learn tricks too if you know what you're doing" *Shows cat moving 3 ft*

[@chanachon56]

Let's be honest, making a cat moving THAT much is an achievement of in itself.

[@pirateraider1708]

Some cats can do tricks. My sister's cat can give high fives, and that's a pretty good trick. Seriously, you put your hand above his head, and he'll jump up to headbutt it, like he's giving a high five.

[@EvripidouM]

Google circus cats.

[@seviikun]

My sister trained her kitty to sit, and my cat will roll over on his back for food

[@jellyfox3379]

Edit- *shows cat responding to his call to jump up to him* Even if it's a small trick in itself it's still a trick confirmed

[@redisbread5233]

Fun fact: in Riders of Berk/Race to the Edge, there’s a episode where Toothless goes crazy because of an eel and starts randomly attacking everyone. Hiccup actually counts his shots and says that 9 is his top count. Also Ruffnut is the girl twin and Tuffnut is the boy, but it’s easy to confuse the two, especially when they get more similar in style later on. Great Review Krimson!

[@galaxydeathskrill5607]

I still remember this episode.. I miss httyd so much

[@redisbread5233]

WillFanofMany Really? I haven’t seen the episode in a really long time but I remember thinking that it was strange Toothless had such a high count compared to the other dragons, and 6 seems to be relatively normal.

[@Scones-bones]

Wait, I thought getting the twins confused was a joke

[@redisbread5233]

DragonSpirit KZbin they’re almost never apart in this movie so I thought he did it on accident

[@Scones-bones]

@WillFanofMany When

[@Lenny-ue8hk]

"there doesn't seem to be a tuffnut in the books" *pans over a page including "tuffnut jr"*

[@danicaxgrace]

He got Ruffnut and Tuffnut switched around so I'm not sure which one he meant

[@maggieent3215]

there's a tuffnut sr

[@griffinbird3000]

@come to order! C.G.:the Cartoon Judge! ikr. Ruffnut's face is pointy, tuff's morr round

[@abbyalphonse499]

They mention the name, ONCE.

[@tjsharpe7]

Just want to point out, Toothless's shots is actually super consistent over the movies and series, he never shoots more than 10 at any time, so it appears to be around that number. Although it's unknown if his Godzilla forms give him bonus shots. As a rule tho, the shot limit exists because they just don't have the sustenance to continuously fire, which makes sense, as magic doesn't exist in this world, they made it more realistic, as their shots recharge when they eat and such.

[@washingtonweaviles1179]

@Ryle Renoblas When did they say that? They only said a Gronkle's shot count is six, that doesn't mean every dragon

[@cillianstewart9441]

@@washingtonweaviles1179external sources often say 6, but considering how little is known about the night fury, they could be considered incomplete.

[@mightyant4370]

@@washingtonweaviles1179 It's officially 6, but it has been inconsistent, like stated in the video, or when he accidentally ate an eel, but it might just be that Night Furies recharge quickly.

[@ilopominecrafter]

Mighty Ant43 where? Only gronkles (is that how you spell it?) Had their actual limit spelled out while others haven’t or needed outside material to find out

[@tjsharpe7]

@@ilopominecrafter It's on the wiki for Night Furies, although I don't know where they got that information from.

[@yumyum3599]

Alvin the Treacherous is still one of my favorite villains from anything. Nothing will be as cool as the main villain appearing on the shore in a coffin

[@maggieent3215]

@@Chad_Eldridge but did he battle his nemesis on a literal burning bridge, and deny all attempts at forgiveness?

[@thechosenone782]

That was an outrage in the movies: None of that HUGE Alvin and the Slavemark and all that stuff.

[@paulchi195]

@Philip Good mmm i think he was just shredded into particles before sprinkling onto the onlookers

[@fs.7847]

villains in the book are so much better, in the movie every villain have the same purpose so it’s kind boring

[@michaelnally2841]

Personally my favorite villain from the franchise was Vigo Grimborn in race to the edge series. I dunno if he was in the books so feel free to let me know

[@kennedylareign]

This franchise was a gift. I still can’t believe it has ended. The soundtrack has to be my favorite part of the series though. Forbidden Friendship is a masterpiece.

[@trexpaddock]

The books are a gift, the movies are an abomination.

[@kennedylareign]

trexpaddock how so? The movies are amazing in my opinion. The books are great, but I have always preferred the movies.

[@trexpaddock]

@@kennedylareign Because the movies are based on a lie. It presents itself as being a movie version of the book(s), and it is not remotely the case. If I go to a restaurant, and order a salad, because I want a salad, and they bring me a amazingly good BLT, regardless of how good the BLT is, it is NOT what I ordered. It is not what I wanted. No matter how much I may enjoy BLTs, it does not make it what I asked for. The movies are called 'How to Train Your Dragon', and they are NOT 'How to Train Your Dragon'. The named the dragon 'Toothless', and he is NOT Toothless (nor is he toothless, for the matter of that). It is not what it says it is. It is lying, and stealing. It is bad.

[@kennedylareign]

trexpaddock they never say that the movies are a complete remake of the book. It says “based on the book How To Train Your Dragon by Cressida Cowell.” It’s a very loose adaptation of the book. They were never meant to be the exact same. But just because they’re different doesn’t mean that one is worse than the other. Cressida Cowell gave the director permission to use her books and she was even there to watch the final product of the movie. She was all on board with them using her ideas, so it’s not stealing. You should’ve known that they weren’t very similar when the first trailer released. I prefer the overall adaptation of the movie to the book.

[@trexpaddock]

@@kennedylareign The movie is NOT an adaptation of the book. It is 'in name only' at best. The moves are NOT based on the books. The only thing in common, is a few of the names, and even that to a limited degree. Cressida Cowell SOLD the movie rights to her books, and all they just used the name of the book(s), because it was popular, and did something totally different, tricking people into thinking it was a movie version of the popular book(s). By your logic, The Beatles are a 'loose adaptation' of the new testament, because some of the names are the same, and many of their songs are about love. If you want to see a movie version of a book, I could recommend 'Silence of the Lambs', if you want to see a decent adaptation, I would suggest 'Night Watch' & 'Day Watch'. They did an interesting job on 'Sin City', as a film version of an already visual story.

[@duncananderson2113]

Stoic:Odin help us Odin:No I'm busy spending time with my Sons

[@UwUImShio]

Big oof

[@GreaterGrievobeast55]

Gobber: a little help thor? Thor: *sends the hammer head yack, riding the hammer head whale!*

[@jsb6975.ah.crapbaskets]

Odin: Loki, what are you doing with that horse?!

[@philipgood5041]

@@GreaterGrievobeast55 A true fan right here.

[@Kazuma_DoubleIce]

Fun fact David Tenent also voice the first audio book for how to train you're dragon, here on youtube.

[@elvenchipmunk2369]

better than that, he voiced all of the audiobooks

[@Kazuma_DoubleIce]

@@elvenchipmunk2369 did not know that, could only find the first book here on youtube.

[@fuzzy4461]

Ah yes, i love how to train you are dragon

[@AnimeMasterManWND]

He's also in the film he plays Spitelout

[@Kazuma_DoubleIce]

@@AnimeMasterManWND That I did not know, but Crimson do mention it in the review that he plays Spitelout.

[@kittygrimm7301]

I love how you compared Toothless to cats because I actually had a cat who was exactly like Toothless in every way, in looks and personality. She even had to have her teeth removed (poor baby) making her ACTUALLY toothless!

[@bthsr7113]

Mine has one tooth left, but he'll try to use it... and his claws.

[@tinybits33]

Doubting this hard

[@trexpaddock]

The technical term for that type of comparison, is 'stating the obvious'.

[@judylwbidoov4195]

Why were her teeth removed? :(

[@dryocampa]

Why did you remove her teeth? I assume a medical problem?

[@MrQuickshot117]

All those Toothless plushies, I WANT THEM ALL.

[@bluestar2059]

great review, as always. I do have two small complaints though: you cut out the part where Stoic saves Toothless from drowning, and showing off that Hiccup lost his foot (to Toothless if you believe one theory). The part with Stoic is, I feel, the key part of his arc. He had saved his son, the son he had disowned, and he goes back for Toothless, a creature that he had, just minutes earlier, called a devil. The foot thing is more symbolic. Not only does it make Toothless and Hiccup even more in sync with each other, as Hiccup's foot connects to the flight harness, the injury itself mimics the one Toothless got at the start of film.

[@duncananderson2113]

And I wish he brought up the fact that Toothless was created by the same man who created Stitch

[@gracekim25]

Abe reg yeah

[@isdrakon9802]

Ok I've seen a lot of people say this so I just want to understand, how else would hiccup lose his foot other than toothless. Hiccup was going down head first into the inferno just outside toothless's reach, toothless had to grab something and the only thing that makes sense is hiccup's foot. Tell me your theory and how in the hell it makes sense

[@bluestar2059]

@@isdrakon9802 Hiccup had just been violently thrown don't his harness. Depending on how he was hit by the Red Death's tail he might have had his foot irreparably damaged (twisted, cut into, etc) by the stirrup when he was thrown loose. I believe Toothless did it, but you asked for another explanation.

[@isdrakon9802]

@@bluestar2059 while this does sound possible why not go for the easier and also better for the story answer, I just don't understand people sometimes

[@peanut_butter_wizard1213]

Some fun facts about this movie: one of the animators put a ball of duck tape on their pet cats tail for reference for how Toothless would react to a new tail in the Christmas special. And with the exception of the horned helmets, most of the viking clothing is pretty historically accurate

[@maggieent3215]

hmm... the books are rather anachronistic

[@myshka658]

Still disappointed that the film series didn’t see about two thirds of the main characters end up in slavery. Yes, that did happen in a kid’s book series. It was great.

[@trexpaddock]

I'm still disappointed that they made movies of books, and didn't include anything from the books.

[@arrash4388]

More like 90% of the characters. They so easily could've chosen Alvin and Excellinor, or Madguts and Norbert as the villains yet they went with Drago/Draco and grimbeard. Smh.

[@trexpaddock]

@Julya Flyer I'm not hating the movies, I am extolling the virtues of the books.

[@maggieent3215]

@@arrash4388 there is the Traitor Johann plot in RTTE. it's wonderful

[@justarandomflyingbison6139]

trexpaddock Me too.

[@Munchkin.Of.Pern09]

I like how the Night Fury paraphernalia just... expands... slowly... until it completely takes over. All between scenes.

[@jamieohjamie]

You got Tuffnut and Ruffnut confused, which I think is very appropriate.

[@spacesapphic637]

One thing I liked about Hiccup in the books (and the movies) was how smart he was. He was a formidable opponent because he was clever and had just a bit of a ruthless streak. Plus the framing of the books being memoirs of a badass from when he was a scrawny child is pretty neat. But I LOVE the movies. They spark ENDLESS amounts of joy and nostalgia.

[@ShadowWolfRising]

One of the Villains in the TV series consistently focused on Hiccup BECAUSE he was the brains.

[@spacesapphic637]

@@ShadowWolfRising Nice! I've been meaning to watch the show for a while and this detail makes me very happy (and is lowkey incentive to get off my ass and start watching).

[@ShadowWolfRising]

@@spacesapphic637 Just note that if you want to watch it on Netflix, it's missing the first 2 seasons.

[@spacesapphic637]

@@ShadowWolfRising Time for some creative googling then!

[@caffeinetweaker]

I may not be first, I may not be last, but when Krimson uploads, I click fast.

[@christianbustnes9212]

Caffeine Tweaker I may be smart I may be an idiot But when I see a copyed comment I realize I’m the smartest man in the world

[@caffeinetweaker]

@@christianbustnes9212 Yet it's still true! ... and that didn't rhyme...

[@christianbustnes9212]

Caffeine Tweaker and that’s the ducking point you fucking liptars

[@jandiethervalero9906]

Not fast enough to be the first tho......

[@MadameTamma]

Disney and pixar usually only put out one animated film a year, occasionally two, but Dreamworks in the past would release up to four. Going for a quantity over quality thing, but they do have some titles under their belt that they put their damnedest into and the "How to train your dragon" franchise was one of them.

[@ilopominecrafter]

MadameTamma what the heck happened? I want to say they were bought out by universal, buuut they released home and several other bad in succession even before. (I technically count kung fu panda 3 partly only since it discontinued the dreamworks tradition of sequels being continuations of stories and more “retread the original mostly for nostalgia”)

[@madamefluffy4788]

I liked the added touch that movie Hiccup lost a foot in that final battle; kind of like karma paying him back for causing Toothless to lose a tail fin.

[@captainbrookeworm4004]

I think the first movie is better than the first book, but the book series over all is much stronger than the movies. Each book has so much foreshadowing that is really only paid off after book 8. it’s such a sucker punch

[@gota7738]

I get why people think that, and I'd even possibly agree for the first half of it. However the stuff after the young heroes trial going disastorously wrong, the banishment and Hiccup facing off the Green Death is gold and gets you a glimpse of the heavier themes that'll be reoccuring across the series. I think the climax of Hiccup having to outmart the Green Death is more exciting than the fairly generic battle that happens with the Red Death.

[@arrash4388]

Yes, high investment, high reward.

[@maggieent3215]

@@gota7738 and the comedy that is Toothless waking up in Hiccup's house or the scene where Hiccup is in the rain and about to be banished

[@maggieent3215]

which isn't comedic but good drama

[@onepumpman6209]

the book has so much foreshadowing and symbolism, and it all builds up to the very end. hell, even the green death remembering hiccups name actually is explained in later books.

[@fimbles4211]

I adore the books and especially how surprisingly mature the overall message is. By the time you get to the last few books it's not just a kids series, it feels bleak at times but serious. Also Alvin The Treacherous is the best villain and you can't convince me otherwise. I'm not gonna spill my view on the movies because I'm keeping this comment positive, but I understand why people like them.

[@Artoveli]

Sophie Marshall I have to say, hearing him say that the books are "very much aimed at kids" told me right away that he hadn't yet gotten anywhere near end of the series. ^_^;

[@fimbles4211]

@@Artoveli I hope he does and even hope he revisits it in a future video. The books deserve a lot more attention than they get.

[@arrash4388]

Sophie Marshall true Alvin is a despicable villain but her mother Excellinor is the TRUE VILLAIN. In the later books Alvin is just a puppet. I do like the movies and can accept them as being good and different, but I will always like the books more. Too biased and nostalgic.

[@fimbles4211]

@@arrash4388 completely agree. Alvin doesn't even care about being king until his mother shows up, it's clear just how much she manipulates him in the later books. Dreamworks never had a villain so compelling or interesting in any of their HTTYD movies or the series.

[@berilsevvalbekret772]

Books are good but I really prefer the movie franchise. And the books ARE for the kids. That never changed. Also the creator apperantly really loved the movies.

[@permataputra5178]

It's very refreshing to see Krimson do a review with a smile on his face

[@DuskyChimms]

Yes it is! I'm happy that he's happy :>

[@miloformiles]

At the beginning, and really hoping the entire series is considered. The first book is fun, if a little childish, but books 9-12 are honestly the most emotional and breathtaking reading experiences I've ever had. Edit: I'm rather disappointed in his disappointment in the lack of romantic lead for Book Hiccup. I think Cowell does really well in having the main focus on platonic relationships, even though books five, eight, and ten play with romantic themes in Stoick the Vast, Valhallarama of the White Arms, Fishlegs, Humongously Hotshot the Hero, and Tantrum O'Ugerly. I guess if you squint, Hiccup and Fishlegs are the sort of main pairing, if only platonically. They fight for each other and have a deep emotional connection that's really explored through their (spoilers) separation and reunition in the tenth book. I doubt Camicazi is even into boys lol. Edit: I honestly think that having Toothless be this *all powerful Night Fury Alpha dragon* is a real disservice to his original. Book Toothless, while (spoilers) eventually being revealed to be an extremely young Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus, is rather unremarkable. Movie Toothless has no flaws because Movie Toothless is not a character. He is a cat. Book Toothless has flaws because Book Toothless is a character who we begin to understand through the series. Edit: (spoilers) I think if he read the ninth book before doing this review, he would see the connections between Movie!Hiccup and Book!Hiccup the First. In the books, Hiccup the First is born into the first war between dragons and humans. The head of the dragons, Merciless, who is revealed to be the Green Death that Hiccup the Third killed in the first book, foresees that a boy named Hiccup will kill him. Merciless sends a ridiculously overpowered dragon called the Wodensfang to wipe out Hiccup the First and his entire village. Wodensfang is too big and gets injured in a tree and Hiccup the First cuts him down and nurses him back to health. Together, they stop the war between dragons and humans. Hiccup the First becomes the First King of the Wilderwest and ushers in a new age in which dragons and humans are blood-brothers. Familiar, much? If only movie!Toothless was named Wodensfang.

[@internetstranger8102]

I have to disagree about Camicaze and Hiccup; I think the last two books - where she blushes when finding Hiccup at Darkheart but mostly when she beats off other girls who want to dance with Hiccup - show that she does have an interest in Hiccup. I always thought Cowell just left it really vague on purpose, maybe so readers could decide for themselves what happens? I do also wish we had some solid confirmation or explicit romance arc tho lol

[@solacehealer7589]

Just wait until you get to the later books. They tackle really dark topics for a kid's series!

[@TheAbsol7448]

Like how something happens to Snotlout. Alvin(I think that's his name) was an INCREDIBLY cruel character, from what I remember. There was also the bit with the Romans.

[@QuinntheDruid]

And a dragon that WANTS TO COMMIT MASS GENOCIDE OF ALL OF HUMANITY.

[@solacehealer7589]

And infanticide, and slavery, and all the sacrifices a king must make...deep stuff for a series marketed to ten year olds.

[@QuinntheDruid]

Rebekah Hair Yup! I love the series because of it! It was my childhood!

[@maggieent3215]

@@solacehealer7589 and the first book is like spartan abandonment of runts

[@SchazmenRassir]

I also love how one of the most iconic scenes (the first snout-touch) was a glitch. That little hesitation from Toothless was an animation error, but they kept it in since it looked so good.

[@maxkalbach2438]

Clicked on this just because someone finally acknowledged that those books existed. Woot woot!

[@maggieent3215]

Howdeedoodeethere

[@ravenclawwitchdaughterofat4025]

I love the books! Even though I am out the target demographic by about 10 years 😂

[@justarandomflyingbison6139]

I was actually REALLY mad when I first watched the movie, because I had read all the books to date and they changed so many things.

[@isdrakon9802]

I always wondered where people got camicazi as they never showed up on screen. I learned it here

[@bastienx3420]

@@justarandomflyingbison6139 i am still mad an crying about also the movie came out when i was born

[@verdethestarwarrior1088]

That Toothless doll is adorable! I want one!

[@duncananderson2113]

Sadly for you I have both Toothless and Stormfly plush

[@seb24789]

"I named my car Night Fury." Sure....your "car".

[@cheddarcheesewoah]

@Wolfwalkers is my entire life Wolfwalkers is epic

[@faeoori]

David Tenant reads the audio book variants for How to Train Your Dragon. He's phenomenal. You should check those out for sure.

[@maggieent3215]

and the Wizards of Once. idk if the DreamWorks adaptation is ever coming but the books are good...

[@Guy21072536]

Glad to see book jesus again

[@realgooba]

i like both of them as their own stories like alternate timelines or dimensions

[@shelbyhotz8623]

Maybe Valka lost a bunch of weight during her time surviving with the dragons.

[@maggieent3215]

no, Val is different

[@shelbyhotz8623]

@@maggieent3215 Not sure what you mean?

[@IamGrimalkin]

It's probably because the gag was actually based on Vallaharama from the books, who is larger in general.

[@nuclearbomb9483]

and changed her name and appeared more than twice

[@dergotzvonberlichingen4880]

No, in the Film you can see her in a Flashback. Ther she is the same size as later when Hiccup finds her.

[@jge8144]

Will u do a review on Coraline? I watched the movie b4 reading the book. I will admit, I like the movie more but the book is great.

[@magicpotato9928]

@@incognitodon5779 Yeah, it's what the movie's based on

[@Hazel-Cross]

17 yo, have read the book series all the way through at least 4 times and I still feel emotionally drained and want to cry every time I finish a read-through

[@Artoveli]

David Crossler Same here. While I also love the movies and TV show(s), the books are In. A. Different. League. I think it's vital for anyone who reviews this particular adaptation to have read the entire series. You've got to make it to around book 8 before things start to get really intense.

[@arrash4388]

That last epilogue though. It feels like you are in Hiccup's shoes and the way the world has changed so much just makes you want to cry from what was once. In my beginning is my end... There were dragons when I was a boy.

[@user-de5pl9vo3g]

@@Artoveli book 9 to 12 are an emotional wreck

[@OrderOTCB]

“This dragon is ADORABLE “ *Toothless plush in background grows*

[@sisterdragonwithfeathers1654]

It's too bad the reviewer hadn't read the entire series before this review. The later books get much more serious, with less childish humor and a lot deeper (and darker!) themes. I totally recommend them as an entire series, and agree that the movies and shows are also excellent, in a COMPLETELY different way.

[@ilyassebenana3824]

Honestly, the first book was inferior to the first movie. And the middle books were pretty boring too. It only gets interesting by the end. It's a very good kids book series, but as an adult there are only few enjoyable things about them I N M Y O P I N I O N

[@legofanofnz2466]

@@ilyassebenana3824 You're kind of right. Most of the books are written for children. I read all the books when I was 10, and I still enjoy them not because of the humor, but because of the overall story. I think you just need to read the books a the right age in order to really get into them. These are the kind of books that stay with you forever.

[@Leon-169]

I’m a simple man. I see a video talking about How To Train Your Dragon, my favorite animated movie franchise of all time, I click

[@maggieent3215]

consider reading the books... they're good too

[@cowboysunrae]

No sexy beast shirt? Edit: oh I stand corrected

[@cosmicspacething3474]

28:05 Im pretty sure the book described the green death dying in excruciating detail. I mean I remember there being blood and guts all over the island and myself getting nightmares…

[@coolcat7011]

Since you mentioned David Tennant, will you eventually go over Good Omens?

[@agnetalykins7564]

This

[@ocinnico2608]

(sees clip from race to the edge) I see you're a man of culture as well Like honestly, I think a lot of people who liked HTTYD missed the TV series which is a shame, it's amazing and probably where most of my enjoyment came from

[@ChaosGremlin17]

I agree with this as my favorite characters exist only in the tv series

[@ilopominecrafter]

Which? Ain’t there 3 at least

[@ChaosGremlin17]

@@ilopominecrafter Dagur, Heather and Viggo

[@dark_wyvern8880]

@@ilopominecrafter race to the edge

[@natfaz52122]

Same viggo will always be the best villain may he rest in peace

[@friendly-1ntrovert865]

I grew up with this. I love both the books and the movies. Just a masterpiece.

[@bastienx3420]

i do not like the movies

[@friendly-1ntrovert865]

@@bastienx3420 that’s fine. They’re not everyone’s cup of tea.

[@ilyassebenana3824]

@@bastienx3420 don't worry, not everyone can appreciate greatness

[@eladazrad107]

one of my favorite quats from this book: First (and last) episode the golden rule to train your dragon is TO YELL ON HIM (the louder you do the better it is) The end

[@TheAbsol7448]

There was a second volume that added the word "loudly".

[@maggieent3215]

@@TheAbsol7448 and Hiccup had to retrieve it from the meathead public library because toothless destroyed the first book

[@maggieent3215]

by professor yobbish. yell at it. (the louder the better) is a smoother english retranslation

[@abbyalphonse499]

@@TheAbsol7448 After 20 year painstaking research.

[@DrinzenDrawz]

Thank you for pointing out that David Tennant voiced Spitelout. I don't think many people knew that from before haha

[@jsb6975.ah.crapbaskets]

And Mark Hamill voiced Alvin the Treacherous.

[@soulrecords857]

Me, sees that Krimson has updated and it’s HTTYD Also me, grabbing my Toothless plushy: It’s time!

[@WingedWyrm]

Goes up to 20 because those stats are a D&D reference.

[@beabunny9000]

FINALLY! FRICKIN FINALLY! MY FAMILY OWNS ALL THE BOOKS AND IVE NEVER FOUND SOMEONE ELSE WHOS READ THESE BOOKS! I absolutely love the movies but the books will forever be in my heart.

[@thechosenone782]

Same

[@thechosenone782]

Except I don't really like the movies.

[@user-de5pl9vo3g]

Yay! I found someone, finally!

[@barryallen2240]

I read all of them, I just don't, overall, like them that much

[@natfaz52122]

I’m the same with the movies!!

[@Nazo-kage]

Two things: 1. This seems to be one of those rare reviews where “the movie was better” 2. One of the details I always thought was a very interesting touch, (especially now that I’ve learned thanks for this review that it was a detail that wasn’t in the book) that Toothless and Hiccup become amputees. For Toothless, it was A method that explained why the two needed to work together, but for Hiccup it becomes another thing that bonds them together.

[@celestialgloam7439]

The first book is certainly inferior to the film, but I'd say I enjoy the book series more. The middle books are a little boring, though, and make good kids books but aren't exactly as high quality as the first and last three.

[@onepumpman6209]

BringbackKotorDisney yeah the foreshadowing was just artwork at that point and basically made up for how slow the first books were

[@hiveknight7416]

nah, the books were superior. Even with all those goofy drawings they tackled way deeper and darker topics in a more interesting way

[@benmcgill2018]

There’s a character in the books who ends up missing: a hand, a leg, an eye, all of his hair, his nose and ends up covered in a horrible pox.

[@Nazo-kage]

@@benmcgill2018 was he named Lucky?

[@ultimatetrashboy419]

Okay so I haven’t the video but I really like how in the book fishlegs was allergic to dragons and in the httyd Netflix series fishlegs develops an allergy to his dragon

[@Darek_B52]

This man just listed a few dragons and didn't bring up the Purple Dragon SPYRO?

[@MDWolfe-ks5fu]

I guess, he doesn’t count on video game dragons.

[@Megatron_95]

he didn't mention Daenerys Targaryen's dragons as well

[@CustomKnights]

He didn't mention fricken Drogon, gosh that ending is really making everyone forget about a great revel like Drogon

[@luigiguy1360]

Spyro is too awesome, so he doesn't need to be mentioned. He is best pal of Crash Bandicoot after all and will join to CTR soon! :)

[@TheAbsol7448]

What about Charizard and Paarthurnax, then? Guilmon?

[@cynthiapayne9906]

I'm loving how the stuffed dragon collection multiplies the further we go :)

[@stephensylvarwolf7940]

Apparently the alpha from HtTYD1 is named the Red Death in one of that shows

[@popsiclecat4562]

When I was little I was *OBSESSED* with the how to train your dragon books! I had every single one! And I still do. The reason I loved them so much, was because the books started off immature and goofy, but as I got older, the books seemed to grow up with me, getting darker humor, and more dramatic story lines. I feel like this kept me super interested, and I was always super excited to buy the next book! In short I love them more than the movies, because I'm super biased

[@pollyannajackson5986]

These books were a huuuuuuuge part of my childhood, so great to see the books being looked at as well as the much more famous movie franchise!!! (Although I'll always prefer the books aha)

[@arrash4388]

Haha yes!

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

It is sad that the books are only acknowledged when they are beign compared to the movies (and only the first one too)

[@ilyassebenana3824]

@@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214 you kinda have to accept this truth: the movies made the books famous.

[@kirbyfazendoummoonwalk9214]

@@ilyassebenana3824 Not at all, Most People Still dont know the Movies are based on Books and Whenever it is talked about it is only the first one (and to be compared to the first movie)

[@natfaz52122]

Same except I like the movies better

[@orionishere]

Idk if you're there yet but hiccup in the book actually does get another dragon and his name is wind walker

[@orionishere]

@- Aspen - oh shit yeah, him too

[@AaaaNinja]

4:42 Snotlout being his cousin explains how he ended up being next in line in the third movie I guess.

[@michaeldorsey9231]

"Toothless is perhaps the best dragon of all dragons of all time ever." I think King Ghidorah being a thing proves this statement wrong.

[@KrimsonRogue]

Nope.

[@michaeldorsey9231]

@@KrimsonRogue One tiny cat dragon with plasma blasts compared to a malevolent, giant golden three-headed two tailed extinction event that can spit lighting, make hurricanes, fight Godzilla, and as of late has Kevin? It's a tough call.

[@KrimsonRogue]

Nope. Cat dragon wins.

[@michaeldorsey9231]

@@KrimsonRogue Well shoot, when you say it like that I can't possibly make a counter argument.

[@thenumbah1birdman]

@Julya Flyer ghidorah is better He's more realistic and is a genuine threat

[@elizagaskell7957]

I didn't even know the movie How To Train Your Dragon, was originally a book. Damn I need to visit the library more often.

[@TheAbsol7448]

It's a really good series.

[@maggieent3215]

there is a fight IN a library. read em in order for the best experience

[@kiwwat4139]

Psst. Don't look behind you, they have gathered!

[@mynameisnotthathardtospell8199]

I love how Hiccup lost a leg. Where in a Disney movie, there are real *ACTUAL* consequences

[@natfaz52122]

Httyd is dreamworks…

[@kingdanett4043]

Yeah but when stoic was yelling at Hiccup you forgot to mention that bit of character when Stoic stumbled back after slamming the door, regretting what he said.

[@luish8056]

I completely forgot just how badass the description used for the Nightfury is!

[@EclipseDoesArt]

The best part of this was definitely the slowly multiplying dragon plushies, culminating in the “sexy beast” Toothless t-shirt and little night fury ears.

[@arrash4388]

A good review if you ask me, and more thorough than some of the other reviews on YT. However, there are some things I would like to point out. SPOILER ALERT FOR THE BOOKS 1- 3:50 They steal newborn dragon babies, not eggs. 2- 4:46 Spitelout's name in the books is Baggybum the Beerbelly (Stoick's younger brother). Don't really know why I'm pointing this put, but I am! 3- 7:01 I’m sorry but Fishlegs is nothing like in the books. Let’s start with the most obvious reason; the physique. He has changed 180 degrees from the scrawny thin, asthmatic, allergic kid who’s only friend is hiccup (and later camicazi) through thick and thin, to a 2m by 2m walking block that spends more time with Snotlout and the others (something unimaginable for book Fishlegs), than with hiccup. If anything, he is one of the characters that changed the most. 4- 8:15 Actually you can clearly see in the latter books that Camicazi has a soft (romantic/crush) spot for Hiccup and while it isn’t 100% certain whether or not they got together in the end, they most likely did. It’s kinda like Phineas and Isabella’s relationship. She has a crush on Hiccup, but is too proud to openly admit it, while Hiccup is mostly oblivious due to the many stressful and dangerous situations he is being put in. 5- 12:00 Toothless is toothless because he is a baby Seadragonus Giganticus Maximus, and will take him many, many years to reach his full size. 6- 12:45 So far. For there will be much better, bigger, more powerful dragons to come in literature. You just have to patient. This may or may not have something to do with me wanting to write a book series. 7- 17:09 While I do understand where you're coming from, this was before they decided to make the sequels that included Valkyrie. It is from one of the books where Valhallarama's (hiccup’s mum in the books) chest size is much bigger, thus the breastplates can be used as helmets. Side note, the reason she isn’t around in the books is vastly different than in the movies, but no less selfish if you ask me. Stoick also never died in the books, but a few other characters did. 8- 26:13 Excuse me? The book kills off toothless (or sends him in a very deep coma), and so all the vikings give him a proper viking funeral. How is that not as emotional as this? Different mediums perhaps but no less impactful. 9- Yes, while the adaptation is not very faithful at all to the books, it still works as a very enjoyable movie. I am hoping a true adaptation is made of the series, but this one still has the heart and passion as the books had so 2/5 seems a bit harsh. 10- Lastly, yes, of course the books are better, but they were a massive part of my childhood and to this very day I can’t read a single line from any of them without it bringing a smile to my face. I would recommend them to children and adults alike, as long as you enjoy reading children’s book.

[@masteryoda7207]

The books are amazing, they're not immature they're just whimsical, and they mature as they go on. The films basically have nothing to do with them except names and vague setting. But the films are still great fun which is pobably better than Dreamworks making a terrible adapatation which is what most studios seem to end up happening.

[@natfaz52122]

Yeah, the books are okay not really my thing but I get why people like them, I consider the movies to be a completely new series that are absolutely perfect

[@prcervi]

the humor can be pretty immature, though it works for the book in a highly faithful adaptation to screen it wouldn't work so well because the film rating system would not be happy with all of that in a kids film

[@nathanielb2814]

Important to note that as the series goes on, the tone shifts as Hiccup grows up. The final four books have a highly connected plot that's far more darker and mature.

[@arrash4388]

I say the final five books, since the whole shenanigans starts in the berserk forest

[@duncananderson2113]

On the Island of Berk you train Dragons but in the world of Fairy Tail Dragons raise you and teach you the art of Dragon Slaying

[@Vampgurl202]

I think Hiccup would shit a brick seeing Natsu breathe fire 😂

[@duncananderson2113]

@@Vampgurl202 in fact I'm pretty sure Berk the world of How to train your Dragons would fear the name Acnologia

[@tarena397]

In Berk - You Train Dragons In Avatar - Dragons train you

[@itsme7336]

Tarena in the anime- you have dragon maids

[@natalieb6114]

Did anyone notice how he switched Ruff Nut and Tuff Nuts name

[@mpd1732]

I take it you've seen some of the animated series? I personally love it, most other movies would have it be like a cash grab, but this world was one I wanted to see more of. Would actually be interested in you doing a little comparison episode on the things they took or were inspired by the book series. Really interesting seeing their take on Alvin and the tribe of Outcasts, or the Berserkers and their chief. Also love the little homage naming a species of dragons after book Snoutlout's hunting dragon, Fireworm.

[@maggieent3215]

and the Volcano

[@maggieent3215]

plus Dragon nip and the potatoes

[@thegrammarcrusader4085]

8:32 When you're trying to find the armor with the best stats

[@Vashthestampede967]

I never thought what was missing from the book was better was krimson playing with plushies.

[@bioluminescentsquirrel4527]

I really don't like how most fans of just the movies don't read the whole book series, they get so amazing later on, and it's so unfair to judge the book series without even reading them fully

[@kaiumeda6341]

Also, in the books Hiccup does get a flying dragon, but it’s called a windwalker

[@georgialuderman6190]

Nothing makes me happier than the soundtrack for the HTTYD movies

[@kennedylareign]

Georgia Luderman Forbidden Friendship and Test Drive are so majestic

[@TheEstee45]

Same

[@goodial]

Video starts, that awesome John Powell score starts. The feels! One of my favourite soundtracks!!!

[@UnorthodoxSkull]

Man these books where my childhood, I adored them as a kid like most people enjoyed Harry Potter at the same age.

[@arrash4388]

Oh I just kept loving those twists towards the end. Showed how well-thought Cressida Cowell's story was.

[@brycevo]

How to train your Dragon is such a great franchise, and I'm going to miss it. The books are really cool, but different

[@TheEstee45]

Me too. I love httyd

[@usele22_reptile69]

*Spitelout is known in the books as Baggybum the Beerbelly (you mentioned everyone else's book name so I just thought I'd point that out)

[@maggieent3215]

his rivalry with Stoick in the books is funnier

[@abbyalphonse499]

Also, snotlout has a sister who is never mentioned at all except for in a picture of a family tree which appears in book 9 I belive.

[@usele22_reptile69]

@@maggieent3215 their rivalry was virtually non existent in the movies 😂😂

[@usele22_reptile69]

@@abbyalphonse499 yoo I completely forgot abt that/didn't know lol, it's a shame we never got to see her

[@The_Foreman]

"Which is a poor argument because you can train cats if you know what you are doing" *demonstrates calling a cat via clicks* I've trained my cat to come to a table/raised location by clicking my fingers, Beg by wiggling my fingers above her, and kiss when I lean in for one. I've never been able to get her motivated through treats, so everything has been learned through petting as a reward.

[@madlad9947]

Tuffnut is the boy Ruffnut is the girl just to let ya know,laddie

[@connorlennox1485]

Nice Scandinavian accents think I heard them while I was in Glasgow

[@abbyalphonse499]

Hey, the vikings were notorious for visiting Scotland.

[@kirara2516]

18:45 Gonna slight correct you there. That's not the Alpha. That's a queen. Big difference.

[@orange1304]

Well yes, but actually no.

[@sollumi3014]

If i remember correctly, at least in movies, the second movie introduced the alpha concept, a dragon who commands other dragons, either protects them or rules them... So i guess this dragon van be called alpha

[@PIMKAMINA2]

I read the book as a child and absolutely adores it and then i watched the movies years later. I adore both but i recognize the extreme changes and i like them as seperate things, the movies to me are not an adaptation but a reimagining in a different universe with different characters who just happen to bear the same name.

[@sunflowersuccs]

Yeah, the movies are loosely based off of the books and not an adaptation :b I feel like people forget that while comparing them

[@natfaz52122]

To be honest they’re not the same thing I just think of them as different universes with a few similarities

[@Jojozilla426]

I love that David Tennant is in the movies and does the audiobooks, apparently he is a big fan of the books.

[@misad6308]

"Little bit of a fanboy" Says a dude with a big Toothless, a small Toothless, a female Nigt Fury and three baby furies sitting behind him on a shelf, and OH MY GOSH ARE THOSE TOOTHLESS EARS? I LOVE IT! But yeah, I'm no different. (pats her plushie on the head)

[@fannypack8215]

The third and final movie, I gotta admit, had me in tears cause they were one of my favorite small childhood movies and I have some nice memories cause of them. The end of the book series also had me in tears because who doesn’t hate finishing a book/book series?

[@SubscribingMilotic]

I love the growing collection of httyd plushies in the background, it's so cute!

[@comrademoshi1028]

im rather proud to say that i have all 12 books (im pretty sure it’s 12), and ive loved those stories since i was young. spoiler: i still cant get over snotlout’s death. i love how even though ive reread the 11th novel multiple times i still have that voice in my head screaming at them to hurry up to escape, instead of quabbling. the story really has that ability to captivate its audiences, and its a shame that i cannot really find another novel series that hooked onto me as much.

[@addyjoy3]

That scene makes me cry every. Single. Time.

[@mrBuraiant]

My son is ten we've read, listened, laughed, loved and (me anyway) cried. Snotlout's character arc broke my heart. Fishleg's journey... Ps. Fishleg's is related to Hiccup. Via Grimbeard's evil son...word of a Treacherous. 😉

[@RF-mc8cx]

I can't have been the only one who yelled 'Brisingr' whenever he lit his sword in the third film.

[@lukealger4160]

Something worth noting about how Hiccup wound up with toothless: He originally grabbed a different dragon but when he Fishlegs started saying he didn't have a dragon he handed over his basket and ran back in, thereby getting his little brat, Toothless.

[@TheAbsol7448]

"The gauge in the book stopped at 10." It went to 20 at least once.

[@abbyalphonse499]

Yeah, but it was inconsistent.

[@seven7264]

I think the books matured as they went on. They literally dealt with Slavery, Dictatorship and from what I remember even labour camps (How to Seize a Dragon’s Jewel). Not to mention the Dragon Furious’s honestly really depressing story

[@Era2Sunrise]

found your channel a few days ago and I think Ive watched everything. Amazing work.

[@hooplahfuliful]

you should watch Race To The Edge. Viggo gave me Excellinor vibes and i thought RTTE as a whole was better than HTTYD3.