How To Train Your Dragon is INCREDIBLE (first time watching & reaction) 

Its almost criminal imo that hardly any reactors show or react to that moment after stoick and hiccups argument where what he said hit him and he literally staggers back and u can see he instantly regrets it

Fun fact: The writing in the book of dragons are actual Norse Runes. The creators did their research.

To be fair on Stoick, he and the entire tribe had pretty much been taught and dedicated his life to what was considered common knowledge that ‘Dragons are the enemy’ that had been going on for centuries. Great reaction! Hope to see more of the trilogy (no pressure though. You choose that, not us).

So about Stoic. He was obviously ingrained at an early age that dragons where the enemy. Only to then have his wife taken from him by a dragon too. After his argument with Hiccup it explicitly shows him staggering backwards, almost immediately regretting what he had just said. But he continues forward cause he sees it as a chance to better his people. His attitude towards Hiccup in the beginning isn't so much disappointment, but fear for his future. Stating he knew what he had to do by Hiccups age, but Hiccup doesn't. I'd say Stoic has no idea how to teach cause he just figured it out himself, thus him not listening to Hiccup cause he thinks he knows better.

The "How to Train your Dragon" trilogy is one of those rare circumstances where each movie gets exponentially greater than the last, you're in for a great ride.

Fun fact, when Hiccup goes to touch Toothless and he hesitates, it was actually an animation error, but they loved it so much that they just decided to keep it in

As much if as stoick is kind of an ass in this movie, I like that he's not one dimensional. The whole "it's what's on the inside he cant stand" thing is funny, but I think means that stoick is disappointed in him not because of his lack of strength but because he puts himself and others in danger like he did in the beginning of the movie (which isn't entirely Hiccups fault either, he just desperately wanted to be useful). But one of my favourite things in this movies is when he tells him "you're not my son" be looks like he regrets it immediately after stepping outside. I think they're also more alike than it seems, they're both stubborn and good leaders

Astrid's anger is understandable. She works hard be as good as she is, and Hiccup goes from a liability to top the class inexplicably.

This trilogy instantly gained a spot right next to my other top favorites like matrix, lotr, and john wick, a total modern classic and must have imo.

Also, Hiccup is, like, the spitting image of rare characteristics that a person can have. He has green eyes, he's left handed, he's a runt, and in the books he has red hair (which red hair and green eyes is I think the second most rare combination of hair and eye color), and at least in the books he was born on February 29th, though there is no mention of if this is or isn't true in the movies. I would very much like to know the mathematical odds of someone like Hiccup actually existing and having all of these traits

This film, heck, the entire trilogy, is a beautiful cinematic masterpiece! No ifs, and, or buts.

HTTYD is one of those animation that makes you cry out of sheer epicness alone, the animation, the story, and most of all the soundtrack, they're all on point. A story of someone riding a dragon while fighting is never this epic.

"Why do animated films always hit me in the feels?" Alyska, my friend, just you wait!

Hiccup and Toothless' first flight is one of my favorite scenes in all of cinema.

You should definitely watch the tv series as well. It's like clone wars to the prequels. Like seriously so much character development, emotional moments, new interesting characters, hiccup and Astrid relationship develops mostly there and the tv series has the best villian of the series.

Fun fact: Toothless "drew" Hiccup! It's just very . . . abstract, lol. But if you looks carefully, you can see his eyes, nose, and mouth (he's kind of making an 😮 face)

Hmmm… +Saving your home and tribe +Defeating an evil Dragon the size of a mountain +Ending a 300 year long war +Being hailed as a hero by everyone you’ve ever known +Finally getting the approval of your stubborn father +Getting the girl +Keeping literal flying fire breathing Dragons as pets +Being able to ride on said Dragons backs and fly everyday -All of that is at the cost of a leg Hmmm… Worth it! Double worth it!!

This movie is a masterclass in symmetrical storytelling. When Hiccup finds Toothless in the woods, he recognizes the fear in the dragon's eyes. He decides to free the dragon, and in return the dragon doesn't kill him. Yet later, Gobber says a dragon *always* goes for the kill. Hiccup, thinking out loud, asks the question "so why didn't you?" Then near the end, Astrid says almost the same exact thing: "The rest of us would've killed that dragon. So why didn't you?" Toothless and Hiccup recognized a kindred spirit in each other. They're perfect mirrors of each other.

You missed one of the better jokes at the village meeting, where everyone doesn't wanna join another journey to fight the dragons... Someone said "I have to file my axe returns" (a play on "tax returns").

Btw if you noticed when Stoic said Hiccup wasn't his son anymore, when he left, it was amazing how Stoic subtly felt the regret of what he just said, but it was too late to take it back, so he just moved forward.

Not sure if Hickup memorized the cheat sheet, so much as just went by "feel." In all fairness it could be some form of both I suppose. But I seem to recall him saying "Oh screw it." before he threw the sheet away and just improvised the flying. Maybe I imagined that part. It's been quite a while since I've watched these.

1:08, you missed the best bit in the entire movie, when the Viking yells at hiccup, then says “Morning!”

The lightning, everything in this triology just perfect You can see that everyone who works in DreamWorks love their jobs

27:41 One of my favorite Stoic moments in the movie is immediately after the "You aren't my son" moment. After he steps out and slams the door, he staggers for a moment as he realizes what he just said and for a moment, you can see the utter despair in his face.

I love that moment when they trap tothless and she was like "noooo what the fuuuck" i swear i have the same reaction first time watching

Such a fun film! I didn't know what to think going into it but it's a really good time! Thanks for the reaction, Alyce!

I love the little nudge at 35:05 to the fact cats always end up stomping or jumping on your balls when they want to get you out of the bed, sooner or later! :P

“I’m not even sure why they’ve taken him” As explained less than 3 minutes ago in the movie “only a dragon can find the island”

Im middle aged. Ive seen this maybe 100 times and I still cry every time. Its a great movie.

Toothless is like a cat.....a very big fire breathing cat.....that you want to cuddle....and fly with lol

Another amazing reaction! Love that you are reacting to some animated films, really enjoying them! Thank you as always Alyce!

I forgot about how cute this movie was Earlier animation from Dreamworks is great too! Prince of Egypt, El Dorado, and Spirit are all great, I wish they’d do a traditional animation movie again. Maybe I’m just old now lmao

Fun fact: In the books, Snotlout is Hiccup’s cousin and also in the books, when a baby is named something like Hiccup and not something like Bigknuckles (not exaggerating, and the parents don’t have a say in the matter) it’s not usually a good thing. I highly recommend the books to anyone, even if they are really different from the films. They start off as pretty childish even if it does have some dark stuff and ends up SUPER dark.

I love the whole trilogy, but I think the second one is my favorite though so I'm super excited for you to watch it!

Lay off Stoick. Go back and look at his argument with Hiccup. He always loved Hiccup. And that huge dragon is the Dragon Queen.

Kit Harrington voices Eret in the second film

It's all down to good writing, music and the animation that makes you feel things.

Can't wait to see your reaction to the two sequels. Emotions are gonna run rampant.

Astrids' hair in the first movie: *lines and not hairlike* Astrids' hair in other movies: *is that actual hair?!*

18:46 I think this Is one of the coolest scenes I have ever seen in a movie. Like imagine riding and flying on a dragon like that.

17:57 "Does that mean the dragon can't fly by itself? like it needs Hiccup to be with him?" The answer to your question is Yes. The dragon can no longer fly on its own. That is why when Hiccup was knocked off in the end both Hiccup and Toothless were both falling into the fire together. After that fire everything changed. It changed because it was no longer the world that hated dragons and Hiccup. It was another world altogether. A place where both dragons and vikings can be close friends.

I don't know if you'll think his name is still cute once you learn that his full name is Hiccup Horrendous Haddock the Third

There's also a TV series w/ 5 seasons + a few specials and a spin-off. The TV series gives you much more detail and character growth. All 5 seasons take place between the 1st 2 movies. They are worth the watch especially the later seasons. The characters get better visually as they grow older.

This movie completely caught me off guard. When I first watched it I was completely blown away. This is close to being better than all Pixar movies

Part 2 and 3 is even better so definitely EXPECT TO CRY!!

The score for this movie is outSTANDING. The fact that it LOST to THE SOCIAL NETWORK is a crime.

In Stoic defence. He grew up fighting Dragons that have been attacking his village. It was commun knowledge that the dragons were demons. Because all dragons are in fact not nice. And to make a little more salty. His wife was taken away by a dragon. So it’s pretty normal to react like that when you son befriend the killer of you wife.

Some Facts I know: the Terrible Terror dragon (small green dragon) that’s what toothless is in the books, small and green. The Terrible Terror got its noises made by a certain Chihuahua, Paco? (forgot the name) 2: toothless is mainly based on a black panther, axolotl (salamander) cats, dogs and few others. Deadly nadder (what Astrid rides) is based on birds. Some dragons are even based on items like weapons. If ya wanna know loads more facts, there are videos that dig deeper into those.

That big dragon is a Red death and known as the Queen of the Dragon.

Best part of the movie is "Thank you for nothing, you useless reptile."

Fuck, every single time I see and hear "forbidden friendship" I fucking burst. Toothless reminds me so of the dogs I have and had.

This trilogy is easily one of my favourite animated series. It just is a rollercoaster of emotions and I mean it when I say that. You grow to love the characters and even the dragons have amazing personalities. If you want a trilogy that amazes you with just about everything this is it.

Also his father isn't a terrible person he has a lot of responsibilities to look after and protect his tribe and its difficult for him to raise his son and that he can't believe his son was on the dragons side that he feels betrayed but in the end they change for the better so no hate for stoick

Dunno if you notice this, but you know how both have them have injured left sides? Earlier, Gobber said something like "Trolls exist! They steal your socks. Only the left ones for some reason" a bit of foreshadowing

I can also recommend the Netflix-series “Dragons: Race to the Edge”, which is more HtTYD goodness, going deeper in the characters. Chronologically it takes place between movie 1 and 2

One thing I find adorable. Is at the end, when toothless is so jittery and excited when hiccup wakes up, is because toothless can't fly without hiccup. He wants to go flying. You can almost hear toothless in your head. "yaaaayyyy Daddy's awake! Can we go flying?? huh? Huh? Can we? Can we?? Pleeeeeaaasseee?"

It is completely impossible to not love Toothless. He's just to adorable.

first off, WATCH THIS TRILLOGY IT IS WORTH IT. Second off, I would give the TV Shows a solid chance. I throughly enjoyed them especially Race to the Edge.

32:34 That's the reason Toothless is really scary. For some reason, many people pay attention to his cute appearance, but completely forget his description from the book of dragons. He dropped to the ground a dragon that was 15-20 times bigger and heavier than him, who also stood firmly on all four legs, with one shot. If you start to look into the details, then you realize that Toothless is a damn scary combat unit.

"It's a pity Hiccup didn't kill it when he had the chance." "Pity? It was pity that stayed Hiccup's hand." Also, viking is a verb, not a noun. As for why animated films fill you with emotions, that's simple; you're Human.

Personal story, because I never connected that Hiccups contraption was the reason behind Toothless loosing his tail wing I genuinely thought throughout the entire movie that Toothless wasn’t a night fury since I saw the night fury fly while Toothless couldn’t fly and that everyone was just making a big mistake. I was just a kid but that missunderstanding stayed with me for literal years.

fathers redemption was great just misunderstood. and the matching to toothless is great way to do it.

I feel like animated films often have better stories, messages, and more creativity than live action films.

I grew up with this trilogy 😭

this movie ALWAYS makes me emotional. It's just such an amazing story

Finally a reaction where the reactor appreciate the music

I used to be called Hiccup because of these movies. Absolutely love this franchise.

Possibly one of the best animations i've had the pleasure to watch

12:39 You: I love him Me: You and the entire internet

Easily the best animated film of the modern 3d cg era. The whole trilogy is great story and jaw dropping scenery.

One of the best movies ever made animated or not, the Dragons are so much like the cats I once had!

The sadness part that they confirmed that tootles was the only last of his kind

The music is AMAZING in this movie. I always loved it. This was always one of my favorite movies. It was a huge part of growing up for me.

I adore this series with all of my heart. The soundtrack, the story. The characters. And ofc the dragons. I'm subbing so I know when u react to the other two

My childhood 😖. HTTYD and Kung Fu panda are the best animated trilogies ever!

This film is gold , one of my all time favs

One of the best animated trilogy of all time

Dragon is torching all the Vikings and their boats "Someone help Toothless!!"

Just a fun fact. While they are based on cats, they are also based on dogs. There was a huge a debate among the crew of if Dragons should be like cats or dogs. The answer came which ever was cuter at the time. So they ended up basing it on both cats and dogs.

You know toothless and stitch are designed from the same person which is why they look similar.

i remember watching it in theaters when i was like 10 and i have watched it multiple times a year every year since including the 2nd and final film

This is my fav trilogy, so glad ur watching these

YESSS I ADORE THIS TRILOGY, so glad you're watching them

how to train your dragon is such a comfort , the second movie is the best in my opinion, the detail to

The way you say Dragon is adorable.

when the alpha was chasing toothless that’s like the vhagar and arrax scene lol

I guess that you needed your DRAGON fix since HOUSE OF THE DRAGON just ended. LOL. ✌️

If you liked the aesthetic and soundtrack of this film, you may enjoy Disney/Pixar’s Brave if you haven’t seen it. I also highly recommend Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, if you haven’t seen that. It’s very different from How to Train Your Dragon and Brave, but could be my favorite animated film. The second Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs isn’t as good as the first in my opinion but still good.

Hiccup:I have never killed a dragon The red death:..

GRRM watching a tiny baby dwagon gets chased by a huge grandma dragon: Hmm, interesting. Imma tweak that scene a lil bit.

well fun fact thothless was modeled after animators cat with a tape stuck to his tale

@alyska Fun Fact: director of the 10th episode said that the final fight with Tothless was a reference when they were planning Vhagar chasing Arrax

Before you watch the sequel, here’s a bit of trivia you need to know: 1. Toothless had the same designer as Stitch. Give Stitch twice the tummy and wings, and you’ll see it. 2. Stoic is voiced by Gerard Butler. Also known as the Phantom of the Opera.

I saw this movie on TV last year for Christmas. It brought me back memories of when I watched it at the cinema. I’m so happy you love this Alyce.

just seen yesterday the meme Tootles chased by the dragon queen similar to Vhagar chasing Arax

fun fact: director of HTTYD make Toothless eyes and movements similar to cats

A lots of people hate on Astrid and the others for how they treated Hiccup before he became good at dragon training but they had every right to hate him. The fans seem to forgot the fact, despite his good intentions, Hiccup did destroy the village more than a few times. He endangered them. And he was their next chief. A boy who didn’t take anything seriously, couldn’t fight, couldn’t follow direct orders and caused trouble every time he stepped outside was suppose to lead them, not only in everyday life but in a war against fucking fire breathing reptiles! And of course they started to like him when he became good at dragon training. As Hiccup said in the beginning of the movie, dragon killing was everything in there, because their lives depended on it. Dragons attacked. They were forced to but that doesn’t matter. (Mostly because the vikings didn’t know that.) They were attacking them. It’s obvious they would defend themselves. Now when Stoick disowned Hiccup. Everybody says or do things they didn’t really mean when they are angry. It was not only about Hiccup lying, but also about denying his own people. When he threw his helmet away and said he wasn’t one of them, he practically disowned himself and since he got the helmet from his mother, he disrespected her memory too. He acted for good reason, but he also betrayed his whole tribe, their traditions and history. I would also remind everyone that neither Stoick nor the other Vikings saw how Toothless and Hiccup befriended or known that the dragons were forced to attack them to get food. All they know is that the “unholy offspring of lightning and death” came out of nowhere blasted their arena and started fighting against another deadly fire breathing killing machine and that he was dangerous, so they need to protect their loved ones. In their eyes, dragons were still cruel, killing machines who had attacked them for centuries, burning their homes, wounding and killing their loved ones. To quote from the Book of Dragons: “Chokes its victim, burns its victim, turns its victim inside-out.” That’s fucking terrifying! Just as Stoick’s wife, Valka, was abducted by a dragon next to her a couple of months old baby, or as Gobber's hand and foot were bitten off and not so long ago they wanted to kill Hiccup. All they could do all their lives was to kill or die, and they had been raised to do that since they were children. Also let’s not forget about the fact that at the beginning Hiccup wanted to kill dragons. And he was also terrified of them, for good reasons. We should really stop acting like he was always “let’s save dragons, they are so innocents!” Because he wasn’t. The only reason he didn’t kill Toothless is because he couldn’t. He wanted to, he raised his dagger. But he couldn’t. He changed. He had character development. So did Astrid. And Stoick. And everybody else. (Except for Snotlout. He was on a rollercoaster throughout the movies and series. He had nice moments and I like him very much, but gods, he can be an a**) And don’t come to me with the “a parent should be proud of their child no matter what” because that’s a pile of yakdung. If your son continuously endangers the well being of you and your whole tribe and betray all the traditions you ever had, while disowning himself, while disrespecting his dead mother’s memory, while siding with those who made your and every other person’s life miserable for centuries you have every right to be angry.

It’s funny, you’re the very first person I’ve seen so far to notice that the “grass” was actually called dragonnip, literally ANNNYY other person I’ve seen react to this movie just didn’t know or notice what it was, just called it grass😭

Another reaction episode! Thank you Alyska

this and frozen were two movies i went into completely blind and absolutely blew me away.