The Book Was Better: How to Train Your Dragon Review 

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.

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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!

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

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

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.

All those Toothless plushies, I WANT THEM ALL.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

That Toothless doll is adorable! I want one!

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

Glad to see book jesus again

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.

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

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

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

(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

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

No sexy beast shirt? Edit: oh I stand corrected

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

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

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…

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

*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)

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.

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.

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

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.

Nothing makes me happier than the soundtrack for the HTTYD movies

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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.

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.

"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)

"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.

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

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

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

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

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

I read all 12 books and watched all 3 movies+the tv series and netflix series I love both of them the same, and i love them a lot

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

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

I'm so glad you decided to review How to Train Your Dragon. Personally, I never read the books but I grew up with the movies and they hold a very dear place in my heart. Seeing someone talk about them and how it made them feel reminds me of the first time I watched the movies. It makes me really happy seeing you talk about something I love. I definitely cried at least once in every movie. I rarely cry after watching the first time, but these movies always seem to bring a tear to my eyes.