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The "I've seen "Dawn of the Dragon Races" thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 06:56
by hcsp1
So, the short is just a few days away on home media and already out on digital media. Might as well start the thread disscussing our opinions, right? Seeing how, I just saw the short(And to those who wounder, I have the 3D blue-ray ordered because I need my HTTYD 2 on my 3D TV, so I WILL have the short. No need to worry.) and thought hey, might as well talk about it!
Let's get the "I'm sure this isn't a spoiler" parts first. The short is entertaining. It has a lot of funny moments and I overall enjoyed it as a small story that's there as an extra. The voice actors are doing their job well enough and Hiccup and the rest of the characters are as great as we remember them. Also, as something that exist in order to supply backstory to something, it did it's job well enough.
Now for the spoilers:
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I'm not sure how much a spoiler this is going to be since we had a thread where we discussed it, but I'm playing it safe here. The short takes place before HTTYD 2 obviously, but there are a few short moments with the "Mid-Teens" gang. I'm assuming these moments are also pre-HTTYD2 because the dragon racing arena is not as advanced as it is in that movie and it's implied that Hiccup is not acting cheif yet. The majority of the short however, we are with the original designes from the first movie.
Another thing which I'm not sure how "spoiler-y" it is but I won't take the risk, is that it's an episode of the TV show. Don't expect any GOTNF or any of the other shorts quality of animation, they even have the same cast as the show(This time however, Ruffnut's voice is the same as her season 2 voice).But as an episode, it does a good job of finishing up the "15 year old gang" plots and move into the older gang part next season(I hope).
The way the explain how the sport came to be was good, though there is a mistake where Stoick points out the black sheep is 5 points where in the movie it's 10, but maybe it's a later addition. I also liked how Hiccup had to act cheif for a few days which showed how insecure he is about it and how he barly has any control over the villiage, which kind of explaines why he is trying to get away from it in HTTYD 2. There were barly any dragons moments in the short but that's not a bigie.
Overall, an okay addition to the home release! Give it a watch!
The "I've seen "Dawn of the Dragon Races" thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 09:06
by Neilandio
I was really surprised when I heard silent Sven talking, I never thought they would ever do that.
The "I've seen "Dawn of the Dragon Races" thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 09:37
by Shnuckles
It was really just like the RoB and DoB series, nothing too special. But I still got a kick watching it.
The "I've seen "Dawn of the Dragon Races" thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 16:53
by Dragon's Apprentice
I was hoping for a bit more of the movie quality that came with Gift of The Night Fury. But the part where they were older was cool
The "I've seen "Dawn of the Dragon Races" thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 18:32
by MissunyNightFury
I'm sorry if this seems like a silly question, but where can I watch it?
The "I've seen "Dawn of the Dragon Races" thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 18:38
by thescienceofmagic
- MissunyNightFury
- 21 Oct 2014, 22:32
I'm sorry if this seems like a silly question, but where can I watch it?
If you buy the digital version of HTTYD2 on iTunes, I believe it comes with that
The "I've seen "Dawn of the Dragon Races" thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 19:21
by Cassy2277
- MissunyNightFury
- 21 Oct 2014, 22:32
I'm sorry if this seems like a silly question, but where can I watch it?
Also it leaked somehow on the internet - I look on YouTube, but it wasn't there. I'm waiting for the DVD to see it! If I did find It I wouldn't dare watch it, it's not right that people leak things.
The "I've seen "Dawn of the Dragon Races" thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 20:13
by funkyjunkie95
- Neilandio
- 21 Oct 2014, 13:06
I was really surprised when I heard silent Sven talking, I never thought they would ever do that.
SAME HERE. actually kinda bummed they broke the running gag
The "I've seen "Dawn of the Dragon Races" thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 20:39
by therealsven
For those who find it odd that we hear Silent Sven speak, I direct you to the ending of the last episode of Season 2, just before Hiccup's ending narration. Foreshadowing alert!
The "I've seen "Dawn of the Dragon Races" thread
Posted: 21 Oct 2014, 21:22
by MissunyNightFury
- Cassy2277
- 21 Oct 2014, 23:21
- MissunyNightFury
- 21 Oct 2014, 22:32
I'm sorry if this seems like a silly question, but where can I watch it?
Also it leaked somehow on the internet - I look on YouTube, but it wasn't there. I'm waiting for the DVD to see it! If I did find It I wouldn't dare watch it, it's not right that people leak things.
I didn't know it was illegally released.
I'd rather wait.