# No How to Train Your Dragon 3 Thread? No spoilers in OP but probably some after **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 26, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-how-to-train-your-dragon-3-thread-no-spoilers-in-op-but-probably-some-after/830247 "2019-02-26T16:46:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-how-to-train-your-dragon-3-thread-no-spoilers-in-op-but-probably-some-after/830247/1 "2019-02-26T16:46:35Z")
Surprised there isn’t a thread on this since it’s a pretty beloved series of movies. I thought the movie was great, but not the best of the three. I knew that the writer/director/creator wanted the series to be a trilogy from the start and it was nice to see the story wrapped up so well. I definitely cried, but I cry over everything so it’s not that big of a deal. Anyone else see the movie? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 10:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-how-to-train-your-dragon-3-thread-no-spoilers-in-op-but-probably-some-after/830247/2 "2019-02-26T22:36:01Z")
I definitely want to see this movie, but I don’t know if I’ll get to do it in the theater - I’ve had over $1500 in unexpected expenses this month so my budget is tight enough to squeal. If not the theater I’m getting a copy for home. ---
**Author:** ![Kimstu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ecd19e/32.png) [@Kimstu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimstu)\ **Post date:** [February 26, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-how-to-train-your-dragon-3-thread-no-spoilers-in-op-but-probably-some-after/830247/3 "2019-02-26T22:39:04Z")
Agree it was very good. Really beautiful design/artwork, which has been a thing for HTTYD movies but ISTM was especially emphasized here. ---
**Author:** ![Infovore](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/infovore/32/420_2.png) [@Infovore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Infovore)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-how-to-train-your-dragon-3-thread-no-spoilers-in-op-but-probably-some-after/830247/4 "2019-02-27T19:27:02Z")
Loved it. I don’t think it was the best of the three, but it kept me entertained. And I got what I came for: Toothless/Light Fury babies! so I was happy. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [February 27, 2019, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-how-to-train-your-dragon-3-thread-no-spoilers-in-op-but-probably-some-after/830247/5 "2019-02-27T20:06:51Z")
IIRC the animation company created a brand-new way to capture movement in the second movie, which is why the characters moved so seamlessly and there was such detail in small things like hair and Toothless’ scales. I tell you the part that really got me was when Astrid took the reigns off her dragon. I knew it’d be a moment for Hiccup to do the same for toothless, but Astrid doing it to her dragon (whose name annoyingly escapes me) and seeing the village release their dragons was just heartbreaking. I loved the fast forward to the future ending too, it’s so nice to see a movie series end on such a beautifully happy note, it’s so rare nowadays ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-how-to-train-your-dragon-3-thread-no-spoilers-in-op-but-probably-some-after/830247/6 "2019-03-04T00:29:28Z")
Just saw the movie today and found it very enjoyable and satisfying. It was a good ending to the series. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-how-to-train-your-dragon-3-thread-no-spoilers-in-op-but-probably-some-after/830247/7 "2019-03-04T18:48:13Z")
I liked the movie quite a bit, even if I didn’t agree with how they arrived at the ending, that I was kind of expecting. Did you know that the hybrid babies are called “Nightlights”? (Hehe.) ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-how-to-train-your-dragon-3-thread-no-spoilers-in-op-but-probably-some-after/830247/8 "2019-03-04T18:58:19Z")
Very nice closure. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-how-to-train-your-dragon-3-thread-no-spoilers-in-op-but-probably-some-after/830247/9 "2019-03-04T22:02:21Z")
> [@Sarabellum](#): > > Did you know that the hybrid babies are called “Nightlights”? (Hehe.) Tuxedo dragons! I am really glad they included the epilogue. Is it just me, or is bearded Hiccup surprisingly hot? (I can not believe I just said that about an animated character…) ---
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-how-to-train-your-dragon-3-thread-no-spoilers-in-op-but-probably-some-after/830247/10 "2019-03-05T16:01:15Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > Tuxedo dragons! > > I am really glad they included the epilogue. > > Is it just me, or is bearded Hiccup surprisingly hot? > > (I can not believe I just said that about an animated character…) Jay Baruchel was a perfect voice for Hiccup when he was a kid in the first movie, but his voice didn’t seem to match the character as he aged. Also, if it helps, Astrid definitely got hotter as she aged and the way she treated and cared for Hiccup made her all the hotter because you could tell she actually cared for him and treated him perfectly. An underrated part of the trilogy is their relationship IMO. It wasn’t just a carryover that the nerdy boy got the hot warrior girl and they had some BS problem that affected their relationship or whatever. Throughout all three movies, the pair had a really strong and supportive relationship of each other. ---
**Author:** ![Loach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/loach/32/350_2.png) [@Loach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loach)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-how-to-train-your-dragon-3-thread-no-spoilers-in-op-but-probably-some-after/830247/11 "2019-03-05T16:48:03Z")
I agree with all above. An enjoyable movie and a good wrap up to the series. Not as good as the first two. Not as emotional as #2. Still a good movie and I’m glad I saw it in the theater. Excellent voice work by F. Murray Abraham. They erased T.J Miller pretty flawlessly. ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/no-how-to-train-your-dragon-3-thread-no-spoilers-in-op-but-probably-some-after/830247/12 "2019-03-05T20:41:50Z")
> [@Sir\_T-Cups](#): > > Also, if it helps, Astrid definitely got hotter as she aged and the way she treated and cared for Hiccup made her all the hotter because you could tell she actually cared for him and treated him perfectly. My late spouse loved these movies (and the TV series) because he was the nerdy kid with the limp/bad leg who liked to tinker and make things. And he sometimes said I was his Astrid. My only regret about this movie is that he didn’t live to see it. But I made sure to go see it for both of us.