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Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

How to Train Your Dragon (2010)

Shat the Movies: 80's & 90's Best Film Review

Shat on Entertainment

Film Reviews, 80s, Shermerhighschool, Sixteencandles, Movies, Tv & Film, Weirdscience, Breakfastclub, Vcr, Johnhughes, Vhs, 90s, Classicmovies

4.61.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 July 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

The Shat Crew soars into DreamWorks territory for a film that melted even Gene’s icy heart: How to Train Your Dragon. This animated fantasy wasn’t just a box office smash—it was a coming-of-age story that redefined what kids’ movies could be, combining sweeping visuals, smart storytelling, and a surprising emotional punch.

Commissioned by Cheryl, this pick launches Big D into dad mode, marveling at the Viking village’s parenting techniques and dragon integration programs, while Gene questions how the filmmakers got him gushing over a silent reptile with puppy eyes. 

Is How to Train Your Dragon the best non-Disney animated film of its generation? Could it secretly be about neurodiversity, pacifism, or simply learning to listen? And how did Toothless become one of the most iconic non-verbal characters in modern cinema?

Whether you’re a rider of Night Furies or just here for the dad feels, this episode will have you rethinking your emotional support dragons.

Plot Summary:
In How to Train Your Dragon (2010), a misfit Viking teen named Hiccup befriends a wounded dragon he names Toothless, challenging everything his warrior tribe believes about dragons. As their unlikely friendship grows, Hiccup must choose between the expectations of his community and the compassion he feels for the creatures they fear. With breathtaking animation and a powerful emotional core, this DreamWorks classic redefined animated storytelling for a new generation.

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0:00.0

So strong.

0:01.2

Oh.

0:02.0

How to open your jar.

0:04.6

Remember when we first met John McLean?

0:07.5

Our God picked him up from the plane and took him down the Nakitomi Tower at the Christmas party.

0:15.2

And the terrorists were overzealous, but it was sweet when they killed Ellis.

0:20.5

And with a little help from Allen, John McClink, he dies.

0:24.9

Welcome back to Chat the Movies, the podcast where we answer the question were the movies we loved when we were growing up really that good.

0:31.7

You ever caught yourself thinking, why don't they make movies like they used to?

0:35.1

Can you still remember spending your Friday night searching for the perfect movie rental of Blockbuster Video? Do you know what Blockbuster Video is? If you answered

0:42.9

yes, and this is the podcast for you, I am one of your hosts, Gene Lyons, and alongside me as

0:47.6

my co-host, Big D. Dick Ebert. Good evening. And each week, we take a look back in time to decide

0:53.1

if our favorite films still hold up. The movies we cover are chosen by you, the listeners, who generously commission the films you love. If you like to see all the movies we have covered, we'll cover, want to choose one for yourself. Please visit chatpod.com and have a look. At the end of each podcast, we'll provide you the audience with a number of wipes each movie take to get off your respective. But thank you so much for listening. If you have not already hit that subscribe button to share with a friend, it's how we help the podcast grow. Additionally, subscribe to our sister podcast, chat on TV, where you're the TV series such as Westworld, Taboo, American Gods, Game of Thrones, True Detective, Lovecraft Country, and Watchmen. Find all information at past episodes at chatpod.com slash TV. And finally, if you'd like to hang out with this live, follow and subscribe

1:32.5

to our Twitch channel, chatpod.com slash Twitch and our YouTube channel where we play video games,

1:38.2

host watch parties, and edit this podcast live. All that being said, Big D, what movie reviewing

1:43.4

tonight? Gene, what's funny is

1:45.5

week to week, we could have some wild mood swings. Films that take us on a roller coaster to next

1:51.3

week is something bright and light. Last week's Deer Hunter, that was a tough one for us,

1:57.8

and I think tonight is a good change. Absolutely, slipping from the malaise and despondent nihilism of the Vietnam War,

2:05.0

Russian roulette, and the ashy Midwest, to a world of fantasy, bright colors and mystical

2:11.5

beings. I think it's a nice change of pace.

2:13.6

We've done some great animated films in the past. Little Mermaid, Ninja Scrolls, South Park,

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