How to Train Your Dragon FIXED the Live Action Problem

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J and Ben Carlin

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4.8 • 880 Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2025

⏱️ 15 minutes

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This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Go to http://betterhelp.com/super to get 10% off your first month. Today Ben dives into the Viking World of Berk to discuss the Live Action How to Train Your Dragon! Live-action remakes don’t exactly have the best track record—some hit, most miss, and many leave us wondering… why even bother? But somehow, How to Train Your Dragon pulls off the near-impossible: staying almost exactly the same as the original and being completely worth it. In today’s video, we’re breaking down why this remake works where others—like The Lion King, Aladdin, and Beauty and the Beast—struggled. From honoring the animation, to understanding live-action as its own format, to the return of Gerard Butler in bear cape glory... this movie might’ve just set a new standard. Show your colors AND your fandom! Grab the SCB Pride Month shirt now! 👉 https://carlinbrothersmercantile.com/products/pride-2025-t-shirt THROUGH THE GRIFFIN TOUR MIDWEST Tickets ON SALE NOW! https://supercarlinbrothers.com/events/ Midwest Tour Dates: Indianapolis, IN - 9/16 St. Louis, MO - 9/17 Des Moines, IA - 9/19 St. Paul, MN - 9/20 Milwaukee, WI - 9/21 Chicago, IL - 9/23 Detroit, MI - 9/24 Cleveland, OH - 9/25 #supercarlinbrothers #HTTYD #HowToTrainYourDragon Written by :: J & Ben Carlin Edited by :: Isybelle Christley

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0:00.0	Did How to Train Your Dragon solve live action remakes?
0:04.0	Hey, brother!
0:06.0	Boy, howdy you guys, I just saw the new live action How to Train Your Dragon with the family, and spoiler alert, I loved it!
0:12.0	But I will also say that that reaction came a bit as a pleasant surprise.
0:17.0	As the trailers were coming out, I was really excited to see that scenes like Toothless and Hiccup
0:21.6	coming together for the first time were basically shot for the original iconic scene.
0:26.6	On the one hand, that's awesome. It's one of, if not the most iconic moments in the entire
0:32.6	franchise. That one's just got to be done just right. Then on the other hand, we also have to ask the
0:39.4	question, is the whole movie going to be like that? Like, if it's exactly the same, what's the
0:46.7	point? You just gestured to all of me. Well, the answer to that question is, it was exactly
0:52.9	the same. And today I'm going to argue why I believe
0:56.1	it's all the better for.
1:02.1	Hey brother!
1:06.1	Okay, live action remakes feel a bit like a diamond dozen at this point. Sometimes they
1:10.7	go off, sometimes they don't. Sometimes it's hard to tell whether these remakes feel a bit like a dime a dozen at this point. Sometimes they go off, sometimes they don't.
1:12.3	Sometimes it's hard to tell whether these remakes are trying to be bold reinterpretations,
1:16.8	or just trying to squeeze a few more dollars out of nostalgia.
1:20.4	Nostalgia!
1:21.6	You aren't supposed to be here yet?
1:23.0	You still have about 10 years, two graduations, and a best friend's wedding before you're invited,
1:26.9	but I will keep you in the loop, I promise.
1:28.4	For example, I don't know many people who actively prefer the live-action Lion King to the
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