How do you train a dragon? Does books teach you how to grew a dragon? Do you teach it how to fly? How to breathe fire? I know someone who could. Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III knows how to train a dragon, er, I just think so. How to Train Your Dragon is a 2003 kid’s novel by Cressida Cowell, slated to be released widescreen in 2010. Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois are the screenwriters and the directors of the film. This animated film stars the voices of Gerard Butler, America Ferrera, Jonah Hill, Jay Baruchel and Christopher Mintz-Plasse.
The tale is about the adventures of an 11-year old son of a Viking chieftain, Hiccup Horrendous Haddock III. Hiccup along with the Hooligan tribe children must capture a dragon for a rite of passage, and those who will fail will be exiled from the tribe. Dragon hunting has to be experienced by every Hooligan, and is known as “The Dragon Initiation Programme,” a tradition of the Vikings.
When the dragon hunting commenced, Viking youth have to go to the “Wild Dragon Cliff”, a dragon’s nest, located at the eastern coast of the Isle of Berk. Kids who need to take this test are his friends: Fishlegs, Tuffnut Jr., Speedfist, Clueless and Hiccup’s enemies; Wartihog, Snotlout and Dogsbreath the Duhbrain. Together they enter the cave with their dragon baskets. Hiccup is really tense but wants to make his father proud. He also wants to make his enemies envy him by having a powerful dragon, a monstrous nightmare.
Hiccup did get a dragon although it is a Basic Brown, a common or garden dragon. One of the boys had woken up some of the dragons and they need to exit the cave. However, Hiccup’s best friend, Fishlegs, escapes without a dragon with him. Hiccup does not want Fishlegs to be expelled off the tribe, so Hiccup bestowed his dragon to him. Hiccup runs back to the cave and get another one and they all manage to run off, each with their own dragon. Although, they manage to do so, they have to jump off the cliff for safety. They returned to the village sound and good. It is at this time that Hiccup notices his sleeping dragon in his basket as incredibly small. Gobber advises the youth to train their dragons by using the ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ book from the Hooligan Library. Much to the dismay of the kids, it is a one-page book. It says there ‘yell at it – the louder the better.’
That is where the adventure starts!
wala na bang original screenplay? lagi na lang bang adaptation? lahat ng producers gusto may “following” na agad yung isang pelikula para sure-ball na may manonood…
haaayyyy… Can’t wait for Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, ooops.
i-blo blog ko ba ang Half-Blood Prince? hehe.
looks cool. but im not a fan of dragon. :) mas trip ko boy zombie ;)
hehe. pero maganda yung book! (umaapela?!)
me, i’d rather go with a lochness monster!
dragon! dragon! dragon!
^creepy
now that is a good way to train a dragon – even human i think. LOL.
I seconded – yell at it, the louder, the better!
you can also kick it – but be sure you are a fast runner.
or at least be sure that the one you kicked is slower than you! hehe.
ah, but what if, like Hiccup, u just can’t yell scarily enough. Hiccup? Scary? Not. I luv this book!
yeah, Hiccup is not that scary when he shout..
i also love reading kid’s book. and the movies also! like cars, monster, inc, monster house, lion king, nemo. all of them!
Thanks carpal tunnel, How to Train Your Dragon is slated to be shown in 2010.
its crap they have completed raped hiccup and toothless…
Toothless is now a massive balack dragon … hiccup can not talk to him… creddissa COWell has sold her soul to get more money t… bottom line itsterrible young people will like it but unless theu have read the books they won’t understand our pain
i truly understand you mole. its really a different story, a different dragon, a different Hiccup.
the slated movie is totally a different story than the book.
they really won’t understand our pain.
I suddenly remembered. I bought two books last month and I haven’t even read them yet. Good thing I saw this one. hehe.
Wag mo na i-blog ang Half-Blood. Hallows na lang para mas exciting. haha.
when i went to fullybooked, i saw this comic-slash-book entitled trese! i wanna buy that!
about hp books, i havent read any of the books yet. only watched the movies! hehe.
Nice. Mukhang magandang story to ah. Dati naglalaro ako sa powerpets.com at ganito rin ang ginagawa. Nagte-train ng dragon. Hihi..
Yup, maganda yan. Though, pambata! Hehe.
I already added you in my blogroll.Thank you! Hello Ax Realm :)
Okies, thanks also!
the title itself is already very interesting. thanks for dropping by eskapo.
yup, “how to train your dragon”.
thanks also for dropping by!
hi ax!thanks for dropping by my humble abode..
by the way your has been added…enkzie!
no problemo!
I think this is a good read. I’ll definitely going to get this book and read it to my son, he loves stories. Thanks for sharing.
yeah, i know your son will love this! ow, i hope he loves dragons! regards to him!
wow!
Er!
mm.. dragons are magnificent creatures. nice knowing the information!
i want to train a dragon!
Yeah, it’s a good read, I bet it’s one good movie!
hmmm… ilang books naman ito?
ka abang abang ba talaga?
masyado kaya pambata..
depende na lang kung gwapo bida. yun un eh. hahaha
hi…
haha. hm, masyado to pambata. of course animated to! hindi to harry potter effects!
[...] Dragon is written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean Deblois. These were the guys behind the unjustly overlooked and under-rated Lilo & Stitch (which, incidentally, is right up there on my list along with The Iron Giant — the other other under-rated animated movie.) and, yes, that’s the same Chris Sanders who may or may not have been booted off production of Disney’s Bolt (formerly American Dog), who then went to work at Dreamworks where he directed an animated adaptation of British novelist Cressida Cowell’s book, How to Train Your Dragon. [...]
How to Train Your Dragon is awesome!
I know!
But I think the book is more than awesome!
i wonder if dragons really existed. if they were then i would go back to the past and train one.
if dragons had ever existed, i’ll clone them right now and train one!
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haha ngayon ko lang nakita ang post mo na to.. ako din may naisip.. how to train your mumu and hezi.. hehehe .. akin na lang yun kung bakit. hahahaha
Aw, may kinalaman ba yan kay Panda? Yey.
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, I am expecting that movie this year. Visit my fan site at howtotrainyourdragon.com. It’s fabulous. The book and movie are two great things.
The book is fabulous! I am expecting the movie is also fabulous!
DreamWorks 2010 movie presenting How to Train your Dragon.
DreamWorks has done great movies in the past and I hope they give justice to this book!
DreamWorks 2010 film is How to Train your Dragon.
Yehey, I love this film!
Everyone loves this movie!
peo mas maganda po ung movie ni2 ehh…
although i havn’t read the book yet…
XD
iba yung story ng book sa movie.
okay na rin kaysa masabihan yung movie na second-rate compared to the book itself. try reading the next book before you see the movie part 2. ;]
awsome summary!
love movie!
Yey! mukhang maganda .. panonoorin nmn bukas s SM north .. 3D .. xcited hehe :D
Maganda yan, nakakaiyak!
Mukhang maganda .. panonoorin nmin bukas s SM North …