How to Train Your Dragon (2010) / Glengoyne 15 Year Single Malt Scotch

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Brad and Bob reveal why How to Train Your Dragon remains a 'freaking banger' over a decade later.

The episode opens with hosts Brad and Bob expressing excitement for reviewing 'How to Train Your Dragon', a DreamWorks animated film from 2010. They discuss their personal history with the movie, including multiple viewings and its place in their collections. The hosts frame the season's theme around whether films from the last 20 years deserve 'modern masterpiece' status. They delve into the movie's plot via the 'Brad Explains' segment, where Brad summarizes it in 60 seconds. Critiques include dated human animation and over-the-top voice acting, particularly Jay Baruchel's performance. Praise focuses on dragon design, world-building, and the father-son relationship between Hiccup and Stoic, voiced by Gerard Butler. Visual analysis highlights painterly shots and kinetic action sequences influenced by cinematographer Roger Deakins. The whiskey review segment covers Glengoyne 15-Year Single Malt Scotch, with Brad enjoying its fall spice notes and giving high scores, while Bob finds it lacking distinct character. A 'Facts and a Falsehood' segment reveals trivia about the film's origins, including the village name 'Berk' and Toothless's design inspiration. The hosts note the movie is loosely based on a children's book series. In 'Let's Make It a Double', Brad pairs the film with 'Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone' for its magical world-building, and Bob chooses 'Seabiscuit' for its underdog and steed narrative parallels. Final scores are given: Bob rates the movie 9.5/10, Brad 8.5/10, averaging a 9. The episode concludes with a preview of next week's review of 'Godzilla Minus One'.

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A warm rewatch finds How to Train Your Dragon's strongest lift in Hiccup, Toothless, and Stoic's hard-won pride.

Film And Whiskey returns to How to Train Your Dragon with the easy warmth of a favorite rewatch. The conversation follows the film's action, storytelling, and the bond between Hiccup and Toothless, but its emotional weight settles around Stoic: his fear of losing his son, and…

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