Näin koulutat lohikäärmeesi 3

There were dragons when I was a boy. The best animated series is bidding farewell, and this long-awaited finale of the story of inseparable friends has exceeded all possible expectations. Maybe it's because I have seen the previous installments multiple times, maybe it's because I became attached to the main characters over eight seasons of the series, or maybe it's because such a crowd-pleasing and dragon-loving message is hard to beat. I had chills down my spine from the first scene and a racing heartbeat during the last half hour, accompanied by more than one anticipated tear and a feeling that the film world has been enriched with a true legend. (22.02.2019)

Since the previous two films were not afraid to do quite harsh and unexpected things, I expected the ending of the trilogy to be a little more impressive. It could have mostly improved the villain, who I was not interested in and who was awkward. Yes, the atmosphere darkened so much that I wondered if it was even an animated film for children, but the classic weird humor came later to make it up to the kids... I had mixed feelings about it. Regarding the technical aspects, the third How to Train Your Dragon is excellent (for example, John Powell is now responsible for one of the best soundtrack trilogies ever), the Toothless romance is 100% cute and they also managed to conclude Hiccup's story - not in any way memorably, which is a shame.___P.S. My impression may be improved by the version with the original language, although the dubbing wasn't bad - Simona Postlerová has pretty much the same voice as Cate Blanchett, but I prefer to hear Cate, just like Kristen Wiig in the role of Raffnut (definitely the best character of the whole film). (01.03.2019)

I'm not a fan of the series, so there can't really be any disappointment. However, I didn't enjoy it and I take it as a complete and actually quite nice ending. Before we get to the touching conclusion, whose journey began 9 long years ago (and with several spin-offs outside the main series), we are drawn into a mostly routine and uninteresting conflict with another interchangeable archvillain, whom probably no one will remember after some time, and the whole story is so shallow that it's a pity. And what is worse, I was bored, quite a lot. For me, one of the most overrated series ever. (31.03.2019)

It confirms the series’s descending trend, but it’s paying mostly for the fact that its two predecessors are awesome (though the second one a bit less than the first). Otherwise, it’s a fantastic farewell party that might be missing some of the humour, but it still looks gorgeous and nicely develops the concept of natural solidarity, sense of belonging and friendship, all with the rumble of John Powell’s amazing soundtrack. And Berk is still great. 75% (31.03.2020)

A worthy ending to a trilogy that suggests it could easily have gone on for a while. There is too much going on in How to Train Your Dragon 3, and they don't have enough time to devote to all of it properly, and splitting it into two films would certainly have come in handy. At the same time, it's still a proper animated adventure with great action, fine characters, excellent music and a few scenes that leave you breathless. (26.02.2019)