Eragon-the movie

Flare · Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:01 am Post subject: Eragon-the movie

Has anybody seen it yet? I'm excited for it. I can't get to it until Sunday, though. It looks really good, and I thank God that they didn't make Saphira (for those who don't know, she's the dragon) look like crap. I am slightly saddened that I can already find errors in the movie just from the commercials, but that's to be expected, I suppose....
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Tonberry · Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 2:33 am Post subject:

I have read both of the books in the series, so I am pretty excited to see it. I already can guess that I will see the movie more than once. It looks pretty good to me, though some of the actors and actresses don't look much like the characters in the books. I sincerely hope that they don't mess up the relationship with Eragon and Arya, by making such a relationship exist. If they do something like that, the second movie (if it will ever be made) will come out all wrong. I do believe that Eragon, Brom, and Saphira look very much like I had them in my brain. I'm happy about that, at least. I can't wait to see how they do Roran. He may have been in one of the trailers, but I can't remember very well.

Axiose · Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 9:35 am Post subject:

I think Durza the Shade looks awful (Robert Carlye was a terrible choice) and I just can't picture John Malcovic as Galbatorix - the fact the he's seen in the current plot in the trailers is all wrong. Nobody has even seen the man in the book. Kind steals some of the mystique. I do, however, like the look of Murtagh (he was the man who played Patriclus in Troy).

I'm not over joyed about the film to be honest. I trailers make it look tacky and the reviews I've seen aren't great (they just confirmed what I thought about it). I'll watch it but I'm not looking foward to it.

Also - why did they change the Dragon symbol (can't remember what they call it in the book) from an oval on the hand where he first touched Saphira to a daft little dragon spiral - that looks daft.
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Wataru · Posted: Sat Dec 16, 2006 10:40 pm Post subject:

Now I've never read the books, although I want to, but the movie was pretty awful. Visually it was really good, but the plot was a cliche factory from start to finish. Jeremy Irons was decent (and much less ridiculously over-the-top than the D&D movie), but I kept getting flashes of Ted watching the character of Eragon (young man with a bow and a glowing magic symbol on his hand). I really enjoyed Saphira, both visually and character-wise. Rachel Weisz did a great job (and she's in everything nowadays ain't she?) Malkovich supplied a lot of bad campy acting, though. I shouldn't say "a lot" since he had about four lines of dailogue, but you get the idea. There was a lot of wasted talent, too. Dijmon Honshu and Alun Armstrong are both fantastic actors who did nothing in the film. Speaking of doing nothing, what was the deal with the cousin? I assume he is important in the books, but it was puzzling to have a character disappear 10 minutes in and then never appear/be spoke of again. Additionally, who the hell was the guy with the black hair? I know WHO he is and all that plot stuff, but where the hell did he come from? Did they even mention his name in the movie?

Now, on to the good. Costume design was breathtaking, especailly the Varden battle armor. Eragon's leather vest looked too good for a poor farmboy (machine-made stitches and plastic buckles...), but the costumes and effects were very well done. I was also impressed by the cinematography. Beautiful landscapes and camera work. Where was it filmed BTW?

I'll see the second one (if it gets made), but I wasn't too impressed.
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Sailor Sexy · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 12:54 am Post subject:

That just doesn't look like something that would interest me. I haven't read any of the books, didn't even know there were any books, but just judging from the commercials it seemed like it would be all style and no substance. Plus I've found I'm usually not a fan of the medieval fantasy type movies. I really couldn't get into the Lord of the Rings movies, so I'm pretty sure that this one wouldn't be for me.
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Flare · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:27 am Post subject:

Tonberry · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:05 am Post subject:

Paolini stole so much from Tolkein. It's insane. Forunately, it doesn't bother me. :D

Even though people are saying that it's mediocre, I'll still see it. It isn't every day that a fantasy (D&D style, that is) movie comes out. If only they'd make some movies out of Salvator's work. :(

Axiose · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:34 am Post subject:

Wataru *SPOILERS FOR THE BOOKS* don't expect Dijmon Honshu to have a big part in the future films as he dies at the start of the second book and his daughter takes over the Varden. Roran has a huge part in the second book, in fact, he was the reason I kept on reading as his story is far more interesting than Eragon's (which is mind numbingly dull in the second book).

Also, I think the dude with black hair is Murtagh (though I havn't seen it so I'm not sure who you're talking about for sure). I always pictured him as looking older (in fact, he's meant to be older than Eragon if I remember) than he does in the film.
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Aurelien · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 11:52 am Post subject:

SPOILERS of things I like in the movie, and things that I don't like in the movie. Highlight the following to read if you don't mind about spoilers.

Things that I like:
1. The graphics look very nice. The dragon looks really good.
2. The music is also nice, which is quite weird since I barely noticed music in movies.
3. Jeremy Irons really suits to play this kind of movie.
4. The battle armor of Arya is really cool.

Things that I don't like:
1. The dragon going from baby to adult by "flying through clouds" (seriously WTF?)
2. The scenic route of travelling (at the beach, etc)
3. The sudden change of pace from "let's hurry" into "let's see what your training can do"
4. Joss Stone .. she looks really out of place. Stick to singing, please.
5. The character Eragon and his behaviour (one time smart, next time stupid)
6. The rebel leader's armor!! Especially the helmet. So ugly.
7. No elves and no dwarves in the movie despite being mentioned!! (I like elves)
END SPOILERS

Overally, it's really a so-so movie. As long as you don't expect epic type of movie, you should be fine. And of course, one that has read the book should expect some changes implemented in the movie.
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Gil-galad · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 2:18 pm Post subject:

There were tons of book to movie errors, that I won't even bother going over. It almost felt the screenwriters only read a sparknotes version of the book-- or maybe not even, and they just had to breifly explained to them by someone who didn't understand it very well. The reason I was that it feels like a spark notes version, is because they hit most of the major scenes, but they completely skip any character development.

That said-- the most annoying thing in the movie was that Arya did not have pointy ears. x_x;; I know that's nit picking-- but she's an elf princess, why doesn't she have pointy ears! =P
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Shrew · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 3:19 pm Post subject:

[quote]Paolini stole so much from Tolkein. It's insane. Forunately, it doesn't bother me. Very Happy [/qupte]
I've actually heard much more about him stealing from Star Wars than from Tolkien. I haven't read the books (I'm not wild about fantasy) so I can't judge myself, but what the anti-Eragon propagandists put out makes it look really bad. Fantasy in general tends to be a bunch of cliches and stolen worlds, and the plot follows the usual "Heroic Awakening" archetype, so it should gain a bit of leeway.

I just think every sensitive kid raised on Star Wars who tried to write a book at 15 would come up with the same plot. (I pretty much did, only I couldn't write worth shit.)

I doubt I'll see the movie though. It just... doesn't interest me at all.
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Jorge Prima · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 6:05 pm Post subject:

I haven't read any of the books, but I might watch it today. I am not to much into fantasy books, but the movie seems like its going to be decent. I am mainly going to watch for my love of dragon riders.
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Tonberry · Posted: Sun Dec 17, 2006 7:29 pm Post subject:

Aurelien · Posted: Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:28 pm Post subject:

As far as the impression that I got from watching the movie, Arya seemed to be a human in the movie (though I then read that she is an Elf in the book). There was no indication whatsoever that she was an Elf in the movie. All that was mentioned is that she's from somewhere (and maybe that 'somewhere' is an Elf town or something?). Or heck, maybe the Elves in the movie don't have pointy ears or something lol. It's really weird, but I didn't notice it in the movie because I didn't read the book.

And Jorge, if you love dragon riders, don't really expect Eragon to be filled with dragon riders or whatnot. They're far from that, and to be honest, I wish the story was about the war between the dragon riders instead. That would've been awesome. I really want to see a movie where there are LOTS of dragons and in a big war between one another rather than "us (humans) vs them (dragons or bad guys who have dragons on their side)"
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Flare · Posted: Tue Dec 19, 2006 2:08 am Post subject:

Mmk, I saw it yesterday. If you haven't read the books, I'd recommend doing so before you see the movie. If you saw the movie first, don't judge the books on the movie. The movie did a poor job, IMO, of representing the books. I was sadly disappointed that they didn't taper Arya's ears, if even slightly. And yes, Saphira's random growth was just that, random. In short, I felt that the movie was rushed, full of errors, and incomplete. They should've made it longer. It really needed, prolly about 2 and a half hours to really do it justice. Not the crappy hour and a half.
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