Templetroll
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I agree with these points. This was an okay movie that had really nice dragon effects and magic effects. The shade and the undead assassins were cool. The baby dragon was made for a plushie or Happy Meal toys.
Now, would using Campbell's outline of a heroic journey as a template for writing a novel or scripting a movie be a bad thing? It could get trite quickly but how much originality has Hollywood ever been accused of anyway?
Now, would using Campbell's outline of a heroic journey as a template for writing a novel or scripting a movie be a bad thing? It could get trite quickly but how much originality has Hollywood ever been accused of anyway?
WayneLigon said:It was a watchable film and not as bad as the terrible, terrible trailer made it out to be (The trailer made me actively not want to see the movie; I went today because I was invited by friends). It was a C+ with effort, but suffered from bad editing and direction.
The dragon effects were wonderful, and infant Safira was very cute. Really, I could have spent a more enjoyable two hours watching just that growing up period near the beginning of the book. They captured the natiure of both a dog and a cat perfectly.
Zander said:I saw the movie today not having read the book.
I'm in complete agreement. Eragon, the protagonist, is supposed to go on this Campbellian journey of development from boyhood hunter-farmer to adulthood warrior-hero. To make this journey plausible, the film would have had to have been longer with more convincing acting and a better script.
On the plus side, I did find Brom, Jeremy Iron's character, engaging and I would have liked to have seen more of the evil sorcerer. The CGI used to portray magic was well done.
Overall, I thought that the professional critics including Jonathan Ross, the BBC's film critic (who happens to be a gamer), were a bit harsh. While Eragon, the movie, was not brilliant, it isn't bad either and I did enjoy it in part. I wouldn't return to the cinema to see it but I'd gladly watch it again if it were on TV. I may even get it on DVD in due course if I can find it on sale. My score: 6/10.