Eragon

[Astra]

any one see the movie and read the book? who thought the movie went with the book?

Or do i need to go back to first grade and learn how to read again?

[SatelliteFenrir]

That movie was rushed like crazy. I haven't even read the book, and it was obvious it was rushed.

[d5t]

That movie was rushed like crazy. I haven't even read the book, and it was obvious it was rushed.

It was horrible. I didn't read the books so I can't say how close it was in adaptation. Go see Rocky Balboa.

[SatelliteFenrir]

I'm not into movies about boxers. >_>

I am a psychological thriller/fantasy/indie/fictional action movie fan.

[Annwyn]

You're absolutely right, all of you--it was insanely rushed. The only way you would know what was going on in full detail was if you read the book. So I looked at it from the viewpoint of someone who hadn't read the book, and it was upsetting.

The movie followed the book's events, technically, but it still didn't give you anywhere NEAR the same feeling that the book did.

And the friend who went with me to see it, who never read the book, kept snickering and saying "Dragon Rider!!!" She thought it was ridiculous because, obviously, the details weren't fleshed out enough.

[d5t]

You're absolutely right, all of you--it was insanely rushed. The only way you would know what was going on in full detail was if you read the book. So I looked at it from the viewpoint of someone who hadn't read the book, and it was upsetting.

The movie followed the book's events, technically, but it still didn't give you anywhere NEAR the same feeling that the book did.

And the friend who went with me to see it, who never read the book, kept snickering and saying "Dragon Rider!!!" She thought it was ridiculous because, obviously, the details weren't fleshed out enough.

Very true, everything was rushed. I doubt we'll see the sequel due to it's box office ranking-- it had a 100mil budget.

[Gabi]

You're absolutely right, all of you--it was insanely rushed. The only way you would know what was going on in full detail was if you read the book. So I looked at it from the viewpoint of someone who hadn't read the book, and it was upsetting.

The movie followed the book's events, technically, but it still didn't give you anywhere NEAR the same feeling that the book did.

And the friend who went with me to see it, who never read the book, kept snickering and saying "Dragon Rider!!!" She thought it was ridiculous because, obviously, the details weren't fleshed out enough.

Very true, everything was rushed. I doubt we'll see the sequel due to it's box office ranking-- it had a 100mil budget.

I thought it was overated, it went downhill after the old guy die.

The review gave it a so-so.

[Aera]

i heard the movie sucked compared to the book, but if you watch just the movie its good. =\

[Astra]

well, they didn't even show the death of ajihad, which is a pretty big part. so yeah, it was extremely rushed, it was under 2 hours, i don't think you can fit a 500+ page book in under 2 hours. it shoulda been longer.

[ReimeiRyuu]

This movie made my heart hurt
Sure the book is for people who have to much time on their hands...but still it didn't deserve what it got.

[Astra]

Uhhmm...Ajihad died in Eldest. So yeah, it shouldn't have been in Eragon.

lol, did he? i basically read them at the same time, so i can't really remember where Eragon ends...

[Ax]

I got! We all putour money together and make a better movie! we shall call it the Remake, and it shall be better, becuase it won't be rushed, and it will follow the plot, and we will use chuck norris as the second lead...or we can just act in it ourselves! I'll be the dragon!

[Kiru]

Good book, really good. Sh*tty movie >_<

[Suyo]

That movie was rushed like crazy. I haven't even read the book, and it was obvious it was rushed.

It was horrible. I didn't read the books so I can't say how close it was in adaptation. Go see Rocky Balboa.

I saw Eragon, my parents saw Rocky XD


Anywho, the book is much better. not only for th fact that its a book so it has no need to be rushed, but what was the deal with Saphira flying into the clouds and just magically growing like that? (yes, there's magic involved in the trilogy, but you know what i mean!)
and the end battle seen was stupid. I prefer the book ;O and you didn't even see the dwarf king! and all you saw of Ajihad was "I am ajhiad, i welcome you to the vardin" wasn't his death suppose to be somewhat important for the story to continue? grr ;O

but, if the book didn't exist and it was a stand-alone thing, I suppose it was alright.

[ReimeiRyuu]

Anywho, the book is much better. not only for th fact that its a book so it has no need to be rushed, but what was the deal with Saphira flying into the clouds and just magically growing like that? (yes, there's magic involved in the trilogy, but you know what i mean!)

That my friend was a Deus Ex Machina to avoid all the hassle of actually allowing character development, they needed that time for scenes of horses running across mountains.

Plus they did a time warp to avoid needless desert scenes.

Don’t forget how they killed off/ruined my favorite characters.

Why did they ruin Angela? Now we will never know if her theory about frogs was right.

Solembum where’d ya go ;_; Did you get lost when Angela lost her personality?

But by far the funniest thing that came from them ruining people was Murtagh following Eragon because he had a dragon fetish that made me lol.

[Astra]

Anywho, the book is much better. not only for th fact that its a book so it has no need to be rushed, but what was the deal with Saphira flying into the clouds and just magically growing like that? (yes, there's magic involved in the trilogy, but you know what i mean!)

That my friend was a Deus Ex Machina to avoid all the hassle of actually allowing character development, they needed that time for scenes of horses running across mountains.

Plus they did a time warp to avoid needless desert scenes.

Don’t forget how they killed off/ruined my favorite characters.

Why did they ruin Angela? Now we will never know if her theory about frogs was right.

Solembum where’d ya go ;_; Did you get lost when Angela lost her personality?

But by far the funniest thing that came from them ruining people was Murtagh following Eragon because he had a dragon fetish that made me lol.

i thought a dues ex machina was when the story put some kind of sudden end to it. for example, i don't know if any here had to read "lord of the flies" (i hated that book (it was from hell)) but the   navy dude at the end was a dues ex machina.

[ReimeiRyuu]

i thought a dues ex machina was when the story put some kind of sudden end to it. for example, i don't know if any here had to read "lord of the flies" (i hated that book (it was from hell)) but the   navy dude at the end was a dues ex machina.

A Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase that is used to describe an unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot .

[Shikuza_Ame]

i thought a dues ex machina was when the story put some kind of sudden end to it. for example, i don't know if any here had to read "lord of the flies" (i hated that book (it was from hell)) but the   navy dude at the end was a dues ex machina.

A Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase that is used to describe an unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot .

Thank you for the defination of what 'Dues es machina' meant, ReimeiRyuu. And yes, I read "Lord of the Flies" as a forced assignment in my english class last year. I hated the book aswell because it was somewhat graphic and it dealt with savages who killed sane kids......(and if you read the author's notes in the end of the book, you'll realize the entire book is just grose!!)

But anways, I went a little off topic there.

I havn't seen the movie yet, nor read the book. And I really hate when the movie doesn't really flow the way the book did. Of course changes have to be done from making a movie out of a book, but by the looks of this one, I don't think I'll enjoy watching it.

[Astra]

i thought a dues ex machina was when the story put some kind of sudden end to it. for example, i don't know if any here had to read "lord of the flies" (i hated that book (it was from hell)) but the   navy dude at the end was a dues ex machina.

A Deus ex machina is a Latin phrase that is used to describe an unexpected, artificial, or improbable character, device, or event introduced suddenly in a work of fiction or drama to resolve a situation or untangle a plot .

you looked it up, didn't you? lol. but yeah, when saphira flew into the sky and grew up i think they skipped like at least 4-5 chapters. and she already knew her name. isn't brom supposed to ...whisper it... and Eragon throws out a bunch of names until he finds Saphira? it's been awile since i read the book.

[cidkuneraze]

I haven't read the books... I was planning to... But then, I saw the movie... i know the movie's a poor representation of the book... But seeing as it was the first representation I saw, I will never be able to get the abomination out of my head... It played out like a Star Wars rip-off with a little Tolkien seasoning added in. And I couldn't follow what was going on, anyway... How did Eragon suddenly know elvish words out of the blue? And, most importantly, what the heck was going on?