Eragon - The Epitome of a Formula Movie
Eragon wasn't a great book--it was pretty mediocre, but the movie was absolutely god awful. It was the epitome of a "formula" story. Young boy discovers he is more, weak attempts are made on his life, he becomes stronger and defeats a stronger, more experienced, "unbeatable" opponent to set up a sequel after a really half hearted battle scene. The book at least indicates the young author could have a really bright future. The movie is just terrible.
My Review: Why I hate Eragon
in 100 words or less!
Eragon (Widescreen Edition)
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The book this movie is based on was written by a 15 year old kid whose parents were publishers. For a 15 year old, that's talent, but as can be expected it's a very bare bones cliched story that rehashes every fairy tale fantasy step by step. Bare boned, lacking depth in characters or plot, the DVD can't do much better as the acting is mediocre, and it looks like a cheaply done B movie--especially during the big battle at the end.
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Is Eragon the worst film of all time?
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isladigital says:
You are right! The movie sucks!! However the guy who really sucks here is the writer who did the adaption from the book to the film. The convoluted order of events in the movie will make any viewer who read the book cringe at the story line.
The book is cliche but it's an entertaining read.
Posted September 28, 2008
Ener-G says:
Terrible let down of a movie. I'll bet it was for the actors who were in it as well. I hear they ran out of money.
Posted September 25, 2008
wolf says:
Arya HAD NO ELF-EARS!!! My Dog could've done better. Least she wouldn't forget the important details. The movie sucked.
Posted September 24, 2008
Monteath says:
It's the epitome of a formulaic movie. Boy becomes hero, throw in a mystic fortune teller, older guardian angel who recognizes what he is but dies on the way, student grows up and becomes hero. Set up sequel. That's it--there was NOTHING original to this film.
Posted December 19, 2007
You're crazy, it's not that bad.
Eragon Movie Wiki
About the film Eragon itself.
Eragon is a 2006 live-action/CGI fantasy-adventure film based on the novel of the same name by author Christopher Paolini. The cast includes Edward Speleers in the title role, Jeremy Irons, Garrett Hedlund, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich, Djimon Hounsou, Joss Stone, and the voice of Rachel Weisz as Saphira the dragon.
The film was directed by Stefen Fangmeier, a first-time director, who had previously worked as a visual effects director on Lemony Snickets A Series of Unfortunate Events and Category: Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World - . The screenplay was written by Peter Buchman, who is best known for Jurassic Park III. Principal photography took place at the Mafilm Fót Studios in Hungary, starting on August 1, 2005. Special visual effects and animation were by Weta Digital and Industrial Light & Magic.
Eragon'' was released worldwide between December 13 and December 15, 2006 by 20th Century Fox. It was the 10th worst reviewed film of 2006 on Rotten Tomatoes, and the 31st highest grossing film of 2006 in the US. A DVD and Blu-ray of the film was released March 20, 2007.
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About the book the movie is based on
Eragon is a 2003 fantasy novel written by Christopher Paolini, and the first book in the Inheritance Cycle, set in the mythical world of Alagaësia.
Eragon tells the story of a young farm boy named Eragon and his dragon, Saphira.
In the beginning,Eragon finds a polished blue stone in the area near his home, and it turns out to be a dragon egg. After Saphira hatches for Eragon in the opening chapters, King Galbatorix sends his servants (including the Ra'zac, Urgals, and the shade Durza) after Eragon and Saphira, in an effort to capture or kill them. Eragon and Saphira flee their hometown of Carvahall, and embark on a number of adventures involving swordplay, magic, friendship, betrayal, and death.
Eragon was the third-best-selling children's hardback book of 2003, the second-best-selling paperback of 2005, and has placed on the New York Times Best Seller List for 121 (nonconsecutive) weeks.
It was adapted into a feature film of the same name, released on December 15, 2006.
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Ener-G
I realize this is a lens about a poorly made movie, that obviously didn't have enough budget to make it properly. BUT the book was good, really good. Especially when you consider it was written by a 15 year old, who was home-schooled. The whole family so believed in the book, which they first self-published, that they went on the road together to promote it. THEN it was picked up by its big time publisher. Posted September 25, 2008 |
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