Anyone see Eragon??

[Sandmaster]

Well I just saw it and I thought it was a total flop!! I am a bit biased though because I've read both books already. They didn't stay true to the books at all though. So much stuff was omitted, skipped over, etc. that had I been by myself I probably would've walked out.

Does anyone else agree with me? I feel it's definitely a wait to rent movie.

[Christopher]

I thought that they went all out on special effects, they were excellent, but it was so chaotic and rushed. It was an epic movie packed into under 2 hours and it felt like it. It was like

*RUSH RUSH RUSH!* ~Poignant scene~ *RUSH RUSH RUSH!*

[theonlysaneone]

Well I just saw it and I thought it was a total flop!! I am a bit biased though because I've read both books already. They didn't stay true to the books at all though. So much stuff was omitted, skipped over, etc. that had I been by myself I probably would've walked out.

Does anyone else agree with me? I feel it's definitely a wait to rent movie.

Good movies don't have to stay true to the book. You should judge the movie on its own merits: Did it tell the story well? Was the acting good?

I think the best comparison here, if what you're saying is true, is Goblet of Fire. That movie felt REALLY rushed, but that was because they tried to cram an enormous book into 2 hours.

[Sandmaster]

Good movies don't have to stay true to the book. You should judge the movie on its own merits: Did it tell the story well? Was the acting good?

I think the best comparison here, if what you're saying is true, is Goblet of Fire. That movie felt REALLY rushed, but that was because they tried to cram an enormous book into 2 hours.

In that respect no I don't think the acting was good at all. I'd suggest seeing it but then I'd be telling you to waste $9. I suppose it told the story, just a relatively different one from the book. I was hoping it would stay true to the book more like LOTR or Narnia. Yes those movies weren't perfect but in my mind they were far closer to reality. And part of their success I think was due to trying to stay true to the books. I haven't read the Potter books yet only because I felt like waiting for Rowlings to finish so I can't comment on them.

And contrary to what Christopher said I wasn't that impressed with special effects. Yes, some of the special effects were dead on but others seemed as if they skimped on them.

Bottom line I wasn't impressed and I won't be. I was just trying to gauge everyone elses opinion that might have seen it.

[Hyperion]

I think everyone thinks this movie was a flop. I actually looked this movie up at my favorite site for movie reviews, Rotten Tomatoes, and I think, out of the many reviews it got, it topped out at 11 out of a possible 100.

[Mongrel]

Even though I feel the need to go see it, I'm not looking forward to it at all. The first time I saw a popcorn bag with a promotion for Eragon on the side, I got really bummed out. Eragon is one of those stories that has to be told in words to be any good. Put the story into movie format and it loses everything, until it just looks like another fantasy movie with no originality. The movie industry should hire me as a consultant, or else!

[____amanda]

I want to go see it, but not as a person going to see the book written out in movie form. When I saw the first movie poster for the film, I knew right away that it was not going to stay true to the books at all, and would be trying way too hard to compare with Lord of the Rings, but never would. I may go see it in theatres, or I may just wait till it hits video.

[Cranberry]

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/eragon/

Rotten Tomatoes is my favorite place to go for movie reviews, too, because they take a ton of reviews and average the score instead of going with one guy's opinion. Anyway, looks like (almost) nobody liked it! I could tell from the trailer that it was going to be bad, so I have no desire to see it.

[Miyu]

I went to go see it tonight; but I had to leave.. I started getting an anxiety attack for no reason.. and I was sitting next to a guy who smelled like booze and sweat.. it was horrible. I heard from my sister that she thought it was a total flop.

[Dragonfire]

Eh, I haven't seen it yet, but I wanted to because from the trailers it looked good, and I wanted to see how it compared to the book. But, judging from what you all from here have said, and from the other reviews, I'm not sure if I want to see it now.

[Mriiekj]

I am going to see it, I saw the trailer and I thought it was pretty good

[Xandra]

Even though I hate the books with a passion, I think I'll probably see the movie with my sister. She liked the books, and as I haven't seen a good fantasy movie in ages, or even a movie in a theatre, it seems like a good idea. Besides, if the movie does suck, I'll have fun ranting afterwards. Or not ranting? I don't know, it's confusing to watch a movie when you disliked the story it was based on.

[sily_sicily]

I've seen the trailer and it don't seem interesting. Too much fighting and violence etc. Not much on the style I like.