01-17-2007, 05:51 AM
Well, I went out to see it, with someone else. Let me say, first of all I haven't read the book. I've read a few dragon stories, and I'm vaguely familiar with the whole dragon and rider theme. The movie wasn't great. If it wasn't for the dragon, I would have said that it was worse then the Dungeons and Dragons movie. The dragon's actor did a good job, but the script also helped. I also believe that the script, either a mix of time limit or just low skills, wasn't written too well. Many things felt forced, almost, just so things were explained to those who couldn't pick such subtitles.
Past being fantasy, there is little similarities to the Lord of the Rings. In all rights, I really can't see how you could call them similar. Eragon wasn't an epic movie like Lord of the Rings. I did find similarities to Star wars though. I pointed it out when they showed up, but I don't discredit the story for it. They were minor pieces to the whole movie.
Past being fantasy, there is little similarities to the Lord of the Rings. In all rights, I really can't see how you could call them similar. Eragon wasn't an epic movie like Lord of the Rings. I did find similarities to Star wars though. I pointed it out when they showed up, but I don't discredit the story for it. They were minor pieces to the whole movie.