Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Finally a decent dragon movie
I finally got a chance to see Eragon last night. I missed it during its run in theaters, but it’s finally out on video. The only other movie where the dragon was a major character was Dragonheart, and I hated the ending to that one. I absolutely loved the dragon’s personality and how they animated him, but the ending ruined everything. There are other dragon movies, like Reign of Fire (Who knew Matthew McConaughey could be so buff? And bald?), but they’re usually the bad guys. Wussup wit dat?
So anyway, back to Eragon. I liked it. It was very predictable and there was nothing original in the plot, but I still enjoyed it. The effects were great, and the dragon… beautiful. A dragon with a sexy/elegant female voice no less. I read a few reviews by other people and they are being way too harsh. Most of these whiners complained that the book was so much better. I wish these people would shut the fuck up because I have yet to hear about a single movie that is able to capture all the details and nuances a book can produce. Hello, you only have a couple hours, how much detail can you cram in there without putting some audience members to sleep? NEVER expect a movie based on a book to ever be able to compare to the book, you’re just setting yourself up for disappointment.
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