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I just finished watching it, and curse my hopes and expectations from a book-movie! But heck, this one was worse than The Goblet of Fire (which was a disaster!). The movie was so rushed, it felt like I was flipping through the pages of the book while my fingers were on fire. Plus, so many parts of the story had been changed, they might as well have put 'based on' in the credits lineup. It was pathetic!
Brom never got killed by Durza! Please! Brom could have taken him on anyday..! Murtagh's personality characteristics of being arrogant, suspicious and at-first-meeting untrustworthy never came out! He seemed to eager to take Eragon to the Varden, you'd assume they had a huge candy waiting for him when he reached! If the director didn't estabilish the deepness of Eragon and Murtaghs relationship, how does he plan to show the mourning at his loss, and then the confusion and anger at his return as the enemy in the second movie? The only relation they've (Eragon and Murtagh) had is that M saved E's life ... what about the sparring after Brom died? What about the constant chase... the questions E used to put to M all the time, wanting to trust him but M's nature keeping him at bay?
Ok, enough about them. What about Arya? She recovered so quickly even the elves would have been proud! She even aided in the battle in full strength! That's just pathetic.. and what happened to Eragon beginning to like Arya, and showing signs of it? 'Fit for battle' my arse! He told her she look beautiful, and Saphira had sensed that. Speaking of which, who knows their name right from birth? A Dragon! That's who! Make sense? If you've read the book, you'd know that Eragon named Saphira after Brom's dragon. That was never estabilished, as Saphira so proudly announced her name to Eragon, as if she's always been there, and he's the new guy. Christ! What was the director thinking?
The Varden were shown for all of 5 minutes, with no existence of the Twins, or the relationship Eragon forms with the dwarf (I don't remember his name, and they don't mention it in the movie either). I have no clue what hell the movie was about. If I hadn't read the book, it would have been worse! How you can you turn a 300+ page book into a movie of just an hour and a half? Lord Of The Rings took up 4 hours (uncut) to make it amazing and Goblet Of Fire took 3 hours, and still messed it up. Eragon could have never been made under 2 and a half hours, atleast! The director was on crack! I'm telling you ....
Anyway, I'm glad I didn't waste my money going to the theatre and trying to be first in line or some other ballyoo! It was pathetic enough for a download, forget paying 150 bucks for it for the theatre! I'm outy!
Brom never got killed by Durza! Please! Brom could have taken him on anyday..! Murtagh's personality characteristics of being arrogant, suspicious and at-first-meeting untrustworthy never came out! He seemed to eager to take Eragon to the Varden, you'd assume they had a huge candy waiting for him when he reached! If the director didn't estabilish the deepness of Eragon and Murtaghs relationship, how does he plan to show the mourning at his loss, and then the confusion and anger at his return as the enemy in the second movie? The only relation they've (Eragon and Murtagh) had is that M saved E's life ... what about the sparring after Brom died? What about the constant chase... the questions E used to put to M all the time, wanting to trust him but M's nature keeping him at bay?
Ok, enough about them. What about Arya? She recovered so quickly even the elves would have been proud! She even aided in the battle in full strength! That's just pathetic.. and what happened to Eragon beginning to like Arya, and showing signs of it? 'Fit for battle' my arse! He told her she look beautiful, and Saphira had sensed that. Speaking of which, who knows their name right from birth? A Dragon! That's who! Make sense? If you've read the book, you'd know that Eragon named Saphira after Brom's dragon. That was never estabilished, as Saphira so proudly announced her name to Eragon, as if she's always been there, and he's the new guy. Christ! What was the director thinking?
The Varden were shown for all of 5 minutes, with no existence of the Twins, or the relationship Eragon forms with the dwarf (I don't remember his name, and they don't mention it in the movie either). I have no clue what hell the movie was about. If I hadn't read the book, it would have been worse! How you can you turn a 300+ page book into a movie of just an hour and a half? Lord Of The Rings took up 4 hours (uncut) to make it amazing and Goblet Of Fire took 3 hours, and still messed it up. Eragon could have never been made under 2 and a half hours, atleast! The director was on crack! I'm telling you ....
Anyway, I'm glad I didn't waste my money going to the theatre and trying to be first in line or some other ballyoo! It was pathetic enough for a download, forget paying 150 bucks for it for the theatre! I'm outy!