The book of Eragon was excellent (at least until it got like halfway into the book), but the movie was such a disappointment.
Eragon stars Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons (The Lion King (the voice of Scar), Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Reversal of Fortune), Sienna Guillory (Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Love Actually, Inkheart (filming)), Robert Carlyle (Dead Fish, The Mighty Celt), John Malkovich (Ripley's Game, The Libertine), and Garrett Hedlund (Four Brothers, Friday Night Lights).
Okay, the only reason I gave this movie a 5 and not a 2 was because of the awesome special effects!
Eragon. A film that is loaded with absolutely stunning special effects, although a couple that just made you roll your eyes. Edward Speleers was okay. He didn't really know how to really, oh, what's the word, um...act very good, or impress the audience. Everyone also was either okay at acting or really sucked at it.
The special effects were absolutely stunning. Saphira the dragon looked so real! The filmmakers did Saphira so well that they actually made it seem like Saphira actually existed! And her voice wasn't quite what I had expected, but it was still awesome...it fitted Saphira's character so well. But, Saphira seemed to be the only thing the filmmakers focused on. All of the other special effects made me roll my eyes or made me sigh heavily.
If the movie would have been exactly like the book, it would have been totally amazing. It would have been so much better than what it is now. Hopefully Eldest won't be such a brutal disappointment as Eragon is. Why is it that all of the great books turn into horrible movies? The only good books that turn into good movies are Harry Potter, A Series of Unfortuante of Events, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars. Like I said, hopefully the Eldest movie won't be as disappointing, because the Eldest book was so much better and amazing than the Eragon book.
The movie may be a PG, but it's pretty violent. It's almost as violent as the book! It's like one millimeter away from being a PG-13. Even The Chronicles of Narnia was going to be a PG-13, but the filmmakers cut some stuff out of there that would've been to violent for younger children who loved the tale and the movie.
Violence/Gore: 8/10 (strong for a PG), Sex/Nudity: 1/10, Profanity: 1/10, Drugs/Alcohol: 0/10
Original MPAA rating: PG: Fantasy Violence, Intense Battle Sequences, and Some Frightening Images
My MPAA rating: PG-13: Fantasy Violence, Intense Battle Sequences, and Some Frightening Images and Moments
My Canadian rating: PG or 14A: Violence, Frightening Scenes
Eragon stars Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons (The Lion King (the voice of Scar), Die Hard: With a Vengeance, Reversal of Fortune), Sienna Guillory (Resident Evil: Apocalypse, Love Actually, Inkheart (filming)), Robert Carlyle (Dead Fish, The Mighty Celt), John Malkovich (Ripley's Game, The Libertine), and Garrett Hedlund (Four Brothers, Friday Night Lights).
Okay, the only reason I gave this movie a 5 and not a 2 was because of the awesome special effects!
Eragon. A film that is loaded with absolutely stunning special effects, although a couple that just made you roll your eyes. Edward Speleers was okay. He didn't really know how to really, oh, what's the word, um...act very good, or impress the audience. Everyone also was either okay at acting or really sucked at it.
The special effects were absolutely stunning. Saphira the dragon looked so real! The filmmakers did Saphira so well that they actually made it seem like Saphira actually existed! And her voice wasn't quite what I had expected, but it was still awesome...it fitted Saphira's character so well. But, Saphira seemed to be the only thing the filmmakers focused on. All of the other special effects made me roll my eyes or made me sigh heavily.
If the movie would have been exactly like the book, it would have been totally amazing. It would have been so much better than what it is now. Hopefully Eldest won't be such a brutal disappointment as Eragon is. Why is it that all of the great books turn into horrible movies? The only good books that turn into good movies are Harry Potter, A Series of Unfortuante of Events, Lord of the Rings, and Star Wars. Like I said, hopefully the Eldest movie won't be as disappointing, because the Eldest book was so much better and amazing than the Eragon book.
The movie may be a PG, but it's pretty violent. It's almost as violent as the book! It's like one millimeter away from being a PG-13. Even The Chronicles of Narnia was going to be a PG-13, but the filmmakers cut some stuff out of there that would've been to violent for younger children who loved the tale and the movie.
Violence/Gore: 8/10 (strong for a PG), Sex/Nudity: 1/10, Profanity: 1/10, Drugs/Alcohol: 0/10
Original MPAA rating: PG: Fantasy Violence, Intense Battle Sequences, and Some Frightening Images
My MPAA rating: PG-13: Fantasy Violence, Intense Battle Sequences, and Some Frightening Images and Moments
My Canadian rating: PG or 14A: Violence, Frightening Scenes