The first movie we’ve got since we resumed netflix is Eragon, and we have just finished watching it. I haven’t read the book yet so I’m not doing a reader’s critique today.
Overall, I think that the movie went pretty quickly, and it had a lot of nice landscapes. I had to ask a lot of questions, and I think Andy had to rely on his book knowledge to answer my questions. Is this how people feel who watch the Harry Potter movies without seeing the book?
I am really quite pleased that I didn’t read the book, though. I’m not sure I would have dealt with the obvious omission of parts that well. The dragon rider thing was quite a neat idea that I haven’t come across in the fantasy world. Maybe I just don’t get out much (or I get out too much?).
Summary: It was a pretty movie that had a plot with some potential, and I’ll probably read the book, whenever I’m guaranteed that there is an ending to the saga.
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Dragons, swords, and Avril Lavigne. One of these things is not like the others.