*Snorkage*
Dec. 8th, 2007 10:53 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
patgundOkay, I admit. I totally felt that the book "Eragon" was a complete and total rip off of a whole bunch of books, with a main character that was so Gary Su as to be a parody.
Which is why I never saw the movie. However, after reading the Agony Booth's review of the movie, I suspect I'm going to have to get a copy just to snark it properly - because it sounds *BAD*
Agony Booth review of Eragon
"Next comes a shot that's so derivative that it has to be seen to be believed. If there was any doubt that the filmmakers knew they were making a cheap Star Wars ripoff, it dies right here. Are you ready for this?
There's a shot of our hero, at dusk, sitting and watching an orange and purple sunset while some sad music plays. And the shot is taken from exactly the same angle and with exactly the same lighting as its counterpart in A New Hope. Oh. My. Gods. Did I mention that this movie is full of moments that basically have "fuck you" written all over them? Well, it is, and I don't think I've ever seen this much audacity in my entire life. It's official: the filmmakers believe everyone watching this movie is a complete idiot.
Honestly, it's as if the author of the original book made this movie. Believe me when I say that his greatest (and probably only) skill lies in shamelessly stealing other people's ideas, and then dancing a jig on the looted corpses of their movies and books. Bitter? Me? Heck no."
Which is why I never saw the movie. However, after reading the Agony Booth's review of the movie, I suspect I'm going to have to get a copy just to snark it properly - because it sounds *BAD*
Agony Booth review of Eragon
"Next comes a shot that's so derivative that it has to be seen to be believed. If there was any doubt that the filmmakers knew they were making a cheap Star Wars ripoff, it dies right here. Are you ready for this?
There's a shot of our hero, at dusk, sitting and watching an orange and purple sunset while some sad music plays. And the shot is taken from exactly the same angle and with exactly the same lighting as its counterpart in A New Hope. Oh. My. Gods. Did I mention that this movie is full of moments that basically have "fuck you" written all over them? Well, it is, and I don't think I've ever seen this much audacity in my entire life. It's official: the filmmakers believe everyone watching this movie is a complete idiot.
Honestly, it's as if the author of the original book made this movie. Believe me when I say that his greatest (and probably only) skill lies in shamelessly stealing other people's ideas, and then dancing a jig on the looted corpses of their movies and books. Bitter? Me? Heck no."
