A very bad film indeed and one that I'd rather rate with zero, but I'll through a half a star Robert Carlyle's way. The only positive that can be taken from this is that due to it's box-office and critical failure, we will probably be spared the adaptations to the rest of the series. This is one, and quite possibly the definitive to those exceptions. You can watch plenty of other top-rated shows and movies like Mythic Quest, Tedd Lasso, and Wolfwalkers for a monthly cost of 4.99 from the Apple TV Plus library. Normally a fantasy yarn has something to hold your interest - no matter how poor - but it just goes to show there are exceptions to that. The same goes for Carlyle but he still manages to deliver a decidedly nasty villian that's way above this nonsense. You get the impression from Irons and Malkovich that they know they've made a mistake with this one. Speelers doesn't really cut it as the hero of the tale, lacking charisma and any form of acting ability and the rest of the cast seem perplexed. Although some were impressed with the special effects, I didn't find them to be anything special. It made no effort to even look like the dragon was communicating and just came across as cheap and insulting. Admittedly, I've never read the books, leaving me unsure as to how the adaptation should be but I do know this. This was also based on a series of books by Christopher Paolini but it's not even in the same league as some of the quality we've recently been spoiled with. If your going to release a fantasy film these days then make sure it has some mileage, as "The Lord of the Rings" has set a very high benchmark. Young farmer Eragon (Ed Speleers) finds a dragon's egg, and teams up with the newborn dragon, Saphira (voiced by Rachel Weisz), a former Dragon Rider (Jeremy Irons) and a female Elf (Sienna Guillory) to tackle an evil king (John Malkovich) and his shady accomplice (Robert Carlyle).īad dialogue, bad acting, bad movie. ![]() Seriously though, I wish I'd listened to the naysayers now. However, I eventually thought I should still give it go and see for myself. The scene starts off with a sarcastic Garrow scolding Eragon for not doing his daily chore, and the rest of the scene is as eventful as you’d expect from the title.I enjoy a good fantastical story but I had avoided this one due to the bad things I'd heard of it. ![]() ![]() You read that right – half a minute of cow milking. In one of the most baffling things to come out of the Eragon movie (and that’s quite an accomplishment), the DVD contains a 30 second long scene of Eragon milking a cow. ![]() Disappointed, Sloan tries to bribe Eragon into revealing where he left the stone. After their departure, Sloan catches up with Eragon to say that he’s changed his mind, having “spoken to a few people” and will trade with Eragon for the stone, which Eragon says he returned to the Spine. Roran and Katrina reveal to Eragon that they’re secretly leaving together, concealing the secret from Sloan and other villagers. Roran and Katrina say Goodbye or The Butcher Changes His Mindīack in town, we see Eragon accompany Roran as he leaves Carvahall. Eragon shows his uncle the bit of meat Katrina sneaked away for Eragon, and as in the books, Garrow reacts poorly stating, “Eragon, we don’t take charity.” This scene demonstrates the relationship between Eragon and Roran through a playful fight in Garrow’s farm. This scene begins with Garrow and Roran greeting Eragon after his return from his hunt in the Spine.
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