I registered with IMDb for the sole purpose of reviewing this movie.
It is an atrocity, and I mean that in every conceivable connotation of the word.
If you have not read the book, than you might give a 5, but even then it does NOT deserve it. I'd say, at it's very best and if I wouldn't have read the book that this movie would rate a 3.
There wasn't a single transition in the whole thing; the plot just kept on hopping from point to point leaving the audience in a constant state of confusing frustration. Or, at least, it might have been confusing had the movie kept any of the intricacies of the original plot as outlined in the novel. One second Brom and Eragon are happily sparring along a river, when mere seconds before, and close by(as the audience is led to assume) a group of Urgals (which have been morphed into fat, bald men with blue tattoos) were ravaging some poor group of people on the side of the road. Eragon, whom is constantly portrayed in the movie as having "1 part courage and 3 parts fool" doesn't seem to care. What a big heart.
That's just one example. Suffice to say, my 15 month old niece could have done a better job at producing this movie. It is ALMOST as bad as Battlefield Earth! Heck, it's right on par with Bloodrayne.
It is an insult to call this a "B Movie" as I have seen a few good "B Movies" in my time. This movie kind of falls off the grading-scale charts. It's bad.
They skipped so many intrinsic plot points that they couldn't possibly make Eldest into a movie and call it "Eldest." For one thing, there is no love interest for Roran, and he just up and leaves because "he's of age." What's Roran going to do throughout the entire second book? Arya is not an elf...the least they could have done was throw on some tapered ears...so if Arya doesn't look or act super-human, what difference would Eragon's transformation be in the next book. Eragon does not get scarred from the shade, and Murtagh's scar is some tribal looking scratch.
Christopher Paolini should be insulted, and whoever is responsible for this nonsensical "interpretation" should be arrested and forced to watch their own horrid movie over and over again for a span of at least 10 years.
Yeah, I know I'm coming off a bit harsh, but I can't impress upon you enough that this was a huge let-down. I just hope that this serves to help some of you save some money by avoiding this movie. As another reviewer implied, you will find this DVD in bargain bins in a couple of weeks and will probably be able to buy it online cheaper than you could rent it in a store. Just wait until then
It is an atrocity, and I mean that in every conceivable connotation of the word.
If you have not read the book, than you might give a 5, but even then it does NOT deserve it. I'd say, at it's very best and if I wouldn't have read the book that this movie would rate a 3.
There wasn't a single transition in the whole thing; the plot just kept on hopping from point to point leaving the audience in a constant state of confusing frustration. Or, at least, it might have been confusing had the movie kept any of the intricacies of the original plot as outlined in the novel. One second Brom and Eragon are happily sparring along a river, when mere seconds before, and close by(as the audience is led to assume) a group of Urgals (which have been morphed into fat, bald men with blue tattoos) were ravaging some poor group of people on the side of the road. Eragon, whom is constantly portrayed in the movie as having "1 part courage and 3 parts fool" doesn't seem to care. What a big heart.
That's just one example. Suffice to say, my 15 month old niece could have done a better job at producing this movie. It is ALMOST as bad as Battlefield Earth! Heck, it's right on par with Bloodrayne.
It is an insult to call this a "B Movie" as I have seen a few good "B Movies" in my time. This movie kind of falls off the grading-scale charts. It's bad.
They skipped so many intrinsic plot points that they couldn't possibly make Eldest into a movie and call it "Eldest." For one thing, there is no love interest for Roran, and he just up and leaves because "he's of age." What's Roran going to do throughout the entire second book? Arya is not an elf...the least they could have done was throw on some tapered ears...so if Arya doesn't look or act super-human, what difference would Eragon's transformation be in the next book. Eragon does not get scarred from the shade, and Murtagh's scar is some tribal looking scratch.
Christopher Paolini should be insulted, and whoever is responsible for this nonsensical "interpretation" should be arrested and forced to watch their own horrid movie over and over again for a span of at least 10 years.
Yeah, I know I'm coming off a bit harsh, but I can't impress upon you enough that this was a huge let-down. I just hope that this serves to help some of you save some money by avoiding this movie. As another reviewer implied, you will find this DVD in bargain bins in a couple of weeks and will probably be able to buy it online cheaper than you could rent it in a store. Just wait until then