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The Eragon Movie; ?
Topic Started: Aug 5 2006, 09:00 PM (15,857 Views)
Queezle7
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Horla
Though I suppose Eragon's strong point isn't really plot, since so much is borrowed.
I don't know what its strong point is though...
It's fun to read! i guess.
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And there are thousands of other novels that are better than just fun to read.
Gladstone/Sentynel/Krim/Gladstone/Sentynel/Krim/Stroud/Gladstone

The three ships. Kinda like the Mayflower and all those.
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Oliver Twist is one.

I thought it'd be boring, but it's rather engaging...

"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."


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How can they get better than being fun to read? Books like Jane Eyre (a personal favorite) can be fun to read and deep. But, if a book isn't fun to read...Why would you read it?

I mean, any book has a moral if you really hunt...Hard.
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Anyways, back on topic, I love the book Eragon, but the movie was awful. It was far too different than the book, and so much was missing, it just . . . * sigh *
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Next summer we are violated for the last time. :yes:
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Ianna
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If a book is poorly written and has stolen a plot from almost every popular sci-fi/fantasy series on the planet, I'd say there is more to a book than "fun", yes.

"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."


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It did not. Where have you heard of dragon riders before?

heh...heh
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Ianna
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The Dragon Rider series? The book called Dragon Rider?

"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."


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I remember a book set in the 1800s with dragons thrown in, Royal Dragoon cavalary they were.

Oh and a sci fi.


And have you read the thread? Defending Eragon is a mortal sin.
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Yeah, well, then I'm doomed, I guess.

And, he's the best at writing dragon riders, so there.
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Ianna
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*Snorts*

Are you serious? I personally found Cornelia Funke's work more original and compelling. But then, I found Eragon as compelling as Moby Dick.

"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."


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Cornelia Funk bugs me. I disliked all of her books. I mean, could you honestly get more depressing?
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Ianna
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Yes, you could. Try Victor Hugo.

And even so countless other books show more skill in one sentence that Paolini shows in a plot.

"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."


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Eragon's boderline Plagarism.


Stop and repent now and you're soul can be saved. Maybe.
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