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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 7, 2007 12:52:10 GMT
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Post by SilvaShado on Aug 10, 2007 21:08:38 GMT
Really, wow! I didn't think they were gonna do all the books. I've only ever seen like the first three done (by BBC, if I remember correctly). I just hope they stick with it.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 10, 2007 21:21:45 GMT
BBC versions were... Well, low budget would be the kind description ;D
I definitely prefer the films, so far. Just hope they sort out the bits I truly hated in Last Battle is all...
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Post by SilvaShado on Aug 13, 2007 23:13:10 GMT
Isn't most BBC low budget?
I think if they truly pursue these films all the way to the end, then it will be truly something. Quite a legacy, I think. But we'll have to wait and see whether they stick with it.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 14, 2007 0:17:19 GMT
Yeeesss... But there's low budget but good, and then there's low budget and you wondered why they bothered... ;D
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Post by hector on Aug 14, 2007 0:47:14 GMT
Everything is low budget compared to the hundreds of millions Hollywood spends on something like this.
Which is why the only consideration is just how much these movies can gross to continue the series.
There are seven books, IIRC. That's hard to pull off. Eragon won't even get a sequel (then again, it's very different a dreadful story written by a plagiaristic kid to a story by someone like Lewis) But Order of the Phoenix's $270-280M pretty much guaranteed that the last two will be made.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 14, 2007 0:54:18 GMT
Didn't help that Eragon the film was sold to the public as a stand alone when it is in fact a part one. That would really annoy me, if I went to see it unawares. And yeah, Hec, there are seven books
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Post by hector on Aug 14, 2007 1:14:03 GMT
Didn't help that Eragon the film was sold to the public as a stand alone when it is in fact a part one. Or that the film was, y' know, [Censored] But I'm pretty sure it was sold as a trilogy, to capitalize as much as humanly possible the current trilogy trend. There are many movies who wants to hold the christmas throne Lord of the Rings used to have.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 14, 2007 1:47:15 GMT
I read the Eragon books and they're OK, but anyone thinking they are remotely in the same league as LotR needs their heads tested.
Precious little is, which is where the problem comes in for all those film makers. That and they really don't have the faintest clue what they're looking at most of the time, of course ;D
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Post by hector on Aug 14, 2007 2:13:23 GMT
You're far braver man than I.
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Post by Elliot Kane on Aug 14, 2007 2:47:15 GMT
They're not a bad light read, just don't expect wonders is all.
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Post by killerzzz on Aug 16, 2007 3:33:23 GMT
I read the Eragon books and they're OK, but anyone thinking they are remotely in the same league as LotR needs their heads tested. The movie constantly reminded me of the Dungeons and Dragons movie. I kept expecting Brom to shout out "Let their blood rain from the sky!!" in a creepy voice. ...even though it was pretty different. So they're not making Eldar? Huh. Killerzzz
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