Jeremy Irons is, of course, beyond brilliant (I just wish that they had written him a better death scene.) I absolutely loved any scene with Brom because Irons stole the show. I really appreciated the animation efforts, even though she didn't get nearly enough screen-time.įor once, I have little or no complaints about the acting. I detested the scene in which she basically grows from an itty-bitty baby into a gigantic creature in a matter of seconds, but at least it looked moderately convincing.
With that said, I thought the effects were great. Speaking of the battle, what the HELL happened to the Sapphire? That was possibly the most bad-ass scene in the book, and it would have been pretty fantastic on-screen-but I guess that was another case of the producers going, "Too hard, fuck it!" I was really looking forward to seeing some spectacular images of Tronjheim, which is described beautifully (if way too long-winded) in the book, but they showed literally NOTHING of the city once the battle was going on. Because there was maybe a millisecond shot of Tronjheim and it looked like it was OUTSIDE. Also, where was Katrina and how are they going to justify Roran's entire motivation for defending Carvahall in the next movie, if they even decide to make it (doubtful, since this movie is getting smashed by the critics)? And I guess they took a look at the description of Tronjheim and Farthen Dur in the book, went, "Damn.that's a lot of work", and decided to screw it. There were also some truly devastating omissions I hated the fact that they didn't show Durza injuring Eragon's back (which is, like, the most important thing in the beginning of the second book.).
I had to suppress the urge to vomit throughout that last conversation between them. Of course they have to emphasize romance for the purpose of a film, but it came across as really forced and kind of awkward, considering that Arya is decades older than Eragon and supposed to be completely uninterested in him. Book!Arya is kind of a bitch to Eragon, yet Movie!Arya was totally feeling him. I think my biggest qualm is the fact that Arya's role was way overblown, and Arya herself was completely out of character. Sure, they changed the sure, there were plenty of horrifyingly cheesy lines of dialogue, but it could have been much worse. But honestly, if you don't expect much out of the film, it's sort of enjoyable. Twelve percent on the Rotten Tomatoes website is truly dismal. I went to see Eragon, and, if you read my last entry, you'll know that I went into it with the lowest of low expectations.
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