I need a explanation.
Ok, so I was watching Skallagrim recently (for those of you that don't know he reviews weapons, and I highly recommend to check out his channel if you are into that). I was browsing trough older videos and I found this..
The video itself is nothing special, it is fairly obvious that sword is crap, but what bothers me is comments ( Read more... )
The video itself is nothing special, it is fairly obvious that sword is crap, but what bothers me is comments ( Read more... )
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"Written by a teenager (and it shows), Eragon presents nothing new to the "hero's journey" story archetype. In movie terms, this movie looks and sounds like Lord of the Rings and plays out like a bad Star Wars rip-off...the makers of Eragon should soon be expecting an annoyed phone call from George Lucas."
- Rotten Tomatoes summary. Again, note the jab at Paolini and how all the criticisms are applicable with regards to the source material as well.
"Derivative."
- Washington Post. Hmm... kind of like the book, methinks?
"Generic."
- Las Vegas Weekly. Hmm... ditto?
"[The world of Eragon] is without much texture or depth."
- The Hollywood Reporter. Again, same goes for the book.
"Fairly lifeless and at times a bit silly."
- Seattle Times. Again, par for the course, same can be said of the book.
"...[only]nine-year-olds with no knowledge whatsoever of any of the six Star Wars movies would find the film original."
- Newsday. Hmm... again, nothing unique for the movie, really...
Also, I'm Paul. Forgot to log in. Oh well.
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"Adapted from the first novel in Christopher Paolini's "Inheritance" trilogy, "Eragon" is set in Alagaësia, which would have made a good name for a laxative but is the author's stand-in for Middle-earth of The Lord of the Rings." - David Germaine, MSN
"Eragon's fantastical milieu may be third-class Lord of the Rings, but its story--in what may constitute the most shameless act of plagiarism known to American cinema--is pure Star Wars." - Slant Magazine
"The book that inspired the film was written by Christopher Paolini, who can't be held responsible since he was 17 at the time, but this is a minor work in every sense. When the studio tells us that parental guidance is suggested, does it occur to them that they should have taken their own advice?"
- New York Post
"I haven't read the book, but I know this about it: It was written by a home-schooled, fantasy-obsessed teenager named Christopher Paolini and published when he was 19. And yet somehow -- and this is stunning -- somehow the story turns out to be geeky, simple-minded and shamelessly derivative of "Lord of the Rings" and "Star Wars." Why, it's almost as if ... as if a home-schooled, fantasy-obsessed teenager wrote it!"
- Eric Snider, Rotten Tomatoes-approved contributor critic
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(i cant get sued if i remove umlaut buahahaha)
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