100 Movie Challenge #21: Eragon
Another one of those movies I had been interested in since it came out (way back in 2007) and just now got around to seeing. Wow...
Eragon is a simple, naïve farm boy who is chosen to be the new dragon rider, after dragons had long been eradicated by the evil King Galbatorix. Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, lead the rebels, a group calling themselves the Vartan, to fight Galbatorix's army.
When the evil shade named Durza first appeared, my first thought was, "Wow, that looks just like Rumpelstiltskin from the Once Upon a Time series!" Well, that's because it's the same actor, Robert Carlyle.
Anyways, the movie was fun. I don't get why people say it sucked so much...but then again, I wasn't spoiled by the book either. I was disappointed that the movie ended in a cliffhanger, King Galbatorix was still alive, and no sequel was made in the past seven years. But I'll definitely be keeping my eye out for it if they ever do make one.
I have to say I had my eye on Murtagh as well. He was just that cute but mysterious boy, wearing the shady cloak at first, so you couldn't tell if he was friend or foe...or whether some twist might happen in the future.
Eragon is a simple, naïve farm boy who is chosen to be the new dragon rider, after dragons had long been eradicated by the evil King Galbatorix. Eragon and his dragon, Saphira, lead the rebels, a group calling themselves the Vartan, to fight Galbatorix's army.
When the evil shade named Durza first appeared, my first thought was, "Wow, that looks just like Rumpelstiltskin from the Once Upon a Time series!" Well, that's because it's the same actor, Robert Carlyle.
Anyways, the movie was fun. I don't get why people say it sucked so much...but then again, I wasn't spoiled by the book either. I was disappointed that the movie ended in a cliffhanger, King Galbatorix was still alive, and no sequel was made in the past seven years. But I'll definitely be keeping my eye out for it if they ever do make one.
I have to say I had my eye on Murtagh as well. He was just that cute but mysterious boy, wearing the shady cloak at first, so you couldn't tell if he was friend or foe...or whether some twist might happen in the future.