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Old 01-06-2007, 09:15 PM   #81
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Thanks KK I'll check out those books - actually a mate of mine has the Eragon series, so when he gets back from climbing mountains in Boreno I'll grab them off him.

BTW my oldest daughter is only 4 1/2, and although she can read and write I think Eragon is a little out of her depth.
Crikey, mate, I keep thinking she's older.

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By the way, the first DiR book is aimed for far younger kids than the last four. Over Sea, Under Stone was written like 20 years earlier than the other books, and there was originally no plan for a series. Which explains why only one character (To my recollection) is involved in the second book that was in the first. The first one contains the best chase scene I've ever seen written.
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Old 01-06-2007, 09:17 PM   #82
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IS there more books after Eldest?
Yes, but the third's not released yet. It's a trilogy, and my ex's copy of the book features a sneak peak at Chapter 3 of the third book.
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Old 01-06-2007, 09:19 PM   #83
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He said looser, which must mean something entirely different.
OR maybe he's got half the schooling Hero's daughter does.
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Old 03-17-2007, 01:06 PM   #84
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Discussion: Did the people who wrote the screenplay for Eragon read Eldest, or consult with the author or anything?

Thoughts? Opinions? My guess? No.
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Old 03-17-2007, 02:05 PM   #85
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It was a bad movie, plain and simple. Even though I myself never read the books, I didn't like the pace or flow of this thing.
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Old 03-17-2007, 02:27 PM   #86
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The movie was what it was.

I agree that, apart from any comparison to the books, the movie was pretty weak. It wasn't awful, but it's one of those movies I regretted paying money for.

However, having just finished the second book, a lot of things that will happen in Eldest are kind of.,..Well, mutually exlcusive with the way things develop in the second book. I don't expect movies to translate verbatim, but I was a bit surprised that they would change the story so much as to go in a different direction from where the series is clearly going.

I also won't pretend the book is exactly perfect: Paolini resorts to a few things which I think are, frankly, bad storytelling. also, like the Lord of the Rings movies, he writes the details of such minutia that he often detracts from everything else (You know, like how they devoted half of each LoTR flick to telling us ow pretty New Zealand was). The books kind of did it, but I used the films because it underscores it in my opinion.

As such, I expect it to translate poorly. Or, if not poorly, roughly. However, it's not hard to pay enough attention to the books to get an idea as to whether things are going.
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Old 03-18-2007, 02:59 AM   #87
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Still havent' got round to getting the Eragon books off my mate - I might have a look for an audio book. I spend more time travelling than sitting at home reading.
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Old 03-18-2007, 09:44 AM   #88
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Audio books? Just read in the car. Statistically,. it's no worse than driving drunk...
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Old 03-18-2007, 01:48 PM   #89
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My brother does the whole audio book thing all the time. Told me he was tired of listening to shit music stations and needed something to fill the time (he travels a lot) so he gave audio books a try, he's hooked.
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Old 03-18-2007, 04:11 PM   #90
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My mother lost both cheap copies of the Harry Potter book (The first one). So I bought her the books on CD, and she keeps re-listening to it.

I like to keep my books books and my aduio music.

Although, listening to the first disc of the Da Vinci Code saved me the labor of actually reading it. And I didn't pay anything for the trouble...
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Old 03-22-2007, 10:07 AM   #91
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I can't be bothered to read all that shit but I will say the movie was enjoyable. My fiance has read the books and is a huge fan so I agreed to see it with him on Christmas. I felt it was rushed but good, the fact that I have never read the books makes me think I may have enjoyed it more than someone who has. He was rather disappointe btw, but said it was good for what it was.
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Old 03-22-2007, 10:18 AM   #92
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I don't think reading the books has anything to do with whether you liked the movie. It's more about whether or not you like movies that are remotely good, or settle for this.
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Old 03-24-2007, 10:16 PM   #93
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I havnt read the books yet but I really enjoyed the movie...

except for the ending...I get that it might end like that in the book but honestly I really hate the whole Pirates 2/Lord of the Rings like endings in movies know where basically this movies sets up the next movie
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Old 03-24-2007, 11:06 PM   #94
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Be fair. Eragon was a complete story in and of itself, unlike Pirates 2 and Lord of the Landscapes. While it sets up the next movie, it doesn't do so in a way that detracts from the whole "Final fight with the evil enemy armies."

And it's not that I liked the movie. It's just that you're comparing a complete movie to a two parter (Pirates) and a series of movies based on a series of books originally intended to be one book (Lord of the Yawn).
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