[Sailor Abbey]

I saw it yesterday and I thought it was really cool. My spousal unit says its totally different from the book, but I could give a fuck. I still thought it was entertaining.

[TruJade]

Come on Abbey

dish, dish I really wanna see it.
You've got to give me more than that.

[barend]

from all accounts its star wars with dragons.

[Despondent]

It was written by a teenager, who was selling his book at fairs and shows. The Writer's Digest story told of how one particular fellow seemed somewhat interested but passed. So the young and lanky author offered to arm-wrestle for it; he wins, the fellow buys his book. I don't think he was signed at the time either.

My Uncle David was reading Eregon a year or so ago. We talked, and he wandered on about how several names, and proper nouns were similar to what we've all heard before. One of my podcasts, this one more legitimate than most, tore into the film for not letting critics get to see it before the release.

Regardless; score one for the kid this time.

[barend]

jesus... that dude must have been pretty weak to loose an arm wrestle to 15 year old dweeb.

(I've seen the dude)

[Commodore]

The critics must still be sore about not getting an advance screening, because as of right now it's pulling 13% on Rottentomatoes. Some of the reviews are very caustic indeed.

[Lord Aquaman]

Saw the film, thought it was a decent way to kill 2 hours. Editing was a little clunky in places. Will eventually read book for comparison.

[HMC]

If Star Wars and Lord of the Rings had a child and then drowned that child in a well you'd probably end up with something resembling Eragon.

[Gobbler]

Star Wars as in PT or OT?

[HMC]

OT.

SPOILERS:
Eragon is about a FARM BOY who goes on an adventure to avenge his UNCLE who was killed by a corrupt EMPIRE. He is joined on this adventure by an OLD MAN (from whom he learns about a forgotten magic) who DIES AT THE END TO SAVE HIM AND HIS FRIENDS.

Basically the only difference is that it's set in Middle Earth and the protagonist wants to be a magical rider of dragons instead of a magical rider of X-Wings.

[Gobbler]

Being creative is harder than it sounds these days, eh?

[TruJade]

I can't believe that the Eragon story
was allowed to be published!

That brief summary by HMC sounds
like a whole lotta copyrighting
laws being broken.

But the real question:
is the movie worth seeing.
I think it looks good
but I've definitely been wrong before.

[Icey]

I love how the "Luke, looking out into the sunset pondering his life" is recaptured.

And HMC, that's exactly what I was thinking at the end, except in this version the Emperor has a magic X-Wing too.

[civilian_number_two]

To be fair, STAR WARS was NOT original. Please read DUNE and watch FLASH GORDON, and etc.

[Gobbler]

Dune... Nobleman, taught by the Bene Gesserit, arrives on desert planet with his family... stands for nobility in every way... his house's being destroyed by another house... he flees into the desert with his mother, joins up with the local terrorist-cell, teaches them his Bene Gesserit stuff, becomes their great big leader, has visions of the future and all that...

... yeah, I think I see where you're coming from, but for some reason, Dune and Star Wars are two heavily separated things in my mind. Dune just had the better story (although the second book did its best to diminish that point).

Of course, creating a hero that goes through some drama and becomes the savior of it all is a very common plot, but that doesn't mean that Star Wars wasn't original. Many roads lead to a happy ending.