Eragon (2006) - Blu-ray Forum

Blu_Ray_UK2007 · 02-13-2007, 01:37 AM

Some details

This will be a single-layer disc (25GB) authored in MPEG2 compression with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio plus French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital sound, along with several high-definition trailers. Retail will be around $39.98.

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/eragon2.html

Damon Payne · 02-13-2007, 03:58 AM

I read overwhelmingly negative reviews of this movie.
But, I'll rent it.

Wondermaker · 02-13-2007, 04:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Damon Payne

I read overwhelmingly negative reviews of this movie.
But, I'll rent it.

It was pretty crappy, Damon. It differs wildly from the book, which in and of itself wasn't a terribly imaginative read. But, if the film had been more closely adapted, it would have been loads better.

The effects on Saphira were quite nice, and probably the only redeeming factor of the film. It'd be great to examine her in all her detailed scaly Blu glory!! :P

Longshot · 02-13-2007, 02:32 PM

No doubt it bombed at the box office but more importantly this a day and date release. Apparently Night at the Museum will be also. Kudos to Fox.

TBoneCapone · 03-20-2007, 04:18 PM

I have not seen the movie yet, but with the special effects, I thought it might be good to purchace on BD. Any reviews?

HDJK · 03-20-2007, 04:23 PM

http://www.hometheaterspot.com/htsth...?sequence=1878

TBoneCapone · 03-20-2007, 04:28 PM

Thanks HDJK, good looking out!

phranctoast · 03-20-2007, 04:38 PM

i found the movie to be terrible, but i think it because the butchered the book beyond recognition. I dont know how they are going to make the rest of the trilogy of movies when this one was so bad...!!!

TBoneCapone · 03-20-2007, 04:43 PM

No doubt, I will not be buying it now. Thanks for the heads up.

Ascended_Saiyan · 03-21-2007, 02:38 AM

Speaking as a person that didn't read the book...I enjoyed the movie. I just finished watching it. I would love to see the remaining two movies in this saga.

It seems that reading the book first is a no-no if you want to enjoy the movie. I have never heard a person say the movie was better than the book.

I would say try the movie out and judge for yourself, if you didn't read the book.

Damon Payne · 03-21-2007, 03:01 AM

The movie got overwhelmingly negative reviews. I won't be able to resist renting it though to see the effects and the BD transfer.

Smallville206 · 03-21-2007, 03:02 AM

I have not seen the movie myself, but that was because a bunch of friends of mine did and said it was horrible.

Jagster · 03-21-2007, 07:22 AM

My son who has read both of the books twice and is a huge fan simply hated the movie. For a year he looked forward to the movie coming out and had me take him to it on opening night. What he learned is that a movie cannot begin to fairly represent a 600 page book in a under two hour movie. The movie left important parts out and of course changed other elements. Since i had not read the book I was not as critical and thought the movie was OK, not great but entertaining enough. He so disliked the movie he has said he has no interest in owning it. I think if you are a fan of the book you should pass on the movie. If you have never seen it give it a try. It is worth a rental.

funkybudda · 03-21-2007, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ascended_Saiyan

Speaking as a person that didn't read the book...I enjoyed the movie. I just finished watching it. I would love to see the remaining two movies in this saga.

It seems that reading the book first is a no-no if you want to enjoy the movie. I have never heard a person say the movie was better than the book.

I would say try the movie out and judge for yourself, if you didn't read the book.

yeah,

I must admit that I didnt read the book and did enjoy the movie too. It's not exactly LOTR calibre, but being a fantasy movie fan I find it decent for it's first entry. Perhaps if the remaining two will get a much better production, but overall I liked it.

assur191 · 03-21-2007, 05:18 PM

Exactly. I didn't read the book, either. If you just want a fun fantasy movie, and are willing to accept it for what it is, it's an enjoyable movie. I'm sure it looks great, too.

zxvfrr41 · 03-21-2007, 06:00 PM

I know you can't always go by the critics, but the website, "rottentomatoes", is usually pretty good. Eragon got a 16% out of 100%. I've never seen a movie rated that low. Here is a sample of a couple of the movie critics' reviews.

For those who love the fantasy genre known as sword and sorcery -- and I count myself in their number -- sitting through the movie version of Eragon will suck the will to live right out of you.

“Eragon” is laughably bad, mind-bogglingly derivative, and easily one of the worst movies of the year. Do your kids a favor and flick cigarettes in their face for 100 minutes instead. They’ll thank you later.

john_1958 · 03-21-2007, 06:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zxvfrr41

I know you can't always go by the critics, but the website, "rottentomatoes", is usually pretty good. Eragon got a 16% out of 100%. I've never seen a movie rated that low. Here is a sample of a couple of the movie critics' reviews.

For those who love the fantasy genre known as sword and sorcery -- and I count myself in their number -- sitting through the movie version of Eragon will suck the will to live right out of you.

“Eragon” is laughably bad, mind-bogglingly derivative, and easily one of the worst movies of the year. Do your kids a favor and flick cigarettes in their face for 100 minutes instead. They’ll thank you later.

I thumb my nose at rottentomatoes website

EvanX · 03-21-2007, 06:39 PM

Oh please. this movie was written by a 15 year old and it shows. And all he really did was take the plot from Star Wars. Ugh.

And Rotten Tomatoes is pretty damn accurate for what it is: a bunch of people's opinions. You can get a pretty good feel for a movie there.

FF750 · 03-21-2007, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zxvfrr41

I know you can't always go by the critics, but the website, "rottentomatoes", is usually pretty good. Eragon got a 16% out of 100%. I've never seen a movie rated that low. Here is a sample of a couple of the movie critics' reviews.

For those who love the fantasy genre known as sword and sorcery -- and I count myself in their number -- sitting through the movie version of Eragon will suck the will to live right out of you.

“Eragon” is laughably bad, mind-bogglingly derivative, and easily one of the worst movies of the year. Do your kids a favor and flick cigarettes in their face for 100 minutes instead. They’ll thank you later.

Although I haven't seen the movie itself, it would be hard for it NOT to be derivative and cliched when Paolini's book itself is afflictted by that problem. It's a decent yarn for a young reader - it's target audience - but there are far too many ripped-off ideas from LOTR, Star Wars, Wizard Of Earthsea, Dragonriders of Pern, and a multitude of other, better sources that older fantasy fans would probably find it dull and extremely unoriginal. There is not a single original concept in Eragon or Eldest frankly and I'm not surprised the movie is being damned for the same issue.

Psiweaver · 03-21-2007, 07:33 PM

I think rotten tomatoes is highly accurate. I didn't see the movie but everyone i know who made the mistake of doing so found the movie to be awful. The book was really good and I wish they could have at least got close. I was expecting something along the Lines of Lord of the Rings as far as craft and production goes but instead we got a crappy movie that was really made for TV.

02-13-2007, 01:37 AM	#1
Blu_Ray_UK2007 Blu-ray Samurai Top contributor Member since:Feb 2007 Location:UK 4K collection:164 Blu-ray collection:782 Trading Score:1	Eragon (2006) Some details This will be a single-layer disc (25GB) authored in MPEG2 compression with English 5.1 DTS HD Lossless Master Audio plus French and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital sound, along with several high-definition trailers. Retail will be around $39.98. http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/eragon2.html Last edited by Scottie; 02-19-2018 at 09:15 PM.

03-20-2007, 04:18 PM	#5
TBoneCapone Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Brighton, CO Blu-ray collection:144 Blu-ray reviews:22	Eragon (2006) I have not seen the movie yet, but with the special effects, I thought it might be good to purchace on BD. Any reviews? Last edited by Scottie; 02-19-2018 at 09:13 PM.

03-21-2007, 07:22 AM	#13
Jagster Member Member since:Feb 2007	My Son hated the movie My son who has read both of the books twice and is a huge fan simply hated the movie. For a year he looked forward to the movie coming out and had me take him to it on opening night. What he learned is that a movie cannot begin to fairly represent a 600 page book in a under two hour movie. The movie left important parts out and of course changed other elements. Since i had not read the book I was not as critical and thought the movie was OK, not great but entertaining enough. He so disliked the movie he has said he has no interest in owning it. I think if you are a fan of the book you should pass on the movie. If you have never seen it give it a try. It is worth a rental.

02-13-2007, 03:58 AM	#2
Damon Payne Active Member Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Wisconsin	I read overwhelmingly negative reviews of this movie. But, I'll rent it.

02-13-2007, 02:32 PM	#4
Longshot Senior Member Member since:Apr 2006 Blu-ray reviews:2	No doubt it bombed at the box office but more importantly this a day and date release. Apparently Night at the Museum will be also. Kudos to Fox.

03-20-2007, 04:23 PM	#6
HDJK Blu-ray Guru Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Switzerland Trading Score:2	http://www.hometheaterspot.com/htsth...?sequence=1878

03-20-2007, 04:28 PM	#7
TBoneCapone Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Brighton, CO Blu-ray collection:144 Blu-ray reviews:22	Thanks HDJK, good looking out!

03-20-2007, 04:38 PM	#8
phranctoast Power Member Member since:Aug 2006 Location:Long Island, NY;psn:phranctoast Blu-ray collection:78	i found the movie to be terrible, but i think it because the butchered the book beyond recognition. I dont know how they are going to make the rest of the trilogy of movies when this one was so bad...!!!

03-20-2007, 04:43 PM	#9
TBoneCapone Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:Brighton, CO Blu-ray collection:144 Blu-ray reviews:22	No doubt, I will not be buying it now. Thanks for the heads up.

03-21-2007, 02:38 AM	#10
Ascended_Saiyan Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Sep 2006 Location:Atlanta, Georgia Blu-ray collection:608 Trading Score:1	Speaking as a person that didn't read the book...I enjoyed the movie. I just finished watching it. I would love to see the remaining two movies in this saga. It seems that reading the book first is a no-no if you want to enjoy the movie. I have never heard a person say the movie was better than the book. I would say try the movie out and judge for yourself, if you didn't read the book.

03-21-2007, 03:01 AM	#11
Damon Payne Active Member Member since:Oct 2006 Location:Wisconsin	The movie got overwhelmingly negative reviews. I won't be able to resist renting it though to see the effects and the BD transfer.

03-21-2007, 03:02 AM	#12
Smallville206 Active Member Member since:Dec 2006 Location:Seattle, Washington	I have not seen the movie myself, but that was because a bunch of friends of mine did and said it was horrible.

03-21-2007, 05:18 PM	#15
assur191 Active Member Member since:Aug 2005 Blu-ray collection:345	Exactly. I didn't read the book, either. If you just want a fun fantasy movie, and are willing to accept it for what it is, it's an enjoyable movie. I'm sure it looks great, too.

03-21-2007, 06:00 PM	#16
zxvfrr41 Active Member Member since:Mar 2007 Location:New Jersey	I know you can't always go by the critics, but the website, "rottentomatoes", is usually pretty good. Eragon got a 16% out of 100%. I've never seen a movie rated that low. Here is a sample of a couple of the movie critics' reviews. For those who love the fantasy genre known as sword and sorcery -- and I count myself in their number -- sitting through the movie version of Eragon will suck the will to live right out of you. “Eragon” is laughably bad, mind-bogglingly derivative, and easily one of the worst movies of the year. Do your kids a favor and flick cigarettes in their face for 100 minutes instead. They’ll thank you later.

03-21-2007, 06:39 PM	#18
EvanX Expert Member Member since:Jan 2007 Location:Michigan Blu-ray collection:47	Oh please. this movie was written by a 15 year old and it shows. And all he really did was take the plot from Star Wars. Ugh. And Rotten Tomatoes is pretty damn accurate for what it is: a bunch of people's opinions. You can get a pretty good feel for a movie there.

03-21-2007, 07:33 PM	#20
Psiweaver Special Member Member since:Jun 2006 Location:Los Angeles,CA	I think rotten tomatoes is highly accurate. I didn't see the movie but everyone i know who made the mistake of doing so found the movie to be awful. The book was really good and I wish they could have at least got close. I was expecting something along the Lines of Lord of the Rings as far as craft and production goes but instead we got a crappy movie that was really made for TV.

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