Showing posts with label Eragon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Eragon. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Here's to the BAD movies...

I've been thinking....I only review those movies I think are good. This post is a list of movies, with a short explanation that I really hated, couldn't finish, or just found extremely stupid.

Eragon - 2 ramheads out of 10
Eragon the movie featured bad acting, bad special effects, and is not similar to the book in many many ways. As a fan of the book, I was left with a bad taste in my mouth after watching. For a full list of differences click here

Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over - 1 ramhead out of 10
The Spy Kids movies were never anything special, but this one was the worst, head-ache causing one yet. I went with my little brother to this movie, only to see the 3D. That was one of the worst decisions of my life. The 3D was so poorly done, I had a head-ache. The plot was lame, the acting was poor (Stallone got an award for worst supporting actor). Do NOT see this movie.

Ok, this is all that I can think of....I'm sure there are more to come...



Thursday, October 9, 2008

Yeah, I can review books too....

I just finished Brisingr by Christopher Paolini. It was pretty much the best book I've read since Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. I loved this book. It is quite awesome, by reading his books, to watch Paolini mature as a writer, along with his characters. I noticed this in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series as well. This book, though published by a children's book publisher, is definitely not a children's book. The descriptive violence (decapitation, crushing of skulls, etc.) it very well written and the plot is very well laid out and devised. Although Eragon had some flaws (taking ideas from other fantasy series), Eldest, got better and veered from the unoriginal ideas, Brisingr is even more original, the remnants of unoriginality are unnoticeable.

Brisingr is the most complex book in the series. It is filled with action, emotion, twists, and "oh yeah, that makes sense" moments. I'm not going to say any spoilers (it wouldn't matter because nobody reads this...) but I'll tell you this. If you like fantasy novels (LOTR, Harry Potter, His Dark Materials series[The Golden Compass]...) you should read this one. The Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini is an excellent series that you will enjoy. Brisingr is already a best seller after 3 weeks.

10 ramheads out of 10