Enter the dragon.

[layne67]

Has booked my tickets to watch 'Eragon' this coming Saturday. I'm really looking forward to watching it. I like the book and I love watching movie adaptations of books that I enjoy reading ( not the other way round though, I can never thoroughly get into books that have been made into movies ). To me it's always exciting to see how the movie differs or or is similar to the version in my head. Which IMO is one of the many reasons why the LOTR trilogy was so successful. PJ's version of it was in so many ways similar to what most people had in their mind! His Aragorn is my Aragorn, his four hobbits are my hobbits, his Gandalf, Saruman etc etc.

So, yes, I can't wait to see Aragorn 'Eragon'. I wonder whether the movie will make me think of LOTR the way the book did. 'Eragon' the book is literally peppered with LOTR-moments ( I believe the author who wrote the book when he was 15 is an ardent fan of LOTR ). Heh, there's even an Elf Princess called Arwen Arya in the book!

I'm also a fan of Jeremy Irons and John Malkovich. Brilliant actors, both of them. There's no doubt in my mind that these two will play the parts of Eragon's mentor and enemy, respectively, to perfection.

And, there is this one character in the book that, you know, tickles my slashy self. I wonder whether the movie version will do same :D

Comments

[shirebound]

I look forward to reading your review of Eragon! The trailer was edited a lot like the LOTR trailers, making it look even *more* like a LOTR-inspired story.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Heheh when I first read the book my first impression was that I was reading an LOTR-fanfic. So I was really surprised that they're making it into a film because a LOT is so very LOTR-ish!

[geniusartist.livejournal.com]

Hey, here's trivia: My cousin (who works in the video games industry) assisted in production/creation of the Eragon game. Neato, huh?

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Very :)

He wasn't involved in the LOTR game?

[geniusartist.livejournal.com]

I don't know. I'm not sure whether the same company manufactured both games.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Elijah's brother Zach is in the video game industry, someone told me. Wouldn't it be awesome if your cousin were to meet him?

[mews1945.livejournal.com]

I will be going to see it next week, I hope. I'm hoping it will be wonderful, but I really don't think it could come near LotRs. Nothing ever will, for me.

[layne67.livejournal.com]

But of course nothing could come close to Lotr. Not Narnia, not Harry Potter and not Eragon either!

But ooh, Malkovich. That man is deliciously baaaad ...

[claudia603.livejournal.com]

I hope you enjoy it! I'll be looking forward to what people think of it! I'm afraid I've not the heart to watch something that is similar to LOTR but NOT LOTR, if you know what I mean! :)

[layne67.livejournal.com]

It has got quite good reviews in the papers today and apparrently Irons and Malkovich delivered.

But oh, Eragon and Arya are so blatantly Aragorn and Arwen, at least in the book. No hobbits equivalent though :)

[layne67.livejournal.com]

And that Irons character? Yeah, he's Elrond *g*

[annwyn55.livejournal.com]

It's gotten to you already? It hasn't even come to Canada yet!

I'll have to read the book. Always intended to, but never found the time somehow. Its likeness to LotR doesn't bother me - after all, I've read all of Dennis McKiernan's Mithgar books, and if they aren't lotr rip-offs, I'll eat my hat with sauce. :D

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Hee. But then, Brokeback Mountain would never, ever make it here. And no GSH either. Somehow seeing them on the small screen is simply not the same *sighs*

The Mithgar books? Are they good?

[i-o-r-h-a-e-l.livejournal.com]

I hope you'll like it. :D Tell us after you see it, okay?

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I will. Just hope I won't be disappointed. You know, when you have high expectations of something and nothing comes out of it :/

[honeyandvinegar.livejournal.com]

I haven't read that series... I knew someone on hogwartslive.com that LOVED em, HAD the name "Eragonshadeslayer". You have fun!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

I've only read the first book. I have the second one but didn't have time to read it yet. Looking forward to the movie!

[majblomma2000.livejournal.com]

I'm going to see this movie with a brother. I'm really looking forward to it! :) And that Jeremy Irons and John Malkovich are in this movie should mean that it's good. At least I hope so :)
And I'm so happy to see a dragon portrayed as good!!

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Yay, we can squee about it together :DD

Oh yes, a good dragon. With Rachel Weiz's sexy voice, no less *g*

I'm looking forward to discussing Saphira the dragon with you!

[majblomma2000.livejournal.com]

We'll be discussing it :D

I'm going to see it tonight :)))

[wynterhawk.livejournal.com]

I wonder if anyone can ever come up with an alternate cast for LOTR. Just on a whim. I think they'd be hard pressed to do so :)

[layne67.livejournal.com]

Here's one :)

The Cast from Hell (http://serai1.livejournal.com/6646.html).

It's hilarious.

[wynterhawk.livejournal.com]

omg! make it stop! I mean a *good* alternative! *laughs*