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    1. 07-19-2007 12:51 AM #1
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      Eragon

      So, what do you think of that book? Personally, I hate it. Paolini has no creativity. He just took Star Wars and changed the names.
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    2. 07-19-2007 01:33 AM #2
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      Well, he was about sixteen when he wrote it, wasn't he? Although I haven't read the book, I suppose it must be better than the movie...
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      Quote Originally Posted by stuetzl View Post
      Well, he was about sixteen when he wrote it, wasn't he? Although I haven't read the book, I suppose it must be better than the movie...
      He was, but that doesn't excuse the book from being overrated and just being Star Wars with a new name.
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      i have never read teh book, but i saw the movie, and that was pretty good. i liked the part where the dragon breathed fire into the other dragons mouth. i was all 'woah!" and it inspired me to draw this really wicked cool drawing. also, that kid with the black hair was hot. i forget his name tho.
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    5. 07-24-2007 09:19 PM #5
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      Yeah I read it.
      Hugely overrated.

      It wouldn't have been as big if he wasn't 16 when he wrote it.
      It ripped several books and put them together.
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      I never read the book either. But I saw the movie. The main reason I liked it, is because I'm a huge fan of dragons. And I really liked the dragon in that movie. I look forward to seeing more of them. There are definitely many better dragon stories out there. But that battle at the end was pretty fun to watch.
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    7. 07-25-2007 01:47 AM #7
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      The book was pretty good. The movie didn't do it justice at all.

      and wtf.... of course theres similarities.. rarely is there a completly new story. Most stories follow the same archetypes and therefore turn out similar.
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    8. 07-26-2007 03:48 PM #8
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      Eragon is a little like eBaum's World. Sure, it was heavily 'inspired' by many different classic fantasy elements, but who cares?! I don't read fantasy books expecting to see something entirely, completely new. I read them for escapist entertainment. You can't deny that Eragon is a very entertaining book. It's a well-strung mix of everything you could want in a fantasy book. It won't change your life, but it will make you forget about it for a while.
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