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JasonLovesKelsey · Aug 02, 2008 4:53 PM

Seriously, Producers of Eragon? TLoS Storyline? Possible Delay? This just does not look good from my point of view. I might rent this if I'm bored, but I'm definately not bothering to see it in theaters. Anyone else share my opinion?

Note: No flames.

DragonLadyArts · Aug 02, 2008 6:49 PM

Well who knows it might be good. But I have a bad feeling about the movie, knowing that there is a strong chance it won't be good. sad

When it comes out, I will see the ratings. If it was a decent movie. I'm watching it. If not, I'll wait til it comes out on dvd :'( ( I'm not going to waste my money on a crappy movie)

TheManiacOnWheels · Aug 02, 2008 11:52 PM

I'm pretty optimistic (Eragon was only bad because it twisted the book so much). I've yet to see a preview or anything, so I'm gonna wait.
The T.L.o.S storyline is great so far anyway.

JasonLovesKelsey · Aug 03, 2008 9:22 PM

TheManiacOnWheels wrote:

I'm pretty optimistic (Eragon was only bad because it twisted the book so much). I've yet to see a preview or anything, so I'm gonna wait.
The T.L.o.S storyline is great so far anyway.

Eh... I didn't like the Eragon book either, it bored me to sleep anytime I tried to read it... And, no offense, but I find TLoS to be just a little cliche.

mimi · Aug 03, 2008 10:08 PM

uhh i hated eragon a little but why would you i mean really post this do you want some lovers of every spyro game to hate you im just telling you be carefull when talking about this or you might be followed around on everysite your found being bothered it happened to me once when i said i hated final fantasy and the only thing i like is chocobos so just be carefull with this post and i do share your opinions a little because of the change of the producers and it being the last spyro thing[hope not]but i WILL be first in the movie thetre line along with a couple of million people hope i see you there forum members lol

John Man 1234 · Aug 03, 2008 11:32 PM

I will probaly see it my bro says that it should be good but even he's not sure eather way I will see it most likely.

JasonLovesKelsey · Aug 03, 2008 11:44 PM

mimi wrote:

uhh i hated eragon a little but why would you i mean really post this do you want some lovers of every spyro game to hate you im just telling you be carefull when talking about this or you might be followed around on everysite your found being bothered it happened to me once when i said i hated final fantasy and the only thing i like is chocobos so just be carefull with this post and i do share your opinions a little because of the change of the producers and it being the last spyro thing[hope not]but i WILL be first in the movie thetre line along with a couple of million people hope i see you there forum members lol

Yeah, but announcing that you hate FF is like commiting internet suicide. I doubt alot of people are going to troll/flame me everywhere I go just for not wanting to see the Spyro movie.

Kazoobie64 · Aug 04, 2008 2:39 AM

TheManiacOnWheels wrote:

(Eragon was only bad because it twisted the book so much)

Wouldn't you worry that these same people will repeat the error and twist the videogame just as much? I mean, as soon as I saw that poster, I knew it was probably already going down mentioned path.

Although personally, I don't care for the TLoS storylines at all. I too think them to be typical clichÃ©d fantasy and I find nothing interesting or unique about them, much less to be made into movies, but yeah...

TheManiacOnWheels · Aug 05, 2008 3:43 AM

There's always that possibilty, yeah. But I'm too negative already though...I've been trying to change the way I think, so I've gotta stay positive >_>.
To JasonLovesKelsey: None taken wink . I loved the book, but then, I'm a sucker for fantasy novels. There's cliches in T.L.o.S, true but these days there's pretty much nothing that doesn't have a cliche or two. And they aren't necessarily bad, after all. There's those who say the idea of Ignitus being Spyro's dad is impossible for simply being cliche, and the same goes for SxC. It doesn't seem to affect fans of either at all.

spyromaster330 · Aug 05, 2008 10:59 AM

I think that the movie wont be that good but it will be ok. I probaly wont be able to see it at the movies so if im going to see it ill probaly have to rent it when it comes out on dvd. I havent read or seen Eragon so i dont know what that movie was like but ive heard it was pretty bad. Anyway, im hoping that the makers of this movie will learn from there mistakes from Eragon and not twist the Spyro storyline too much.

Spyras the Dragon · Aug 11, 2008 6:34 AM

I actually think this movie will be WAY too serious and go into too much detail. Those storylines bore be quickly.

spyromaster330 · Aug 11, 2008 7:28 AM

I like TLOS's storyline but i dont think its good enough to be made into a movie. Thats just my opinion though..

ih8u2 · Aug 11, 2008 4:16 PM

My problem with this movie is that cutscenes are practically movie like in their own right. Considering the credits here aren't that impressive, it may end up being as original as stringing together the cutscenes and adding battles in between them where you would be playing, combined with trying to appeal to the younger crowd as much as possible. I'm not really expecting much from this film.

Neotyguy40 · Aug 11, 2008 10:41 PM

I think the movie might be good. Eragon was a good movie in my opinion, but I saw it before I read the book (after I read the book I still liked the movie).

This time it seems like they aren't going to twist it so much, perhaps they learned their lesson?

Anyway, the good news is that the guy who wrote Eragon is going to resell the movie rights to someone else (a new Eragon movie is coming?)

SO I guess we will just need to wait and see if the movie is good or not, if it is? Then we just wait for the next one... If it isn't? We will just flame the entire Sierra, Activision, and Velvet Octopus forums...

JasonLovesKelsey · Aug 12, 2008 1:45 AM

Neotyguy40 wrote:

Eragon was a good movie in my opinion

That statement renders your opinion null.

Stormy · Aug 12, 2008 2:29 AM

[sub]Um, I didn't like the Eragon movie either, but you don't have to bash him because he does.

I don't care for the storyline of TLoS much, either; I'm probably not going to bother with this movie. They try to make it seem "epic," but to me it just comes off as lame, cliche, and generally dull.
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Spyro_Loves_Me · Aug 12, 2008 4:33 AM

I thought the Eragon movie was ok, but I haven't bothered reading the book yet. Based on what others are saying, I probably wouldn't be as happy with it if I read the book.
One thing I'm worried about: If the Eragon producers were that far off with the book, then I wonder how far off they'll be with the games ...

A Guy · Aug 12, 2008 4:05 PM

JasonLovesKelsey wrote:

Neotyguy40 wrote:
Eragon was a good movie in my opinion
That statement renders your opinion null.

Wow, I guess your ego does not allow you to see that people have the right to disagree with your opinion.

Don't let the door hit you on your way out.

Kazoobie64 · Aug 12, 2008 4:42 PM

I don't know, guys. A lot of the crew working on this film worked on those Garfield movies, and they couldn't even stay true to something as simple as the Garfield "story" and characters. Note that, although those movies were awful, they were released under the word of Jim Davis, and he's actually a genius in the comic world, in a different sense. No matter how we may think that his comic is unfunny, he knew how to turn something so average into a huge money-maker, even before the movies. I reckon they're trying to repeat this method again with Spyro.

JasonLovesKelsey · Aug 12, 2008 10:05 PM

A Guy wrote:

JasonLovesKelsey wrote:
Neotyguy40 wrote:
Eragon was a good movie in my opinion
That statement renders your opinion null.
Wow, I guess your ego does not allow you to see that people have the right to disagree with your opinion.
Don't let the door hit you on your way out.

And I guess your ego causes you to flame people.

And trust me, he only likes it cause he has no idea how much it butchered the book. People have to right to their own opinion, but should at least research the subject before forming one. In no way did I itend to insult/flame/bash him, or anyone else that liked the movie. I just meant to ask people who like the same things as me opinions on the movie, before deciding wether to rent it (Whenever it comes out) or not. Cause most likely, people who like the same things as me could help me come to a decision.

Kazoobie64 wrote:

I don't know, guys. A lot of the crew working on this film worked on those Garfield movies, and they couldn't even stay true to something as simple as the Garfield "story" and characters. Note that, although those movies were awful, they were released under the word of Jim Davis, and he's actually a genius in the comic world, in a different sense. No matter how we may think that his comic is unfunny, he knew how to turn something so average into a huge money-maker, even before the movies. I reckon they're trying to repeat this method again with Spyro.

Really? I never saw the movie, nor heard wether it was good or bad... So this means they're just using Spyro as a cash cow? Figured as much.

Kazoobie64 · Aug 12, 2008 10:51 PM

Yeah, John Davis worked on the two theatrical Garfield movies, and along with others in charge of the Spyro movie, also worked on Garfield Gets Real and Garfield's Fun Fest, which were all made as money-makers. (You can catch the cheapness of it on Cartoon Network sometimes.) I'm sure even Jim Davis himself can't deny it, he's the comic marketing genius after all. Some of these people also worked on "The Reef," an obvious attempt to cash in on the famosity of Finding Nemo.

So yes, this is no doubt the same case.

TheManiacOnWheels · Aug 13, 2008 12:16 AM

Neotyguy40 wrote:

I think the movie might be good. Eragon was a good movie in my opinion, but I saw it before I read the book (after I read the book I hated the movie).
This time it seems like they aren't going to twist it so much, perhaps they learned their lesson?
Anyway, the good news is that the guy who wrote Eragon is going to resell the movie rights to someone else (a new Eragon movie is coming?)
SO I guess we will just need to wait and see if the movie is good or not, if it is? Then we just wait for the next one... If it isn't? We will just flame the entire Sierra, Activision, and Velvet Octopus forums...

Curse of reading the book second...if you say the movie was fantastic, then read the book and then change your opinion completely, it causes problems XD.
There's nothin WRONG with liking Eragon guys, seriously.

A Guy · Aug 13, 2008 1:14 AM

JasonLovesKelsey wrote:

A Guy wrote:
JasonLovesKelsey wrote:
That statement renders your opinion null.
Wow, I guess your ego does not allow you to see that people have the right to disagree with your opinion.
Don't let the door hit you on your way out.
And I guess your ego causes you to flame people.
And trust me, he only likes it cause he has no idea how much it butchered the book.

I've seen how different the movie was from the book (and I have read the book) and I still like it. Saying that someone's opinion doesn't matter because it clashes with yours is a sign of an overinflated ego.

Kazoobie64 · Aug 13, 2008 1:23 AM

A Guy wrote:

Saying that someone's opinion doesn't matter because it clashes with yours is a sign of an overinflated ego.

But saying someone's opinion doesn't matter is also an opinion. Sure it's kind of a mean opinion, but so is professional critique. Live with it, just like I do.

So to retaliate, why don't you guys explain why you like the Eragon movie? Look deep inside yourselves and think about why you like it. Surely it can't be because you like dragons, is it?

JasonLovesKelsey · Aug 13, 2008 11:30 PM

A Guy wrote:

JasonLovesKelsey wrote:
A Guy wrote:
Wow, I guess your ego does not allow you to see that people have the right to disagree with your opinion.
Don't let the door hit you on your way out.
And I guess your ego causes you to flame people.
And trust me, he only likes it cause he has no idea how much it butchered the book.
I've seen how different the movie was from the book (and I have read the book) and I still like it. Saying that someone's opinion doesn't matter because it clashes with yours is a sign of an overinflated ego.

It doesn't matter on the subject, that's all I'm saying. Besides, we're going off topic.

@Kazoobie: I really hope Spyro manages to not be just a cash cow... But seeing the what the people who are working on this movie have done... It's just undeniable...

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