The Fireside

  Next up in this series of blog posts, we take a look at Eragon. Eragon  is next in this series, because the Narnia series began in 2005 with The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe . So Eragon  was to be the next fantasy series to start and be released.  However, unlike Narnia , only 1 film got made.  The film did not do well from the get-go. Not to look for good where there isn't any; but the film was not COMPLETELY terrible. It had some decent elements in it here and there....but definitely not enough to save it.  The main issue is the source material. While it's commendable that the author was able to write and publish the first of four (it was meant to be a trilogy, though Book 3 got large enough to the point that 'Book 3 Part 1' and 'Book 3 Part 2' would be needed to avoid a final book 'squish') books at the age of 16; the plot is essentially a hodge-podge of Star Wars and The Lord of the Rings . There are lots of websites and articles that point ou...

  First of all, I wish to state that this blog post (well, all, really) are my own personal opinion. I am not 'attacking' anybody's personal collections, just stating my disinterest in some of these following items. There are some Tolkien items that I wish could be wiped from existence, or rather; never see or hear about again. They are as follows, as well was my reasoning. It's not unjustified dislike.  Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings (Part 1 ONLY, that is) film This film has many fans. Most of them, saw it close to its initial release, and was their first taste of Tolkien. That's all well and good, as we see things differently as children than we do as adults. (That's why I cannot watch the original Ninja Turtles cartoon NOW, and why I laughed the whole way through this movie; as I saw it when I was 17.) That being said: this is not a good movie. Take off the nostalgia goggles, it sucks. Here are a few reasons why, taken from this article: http://flyin...