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but his age alone has made me question whether it's worth even trying to read the book.
I'm sure his age was a significant part of WHY it made it off the pile. Come on, what better marketing is there than "Young adult fantasy novel written by an actual young adult!" People read it for the novelty as much as the book itself.
I think it's mostly out of spite that the studio made sure to schedule all the press screenings too last minute for anyone to actually attend.
I think it's more that they really didn't want any word of mouth or reviews to interfere with early box office. Eragon opened here simultaneously with the US, which usually indicates the studio doesn't have a high degree of confidence in the product.
I think it's more that they really didn't want any word of mouth or reviews to interfere with early box office.
Oh, I meant that we were going to see it out of spite, not that the studio scheduled the screenings that way. (Their goal was pretty clearly to avoid having any press about the film while also avoiding being tagged as a movie that didn't screen for the press at all.)
I'm sure his age was a significant part of WHY it made it off the pile.
It was never in a slush pile. It was self-published, and then Knopf contacted him.
I repeat: Eragon got good reviews. Not "good for a kid" reviews, but "good for a first novel" reviews. This is from the NY Times:
''Eragon,'' for all its flaws, is an authentic work of great talent. The story is gripping; it may move awkwardly, but it moves with force. The power of ''Eragon'' lies in its overall effects -- in the sweep of the story and the conviction of its storyteller. Here, Paolini is leagues ahead of most writers, and it is exactly here that his youth is on his side.
I have no interest in the books because I don't like that kind of fantasy. But I don't think any old 15 year old SF fan could get a review like that.
Oh, I agree. He's a talented kid. I read most of Eragon - hated it, personally, but then it takes a lot for me to actually get into stereotypical epit fantasy. I need more humor to my fantasy.
I saw Casino Royale tonight! That was totally awesome!
It was, wasn't it? Mmm, Daniel Craig.
So I went looking for a trailer for David Fincher's new movie, Zodiac, and I came across a trailer for The Zodiac, released earlier this year. Oops.
Another Office Space-as-thriller trailer, also very good. Better, I think, than the Milton-centric one with the horrid font.
Interesting. Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest was the third movie to top the $1 Billion mark after Titanic and RotK.
One. Billion. Dollars.
That is a lot of moola. Serious samoleons.