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Title: How bad could it really be?
Review: I read the book before seeing the movie. All the reviews I've read said how that was a mistake, but The Lord of the Rings movies weren't entirely faithful to the books, but they were still great movies; so, I thought how bad could this movie really be with such good source material.All I can say is that the screenwriter must have just flipped through the novel, stuck their finger down and said "Here - let's write about this scene".After watching the movie, I listened to the beginning of the Director's Commentary - I got as far as Saphira's growth spurt where he said "look at the dragon's expression, even she is surprised at how fast she has grown". He could have concluded that sentence with "...and doesn't know what is going on.", I think that would have captured the spirit of this movie.I feel sorry for Jeremy Irons - once again he gives a stellar performance in a truly crappy movie (re. Dungeons & Dragons).
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