The Shrine

Caught this bad boy on HBO...I must say I'm left speechless. This was seriously like one of those crappy Scifi flicks they show on Saturday afternoon involving bad CGI unicorns invading peaceful kingdoms. Anyone else have the pleasure of seeing this monstrosity?

Check out who wrote the story....

Zeus wrote:Check out who wrote the story....

Ah, it's an adaptation of a book written by a 15 year old kid. So that's provides some better context. It's probably the kind of thing I'd write if I were 15 too. But now I wonder if the book is as bad as the screenplay.

I love X-Play's review of the game. They made fun of the Star Wars references a lot.

And no, I haven't read it, but I heard that the book is as bad.

I got the feeling the book was a talking dog kind of thing. The movie looked wonderfully generic, and a continuation of Jeremy Irons' tradition of choosing terrible roles.

Kupek wrote:I got the feeling the book was a talking dog kind of thing. The movie looked wonderfully generic, and a continuation of Jeremy Irons' tradition of choosing terrible roles.

Dungeons and Dragons... is the guy hard up for cash or what?

Hey, Jeremy Irons was fantastic in C&C3! :)

Mmm, the book is not bad, no.

It IS generic, but it is saved by a SURPRISINGLY adept mastery of characterizations that the young author had/has. The book has a lot of subplots and constantly intertwining character threads that, while not very original, add a lot of depth to an otherwise dull world.

So, the book is an actually fun read. A bit "meh" at times, but there's a lot of good there as well. I'd reccomend checking it out.