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Originally Posted by Conan46
I enjoyed it. From comments on the web, people who did not read the books seemed to like it more than die hard Shannara book fans as liberties were taken with the story.
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I think this is always the case. The die-hard fans dislike any and all deviations. I either do or don't mind deviations, depending on how a movie or show is presented.
"This is a movie version of the book" -> You better stay close to the book or I'll bite your head off
"This movie is based on book..." -> OK, now I'm expecting a story that will probably take the most recognizable elements from the book and rewrite the story around them. I'll watch it on it's own merits.
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I thought some of the acting was a bit weak, the young actors chosen more for looks than acting abilities.
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Nothing new here... also, the protagonists in Elfstones are 16-17 or so. It's a bit hard to have a 16 year old girl played by a 30 year old woman.
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The post-apocalyptic landscape thing was overdone.
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Hm... in the entire series, Brooks is only hinting about the fact that Shannara might be a post-apocalyptic world that grew into some sort of middle ages with magic. Only after writing the Word and Void and the connecting series we know for sure.
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Originally Posted by ottdmk
I really liked it. The departures weren't terrible and Manu Bennett was fantastic as usual. They're positioning both Amberle & Eritrea to be stronger characters then in the actual book, which is good. They've made Wil considerably less mature, but the character's sense of humour is promising.
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Eretria is even more present/stronger than in the book?
I found her a very annoying character with her cocky demeanor and 'You would be dead already if I weren't here to babysit you'-attitude to Wil Ohmsford. (It didn't help that Wil Ohmsford had to have his ass saved a few times by her...)