Add me to the list of haters of the Earthsea miniseries. The whole thing plays like a fan film, except it's 3 hours long! It's as if they only shot a first take of every scene and there was no rehearsal or attempt by anyone to at least show a professional attitude toward detail.
It is as bad a directed film/television movie that I have seen in some time. When you have quality actors and they are all mediocre at best, when the pacing is plodding, when the staging of each seen is bland and generic, when there isn't one intellectual or visceral hook to grab the viewer in THREE HOURS... blame the director AND blame the script.
Ah, the script. Again, how this script/adaption was accepted is beyond me. True, there seemed to be an attempt at some subversive humor in spots, and the clumsy director bothed every attempt so badly that he draws attention to every overwritten line, but the poor dramatic structure of the script, the superficial attempts at characterisation, and the countless terriblely written lines of dialogue all fall within the responsiblities of the director.
I wouldn't buy it if I were any of you until you at least watch a bit when it reairs on Sci-Fi or a different network in your country. Again, I HATED it with a passion. I have since purchased and read the first novel and I did enjoy it quite a bit though so I do recommend it for Lord Of The Rings fans.
