[Rynoah, the Overly-Happy]

It shouldn't be too hard to make the eagle speak and not make it cheesy. I think so, anyway. After all, it IS a fantasy movie. And how would Gandalf had told the eagle where he wanted to go in FotR if it didn't understand the Common Tongue or at least Elvish? And if it can understand either language, why not be able to speak it? And, since having it speak Elvish would probably be too much trouble, they may have him speak Common. That is, as previously said, if they have the Eagles at all. Or my logic could just be clouded by cold medicine.