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[Bunny]

So the movie. Based off of Christopher Paolini's book of the same name.

Personally I hated it. I felt that as a movie taken for what it was it was really good. But in comparison to the book that it is based upon I was insulted. As a fan of the books I felt that it did not accurately explain things, it did not include some major plot events that HAD to happen in order to make a second movie even POSSIBLE, and it messed up the ending.

As a movie itself I thought it was amusing to watch and entertaining. If you haven't read the books I recommend it. If you have read the books I urge you to shun any and all that claim it was an accurate representation of the book.

So what are your opinions? Loved it? Hated it? Why for each? Discuss it hear and use spoiler tags!

[Larksan]

I am a huge fan or the books and Steven (iggy)
told me not to watch it cuz it was totally not like the book and it was horrible. >_>
I kinda wanna watch it but seeing that bunny thought it was horrible
I think i can stay away ._.;

[cbchick]

i watched it and enjoyed it >> but i didnt read the book so thats probably why. i think it was just lacking in the storyline and crap.

[Sora]

I think I watched the first 40 or less minutes. When I was younger, lol. I should probably re-watch it sometime; I don't really remember anything about it, more or less if it was good or bad.

[Secret Igshar]

i watched it and enjoyed it >> but i didnt read the book so thats probably why. i think it was just lacking in the storyline and crap.

And character development and logic and good.

I think I watched the first 40 or less minutes. When I was younger, lol. I should probably re-watch it sometime; I don't really remember anything about it, more or less if it was good or bad.

It came out 4 years ago. >_>

Anyway, the movie was quite possibly the most horrible movie I have ever watched from beginning to end. The world in which it was set piqued my interest enough to make me read the books (/wrist for a movie-cover Eragon book ugh), which are moderately entertaining.

The film is absolutely horrible. Everything which would make a film good (acting, writing, plot, character, heart, etc, etc) is lacking severely in the film. Eragon's relationships to his family are not established, and the plot is massively warped from the source material. The way the entire thing played out in the film is absolutely god damned horrible. Not only did it completely kill all possibilities of a second film which follows the canon even remotely closely, it pushed a romance between Eragon and Arya which seemed potentially incestuous with how much explanation of the characters we had. I swear, I thought Arya was his mother when I watched the film.

It was horrible. Horrible. There is a plethora of words to use to describe the film, though not one is remotely synonymous with "mediocre" or "good."