Eragon the Movie--Dont!
Unless you want to take the kiddies to it or just need to kill time. The Star Wars theme comparisons are everywhere and major portions of the book were simply not there, even introduced elements that are not consistent with the first book.
There's even a bit of Harry Potter thrown in!
I left it alone because the first thing I thought of was "how original...change the 'd' to an 'e' and you have a title."
So later on I'll not be reading that horror story about the quiet matrons, The Silence of the Ma'ams.
Thanks for the review, wouldn't have known that otherwise.
Ehh, I kinda liked it. I'll caveat that by saying that I haven't read the book (yet; I now intend to read it) so I don't know how true to the book the movie was. As for the similarities to Star Wars, that's because Star Wars repeated a story pattern that was standardized going back to ancient myths (see Joseph Campbell).
The special effects were good and the scenery was beautiful; the story and acting were ok, IMHO. It was at least as enjoyable as the adaptation of The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe, I thought.
As always, YMMV! ;)