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I went and saw this with several friends over winter break. I'd read the first book and liked it well enough, but that didn't really matter as the movie barely tries to stick to the novel at all. Anyway, we all had a great time at Eragon, mainly because everything that was wrong with it was hilarious. Some non-spoiler examples: saphira's egg looks like a giant viagra pill, Eragon wrestles in the hay with his cousin as they grunt heavily (you do the math), people say lines like "I was expecting...more" in throaty, creepy voices, Joss Stone attempts to act, and be blind, she fails at both, everyone is covered in muck except Eragon the supposed farm-boy, and let's not forget the insta-dragon! Guaranteed to grow to a full grown in dragon in five minutes! Who needs montages showing the passing of time when you have insta-dragon? Finally, Murtagh. Cute? Extremely. Given any motivation, back story, reason for existing and aiding our hero? Of course not! Who needs plot when you have sexy? For all these reasons and more I strongly recommend the renting of Eragon if you have had an absolutely depressing day and just really need a laugh-it will not disappoint!

OK, first of all, you can't take this movie seriously. At all. I found this on TV and though "wow, Keefer Sutherland, Tim curry and Charlie sheen with swords, must be a cool movie." if you go in saying that, you will be disappointed. However, me and my brother were laughing the whole way through. The action is insanely over the top, the bad guys make the funniest noises when they die!! Also, EVERY cliché is in this movie. The harsh character who hates everyone and then has a stand-off against the enemy allowing the others to escape and think he's dead and then miraculously come back! Me and my bro were cackling as we pointed out this and similar stuff. Tim curry is funny as heck too. it seemed like he was thinking "I'm stuck with this, so why not have fun?" and makes the main baddie, Cardinal Richelou the biggest perv the world has ever known. This guy comes on to everyone in the movie who vaguely resembles a female, that includes the young king, who looks a woman disguised as a man disguised as Micheal Jackson. The dialog isn't anywhere near the correct time period and while the minor characters at least have accents (though often not necessarily french as they should be) the three musketeers remain pretty darn American. So if you enjoy movies that are side-splittingly bad, filled with cheesy lines and even cheesier enemy death, this is the film for you!! Otherwise, keep your sanity and stay away!