Hey,
Well I bought the movie when it came out. I was apprehensive in watching it though. I only bought it because I knew that the brats wouldn't read the book, but would probably enjoy the movie as it's a different story than most anything else. So, I JUST finished watching it and I must say that it was disappointing at best. Sure it was beautiful, the music was good, the acting and the portrayal of the characters were fine.. lol.
This movie should have been HOURS longer. The details and the way it was planned out just sickened me. (As you can tell I'm a fan of the book).. lol. Some things though, could have been written in, no big deal. Like even the naming of the dragon, I almost turned the dvd off when Saphira popped in and just stated her name. It was SUCH an important part of the book.. it's where they bonded.. lol. Also, Urgals were supposed to be creatures, not human. The way Brom died was just a way of shortening the movie. They left out the little cat/boy and the Varden twins. The Varden twins were extremely important in the movie. The conflicts that Eragon and Murtagh had was completely left out. IMPORTANT details that would have brought the book to "life" a whole lot better.
But, defending the movie, I know there are limitations. Like the lake scene, that would be hard to accomplish. Expensive using computer animation at least. This was probably an expensive movie to make and that means almost a complete rewrite of the story.
Now, I knew from reading reviews there would be a good chance that I would be disappointed, but I never expected to be this disappointed. For those who haven't read the book, watch the movie, if you read the book before you do then it would be difficult to like the movie.
Anyway, hopefully, if they do make Eldest, they'll put more thought into it. Going from action scene to action scene won't make fans happy.
Krista