Worst score ever

Bob, Phil and I went to see Eragon the other night. I wouldn't say I had high hopes for it, but I thought it might be somewhat entertaining. Hmmm. I was wrong. I wouldn't say it was horrible, but the story borrows much of its premise and characters from Star Wars and Lord of the Rings. And the story was written by a 15 year-old kid, (who must have been watching Star Wars at the time) so what do you expect?

Well, actually, that was the least of its problem. The back story is hardly mentioned and the characters aren't ever developed at all. The dialogue is every bit as good as soomething from George Lucas, which is to say, it sucks. Some characters talk forever and others hardly talk at all. When I wanted to find out more, I couldn't, and when I couldn't care less, I found out way too much. As far as technical craft, there was really cool animation and the dragon scenes were flawless, but the actors had absolutely nothing to do but grimace through contrived crap and wait to hear cut.

The musical score was one of the worst I have ever heard. It was loud and powerful at story moments and forlorn at almost comical spots. The movie was around an hour and a half, but it felt much much longer. And not in a good way.

Needless to say, I am not going to the sequel. Unless of course, it is 50 cent popcorn Tuesday and I have a full frontal labotomy.