Eragon
I saw the movie Eragon a few weeks ago with one of my sons. Critics hated it but I have to say that I liked it. Generally speaking, I enjoy fantasy movies and am able to suspend disbelief for a few hours and enjoy watching a dragon fly around with some kids who want to save the world.
Movies like this are terrific for kids and should not be subjected to the same type of criticism as typical movie fare. Is the story a bit like Star Wars? Yes. Have there been other movies with dragons? Yes. Is this a totally revolutionary movie that takes our concept of dragons to some whole new level? No. Does my kid care? No. How many movies come out that aren't derivative of something? As Bono sang on the Rattle & Hum album,
Every artist is a cannibal, every poet is a thief. Funny, I think he got that from Aristotle.