The worst movie I have ever seen is the movie Eragon. Not only is it pathetic in it's style, with amateur CG, little to no character development, and worse acting than cardboard (despite a killer ensemble including John Malkovich, Ndijiman Hansou, & Jeremy Irons, my guess is they had less than stellar direction, cause they all suck in this movie), but it is actually a complete rip off of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope.
The opening scene features a princess that is in trouble, and sends a parting message for help before her capture. This message is found by a scrawny, whiney blonde-haired boy who lives in his uncles farm. Shortly there after the boy is befriended by an elderly british actor who reveals the hidden meaning of the message and helps the boy discover that he is different from others and has special powers, which he will learn to use as the movie goes on. He and the boy must flee from the henchman of the evil ruler who's powerful right hand enforcer inspires fear and also has special powers. In their flight they are aided by a mysterious character who's allegiance is questionable. Rather than fleeing the ruler, they make a direct insurrection on the rulers layer in order to free the princess, and then after doing so, they are united with the group of rebels who opposes the ruler. The final battle determines whether the rebellion will continue.
I didn't read the book, so I don't know if that teenager who wrote the Eragon trilogy basically stole every single idea (The idea of magic, and naming items is similarly unoriginal, appearing in the Earthsea series by Ersela Le Guin, and the concept of dragons and riders, and a bond between them is a special feature of the Pern series by Anne McCaffrey) or if there are some original thoughts that didn't get translated to film.
I've had this in my head since 2006 when it came out, but I finally wanted to write it out. A weird entry for Christmas Eve, but whatever.
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