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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Salesrank: 4626
Released: March 20, 2007 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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Editorial Review:
In his homeland of Alagaesia a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realized he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.Starring:Ed SpeleersJohn MalkovichJeremy IronsSienna GuilloryDjimon HounsouRobert CarlyleGarrett HedlundChris EganFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: ACTION/ADVENTURE Rating: PG UPC: 024543426981 Manufacturer No: 2242698
Description of Eragon (Widescreen Edition):
While it owes much of its appeal and appearance to the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Eragon can stand on its own as an enjoyable fantasy for younger viewers. Faithfully adapted from the bestselling novel by teenage author Christopher Paolini, this boy-and-his-dragon tale offers clean, fast-paced family entertainment without compromising the darker qualities of Paolini's novel (the first in what is known as the "Inheritance" trilogy). The plot centers on 17-year-old peasant farmboy Eragon (played by appealing newcomer Ed Speleers) who discovers a mysterious blue object that turns out to be an egg that eventually hatches to reveal Saphira, a blue-scaled dragon that quickly grows to full-size. According to prophecy, Eragon is destined to be a dragon-rider like those who once protected a benevolent kingdom, thus reviving an ancient conflict against the army of King Galbatorix (John Malkovich), a former dragon rider who turned to evil, now in alliance with a! dark-magic "Shade" sorcerer named Durza (Robert Carlyle). While the movie serves up familiar fantasy elements and offers little if anything new to fans of the genre (or anyone who's read the books of Anne McCaffrey and Ursula K. Le Guin), it's visually impressive (especially the dragon scenes, with Rachel Weisz providing the telepathic "voice" of Saphira) and full of timeless wisdom, much of it delivered by Eragon's heroic mentor Brom (Jeremy Irons), himself a former dragon rider with memories of past battles and hope for Eragon's future. Add a fair warrior-maiden named Arya (Sienna Guillory) and you've got all the ingredients for a worthwhile (if not particularly original) fantasy that points directly to a sequel. Whether that's a good or a bad thing is up to individual viewers to decide. --Jeff Shannon
Eragon Extras
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ARAGON DVD 
2008-10-04 - I AM SORRY , I RETURNED THIS ITEM BECAUSE I HAD MADE AN ERROR WHEN PURCHASED. I RE-ORDERED THE ITEM I WANTED IN THE FIRST PLACE, "THE BOXER CD AND SOUND TRACK" WHICH I AM STILL WAITING FOR.
OK for light entertainment 
2008-09-21 - Caveat: I've not read the book, so I won't experience the same disappointment that fans of the book have expressed. That said, I've seen worse movies. It's certainly derivative, arbitrary, and more than a little rushed. However, it's acceptable for viewing, not too intense for the younger set, and has relatively few "cringe moments". 2 1/2 stars would be about right - as would picking up the DVD out of the bargain bin for a casual movie night.
Don't read it First! 
2008-09-10 - If you watch the movie without having read the books FIRST, then it is a nice movie.
If you have already read them (I haven't read them yet) then it sounds like you will be extremely dissapointed if you expect the movie to be anything like the book.
Maybe if you have already read the book(s) and you still want to watch it, you could try and pretend it is an unrelated movie that just happens to have a similiar title... maybe not. I guess I'll find out just how bad it seems after I've read the books.
The dragon (Sephora?) is my favorite character.
Eragon CD
2008-08-26 - Very disappointing. Nothing like the book. Would not recommend it to anyone.
Could have been a great movie...keyword, COULD
2008-08-23 - I bought this book, read it, and enjoyed it. Of course it's not 100% original, but it was good. Then I heard that they were making a film adaptation of the book. I was not worried, "if a teenager can write a book this good then just wait till the professionals get a hold of it." Boy was I wrong, more like "look how the pros ruin a teens perfectly good novel". That said, the portions of the book that were in the movie were fairly good and I enjoyed them - however a 1 1/2 hour movie just does not cover a novel of this length. It would have been very easy to make this into a 2 - 2 1/2 hour movie, I know I would have watched it. It is very unfortunate that this film adaptation was ruined simply because everything was kicked into hyperdrive and no one had time to enjoy the movie.
