| Eragon (Widescreen Edition) | 
 enlarge | Director: Stefen Fangmeier
Actors: Ed Speleers, Sienna Guillory, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Djimon Hounsou
Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  473 reviews
Sales Rank: 3367
Format: Ac-3, Color, Dolby, Dts Surround Sound, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed), Spanish (Dubbed)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 103
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: FOXD2242698D
UPC: 024543426981
EAN: 0024543426981
ASIN: B000NA28I4
Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 2006
Release Date: March 20, 2007
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Studio: Tcfhe Release Date: 10/14/2008 Run time: 102 minutes Rating: Pg
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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  Christopher Paolini talks to us about his book and film inspirations and makes recommendations for fans of Eragon, click here to view the complete list. |
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 Eragon (Widescreen Edition) November 30, 2008
I enjoyed the moive the first time I saw it and have always wanted to include it with my collection of moives. I could just watch over and over again. It is a motive that caught my attention and didn't want to move for fear of missing something.
 BAD November 28, 2008
I read the book and thought is was pretty good. I was exited when the movie came out. I watched it on tv and it is absolutely HORRIBLE. Arya does NOT look like an elf at all. Many of the characters are not even in the movie. Saphira looks weird. She has fur... What kind of dragon has fur anyway? Her wings are just weird, they look like bird wings. Its also really strange when she's flying along as a little baby, then all of a sudden, she's huge. In the book she grows over time. If you have read the book don't watch this movie, you will be disapointed.
 This was entertaining... not bad! November 20, 2008
Although "Eragon" is palpably derivative of a number of fantasy franchises ("Star Wars," "Lord Of The Rings," "Wizard Of Earthsea," et. al.) it is still quite enjoyable, if a bit on the lightweight side. I have not read the original book, but coming into this blind, the film was about what I'd expected. Obviously it's been streamlined and no doubt dumbed-down a bit, but the special effects are good (the dragon, mostly, looks cool) and the story clops along at a decent pace. Nothing here will surprise you, but it's hardly the dismal filmic disaster other reviews have implied... It's just a goofy, no-brainer Hollywood action film, good if you want something light.
And the dragon looks cool.
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 The Disney Touch Destroyed the Movie. November 12, 2008
Somehow the producers made out of a great book just another Disney movie. They somehow intelligently integrated the long story into a short movie but it ended up to be very superficial with a lot of unnatural Schmalz. The acting feels often very unnatural, actually most of the time.
I loved it! November 9, 2008
I disagree with most of the few reviews I read here. I loved this movie. It is probably true that the movie doesn't follow the book as closely as the diehard fans would have liked but for someone who hasn't read the book (but would like to), but loves movies, it was great. The moment in the movie where Eragon asks Saphira if she's ready and she breathes out a blast of fire has stuck with me more than any other part of the movie because it said more than any triumphant "YES!" could have.
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