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It's not an error to watch Eragon

Advantages: Good family film
Disadvantages: None for me

... Synopsis Eragon is a farm boy, who lives with his cousin and his uncle, one day whilst out hunting he come across a strange rock (or more accurately a strange rock is almost dropped in his lap). Later that day whilst he's working in the barn, Eragon notices the rock begin to move, and within moments a baby dragon is born. When Eragon goes to touch the dragon a light blind him, and a searing pain goes through his hand. At the same moment, the ...
...of the dragon. Eragon is soon to realise that his destiny has been changed forever, and he has been entrusted with the job of defeating King Galbatorix and the shade Durza. Cast Ed Speleers as Eragon Jeremy Irons as Brom Sienna Guillory as Arya Robert Carlyle as Durza John Malkovich as Galbatorix Rachel Weisz as Saphira (voice of the dragon) My Thoughts I really enjoyed this film, at first I thought it was going to be a really slow film, ...

Fiver29 03.10.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Eragon (DVD)

Review on Eragon's DVD

Advantages: Insights on a different world
Disadvantages: Characters can be more developed

...the Lord of The Rings, Eragon has been able to invoke a revitalized interest on the topic of dragons. With enhanced cyber graphics and savvy sound effects and light backdrops, this show has rocked me to my core. Never before had such a DVD ever made such a lasting impression on me. Magic, swordsmanship, the ancient lore of combat is all encompassed in this DVD and shows the fight of Eragon as he braves the forces of evil. A cool and exciting revelation! ...

delc1234 26.06.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Eragon (Blu-Ray)

Don't mess with me _ I've got a pet dragon

Advantages: Fun fantasy, good cast, great FX
Disadvantages: Some wooden performances, disappointing direction

...a fantastic adventure, realised by Eragon when the 'stone' hatches a blue dragon and he realises he is destined for something far greater than being a farm boy - the life of a Dragon Rider! He embarks on a journey to find a gang of rebels known as the Varden, accompanied by an old soldier, Brom, and his dragon, Saphira. I am not keen to reveal a great deal more of the plot, for I think it is nice in a film such as this for the viewers to come across ...
...Eragon's homeland, named Alagaesia. The land is one of fantasy, under the rule of King Galbatorix, to all intents and purposes an evil King who is a Dragon Rider himself. Galbatorix is aided by his right hand man, the evil Durza, a terrifying Shade (sorceror) who possesses immense magical powers. The King's army is made up of creatures as well as men, along with special assassins known as the Razac, vile creatures! Fighting against this tyranny is ...

pmcds 26.02.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Eragon (DVD)

Pull the Eragon

Advantages: Some great effects.
Disadvantages: Poor acting, direction and dreadful scripting and make-up.

...a dragon hatchling. And before Eragon knows it, he is involved in a legacy that is as old as the Empire itself. Buoyed by the success of the "Lord of the Rings" film franchise, producers have rushed in and snapped up everything that could be construed as fantasy. Unfortunately we're now seeing movies that look on a par with "Krull" and "Ladyhawke". They look better on paper than the big screen. First-time director Stefan Fangmeier was previously ...
...matter of seconds. It robs Eragon of the chance to bond with her and means the audience doesn't understand the depth of their connection. Then the boy seems to learn all manner of Elvish spells in a couple of minutes. There's no sense of time passing as we cut from one episode to the next. It appears the leads cross the entire country in a matter of hours, despite having to double back on themselves. Characters (like the hero's cousin) are introduced ...

afy9mab 26.02.2007 · Read full review
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Review of Eragon (DVD)

You Look Like a Radioactive Tampon

Advantages: Great Direction and Acting
Disadvantages: Too Slow for some

Moon reminds me a lot of those big weighty Sci-fi films of the seventies where it was all about atmosphere, storyline and your imagination rather than riotous special effects and wise cracking aliens. This film is utterly beguiling, its tense but strangely relaxing, all of these is down to two men, the director Duncan Jones and the star Sam Rockwell. This is Jones' first feature film and its an incredibly impressive debut, he eschewed using his father ...
...it is a really fantastic film which is a credit to him. Starring Sam Rockwell as Sam, the only worker on an automated lunar mining complex. He has been working on his own for nearly three years and nearing the end of his term in space he feels lonely, isolated and confused....as anyone would, I imagine. With only a droid, Gerty (Voiced by Kevin Spacey) for company, Sam is alone and starts to feel a world apart from Earth, he feels he is alone but ...

paulie1975 29.12.2009 · Read full review
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