124 out of 133 people found the following review helpful:

eragon is great.....

williamsgwynfa from , 10th April, 2007

my daughter enjoyed this film, but actually preferred me reading the book to her. it was a bit like star wars and lord of the rings mixed together. the story of Eragon is about a 17 year old boy called Eragon who finds a polished stone in the nearby forest. After desperate attempts to sell it, he finds out that the stone, is really an egg, when he sees a young dragon hatch from it. Eragon eventually finds out, that he is one of the legendary dragon riders, after meeting Brom, who used to be a dragon rider himself. Eragon learns that he will have to move on, and become a dragon rider, and to stop the evil King Galbatorix from ruling the land. The special effects in this movie, are created by the legendary studio Industrial Light and Magic, and they are great. Jeremy Irons is crusty and sensitive as the old Dragon Rider called Brom, who becomes Eragon's guide, in the ways of magic and dragon riding. Eragon's adversary is the superb Robert Carlyle as the evil shady character of Durza. Rachel Weisz plays the voice of Saphira, the lady dragon. this is a very good mythological tale, set in the land of Alagaesia, but i think that you should read the book first.

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23 out of 29 people found the following review helpful:

Children will love it.

Jane from Hertfordshire England, 19th June, 2007

A good family film that the children will enjoy and no doubt wish they too could have a pet dragon! Some scenes are unsuitable for very young children.

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20 out of 24 people found the following review helpful:

Read the book ? Do NOT watch this then!

DaveK from England, 12th January, 2007

Acting: well, dragon is the best actor really, Irons and Malkovich simply deserve better script, Speleers is inexperienced and shouldn't be there at all, Weisz as a dragon's voice was a bit disappointing, deeper voice could have done better CG: this is NOT Lord of the Rings! This was done in a hurry and it lacks the overwhelming capabilities of modern CG. Sometimes it seems they've been using CG to do absolutely unnecessary shots. Script: Poooooor! Haven't read the book, but I can imagine this script doesn't help its reputation. Characters are as flat as the EEG line of the viewers. Yes, it leaves you braindead actually. Battles: SHAME. Who the hell was the choreographer of that main battle ? It looks like thousands entering that hidden valley and yet in one dragon's flight it's all over, just a few poorly done stunt shots... just shame. But I can imagine, after LOTR, some things are just VERY challenging. Overall: as I have read in some review - this is a painful reminder of how fantasy movies were done before LOTR.

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15 out of 20 people found the following review helpful:

Not the book, but still good

Melanie from Nottingham, UK, 2nd March, 2007

As is often the case with movies made of 'cult books' this is probably not the best representation of the book, but if taken aside from that it is actually a good movie. Since the book is huge, the changes made to the plot are forgivable. Except maybe for Angela, who was played by Joss Stone. In the books Angela is very important to the plot, but in the movie she was probably only on screen for a minute. It felt almost like a cameo apperance from Stone, and the character herself was no dipicted in the same manner as well. The CGI in the movie is very good. I have to say that the baby dragon is one of the cutest things I have ever seen, and it's not even real! The movie has a nice combination of action, humour and I also think quiet good character development for the time alloted. I think it's well worth a watch. But if you are a fan of the books, try to detatch from that before you watch it.

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A Customer from London, 9th March, 2010

quite an enjoyable film if you like melin films.

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mdgg55 from , 5th March, 2010

I enjoy these other world/time fantasy tales. Havers in a different role and cast as a goody for a change.

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Shame about the dragon's voice

Martin Webster from SW England, 19th February, 2010

good story, flawless acting by Mr Irons but a dragon with a US accent ? puhlease - of all the dialects and accents in the world, this has to be the utterly least suitable. Don't let that detract from the enjoyment, though - if you can manage that

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A Customer from Reading, Berkshire, 17th February, 2010

My girls really enjoyed this film and cant wait for the next one.

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