Eragon (Widescreen Edition)

starring: Ed Speleers, Sienna Guillory, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Djimon Hounsou directed by: Stefen Fangmeier See Larger Image List Price: $14.98 You Pay Only: $9.99 You Save: $4.99 (33%) Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX HOME ENT EAN: 0024543426981 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, DTS Surround Sound, Dubbed, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Label: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Manufacturer: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Number Of Items: 1 Publisher: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Region Code: 1 Release Date: March 20, 2007 Running Time: 104 minutes Sales Rank: 2721 Studio: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation Theatrical Release Date: December 15, 2006 Related Items: Night at the Museum (Widescreen Edition) Happy Feet (Full Screen Edition) Ghost Rider (Two-Disc Extended Cut) Bridge to Terabithia (Widescreen Edition) Deja Vu see more Editorial Review: Description: 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. Amazon.com: 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. Build and customize your very own dragon with 'Volksdragon'. Beyond Eragon Eragon (Inheritance Trilogy, Book 1) The Eragon Community on Amazon Eragon Collectibles Stills from Eragon Customer Reviews Average Rating: Rating: - Evil Movie! "Eragon," based on the corrupting book by Christopher Paolini, is not a good movie in that it teaches young children to practice "magic," just like the demonic Harry Potter series. (Read my reviews on the books to learn more.) Satan uses media like this to gradually and slowly get people used to sorcery and magic in order to open their minds further to demonic deception. As harmless as this film might seem, don't watch it! Rating: - This was entertaining... not bad! 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. (Joe Sixpack, Slipcue film reviews) Rating: - The Disney Touch Destroyed the Movie. 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. Rating: - I loved it! 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. Rating: - Good movie Amazing that this book was written by a 15 year old. Thought this was a good movie, my son loves knights and dragons and this is why we bought this. I hope they follow up the book series with more movies. 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