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Eragon (2006)

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Movie Info


Genre

Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Action

Release Date

December 15, 2006

MPAA Rating

PG

Studio

The 20th Century Fox

Official Site

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Critics Reviews :  Not quite bad, but it's not recommended either.    Reader's Reviews :  5 of 5 [Rate It]

Cast and Crew


Director

Stefen Fangmeier

Producer

John A, John Davis, Wyck Godfrey, Adam Goodman

Screenwriter

Lawrence Konner, Mark Rosenthal, Peter Buchman

Starring

  • Edward Speleers
  • Jeremy Irons
  • Sienna Guillory
  • Robert Carlyle
  • Djimon Hounsou as Ajihad
  • Garrett Hedlund
  • Joss Stone
  • John Malkovich
  • Christopher Paolini

Movie Story


Based on the Christopher Paolini-penned bestselling fantasy novel about a youth whose discovery of a dragon egg leads him to become a knight and battle an evil king. The medieval-set tale revolves around a farm boy who learns he is the last of a breed of benevolent Dragon Riders, whose magical powers derived from their bond with the beasts.

Movie Stills


Edward Speleers as Eragon and Jeremy Irons as Brom in The 20th Century Fox' Eragon (2006)
Edward Speleers as Eragon in The 20th Century Fox' Eragon (2006)

Reader's Reviews


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The book is probably the best one I have ever read in my life. I am really looking forward to seeing the movie on the 15th and I hope its not a let down...

posted by arcanum548 on Nov 17, 2006
 
 

MOVIE REVIEWS BY CRITICS

“..lacks scope, grandeur, humanity and style..”
by Chris Kaltenbach [The Baltimore Sun]
“..a throwback to the Dungeons & Dragons movie crapfest of 2000..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..it tries to cram an epic storyline into a very non-epic runtime..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]