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Eragon (2006)
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Reviews Counted:117
Fresh:19
Rotten:98
Average Rating:4.1/10
Consensus: Written by a teenager (and it shows), Eragon presents nothing new to the "hero’s journey" story archetype. In movie terms, this movie looks and sounds like Lord of the Rings and plays out like a bad Star Wars rip-off. The movie spins the tale of a peasant boy who is suddenly entrusted with a dragon and must, with the help of a mentor, train, grow strong, and defeat an evil emperor. The way the critics picture it, the makers of Eragon should soon be expecting an annoyed phone call from George Lucas.
Runtime: 1 hr 44 mins
Genre: Action/Adventure
US Box Office: $74,989,944
Synopsis: Based on the first novel in Christopher Paolini's popular INHERITANCE trilogy, ERAGON is a fantastical adventure in a vein similar to that of the LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy and THE CHRONICLES OF... [More]
Starring: Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons, John Malkovich, Djimon Hounsou
Director: Stefen Fangmeier
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12/30/06
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12/29/06
Top CriticEragon - that's Dragon with an E (instead of a D), or Era Gone, without the E. Both are wordplays that perhaps give a clue to the workings of the 15 year old author's mind.
12/10/06
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11/20/08
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08/07/08
Regardless of your feelings about the fantasy genre, there's one thing everyone can agree on: Elves should not be 5-foot-6.
03/04/08
As my companion dourly noted, "I just paid $30.00 to see Star Wars." (And yes, that's matinee pricing and all I had was a water.) But wow, great effects, seriously.
09/02/07
Tolkien lite.
05/10/07
The viewer is not transported to the magical, complex and elaborate kingdom of Alagaësia of the book, but rather is merely observing action scene followed by action scene.
03/20/07
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01/20/07
Director Stefan Fangmeier would have been better off following the cliff-hanging, lucidly written action scenes by [Christopher] Paolini.
01/16/07
While it offers nothing new, it gets a passing grade because it does have some interesting characters, brought to life by some top-notch acting talent.
01/14/07
At a recent screening of 'Eragon,' a woman lamented, 'It's like a teenage guy wrote this.' She was right.
01/12/07
Give Eragon a few years: By then, it might be delightfully bad.
01/03/07
We can only hope the next instalment will have a little more fire in its belly.
01/02/07
A painful reminder of what fantasy cinema was like before the Lord of the Rings trilogy re-wrote the rules.
12/30/06
John Malkovich finds his loopy, nostril-flaring form as the wicked tyrant and Jeremy Irons, playing the boy's wise mentor, is visibly thinking about his fee.
12/30/06
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12/30/06
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