Eragon

Pros: Terrific story leaves you eager to see what will happen in the sequels!

Cons: Some violence -- NO gore. Our 5 year old was fine watching this.

The Bottom Line: Fanciful journey back in time and into the imagination. Enjoy the trip into this world of dragons and heroes battling evil wizards and kings!

Review: Moviegoers will relish this fanciful tale as it is brought to life on the movie screen. Christopher Paolini wrote the story of "Eragon", the first book of the Inheritance Trilogy. ("Eldest", the second part of the series, just became available in ...

Pros: exciting, stunning special effects, good for family and friends

Cons: short, leaves out a few things from the book

The Bottom Line: Good for the family collection.

Review: Eragon is a well done movie in my opinion. I haven’t read the book, but I hear it is a must read, and then a must see. I think that the movie can stand alone without its book counterpart. I went and saw it opening night with a bunch of friends and we had ...

Pros: Beautiful scenery and captivating story.

Cons: Part of a series of movies.

Review: My family and I really liked it. It was very cute, especially for my kids. It ended nicely for being part of a series. For the most part the cast was great. ...

Pros: great special effects, GREAT GREAT GREAT story, engaging and beautiful

Cons: If you read the book, it falls short of the book in many ways.

Review: Incredibly engaging movie. Great special effects, great writing, great over-all acting. This movie makes you think, but keeps it fun, and ...

Pros: Good cast, great special effects

Cons: Being the first part of a series, it leaves you hanging

The Bottom Line: This was a great addition to the fantasy movie genre, and I plan on reading the books, too.

Review: Eragon (pronounced air-uh-gon) is a great fantasy movie for all ages. It is full of action, adventure, sorcery, monsters, princesses, and heroes. I have not yet read Christopher Paolini’s best-selling novel upon which this is based, so this ...

Pros: Closeness to the plot in book, Visuals

Cons: Safira's voice

The Bottom Line: If you liked the book, you would love the movie. If you haven't read the book, then too you would like the movie.

Review: Introduction Fantasy Fiction is the current flame of Hollywood movie makers. After the astounding success of Lord of the Rings Trilogy and the mega success of the Harry Potter Series, Hollywood was looking for more Fantasy Fiction. ...

Pros: Great computer graphics

Cons: left a lot out from the book

The Bottom Line: the book is better so watch the movie first

Review: My brother and I had been waiting for the chance to watch Eragon the movie for a week. With excitement we entered the movie theater thrilled to have the experience. What I saw though was a far cry from the book. Eragon the movie in, in essence was a ...

Pros: special effects, good story, actors

Cons: could have stayed a little closer to the book, some important scenes happened to quickly

The Bottom Line: I recommend it for people who love fantasy movies and for children of all ages. It's a great movie to watch with the family.

Review: Eragon is the story of a young man discovering a mysterious object he thinks is a rock in the woods one day, only to find that it is actually a Dragon egg, and suddenly a lifetime of adventure is ahead for him. I went out and bought the special ...

Pros: Came from a good book and Saphira was done very well.

Cons: Over acting.

The Bottom Line: If you liked Christopher Paolini's book, Eragon, then stay far away from this movie. As anyone who watches this movie after reading the book will be disappointed.

Review: Eragon was an adaptation of the book Eragon by Christopher Paolini. Paolini was just 18 when this book came out. He has become what I aspire to be because we had the same background (home school), only he wasn't poor. The Story: I actually liked this ...

Pros: A beautiful dragon, breathtaking scenery (especially when riding the dragon), and engaging young actors

Cons: The film needs better color and lighting and a bit more editing

Review: Yes, in the beginning, the plot is slow to take hold - but, oh, the moment that dragon enters the picture, you want to believe. The artist captures your imagination by creating a being you want to cuddle, like a soft puppy. As the dragon and Eragon ...