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Eragon (2006) 5.0
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5.0/10 from 75,119 users
Metascore: 38/100
Reviews: 1,664 user | 166 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com 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. Director:Stefen Fangmeier |
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| Ed Speleers | ... | ||
| Jeremy Irons | ... | ||
| Sienna Guillory | ... | ||
| Robert Carlyle | ... | ||
| John Malkovich | ... | ||
| Garrett Hedlund | ... | ||
| Alun Armstrong | ... | ||
| Christopher Egan | ... |
Roran
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| Gary Lewis | ... | ||
| Djimon Hounsou | ... | ||
| Rachel Weisz | ... |
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Richard Rifkin | ... | |
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| Michael Mehlmann | ... |
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The Kingdom of Alagaesia is ruled by the evil King Galbatorix, a former dragon rider that betrayed his mates and his people in his quest for power. When the orphan farm boy Eragon finds a blue stone sent by Princess Arya, he sooner realizes that it is a dragon egg. When the dragon Saphira is born, Eragon meets his mentor Brom, and becomes the dragon rider foreseen in an ancient prophecy that would set his people free from the tyrant Galbatorix. Eragon meets the rebels Varden and together they fight against the evil sorcerer Durza and the army of Galbatorix in a journey for freedom. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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The First Chapter of the Inheritance Trilogy See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for fantasy violence, intense battle sequences and some frightening images | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Language:
EnglishRelease Date:
15 December 2006 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Eragon - Das Vermächtnis der Drachenreiter See more »Box Office
Budget:
$100,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£1,317,687 (UK) (15 December 2006)Gross:
$75,030,163 (USA) (6 April 2007)Company Credits
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Brom: [narrating] There was a time when the fierce and beautiful land of Alagaësia was ruled by men astride mighty dragons. To protect and serve was their mission, and for thousands of years, the people prospered. But the Riders grew arrogant, and began to fight among themselves for power. Sensing their weakness, a young Rider named Galbatorix betrayed them, and in a single bloody battle, believed he had killed them all, Riders and dragons alike. Since then, our land has been ruled by ...
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Written by Patrick Doyle, Jem Griffiths and Lester Mendez
Performed by Jem Griffiths (as Jem)
Produced by Lester Mendez
Jem performs courtesy of ATO Ventures
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The movements of Saphira flying were modeled after those of an eagle. See more »Goofs
About 40 minutes in the movie, during a riding scene, the CGI hills in the background are not synced correctly to the camera motion, giving the impression that the hills are actually moving against the foreground. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Brom: [narrating] There was a time when the fierce and beautiful land of Alagaësia was ruled by men astride mighty dragons. To protect and serve was their mission, and for thousands of years, the people prospered. But the Riders grew arrogant, and began to fight among themselves for power. Sensing their weakness, a young Rider named Galbatorix betrayed them, and in a single bloody battle, believed he had killed them all, Riders and dragons alike. Since then, our land has been ruled by ...
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Soundtracks
"Once in Every Liftime"Written by Patrick Doyle, Jem Griffiths and Lester Mendez
Performed by Jem Griffiths (as Jem)
Produced by Lester Mendez
Jem performs courtesy of ATO Ventures
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When I first heard that a movie is going to be made by the book "Eragon" by Christopher Paolini, I must say I was very delighted, and I was even more delighted when I heard that Stefen Fangmeier will be the director. I have read the book, and thaught:"What a great movie this is going to be". Unfortunately, I was wrong. First of all, I would dare to say that half of the events that happened in the book weren't shown in the movie at all(reason: Lord of the Rings has less then 400 pages and the movie lasts around 3 hours; Eragon has around 500 pages and it lasts around hour and a half). As a result, instead of complexed, unpredictable fantasy plot you get simple, one-way heading fairy tale. Characters that play very significent role in book(like Murtagh, Ajihad and Angela) are hardly even mentioned in the movie, so that it becomes centered on pretty much only 3 characters-Eragon, Saphira and Brom. Villains and locations lack imagination, so they look cheap and ordinary. Choice of actors is, in my opinion, good, except Edward Speleers. There are way too much "memorable quotes" in the movie, so that movie becomes kind of too much theatrical.Everybody, from director to actors failed, but still, I personally bealive that the biggest failure is Peter Buchman, screenwriter. Although he had a fantastic material to work on, he managed to ruin it, and make a pathetic screenplay from a fantastic bestseller. Only bright side of the movie is always top-of-the-class John Malkovich(King Galbatorix), pretty solid performance by Jeremy Irons (Brom), but most of all dragon Saphira (voice by Rachel Weisz, whose vocal abilities are on very desirable level)