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Title: Eragon (2006)
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| Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
| Ed Speleers | ... | Eragon | |
| Jeremy Irons | ... | Brom | |
| Sienna Guillory | ... | Arya | |
| Robert Carlyle | ... | Durza | |
| John Malkovich | ... | Galbatorix | |
| Garrett Hedlund | ... | Murtagh | |
| Alun Armstrong | ... | Uncle Garrow | |
| Christopher Egan | ... | Roran (as Chris Egan) | |
| Gary Lewis | ... | Hrothgar | |
| Djimon Hounsou | ... | Ajihad | |
| Rachel Weisz | ... | Saphira (voice) | |
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Richard Rifkin | ... | Horst |
| Steve Speirs | ... | Sloan | |
| Joss Stone | ... | Angela | |
| Michael Mehlmann | ... | Villager #1 (as Michael A. Mehlmann) | |
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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Let me start by saying I didn't read the books before seeing the movie but I am reading Eragon now. I enjoyed the movie. Not great but not bad. One of the most nagging problems with this movie has it was way to short and seemed like it was in fast forward most of the movie. If they would have increased this movie to 2 hours to 2 and a half hours I think it would have been a very good movie (hopefully the DVD will have more added in). The acting by Rachel Weisz was fantastic. Jeremy Irons did a very good for his part. But those are two experienced actors that will give good performances regardless. The CG on Saphira was very well done. The main problem with the acting in this movie was Edward Speleers, he had no presence in this movie, which is a bad thing for the main character. It was all most like he was just there to read his lines and go home. For which I hold the director responsible but it was also one of his first movies. I think Edward would have made a good side character, but someone with more experienced should have been casted as Eragon or a director with more proved talent. If you have never read the book and enjoy good CG you will like this movie. Just change the name of the movie to Saphira and it is OK. If you have read the book assume it is a coincidence that the movie and characters share names.