Rating: Half-Full

 

Cast: Ed Spellers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Gullory, Robert Carlyle, Djimon Hounsou, Garrett Hedlund, Joss Stone, Rachel Weisz and John Malkovich

 

Director: Stefen Fangmeier

 

Writer: Peter Buchman

 

Based on: the novel by Christopher Paolini

 

Producers: John Davis and Wyck Godfrey

 

Music by: Patrick Doyle

 

Song: Keep Holding on by Avril Lavigne

 

Favorite Character: Eragon

 

Tagline: One boy… One dragon… A world of adventure.

 

Rated: PG for fantasy violence, intense battle sequences and some frightening images

 

Quote: “one part brave, three parts fool.”- Brom

 

Fun Facts: Many fans of the book were upset at Stefen Fangmeier‘s decisions to take out crucial characters and plot lines.

 

The last major film to be released on VHS in the United States.

 

Plans were made to adapt the other three books in the series, with director Stefen Fangmeier intending to film the second and third movie back-to-back. However, after negative reviews by both audience and critics, any ideas for sequels were dropped.

 

The film borrowed the plot elements from “Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith” and “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”.

 

Summary: A farm boy finds a stone, which turned out to be an egg, not knowing that he is the chosen one in the kingdom of Alagaesia.

 

The Review: Basically, a fast food toy of the Lord of the Rings. The visual effects and the performances are good. This is not recommended for the fans of the book series. It’s something that comes from the 10 year old boy’s imagination.