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VERY DISAPPOINTING
If you have read the book avoid the movie! They took a unique, rich and enchanting story and made it very commonplace. This movie did not have to be called Eragon as it very loosely resembles the beautifully written story that goes with that name. Some of the best aspects of the book were not just removed they were reversed. The proud, independent and STRONG villagers of Carvahall were turned into dirty, cringing peasants not deserving a moments notice. Galbatorix, who in the book is only mentioned in conversations, makes frequent appearances in the movie for no other reason than to direct Durza to "go get them, NOW." Just a pointless waste of time when good parts of the book were slashed to make it fit to movie length. Arya is no longer a strong, vibrant character. Angela the healer is a pretty young woman instead of an old woman. Solembum the werecat does not exist. Murtagh is barely a character in the movie. The relationship between Brom and Eragon is not developed well so that you don't even care when Brom dies. Farthen Dur does not exist, the Varden live outdoors in the mountains. So, so much chopped and changed. Some of the special effects are pretty good but others are disappointing. The dragon in 1996's Dragonheart was nearly as well rendered. BTW ...Urgals? Look more like Leatherface from Texas Chainsaw Massacre. <
>I feel sorry for Christopher Paolini. I really wish they had done justice to his wonderful book.

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Eragon movie
I thought that this movie was awesome. I love dragons, and thought that, although it was different from the book, it was done beautifully. The effect were some of the best that I have ever seen, and the action was enjoyable to watch. For a teen, it was a great movie to watch. I cant wait for Eldest to come to theaters.

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Lost in translation
Let me start by saying if you have read the book don't try watching the movie. There is absolutely no comparison. To make this portion short: events were changed and mashed together, and there were to minor characters left out who play bigger roles in book two. And Murtaugh had all of 10 minutes of screen time. With that said... <
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>The movie was rather slow paced with no emphasis placed where it should have been. Jeremy Irons character, Brom, seemed to carry the story along instead of the main characters, Eragon and Saphira. In the movie, I felt like events were put into motion without a reason behind them. (In the book everything was thoroughly explained, however I should not compare.) The movie lacked substance and motivation. <
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>The best things I can say about the movie are the excellent cinematography and CG (plenty of it). Also the acting was great considering what needed to be pulled off. Saphira, the dragon, is only able to communicate by speech through thought. The actor really brought Saphira to life with words and voice only. Amazing!!! Also the actor playing Eragon used his thoughts to communicate with Saphira. The facial expressions he used during these parts were very well done. <
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>For anyone who has not read the book but has watched this movie and was not "wowed" (like many of my friends) take the time to read it. As I have already said there is no comparison. I know there are reviews out there comparing Christopher Paolini to Tolkien. Based on the book I agree. If only they could have done for Eragon as they did for Lord of the Rings. <
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>Bottom line: The movie was lost in translation. <
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