Adventure/Fantasy Rated PG. Orphaned farm boy Eragon (Ed Speleers) destiny is sealed forever when a mystic stone chooses him for its keeper, this is no ordinary stone, this is the last surviving egg of the dragon race. Eragon is now the new Dragon Rider, the boy who will be savior to the repressed peoples of the Kingdom ruled by the wicked King Galbatorix (John Malkovich) and his evil wizard Durza (Robert Carlyle). Running, hiding and battling across the lands with his mentor Brom (Jeremy Irons) and the gracious dragon Saphira (voiced by Rachel Weisz), together, with the beautiful Princess Arya (Sienna Guillory), this Band of Brothers learn more about themselves, their responsibilities and their destinies. Who shall succeed toward the end? Shall good overcome evil? Or will all be lost to the dark forces forever? Fly with the adventure. Eragon is based on the bestselling novel by teenage author Christopher Paolini, this being the first part in the trilogy and they adapted it very well for the big screen. I might be a sucker for these types of films but I found this to be highly entertaining and one the whole family can watch together which is a bonus with all the titles out today aimed more toward adults. The special effects are great, the scenery is wonderful and the relation between Eragon and Saphira is very addictive and is one of the best parts of the film. The cast is one to die for in any film and includes John Malkovich,Robert Carlyle,Jeremy Irons and Rachel Weisz as the voice of the dragon. This is not to be taken as a serious film and some that read the book may be disappointed but take this for what it is and you will have as good a time as I did watching this. The Two-Disc Special Edition comes loaded with lots of great extra's including:
Available Subtitles: English, Spanish
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1), English (DTS 5.1), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Disc 1:
WIDESCREEN FEATURE
Director's Commentary with Stefen Fangmeier
Disc 2:
GIL'EAD
Pronounciation/Background 6 stills
EXTENDED and DELETED SCENES (with optional commentary by Stefen Fangmeier)
The Butcher's Daughter
Farm Fight / "We Don't Take Charity"
Roran and Katrina Say Goodbye / The Butcher Changes His Mind
Milking the Cow
"We Can Learn A Lot From Each Other"
The Son of a Traitor / The Twins' Test
The Magic of Blessings
CARVAHALL
Pronounciation/Background 6 stills
INSIDE THE INHERITANCE TRILOGY: THE MAGIC OF ERAGON FEATURETTE
Prologue: The Storyteller's Scroll (Focuses on turning the novel into a screenplay)
Chapter One: Realizing Alagaesia (focusing on storyboards, location scouting and character design)
Chapter Two: The Destined Roles (Casting the actors)
Chapter Three: From Carvahall To Farthen Dur (on set filming
DARET
The Inhabitants of Alagaesia
Pronounciation/Background
The Inhabitants of Alagaesia
The Dragon Riders
Saphira
Arya
Durza
The Urgals
The Ra'zac
THE SPINE
Pronounciation/Background
Vision of Eragon with Optional Commentary by Director Stefen Fangmeier
Arya's Ambush - Original Animatic Sequence
Vision of Eragon: Conceptual Art Gallery
TEIRM
Pronounciation/Background
ORGINAL STORYBOARDS
Saphira Hatches
Raising The Ra'zac
Brom's Tale
This is one DVD worth owning as it's one the entire family will enjoy over and over again. Here's hoping they make a sequel. Released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. **** Out Of *****
