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Ed Speleers, Jeremy Irons, Sienna Guillory, Robert Carlyle, John Malkovich, Garrett Hedlund, Alun Armstrong, Christopher Egan, Gary Lewis (mehr)Streaming (5)
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Der junge Eragon lebt gemeinsam mit seiner Familie in dem kleinen Dorf Carvahall im Königreich Alagaesia. In dieser Gegend sind außer Menschen auch noch Zwerge, Elfen und allerlei andere Kreaturen beheimatet. Durch einen mysteriösen Zufall findet Eragon auf dem Gipfel eines Berges ein Drachenei. Als der Drache schlüpft und mit Eragons Hilfe zu einer stattlichen Drachendame namens Saphira heranwächst, gerät seine Welt allerdings vollkommen aus den Fugen. (VOX)
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Das Buch war sehr gut (wenn auch nur, weil Paolini jünger war als ich, als er es schrieb), aber der Film ist ein einziger Reinfall. Es ist wirklich sehr wenig aus dem Buch drin, und es ist "ein bisschen" umgeschichtet. Die Schauspieler haben aufgrund des schwachen Drehbuchs nicht wirklich etwas zu spielen, was angesichts der Besetzung wirklich schade ist. Wer das Buch nicht gelesen hat, wird wahrscheinlich keine Ahnung haben, und wer es gelesen hat, muss die Augen senken (und sehr tief). Das Filmmaterial ist absolut lächerlich im Vergleich zu dem umfangreichen Buch. Was macht es schon, dass es passable Effekte gibt, wenn der Rest eher zum Heulen und empörend ist - 45 %.
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This is really bad. It's a bad book that has an incredibly drawn-out plot where nothing significant happens, with characters that are very schematic and forgettable names. This applies to the film as well, and it doesn't even make use of the potential of interesting actors. Jeremy Irons is the only one who tries. Even the dragon is not very impressive. One of the biggest fantasy disappointments for me.
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Compared to the book, it’s incredibly condensed. Such a short running time is brutal in terms of not satisfying the density of the story, but the pacing isn't dizzying and visually it's not groundbreaking either, so basically thank goodness for the gifts. The abrupt ending calls for another sequel, but it's not surprising, as the book is not the only one. Some facts are distorted, changed or not mentioned at all, but unlike Lord of The Rings, it is evident and it's not pretty. The visually well-executed dragon contrasts with sequences that are not very action-packed and rather cheaply evoked emotions through sterile and heavily clichéd “epic awe-inspiring scenes” in the form of panoramic shot of a rocky city, camera escapades in flying sequences, etc. The protagonist lacks charisma, and everything is sort of led by Jeremy Irons alone, whose character (similarly to everything else) is predictable to the point of pity. Just a routine genre film, and really not above The Lord of the Rings.
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A big surprise in the sense that instead of a pathetic ripoff, I got a solid ripoff. Still, I cannot squeeze more than three stars out of myself because the running time is unbearably cut and many of the secondary storylines remain unresolved and truly unnecessary. The fact that an average viewer can predict what will happen to each character, as well as predict mentor dialogues, is no help either. The biggest disappointment is probably the chaotic mess pretending to be a breathtaking final battle. But to highlight the positives, anyway: the main one is Saphira (especially as a dragon, she is delicious), the divine Jeremy Irons, and likeable Ed Speleers. Considering how much potential the fans saw in the saga, it was handled quite cruelly.
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