Eragon Review

 My 11 year old daughter recently finished reading the book (rule in our house: read the book first). She just had to have the DVD for Christmas.  We watched the movie together. Personally I found the movie to be rather boring (to be fair fantasy movies are not my favorite).  However, the actors are very good and there is some good scenery.  I'm sure it was much more exciting on the big screen.

Having read the book, my daughter kept pointing out the differences.  It was a big disappointment for her since she really enjoyed the book. At the end she explained how the movie really didn't explain what was happening and didn't show many of the details.  In the book events would take several days, however, in the movie the event seems to take only hours or a day.