Eragon

With the success of The Lord of the Rings trilogy a whole new life has been given to the fantasy epic story and a number of companies have thrown their hats into the ring. The latest addition to this realm is the first film in its own trilogy, Eragon, with a dragon and its rider being the main focus of the story. Any good story will have morals and lessons mixed into the plot for the audience, and here it's no different, but it's done with such flair that it's not over powering and it doesn't ruin the film.A young farm boy finds out that he is the long awaited Dragon -rider who prophecy has spoken about, and once he has control of his dragon he can fulfill his destiny. The CGI effects that are used are top notch, there are so many places within the film where things could have looked fake, but with the expert work that was done it all looks as real as if you where standing in front of Saphira herself. With the likes of John Malkovich and Jeremy Irons contributing to this epic story all of the acting comes away at a higher level then you would expect. The action sequences that are laid out help build the suspense as the whole story begins to unfold in front of you, and as each plot twist makes its appearance you get drawn more into the realm of the story.
If you, or your children, like the fantasy genre of films this is a great addition to any library and if you weren't sure if it was going to be any good, cast your doubts aside, its great. This will definitely go down as one of the better films with a fantasy theme, and if 20^th Century Fox does things right with the next two films, it could stand as an equal with The Lord of the Rings. With the wonderful acting and the great special effects, and the box office money it made, there is no reason that we won't see the rest of the trilogy real soon.