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From: Daily Post (Liverpool, England) | Date: December 15, 2006 | Copyright information

Eragon (PG)

Rating: **

INTENDED as the first of a trilogy based on Christopher Paolini's novels, Eragon is an old-fashioned sword and sorcery epic that cowers in the shadow of the Lord Of The Rings films.

Unfortunately, Stefen Fangmeier's modest effort looks cheap and cheerful in comparison, lacking the grandeur and intense emotion that characterised the odyssey through Middle Earth.

Many years ago, the Dragon Riders reigned over Alagaesia.

Blessed with the power of 10 men, these warriors took to the skies, ensuring peace for everyone in the realm . . . until ...

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