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• Eldest by Christopher Paolini (2005)

  [7/10]

  "Eldest provides much easier reading than Eragon, but you still encounter some passages so clichéd that you groan out loud. Paolini's skill at storytelling encourages you to move quickly past the problems to find out what happens next."

• Eragon by Christopher Paolini (2003)

  [6/10]

  "Paolini's plot has good pacing, interesting highs and lows, and most importantly you like Eragon and care about what happens to him -- in spite of his stupid teenage blundering."

• Eragon directed by Stefen Fangmeier (2006)

  [5/10]

  "If you have never read the book Eragon, then the movie provides a simple yet satisfying teen adventure story."

• Hobbit, The: Or, There and Back Again by J. R. R. Tolkien (1966)

  [8/10]

  "Classic fantasy by which most other fantasy must be measured."

• Santa Clause 3, The: The Escape Clause directed by Michael Lembeck (2006)

  [4/10]

  "It does seem that Tim Allen has driven his career into a rut, and The Santa Clause 3 merely provides one of the better run-of-the-mill movies Allen has made in quite a while."

  Average score: 6.00