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I've seen a lot of movies with dragons in them and I like most of them. This one was great and a lot of fun. "George and the Dragon" is a delightful, comedic action adventure about a knight who unwittingly becomes involved in the rescue of a princess who was kidnapped by a dragon. His efforts are assisted and then hindered by a rival knight who has his eye on the kingdom. To say any more would give the entire story away, so I'll stop right there.

"George and the Dragon" stars James Purefoy, Piper Peraldo, Patrick Swayze and Michael Clarke Duncan. There's even a short appearance by Val Kilmer. I recommend it as a family feature. Here's a trailer:

I finally got a chance to see "Eragon". I always look up movies on IMDB before I even attempt to watch them to see what people think of them. This one had a lot of low member ratings — they kept saying how it didn't follow the book. Heck, I can count a number of movies that did that. I actually enjoyed this movie. It wasn't like Lord of the Rings or anything that good, but it was better than some of the crap I've watched over the years.

"Eragon" stars Edward Speleers, Jeremy Irons and whole bunch of other people I never heard of. Here's a trailer: