On August 11 2013 21:18 Grimmyman123 wrote: It looks visually stunning, but I must admit I have never been a fan of child actor movies. They usually feel far to amateur.
Tree of Life and The Kid with a Bike are the best arguments for child actors in recent memory, although I agree they're usually absolutely awful. They can* be good though. Another example would be either version of Let the Right One In.
I don't really like how both the trailers have huge spoilers in the last scene. Sure most people already know the story, but they still shouldn't show the + Show Spoiler +
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in the trailer.. Everything else looks pretty good and I'm excited for it, just for nostalgia/curiosity if anything.
On August 07 2013 02:04 selboN wrote: I can't tell if I think it looks good or not... I didn't have the privileged of reading the books, but I've heard good things. I'm just having a lot of trouble buying into the, "we need a 13 year old to save the world! You're mankind's last hope!"
Ender's a genius. I can't stress genius enough here. They didn't just go find the bring in the first 13-year old they could find, there is a lot more to him than that.
Edit: and reading that AMA was a great experience. This in particular:
[–]NeoDestiny 658 points 3 months ago Hey! It's Destiny, from SC2! Are you letting people into the game, even if they suck at DotA?! =D [–]Stimpers[S] 720 points 2 months ago OMG IT'S DESTINY. I love your shit man, watching your videos wants me to play Starcraft again. I have a pencil case that says 'brofestor hit squad' on it. Dude, seriously PM me and I'll add you on steam
Still, a 13 year old genius as the last hope for humanity against impossible odds? Yeah, desperate times i guess..
Except it's not really making a 13 year old save the world. Military command training just starts at a very young age, and the "Battle School" is comprised entirely of children who are in the upper percentiles of intelligence being raised to become strategists. And even then Battle School is just a stepping stone to higher-level command training.
There's a bit more to it than that, but if you don't know anything about the story I wouldn't want to spoil anything.
I recently read enders game for the first time. I kept imagining jack gleeson (kid who plays joffrey baratheon in GoT as Peter Wiggin. + Show Spoiler +
I've been waiting for this movie for as long as this thread has been up. However, my excitement has dwindled. These are the best books but a Hollywood movie will never do it justice.
Sadly, I expect a more shameless action scenes than character development. As Leeto said, this will be fun for nostalgia and maybe get the kids interested in the books but I'm not so thrilled that I have release day tickets with my friends who haven't read the books.
On October 22 2013 14:01 Spazer wrote: This movie aside, I kinda wonder if they're interested in adapting Speaker for the Dead.
Can't really see any of the other books in the series working for a movie. Far too philosophical and "talky". Especially as a direct follow-up to a movie with action.
On October 22 2013 14:01 Spazer wrote: This movie aside, I kinda wonder if they're interested in adapting Speaker for the Dead.
Can't really see any of the other books in the series working for a movie. Far too philosophical and "talky". Especially as a direct follow-up to a movie with action.
Yeah the only other books I can see them making a movie out are the shadow saga, but that would be weird without an ender's shadow movie and I doubt they'll give more attention to bean in the movie than they did in the book.
On October 22 2013 14:01 Spazer wrote: This movie aside, I kinda wonder if they're interested in adapting Speaker for the Dead.
Can't really see any of the other books in the series working for a movie. Far too philosophical and "talky". Especially as a direct follow-up to a movie with action.
Yeah the only other books I can see them making a movie out are the shadow saga, but that would be weird without an ender's shadow movie and I doubt they'll give more attention to bean in the movie than they did in the book.
The movie is actually taking aspects from both Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow. Therefore they could continue the Shadow series if they wish to.
On October 22 2013 14:01 Spazer wrote: This movie aside, I kinda wonder if they're interested in adapting Speaker for the Dead.
Can't really see any of the other books in the series working for a movie. Far too philosophical and "talky". Especially as a direct follow-up to a movie with action.
Yeah the only other books I can see them making a movie out are the shadow saga, but that would be weird without an ender's shadow movie and I doubt they'll give more attention to bean in the movie than they did in the book.
The movie is actually taking aspects from both Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow. Therefore they could continue the Shadow series if they wish to.
Depends on how much of Shadow is in there. If it's just some Bean scenes that Ender isn't part of, it wouldn't work. They'd have to do the whole pre-Battle School arc, Achilles, etc.
Does anybody know if the movie will be available in IMAX in the UK. I've been looking and it seems that in US it's in IMAX, but I' checking London cinemas and it only appears in 2D, no IMAX :/ I was reaaaally looking forward to having my first IMAX experience with this movie
On October 22 2013 14:01 Spazer wrote: This movie aside, I kinda wonder if they're interested in adapting Speaker for the Dead.
Can't really see any of the other books in the series working for a movie. Far too philosophical and "talky". Especially as a direct follow-up to a movie with action.
Yeah the only other books I can see them making a movie out are the shadow saga, but that would be weird without an ender's shadow movie and I doubt they'll give more attention to bean in the movie than they did in the book.
The movie is actually taking aspects from both Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow. Therefore they could continue the Shadow series if they wish to.
I'd actually really be interested in seeing a separate adaptation of Ender's Shadow, I think that Bean's character has a lot to add to a movie, especially with his beginnings.
Either ways, I still have my midnight premiere tickets and I'm gonna be checking it out with my friends because we loved the books.
I just stumbled upon this: http://www.wired.com/underwire/2013/10/cardqa/ Nice interview. From there: "If you don’t know what Ender is thinking, he’s just an incredibly violent little kid and not terribly interesting"
I also like this motive for why he wanted Ender to be played by an actual child: "If he’s older, puberty has hit, so it would be tempting to try to give him a love interest. But that is not the version that is being used, for which I’m deeply grateful. Maybe the people at Lionsgate have understood that turning this into a teen romance movie would really kill the story."
Totally agree , damn you hollywood with the ubicuitous lovestories! Can't wait to see how the movie will be
I'm really looking forward to this movie being released. I was never really a fan of the books, but I am interested to see what they do with it as movies.
Reviews are beyond terrible think I'll skip it and wait for free version
"On the dark side of the moon, where awful cult sci-fi and fantasy adaptations are buried, there’s a special cave for “Ender’s Game.” This movie of a 1985 outer-space military allegory is one of the dullest, dumbest, most tedious movies this year. It makes “Battlefield: Earth” and “John Carter” look like “The Godfather” parts 1 and 2. “Dune” is “Lawrence of Arabia” next to this thing.
Alright I just came out if the theater. I have to say as an avid reader of the series, I'm pretty satisfied and entertained. I think they focused more on fan service than actually make a good movie. It's hard for it to not be cheesy when depicting child soldiers and battle school. I didn't like Harrison Ford's acting very much. For people who haven't read the books I can understand if they think it's absurdly over the top.
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