Ender's Game

In the first few minutes, you learn the main character's name is "Ender", his sister is too touchy-feely, and his brother's too belligerent. Oh, also the world is maybe in peril. Hey, did you guess that he's going to "End" this peril by averaging out the qualities of his brother and sister, while playing a "Game"? HOW DID YOU EVER SEE THAT COMING????

Charming and entertaining but poorly made. Despite some good child acting the tone is inconsistent, the screenplay is sloppy in trying to encompass a larger story, and it's rushed awkward scenes just sort of move to the next in a checklist fashion. The result is a movie that feels forcibly finished, and not something people cared too much about making.

Boring.

Whole movie whizzes by hardly giving you a chance to form an opinion one way or another. I didn't really have any issues with it, and everything was done reasonably well, but everything was so skimmed over.

It's like watching a two hour-long trailer; what a disappointment! I don't think you can understand what is going on if you haven't read the book; and if you have, there's nothing new this movie brings - not even cool special effects. It's a shame a good story like this waited on the shelf for almost 30 years only to be brought out and made into a movie that tells no story.

Terrific, faithful adaptation of Orson Scott Card's award-winning novel. More, please!

191220: Shockingly, they didn't ruin it. True enough to the book to make me enjoy the rehash. They also carry forward the book's flaws: one dimensional bad guys. All the joy of Ender's learning and growth is lost, though. There's just not enough run time to develop those themes.

Didn't quite capture the magic of the book, but I enjoyed how much it reminded me of the book.

Gives justice to the book. Stunning and mind-blowing.

Okay-ish movie; but they really stepped it up with a well executed end.

Film about a child soldier trained to defend earth from some alien dudes who attacked earth a while back. The earthlings have been preparing like fuck for their revenge. Ender displays super leadership capability and goes to some training camp. There him and a team of child savants play a simulator to train for the war. In his final test it is not a game but real life but he doesn't know! Poor film, trying to fit too much of the book in and seemingly entirely geared to the twist at the end.

The book series is probably top 5 of the young adult trend happening right now. The movie condensed the book and missed out on the nuance of the character's story that makes this a good series. Also, find good children that can act is hard.

Wasn't terrible, but some annoying choices. I mean, Ben Kingsley as the Maori? Get with the times. Sure, he may have won an Oscar for Ghandi, but that kind of thing is considered racist now. Cultural appropriation and all that. And how fucking annoying was that kid? All weak and skinny and whiny and holding back tears all the time. And Harrison Ford is getting way too old. He looks like he just wants to die already. Did not expect to find Hailee Steinfeld attractive.

sometimes just leave the book alone

quite good sci-fi movie

Fails to live up to its source material.

at least it's not homophobic