Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie)

From	Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net>
Newsgroups	rec.arts.sf.written
Subject	Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie)
Date	2016-05-19 18:59 +0000
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wds wrote:
>In article <MPG.2cea1c6854014fae989ebe@news.aioe.org>,
>Larry <larryc@peaksky.com> said:
>
>> I haven't seen the movie, but didn't think the book was as good as
>> many people seemed to think. It was a juvie written to appeal to
>> the video game kids, and and excellent financial success.
>
> I didn't think the book was that good because I'd earlier read the
> original novelette (in _Unaccompanied Sonata and Other Stories_, I
> think), and the novel felt rather bloated in comparison.

The original "lean and mean" short story, novelette, or novella always
works best for me. For the present case that means the "Ender's Game"
short story that appears in the August 1977 issue of Analog.

A copy of an "Ender's Game" DVD recently sat near the top of a pile
at the local Walmart's bargain bin. And the price was right. The movie
pleasantly surprised me. :0)

--
Don Kuenz KB7RPU

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Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie) Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2016-05-19 18:59 +0000
  Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie) Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> - 2016-05-19 12:16 -0700
    Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie) Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2016-05-20 13:58 +0000
  Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie) Robert Bannister <robban@clubtelco.com> - 2016-05-20 11:50 +0800
    Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie) Don Kuenz <garbage@crcomp.net> - 2016-05-20 13:59 +0000
      Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie) Robert Bannister <robban@clubtelco.com> - 2016-05-21 10:21 +0800

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