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Re: OT: Ender's Game (movie)

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Peter Trei <petertrei@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Thursday, May 19, 2016 at 3:02:45 PM UTC-4, Don Kuenz wrote:
>> 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)
>
> I too thought it was very underrated. If you recall, there was a storm in a
> teacup with people proposing a boycott of the film, due to Card's odious
> politics.

IIRC the Rabid Dog dude was the focus of last year's storm. This year
remains storm free AFAIK. Maybe everyone's too enthralled with American
presidential politics to accommodate a SF storm in a teacup this year.

--
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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