Ender's Game

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I guess. I'm not British by the way, I read it online.
 
Thanks for telling me, I just figured you were lying about being from Virginia.



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WOOT! Just a few more days! Can't freaking wait! I'm a little bummed it's not in 3D...the battle room scene would have looked fantastic.
 
3D gives me nausea and migraines, so I don't watch films in 3D anyways.
 
I haven't bought one in over a decade and have no intention of doing so again.
 
It's sci fi, it's based on an acclaimed classic novel and the cast and reviews are decent and yet I have no interest in it. Weird. I guess it's because the trailers haven't grabbed me at all and I can't lie, I think Card is just such a major turn off. I recognize that he isn't going to get money from the ticket sales but...ugh I just can't with him.
 
Seattle Times loves it

Hood’s script tracks the novel quite closely, though it compresses events to accommodate a running time of just under two hours. The story’s essence is retained, from its focus on Ender’s intelligent and sometimes lethal resistance to bullying by other kids, to balletic zero-gravity battle-training sequences that are remarkable examples of special-effects wizardry. Most notable is the conclusion, in which Earth’s war is waged
and won in a way
that imposes a wrenching moral crisis on Ender.
This is sci-fi with a brain, and a heart.
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http://seattletimes.com/html/movies/2022157442_endersgamexml.html
 
I'll probably check it out as its the first big blockbuster of the fall/winter season and I like most of the actors in the thing.
 
So the brilliant plan for some people is to try and punish Card, who doesn't make any money directly off the film anyways, by punishing the actors, director, producer, screenwriters, etc, none of whom share Card's views and who ARE effected directly by the success or failure of the film. Yeah, that makes SO MUCH sense, not.
 
Yeah, that's right, blame the audience. Don't blame Card at all. :o

This kind of thing would a direct result of that dumb mother****er voicing his hateful, backward ass views. Don't blame anyone but him.
 
Loki882 said:
So the brilliant plan for some people is to try and punish Card, who doesn't make any money directly off the film anyways, by punishing the actors, director, producer, screenwriters, etc, none of whom share Card's views and who ARE effected directly by the success or failure of the film. Yeah, that makes SO MUCH sense, not.
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The poor, poor, people getting paid regardless of whether or not the movie is a success, several of whom are already quite wealthy in their own right.

And obviously, agreed to star in something based off of Card's work, knowing (to quote Sawyer) his "hateful, backward ass views".

Yeah I feel terrible about their "loss" (assuming there is one).
 
Meh, I can separate Ender's Game from Card himself. It's not like he made the villains a band of gay aliens or something.
 
I SEE SPIDEY said:
It's sci fi, it's based on an acclaimed classic novel and the cast and reviews are decent and yet I have no interest in it. Weird. I guess it's because the trailers haven't grabbed me at all and I can't lie, I think Card is just such a major turn off. I recognize that he isn't going to get money from the ticket sales but...ugh I just can't with him.
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I feel the same way. I just don't care. Maybe I would have 10 years ago.
 
A couple of my friends just saw it and they said they loved it, one of them said he can't wait to see it again tomorrow.
 
I was sort of intrigued by the trailers and tv spots, but hearing about the positive reviews really makes me want to go see this.
 
The movie was rather good. It should have been longer though. My main issue was you never really got to feel how hard they pushed ender in school. In the book, it was relentless, borderline torture. That never really came through in the movie. Nor did his exceptional brilliance. You were told he was brilliant more than you saw it. The film was under two hours, so I feel they had the running time available to expand on these things. But other than that, I felt the film was rather good. I'd recommend it.
 
Loki882 said:
So the brilliant plan for some people is to try and punish Card, who doesn't make any money directly off the film anyways, by punishing the actors, director, producer, screenwriters, etc, none of whom share Card's views and who ARE effected directly by the success or failure of the film. Yeah, that makes SO MUCH sense, not.
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Are you under the assumption that no one is paid any money until after the movie makes a profit? :doh: The only people who get any compensation post-movie usually have more money than the rest of the crew combined. :whatever:
 
Teelie said:
Are you under the assumption that no one is paid any money until after the movie makes a profit? :doh: The only people who get any compensation post-movie usually have more money than the rest of the crew combined. :whatever:
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Actually, it would hurt the studio's profits, which would affect the salaried employees - like the people doing the office jobs. Movie stars get paid regardless of the movie flops or not. But when the studio doesn't profit, it's the regular employees who can wind up out of a job.

I despise Card's comments, and I understand why people will opt out of seeing the film...but the reality is a boycott is actually hurting the wrong people.
 
See, that still assumes these employees futures are tied to this one movie, not the dozen or more that are done throughout the year by that studio... and using this line of thought, we should guarantee every movie makes a profit so none of these people are out of employement.

So tell me, how many of you went and saw every big budget movie in the theaters this year to make sure you did your part that no one became unemployed?
 
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