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@Raxie4942 Haven't read the shadow series i think i may cue that up on my reading list here very soon reading dean kootz Frankenstein now once that's done i will make the transition and read thru all of it.  I love future military space awesomeness can't wait to give them a read.

 

@Tasimmet  Yeah we can tell you are pretty excited, i think every geek on here is feeling the same as you.  I am excited that they are wrapping enders shadows into it will be awesome if they continue the movie as a series.

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Also, being based on Ender's Game and Ender's Shadow intrigues me. He made that choice specifically because he knew a movie could not get into the mind of Ender the same way the first book did. But bringing in Bean's perspective means they don't have to resort to heavy narration, or anything like that.

 

Aha... this may explain some of the stuff I saw in the previews that made me think Ender knew too much... it was probably Bean.  This gives me a bit more hope...

 

Either way I'm definitely going to see in, can't help myself.

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Oh yeah i am super excited going to be a military scifi visual cornucopia extravaganza of badarsery 

“Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.†  Starship Troopers

 

“There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.†  Starship Troopers

 

“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and their freedoms†  Starship Troopers

 

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This article just killed all desire I had to see the movie. After all the book-to-movie problems about time to fit it all in, this scene's existence removes all of those excuses.

Are you saying because the added a scene? Personally when I go to see a movie based on a book, I always go with the presumption that the book would have been better, and that Hollywood seems to have to add some action scenes or other stuff just to Hollywoodize it.

 

Agreed, not sure why they had to add a surgery scene. But I am impressed by the geekery of it all. And my hubby is a UW alumni and my son goes there, so for me, it kind of makes me want to see it more.

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I think it is because I could not imagine that scene being useful, unless major plot changes were made.

Yeah, not sure. My son saw the movie and he said they changed a few details of that part, but the basic idea lined up with the book.

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I know for me i have low standards expecially what they did to my favorite book of all time Starship Troopers...So i think they probably did a better job with Enders

“Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.†  Starship Troopers

 

“There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.†  Starship Troopers

 

“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and their freedoms†  Starship Troopers

 

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Saw the movie, it was good and they change a few things but it was pretty true in spirit.

“Happiness consists in getting enough sleep. Just that, nothing more.†  Starship Troopers

 

“There are no dangerous weapons; there are only dangerous men.†  Starship Troopers

 

“Violence, naked force, has settled more issues in history than has any other factor, and the contrary opinion is wishful thinking at its worst. Breeds that forget this basic truth have always paid for it with their lives and their freedoms†  Starship Troopers

 

Follow and comment for my current challenge at this link:  

http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/39940-toms-adventures-in-rangering

 

And this is my Battle Log

http://rebellion.nerdfitness.com/index.php?/topic/38791-early-morning-challange/page-2

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My thoughts were that it was too compressed. It felt like the whole thing took place in a year and Bean was barely in it. I also felt like they were angling for a teen date movie with the Petra thing. Don't get me wrong she's important both as a strong member of the jeesh but also as surrogate Val, they just made it seem like there was room for romance there. I kept waiting to hurl if they'd made that so!

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