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This Was Better Than Star Wars Episode 7

posted 9 years ago by cyguration
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In my humble opinion, this was a much better film than Star Wars: The Force Awakens. After watching the hodge-podge of sci-fantasy that is Star Wars, I found myself in dire need of watching a good film. I put off watching Ender's Game because I thought it was going to be a child's film...but wow was I impressed.

It's kind of slow, but a methodical slow -- it has something to say and has somewhere to go. I like that character development is the nucleus of the story and that they let events unfold organically. This felt like a well put together film. Harrison Ford also turned in a brilliant performance, along with Ben Kingsley.

It was so disappointing that after recently watching Star Wars I came away feeling like it left a big void in my mind and I had to fill it with something more... substantial. I guess it's to say that at the end of Ender's Game it left you with something to think about -- something to ponder. Star Wars Episode 7 left me with vapid questions I almost don't care to receive the answers to.

[–] danzig138-668-939218 9 years ago

In my humble opinion

Your opinion is wrong. Glad we cleared that up.

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[–] rdix-95468 8 years ago

Well it's an opinion, so he can't be wrong. My opinion only new hope and empire are worth a chit. All the others are regurgitated crap. Ender's was better than most of them.

[–] gotmyorangecrush 8 years ago

Conratulations. You have proven with a single sentence that you understand absolutely nothing regarding subjectivity.

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[–] Cinaet 9 years ago

This was a waste of a good book.

[–] robert-foster63 9 years ago

Couldn't agree more.

[–] wlp325 9 years ago

I also agree with you, and am sorry this movie didn't perform better at the box office. I would have liked seeing some of the following-on books converted to movies -- if Ender's Game was a representative sample.

Rest in peace, Roger Ebert. You were the best.

[–] cyguration 9 years ago

Yeah, I too would have loved to seen where they would have gone with the series. It was a very fascinating movie.

I think a large part of the movie's box office problems was that it wasn't marketed very well.

[–] vladoots 9 years ago

Way, way, way better than SW7, even if it is a vastly inferior adaptation of the book.

SW7 was an insult to any thinking brain, starting with its title... (What, ”The Force”, the binder of the whole Universe, ever slept?)

[–] nddostal 9 years ago

must be sad to be so alone with that opinion

[–] ioanpaulpirau 8 years ago

But he is not alone :) . SW7 was an insult to logic and thinking at large, even SW episodes 1,2 and 3 (yep.. prequels) were genius compared to Ep. 7 .. Ender's game is simply in a different class :)

[–] aRealCoolGuy 9 years ago

This is the most ridiculous understatement I've heard in a while.. Saying this film is better than Star Wars 7 is like saying The Godfather is better than The Fast and the Furious...unfortunately, it wasn't marketed well and performed terribly so we won't see a sequel while they'll continue to crap out sequels to Star Wars for decades or however long the toys and merchandise keep leaving shelves.

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[–] johnnyzheng212 9 years ago

it is better than episode 7, but star wars fans are too stuck up to admit it

[–] mikelarry12 9 years ago

I am a Star Wars fan and I think this is head and shoulders better than episode 7.

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[–] HeiligeScheisse 9 years ago

I agree. Episode 7 was just awful.

Ender's Game was not a complete success, but light years better than The Farce Awakens.

[–] spookyrat1 8 years ago

http://blast.betstar.com.au/wp-content/uploads/joke4.jpgI feel the same way.🐭