The visuals look great, but didn't we learn 33 years ago that Harrison Ford should never narrate a movie trailer? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfBA3TwywQ8
Just read the book for the first time within the last year or two. A good read. Definitely recommended for sci-fi fans teen and up. Shag On Wed, May 8, 2013 at 4:48 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > I loved the book twenty years ago. Recommended it in the past when teens > ask me what to read, etc. > > The author's politics are problematic, but it's a great sci-fi read. > > The Hunger Games (I mostly enjoyed Book 1)/Battle Royale debt is > shameless, but I think young folks won't care if this is perceived as like > the Hunger Games. Might even work in its favor. > > It's a good trailer! > > Caw! > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Ronald Methvin <[email protected]> > To: theuniquegeek <[email protected]> > Sent: Wed, May 8, 2013 8:26 am > Subject: Re: [The Unique Geek] Ender's Game First Trailer > > You gotta' read it. I didn't read it until last year, and by page 20, > you can tell it definitely lives up to the hype. > > > > *From:* Luke Jaconetti <[email protected]> > *To:* [email protected] > *Sent:* Wednesday, May 8, 2013 11:13 AM > *Subject:* [The Unique Geek] Ender's Game First Trailer > > http://www.traileraddict.com/trailer/enders-game/trailer > > I have never read the book, but the production looks pretty slick. I > wonder how many young folks will assume this is a sci-fi ripoff of The > Hunger Games, though. > > (Aside: Every time someone mentions The Hunger Games to me, I say "Oh, the > one that's sorta like Battle Royale" just to gauge their reaction.) > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
