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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

Edges of the Lord (2001)

My Movie Rating:

5 / 10

Eight Legged Freaks (2002)

My Movie Rating:

7 / 10

Empire of the Sun (1987)

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

End of the Spear (2005)

My Movie Rating:

3 / 10

Ender's Game (2013)

Oh my god. So many feelings about this one. So much to unpack. Ender is probably my favourite character of all time. There's so much I love about that book and the first couple of sequels. And I've wanted to see it on the screen for so long, even knowing that no adaptation could ever really do it justice. And this was stuck in development limbo for such a long time that I had all but given up hope of it ever happening.

Well, here we are and this is the movie we got. And there's a lot to like about it. Asa's lovely to look at, and he plays a good older Ender. Most of the important scenes are here and some of them are done quite well. And some of the scenes even resonate emotionally, though it's hard to tell if that's just because I know the book so well and I'm already so invested in the characters and their story.

But at the same time there is so much lacking. And not just in the sense that they had to cut stuff out because you have to cut stuff out of every novel to make it into a film. It almost seemed like they tried to fit too much into the movie, so as a result they're treating everything very superficially. All the scenes are there, but if you haven't read the book I can't see how you could possibly understand what they mean or why they are important.

I don't know. I couldn't not watch this movie. I needed to see it and I'm glad I did and I enjoyed some of it. But ultimately it's a failure. I don't know if it could have been anything other than a failure.

My Movie Rating:

5 / 10

Enemy at the Gates (2001)

My Movie Rating:

7 / 10

Escape to Witch Mountain (1975)

My Movie Rating:

6 / 10

El Espinazo del Diablo (2001)

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

L'Estate di mio fratello (2005)

My Movie Rating:

5 / 10

Un été sans point ni coup sûr (2008)

A bit too nostalgic for my tastes. But charming lead and decent performances.

My Movie Rating:

7 / 10

Être et avoir (2002)

My Movie Rating:

9 / 10

Évolution (2015)

Loved it. Very weird.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Explorers (1985)

My Movie Rating:

7 / 10

Eyewitness (1970)

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

Fanny och Alexander (1982)

Bergman's crowning achievement. Dark, weird, and profoundly moving.

My Movie Rating:

10 / 10

Father Hood (1993)

My Movie Rating:

3 / 10

Father of the Bride (1991)

My Movie Rating:

6 / 10

Fido (2006)

Pretty good.

My Movie Rating:

7 / 10

Finding Neverland (2004)

My Movie Rating:

8 / 10

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