Earthsea

I had extremely low expectations of this adaptation, although I had hoped that Le Guin was involved enough in the production to assure that something remotely akin to the novels emerged. I'm not one of those that believe every novel deserves a film adaption; on the contrary, my belief is that great books rarely make great films. We're lucky if they make good films, or even mediocre film.

Instead, we got a "Ged Goes to Hogwarts", whiny Star Wars clone with none of the grace, language or beauty of Le Guin's work. Blech.

It's possible, I suppose, that somewhere after the first hour the film "magically" improved. I wouldn't know, because I couldn't stand watching any longer.