TheLittleSongbird This should have been much better. Although I always try to judge a movie or mini-series on its own merits, I just want to say I read the books very recently and because of how beautifully written, engrossing and emotionally felt they are they are now among my favourites. Part of me was excited about seeing Earthsea I was also dubious considering who was responsible. I overall found Earthsea deeply disappointing. It has good cinematography and tolerable effects I give you that, but everything else fails. I don't want to compare too much actually to the books, as Earthsea was problematic even on its own merits, but as an adaptation it is really atrocious to the extent you can't even recognise it. But that is not all. The worst asset is the story, disjointed and as far from engrossing as you can go, having none of the feeling, soul and heart that I get from the books. The script is full of awkward delivery and stilted and unintentionally cheesy lines. You don't care at all for the characters, they are not likable or easy to empathise with but feel like fantasy clichés. The pacing is sluggish, the direction cumbersome and the acting is awful with some of the most uncharismatic actors I've seen anywhere in recent times. Overall, a soulless mess, the Studio Ghlibli film was less than perfect, and not exactly a brilliant adaptation either, and my least favourite of theirs but it was far more watchable than this. 2/10 Bethany Cox

kittynumbers In my opinion, the movie is not horrible, nor is it completely off from the books. It is a good movie that ou can really get into, even if you only started watching it in the middle.I, and many others, would have been much, much happier if they had stayed true to the books, but in some cases, i like the movie's changes.since saying which are good and which were bad is a spoiler, i will not say, but there are moments that you'll find yourself going back to the books and wondering which you like better, thought of course, the book will always be Best. :)

pvanja If Ursula LeGuin was dead, she would be turning in her grave. Since she isn't, she can only watch in horror how they mangled one of the best fantasy series ever written. Almost every character looks and behaves like an idiot, especially those who are kind and good. Bad guys are even worse. You can see that they spend a lot of money in this productions, it doesn't look cheap or unpolished, but it's completely wasted. Writers, or whoever is responsible, used the book as a very faint guideline, but their story makes little sense; if I haven't read the book before, I am not sure I would "catch their drift". A very sad attempt and a waste of time. Better see anime version.

Liam Johnson I cannot believe how bad this is. A number of posters complained that fans of a book should not get upset if a movie is not like the book; an adaptation can never be the same as you imagined when you read the book. They are right, but this goes way beyond just an incomplete or different adaptation.There is nothing of value in this film at all. It is a rehash of some of the worst low budget fantasy concepts, with nothing new to offer. This is “made for TV” in the worst possible way, cheap, tacky and definitely aimed at the lowest intelligence of viewer.The real crime though is that with the budget and a mini-series format, they could have made a decent adaptation of the books instead of this “thing”.