THE NOTEBOOK OF DOOMĪlexander Bopp has just moved to Stermont, a strange little town that's full of monsters! After finding an old notebook filled with clues, Alexander faces his fears to become the leader of the Super Secret Monster Patrol. Or download a list of available books here. Definitely see it in the theater if you can - the battle room scenes are best on a big screen.BOOKS Troy Cummings has written and/or illustrated more than forty children’s books including the Notebook of Doom series, Can I Be Your Dog?, and other picture books, board books, and early readers. Also, the kids are just too old - there's an ironic moment in the movie where two officers talk about how conscripting kids under 15 "used to be illegal", yet all the actors playing the kids look 15 or older! Still, it's a fun ride, and if you hadn't read the book these flaws really wouldn't be apparent. I'm not usually a fan of splitting books into multiple movies, but this is one where two films would have done it justice. The drama in Battle School moves too quickly, the characters of Peter and Valentine are almost completely absent, and even Ender's video game is sadly underdone. The problem is, it's really just a caricature of the book. The ending is particularly well done (don't worry - it wasn't really spoiled by the trailer). The casting is pitch-perfect - Harrison Ford and Asa Butterfield, in particular, do a great job. The visuals are starkly entrancing without being distracting. I have to say, as a movie, it is genuinely enjoyable. But my friend wanted to see it, so I agreed to tag along on opening night. Great books hardly ever adapt into good films. As a fan of the book, I really wasn't sure I wanted to see this movie.
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