I'm also seconding Mirana's report.
I've read the book seventeen times (not kidding) because every time I recommend it to someone, I end up reading it. I have 80 dollars of credit at my local used book store and every time I go in, I get every copy of Ender's Game and share them with anyone who maybe interested.
In the movie, my primary points of contention, except for the absolute lack of character development, revolved around Ender's age (he was 9 at the end of the book, and six at the beginning), the stupid stab at a budding relationship between he and Petra (bleh), and, for some reason, the removal of the part where the Indian/middle eastern kid kisses him. If they really wanted to fuck with Card's anti-gay agenda, that would have been the way to do it.
Not really a big deal to me but things that got missed: Bean's brilliance wasn't highlighted. He was more intelligent than Ender without the ability to empathize as strongly. How Peter went on to become something great for earth which makes him a complicated character. Ender's placement in another team entirely. He didn't go straight to Salamander. There wasn't a battle bridge type thing in the book, they all sat in the these little pod simulators....
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