Tell the other girl who was supposed to be DEAD that she shouldn't get 65 years in prison. While you're at it, tell the other girl's parents the same thing. So the girl who barely survived would be DEAD, but the girl who did it should get some kind of leniency and be let out at 25? And you mock someone else for their…

He wasn't fresh in bootcamp, he had 6 months of muscle and physical training already. He body was in good, though not perfect form to fight with.
(I think the movie has old man Cruise getting dropped off without training, don't know)

As someone who has just walked out of seeing the movie, I can say that The Edge of Tomorrow fixes many of the "flaws" of the novel and gives the audience an expected yet more satisfying ending.

I read it in one sitting about two nights ago. I found it very entertaining. Although I agree somewhat about the origins of the mimics being unnecessary in the way the author presented it, I found found myself wanting to read more about their mysterious origins. Perhaps the book would have been better served if this…

The film is actually surprisingly good. Saw a pre-screening of it yesterday and really enjoyed it. While it's generic and predictable, it was done so well that I didn't care and even smiled at the end. I recommend it!

I thought he could develop muscle memory? He couldn't make his muscles any stronger, but he was able to hone his reflexes such that with the help of powered armor he eventually rivaled the full metal bitch.

I think it's one of the 3-pillars of military SF, with the other two being The Forever War and Starship Troopers. It's a masterpiece of modern SF.

I actually like the movie ending better. Plus the reason why Rita can broke the loop is somehow more make sense in the movie.

He doesn't. He repeatedly laments (in the book) that he is just as weak as he was when he started looping and he doesn't develop muscle memory. All he can develop is mental toughness and subconscious reactions.

Somewhat spoiler ahead!!

yah the ending really felt like the author was late to an appointment somewhere and decided to write it in the cab on the way. everything up to that point was awesome.

This is a dude?

Good review, although I disagree a little bit about the ending. In the course of reading this article, I've easily thought of reasons why your possible solutions wouldn't work. Stopped heart isn't enough to trigger it, needs to be absolute brain death. The range of the loop covers the entire planet.

one of my gripe with this time loop concept which basically just transferring the memory to himself 30hrs ago : how the hell can he develop physical muscle to fight? I know you can carry thoughts n exp but body still need to be physically developed in training right?

I liked the author's comment section at the end where he said he was inspired by games, not Groundhog's Day, it makes it feel very "oh, this is the story of the guy in the game, not the player." And the fact that the battle in the novel isn't some big decisive fight, but just another day in a war, that it almost…

So how good is the film compare to the book? The film made tons of changes, e.g. the Main Character, Cage. I've read the book but have not watch the film. I face palmed when the trailer reveals Rita's looping power which we don't know till the 3 quarter of the book.

Read the book as well. So Spoiler alert;

I went to a screening of Edge of Tomorrow a couple days ago. It was a great movie with lots of action, a surprising amount of humour (without it turning into a comedy), and it made sense as far as a time-loop movie can make sense. I really enjoyed it and I wasn't expecting it to be the best thing ever. If anyone…

Even after some research, I couldn't figure out why the aliens are called "mimics"? They don't mimic anything. Even the T-Shirt in the movie with the slogan "mimic this" makes no sense?

Edit: aaand, I just noticed this post is from 2012. Oops. Well, hello from the future, I guess! ;-)