Poor guy.
Marvel's the one I wanted to kill with my own hands.
They should've kept the arrow in the neck from the book. I wanted to see that.
The Hunger Games (Dir. Gary Ross) |OT| May The Odds Be Ever In Your Favor
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Poor guy.
Marvel's the one I wanted to kill with my own hands.
Jamesways
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If only all sci-fi movies could be as original and flawless as Avatar...
adamsappel
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I think Haymitch said her name once.
Oh! I think she introduces herself, too.
I'm like 80% sure I saw one magically poof out of the ground during the chase in the woods.
PhoncipleBone
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I have not gotten to the movie yet, but that kill was one of the two I really wanted them to nail.
It has been a few years, but he was the one that killed Rue right? Because that dude catching the arrow through his neck and the first kid dying with the knife in his back were the two I wanted to see so bad.
Yeah. That's the one.
Unfortunately, they "nerfed" all the kills for the PG-13 rating. The scene with Katniss, Rue, and Marvel, and the other with Katniss, Clove and Thresh are still pretty freaking good, though.
In practical terms, they have absolutely nothing in common except for the young adult focus of the novels. I'd say check it out, because it's a really fun ride.
PhoncipleBone
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If you see any Twilight films there are three requirements:
1) A group of like minded friends that dont want to see them
2) Alcohol. Lots of alcohol.
3) Rifftrax.
PhoncipleBone
Banned
I honestly never really noticed a love triangle until partway through the third book. It was such a non event of the book.
Having read neither, and seen the first Twilight and this, I'd say Twilight the film is actually better.
They're both terrible, though.
The film is not indicative of the quality of the book, though.
It just has a bunch of shit that doesn't make sense unless you read it.
Twilight has officially transformed the love triangle concept into something that will automatically bother people, then?
Damn you, Stephenie Meyer.
This is true. This thread almost talked me out of seeing the film. Glad I chose to see for myself.
PhoncipleBone
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There are far greater sins than her ruining the love triangle.
Incendiary
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Saw this last night. Was basically going to see it no matter what because I have an unhealthy crush on Jennifer Lawrence so I kept myself as unspoiled as possible.
I thought it was alright. The story was alright, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch was great. I was super shocked when I realized the main host guy was the camera boyfriend from American Beauty, and Clove was the creepy girl from that terrible Orphan movie.
I was a little disappointed in the action sequences, or namely lack thereof.
Granted I haven't read the books so I don't know how everything occurred in them.
Normally I'm not bothered by shakycam, but several instances of it really annoyed me in this. Also I wish they'd explained the dogs better because I was super confused at what was going on and how they could manipulate the battlefield like that.
Overall I'd say it's a 3/5. Definitely nowhere near as Battle Royale-ish as I expected.
I thought it was alright. The story was alright, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch was great. I was super shocked when I realized the main host guy was the camera boyfriend from American Beauty, and Clove was the creepy girl from that terrible Orphan movie.
I was a little disappointed in the action sequences, or namely lack thereof.
The fight between Katniss and Clove, and the final fight scene was really well done. The very first "bloodbath" though was really, really terrible and several kills happened off-screen which made me sad.
Normally I'm not bothered by shakycam, but several instances of it really annoyed me in this. Also I wish they'd explained the dogs better because I was super confused at what was going on and how they could manipulate the battlefield like that.
Overall I'd say it's a 3/5. Definitely nowhere near as Battle Royale-ish as I expected.
You can't fucking tell me it wasn't heavy throughout the entire second book. You can't.
This is part of it. She doesn't become a cold blooded killer in the arena. However, she still book2/3 spoilers
has major problems with what happened in there. katniss is far from a likable heroin, in fact she is one of my least favorite characters in the trilogy. by the time the third movie comes out, you'll want to strangle her, and that is part of the reason why this isn't twilight.
Just wanted to comment on the opening bloodbath from a book perspective. The books are first person, while the film is third person. In the book, so much shit is going on in that blood bath that Katniss is stunned and just trying to get out of there alive and not focus on anyone else. So you really never get an idea of what happened to each character. Pretty sure they were all unnamed characters too("the boy from district 10" rather than addressing someone as Clove or Foxface)
Pachterballs
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someone posted fassbender for whathisface and it somewhat amused me. could work I guess.
Gamer @ Heart
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He isnt that old in the books though. They will probably age the character up though, so he might work. That said, i kind of see it beneath him. To save money, i bet they will go with a relative unknown anyway.
Pachterballs
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yup.
yup.
its not. I read the 2nd book and yes; its central to the plot a little; but like movie 1;
Gale is present at the start; then as the plot moves on; he disappears out of focus and then you have her having to play the game with Peeta; and yes they have that problem with him being in love with her; and of course; her having to play the role of "madly in love" - yes so there is an element of romance; but hardly in the conventional sense.
she pretended to love Peeta to win the game; get away with ruining the game
You can easily write out
Gale and still have the Peeta/Unrequited love story and the plot would still work. As is; Gale is going to have as much screen time in 2 as in 1. Which is nominally 10 minutes total
was more about guilt, being trapped in the situation with the capitol and the death sentence of the quarter quell. The romance didn't factor much because it wasn't a romance.
going to pull katniss back into the games
actual games in book 2 and thearena
twilight is NOT the better film. Its is boring; doesn't go anywhere and everyone of the vampires look like shit with that awful makeup.
PhoncipleBone
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It just never seemed like a major thing in the book. The Peeta stuff yes. But Gale being part of it just never really registered for me until the third book. I know the character was there, but being a legitimate part of a love triangle? It just never felt that way to me. I guess I just dismissed the character early on in the series because I knew he never had a chance.
Musha_Soturi
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Haven't read previous posts as I haven't read the 2nd and 3rd books yet and don't want any info on them.
But I just wanted to say I finally saw this last night and I really liked it. Yeah they changed some stuff and left some stuff out as they always do, but on the whole I thought they did a great job and really captured the feeling and spirit of the book.
But I just wanted to say I finally saw this last night and I really liked it. Yeah they changed some stuff and left some stuff out as they always do, but on the whole I thought they did a great job and really captured the feeling and spirit of the book.
It was so heavy in the first 50-100 pages of the second book that I nearly quit. Luckily I didn't because after that it turned out to be the most enjoyable of the three.
That doesn't bode well for my future reading of the third book.
jediyoshi
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Do you judge books that you skip pages through as well?
No. But the nauseating camera movement plus stagnant story didn't give me any chance. And like i said, the boom woke me up when the games begun and i think i dozed off after they got to the city or something....With the returns this movie was expected to make, i have no idea why it turned out so crappy looking and cheap with even worse costume design. But after movies like twilight, productions companies have learnt you don't have to be grandiose to draw a crowd. Profit in the bank.
That's indicative of pacing problems. It failed to maintain his interest throughout the movie.
Do you know what they call The Hunger Games in Japan?
I know they are different... sort of.
*France
At least, excusing the butchering of vampire mythology, it actually makes sense. You're not shown things without explanation.
THG is a bad film based on a good book. Not a big deal, most films are like that.
Squall ASF
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I've never read any of the books and there isn't a single thing that confused me in this movie or that didn't make sense. You want to give examples? Anything that wasn't elaborated in detail was still made extremely obvious after witnessing it like the ability to alter things within the arena.
Jack Scofield
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I don't understand why that girl from District 1 chose a bow and arrow as her weapon if she couldn't even shoot a motionless person 15 feet up a tree.
I guess it's just a convenient way for Katniss to come across her preferred weapon without having to return to the Cornocopia. Lazy writing.
I guess it's just a convenient way for Katniss to come across her preferred weapon without having to return to the Cornocopia. Lazy writing.
malingenie
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Even then, it will be like gargling acid. (Just saw the breaking dawn riff, in some countries what Mike and the gang had to endure could be called torture)
TheContact
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GF bought the e-book on kindle for my iPad yesterday. Now that everyone is talking about it I might as well hop on the bandwagon. I still need to finish Game of Thrones though =\
Squall ASF
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SO GOOD
LOL. I was like hell naw. It like one side of the tree was off limits.
EDIT: Even game of thrones shoots like it has a bigger budget than this movie. Or it does?
Ignatz Mouse
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Probably wanted a ranged weapon, and few were available. Though in the book, it's clear that Katniss is *way* higher up in the tree than it appeared in the movie.
Yeah, I really don't get why people are saying things like that. I'd barely even heard of the books before I saw the movie. The most I knew about them was a vague description from someone who had also never read them and was repeating a vague description they heard from someone else who may or may not have read them. Yet I didn't have any trouble understanding any of it. I'm sure there was plenty more detail in the books, but there was enough in the movie to make me understand and care.
And I'm usually pretty bad about following movie plots. I'm one of those, "Wait, who's that? Didn't he die? Why is he a bad guy now?" sort of movie watchers, except I'm actually considerate enough to not bother the people around me with those questions.
Squall ASF
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I saw it with a married couple I'm friends with where she had read the books and both he and I hadn't. After the movie, she was concerned there would be a few things that didn't make sense to us because it wasn't as detailed as the books but both of us were able to catch everything she brought up by the subtle nuances in the movie. Just because something isn't blatantly stated, doesn't mean you can't interpret things from body language, actions, expressions, etc. That's one of the reasons I enjoyed the movie, they did a good job at making sure everything made sense for people that hadn't read. My friend also said they did a pretty good job at covering the book as it's not overly long and thus easy to cover.
Deadly Cyclone
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District 13 got nuked by the government in the rebellion.
Mr_PinkFloyd
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Ok, i never read the books, i watched battle royale years ago, and i enjoy it, didnt become a cult fan of it, but i enjoy it and got captivated
I watched the hunger games trailer for the first time last friday, "oh look, its the western version of Battle Royale", i got the tickets for my and wife for that night
In the theather we found a friend and he opened my eyes, THIS IS NOT BATTLE ROYALE, its a movie based in some books, that was kinda shocking for me but we get into it anyway
What a boring movie, its not bad per se, but i found it pretty boring, i kinda liked the first half, i love movies set in futuristic dystopias, but the true its that i was falling sleep when the hunger games actually srtarted
Didnt like it at all, and will not watch it again, i dont hate it, but its just not my cup of tea, if the other movies are more centered on the rebellion (i think they must) i will give them a chance, but the actual "hunger games" was pretty lame for me
I watched the hunger games trailer for the first time last friday, "oh look, its the western version of Battle Royale", i got the tickets for my and wife for that night
In the theather we found a friend and he opened my eyes, THIS IS NOT BATTLE ROYALE, its a movie based in some books, that was kinda shocking for me but we get into it anyway
What a boring movie, its not bad per se, but i found it pretty boring, i kinda liked the first half, i love movies set in futuristic dystopias, but the true its that i was falling sleep when the hunger games actually srtarted
Didnt like it at all, and will not watch it again, i dont hate it, but its just not my cup of tea, if the other movies are more centered on the rebellion (i think they must) i will give them a chance, but the actual "hunger games" was pretty lame for me
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