Movies and TV The Hunger Games teaser - Page 7

patteeu · 03-23-2012, 12:10 PM

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I'd be willing to bet your husband didn't read the Twilight books. I found Bella to be an incredibly whiny and annoying character, ugh, so I guess Katniss seemed okay in comparison and I don't remember really thinking that about her too often when I read the hunger game books. Sometimes, sure, but not in a way that caused me not to enjoy the books. I guess Katniss' pretty frickin horrible situation throughout, she didn't seem too overly whiny about it to me.

Yeah, I probably wouldn't have thought of "whiny" as a reason I was ambivalent about the books. I just thought the action and suspense was kind of boring and the romance aspect didn't do anything for me.

Hawk · 03-23-2012, 12:33 PM

Really, it's a pretty good approach if you think about it. Include a love story to draw in the chicks, but not so much that it overshadows the action and killing so you still draw in the guys. No wonder it is such a hit.

listopencil · 03-23-2012, 03:39 PM

I took the kids to see Secret Of Arietty last night and there were some goobers already in line for the Midnight showing of this. Three middle aged moms and ten girls apparently aged ten to fifteen. On a Thursday night. And the chances of that theater being sold out at show time are about zero.

**QuikSsurfer** · 03-23-2012, 03:56 PM

My lady friend is all over this series.. I've only seen a trailer for it but it seems awfully similar to the Japanese book turned movie "Battle Royale"

I own both the book and the movie and there were talks of a US re-make but doesn't look like that would happen now.

Either way, I'll be seeing this tonight.

Valiant · 03-23-2012, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by QuikSsurfer

My lady friend is all over this series.. I've only seen a trailer for it but it seems awfully similar to the Japanese book turned movie "Battle Royale"

I own both the book and the movie and there were talks of a US re-make but doesn't look like that would happen now.

Either way, I'll be seeing this tonight.

Yeah looked this up on netflix, watched it in 06.. I might have to rent it again..

In58men · 03-23-2012, 08:56 PM

Watching it tonight. Read the first two books haven't had time for the third one.

**luv** · 03-24-2012, 12:04 AM

Enjoyed the movie. There were, of course, a few characters from the book left out, but they fit most everything rather nicely. Some of the back story that couldn't be described like it was in the book was done through showing certain memories. Overall, I was very pleased with how the movie followed the book.

ChiefFripp · 03-24-2012, 12:39 AM

Great movie.

1moreTRich · 03-24-2012, 07:06 AM

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Great movie.

Going to see it today. So pumped!

kaplin42 · 03-24-2012, 11:21 AM

Took the wife last night. Neither of us knew jack about the books other than what I have read here. The movie was very enjoyable and fun to watch. And, as previously noted. J. Lawrence is HAWT.

**Bowser** · 03-24-2012, 12:17 PM

My daughter went to see it last night. She said it was underwhelming, and she is a huge fan of the books.

ChiefFripp · 03-24-2012, 12:47 PM

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My daughter went to see it last night. She said it was underwhelming, and she is a huge fan of the books.

That's probably why it was underwhelming. I think Shawshank Redemption is the only movie I've seen that lived up to the original written story. The Road came close.

jjjayb · 05-01-2012, 03:02 PM

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That's probably why it was underwhelming. I think Shawshank Redemption is the only movie I've seen that lived up to the original written story. The Road came close.

I'll add another Stephen King movie: The Green Mile.

Bump · 08-19-2012, 02:53 PM

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I'll add another Stephen King movie: The Green Mile.

I'll add another, No Country for Old Men

**Buehler445** · 08-20-2012, 03:13 PM

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So I watched this with my daughter today. It was ok. Certainly better than I expected. It reminded me a lot of 70s scifi like Logan's Run and Soylent Green. Just the style and feel of it.

I think my favorite parts about it were Woody Harelson and Lenny Kravitzs characters. They were both basically mentors for Katniss. Hopefully they expand on those characters because they were great.

Hated the shaky cam work. WTF? Maybe they were trying to disguise the violence to get a PG13?

I'm still amazed that a book series and movie about kids trying to kill each other became this huge pop culture event. Heh.

Geh. My wife made me watch this after she read the books. You could tell it was made for teeny boppers. For as vicious and violent as the event would have to be, there wasn't much violence. At all.

probably not a spoiler, but I wouldn't want to wound any vaginas.

Spoiler!

Harrelson is always typecast, but he does it so damn well it is hilarious.

Overall, the story is just not very believable, the action was meh, and there were several parts of the movie that were part of the books but were WTF moments without that explanation are just out of place.

Jennifer Lawrence is epic hot and played the part well. The other kid, Peter, I think did OK. The rest were meh.

It was just overall a bad movie. But it was better than I was expecting.

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