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The Hunger Games teaser
I know nothing about these movies, just posting this for the fans out there.... 000000;width:520px;"> http://www.mtv.com/videos/movie-trai...tml#id=1669822 |
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10-03-2011, 10:39 AM | #16 |
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It's pretty tame, in my opinion.
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10-03-2011, 10:46 AM | #17 |
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It just seemed, to me anyway, that the first book was mostly just character development with not a lot happening. It only started getting good towards the end, which continues into the second book.
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11-14-2011, 12:18 PM | #18 |
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11-14-2011, 05:20 PM | #19 |
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Wow, now that ive watched this....i honestly think this looks like crap. Stop the "Young Adult Fiction" crap now Holllywood!!!
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11-14-2011, 05:55 PM | #20 |
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I thought it looks pretty good actually. I'd heard about the books but never read them.
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11-14-2011, 06:00 PM | #21 |
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Watched that last preview from school without sound. Looks like it follows the book so far. I'll have to watch it again when I get home so I can tell what people are saying. All I can say is that Woody's character looks different than I had pictured. Otherwise, the characters look pretty much like what I would have pictured from the book's discription.
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11-14-2011, 06:23 PM | #22 |
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11-14-2011, 06:34 PM | #23 |
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It's definitely kiddie/girlie sci-fi (romantic sci-fi). As someone who thought the books were pretty boring, I think the movies will be OK, especially as family friendly movies (depending on the level of violence your kids can take). I was in the minority thinking the first Twilight movie was OK when I took my two girls to see it though so take this with a grain of salt.
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I am so stoked about this. The first book series I've read since Harry Potter and Left Behind.
Except for Gale, the cast looks perfect. I think Woody was a great pick up for Haymitch. Before I read the last book, somebody told me he was going to be Haymitch in a movie version, so I read Mockingjay with the image of Woody as Haymitch in my head. Works well. I really hope the movies do these awesome ****ing books justice. It should be better than Harry Potter movies because the author was in on the screenwriting, right? |
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The messages may initially seem a little conflicting from the stars of The Hunger Games. Earlier we were told by Elizabeth Banks that violence is not the focus of the film, but according to Lawrence, there will be “blood, death, and stabbing.” Okay, so that’s not exactly a surprise; nor is it difficult to understand that some of these things can be shown without being over-the-top on the gore factor. There’s blood, death, stabbing, spears and arrows going into people. But you can have the impact of violence without being gory,” she said. Jennifer also spoke about her initial hesitation in taking the role, fearing such a high-profile part rather than portraying the actual character. Luckily, her fears were soothed by her mother, who reminded her, “This is a script you love, a character you love…” I would love to be Katniss for years… it was more the fear of how my own life could change,” Lawrence said. Fortunately for us, it appears she will indeed get to fill the hunting boots of Katniss for years to come. I can’t wait to see her full performance on the big screen! |
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02-17-2012, 08:35 AM | #27 |
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'Hunger Games' Movie Is 'Very Faithful' To Book, Says Director Gary Ross
Posted 2/13/12 11:34 am ET by Kat Rosenfield in Movie News, Movies, Page Turners, Videos With only a month to go before "The Hunger Games" hits theaters, now is the time for die-hard fans of the books to start really and truly panicking over what kind of terrible, shocking differences there will be between the literary trilogy we loved and the movie we can't wait to see. I mean, it's Hollywood! They could do anything! And what if they make Peeta a butcher boy, not a baker? Or what if Haymitch isn't as drunk as he's supposed to be? Or what if the infamous tracker jacker scene includes a surprise musical number in which the jackers don't just sting, but also sing, tap-dance and play jazz medleys on tiny dystopian saxophones?!! It'll be anarchy! ...Except actually, we don't have to worry about any of this. Because when Josh Horowitz sat down with director Gary Ross, he made sure to grill him real good about just how close he stayed to the source material when adapting the book for film...and Gary came back with the news that not only did he cling as closely as possible to Suzanne Collins' vision, but he was pretty close—literally—to Suzanne herself. "She wrote the last draft of the script with me," Gary said. "We collaborated. We were in a room together! We locked ourselves up in a room and literally wrote the last draft of the script together." Okay, then! Consider us assured—because if there's anyone we trust not to muck up the greatness of "The Hunger Games," it's the person who wrote the books. But Gary went one step further, explaining, "It's very, very faithful in the literal sense, but it's even more faithful in the tonal sense. My job is to give you that same visceral feeling you felt when you read the book." And just in case you still weren't satisfied, Josh went ahead and asked him point-blank: Are there any differences between the books and the movies that are truly going to infuriate fans? Like, say, surprise deaths of characters we expected to see in the sequels? "Oh no," Gary protested. "No, no, no. It's a faithful adaptation. There are obviously differences, because I'm adapting a book to the screen, but no. It's not like Peeta leaves the story or anything like that." And by "anything like that," we assume he also means "there will be no singing, tap-dancing, saxophone-playing tracker jackers in this movie." Which is no doubt a great relief to all of us. |
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02-17-2012, 08:45 AM | #28 |
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Playing an intense, raging bigot in “Rampart” was “the best part I’ve ever been offered and definitely a challenge. It made me buckle down and get to work,” said Woody Harrelson.That work included “all the other things you try to do to saturate your brain in the cop culture: reading books, watching documentaries, looking at movies, going to the shooting range.
“But none of that meant anything compared to going on ride-alongs with cops.” Harrelson calls Dave Brown, his character, “not just a bad guy. He loves his family and that’s what’s interesting about him. It’s a complex character with a problematic dark side but he also loves his kids.” Where did Harrelson, a self-described “hippie from Hawaii,” channel this latest tour de force? “I’m definitely, I don’t know,” he answered softly, “an A personality in a B façade. “I think I’m naturally my best self when I’m really lazy and not doing anything. When I’m working hard, which is what’s required of you these days, I’m not sure it’s my cup of tea. I really don’t like working.” But he does it often. Next month he’s in the anticipated blockbuster “The Hunger Games.” “My family and I read all three books. It’s just so cool,” he said of playing “Games” character Haymitch Abernathy. Initially he rejected the role. “Gary Ross wanted me to play this part and it’s definitely a supporting character, but I didn’t feel I had enough to do so I did turn it down.” Ross came back and pleaded, telling Harrelson, “I don’t have a second choice.” “So I said, OK. Now I can’t imagine having missed it.” |
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I'm about 3/4 of the way through the first book. I'm enjoying it, and will probably read the other two. Also... Jennifer Lawrence is looking good, never thought much of her (looks wise) in Winters Bone. She's a good actress though and I bet will do a good job.
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The Hunger Games stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket, Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy, Donald Sutherland as President Snow, Stanley Tucci as Caesar Flickerman, Lenny Kravitz as Cinna, and is directed and written by Gary Ross. Synopsis: Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games. Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains. Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy. If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. Based on the best-selling novel by Suzanne Collins. The movie will be released to theaters on March 23, 2012. |
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