i read the books and i loved it. hopefully the movies are good too. at first, i compared it to battle royale but theyre different. battle royale from what i remember was basically kids killing each other. hunger games has more to it than that.

QurtStarcraft

United States162 Posts

December 20 2011 03:12 GMT

#22

I loved the book, but the actor for the main character doesn't really seem like her for the book.

Xiphos

Canada7507 Posts

December 20 2011 03:17 GMT

#23

Read the book.
Briefly explained, this is a soft version of BR.

Jonoman92

United States9109 Posts

December 20 2011 03:19 GMT

#24

Sounds like an interesting premise. I'll probably try reading the book before the movie if I end up seeing it though. And wtf... the trailer said kids 12-18 are the ones who get chosen. So unfair lol, a 12 year old vs. an 18 year old? This isn't sc folks... gl 12 yr old.

Retgery

Canada1229 Posts

December 20 2011 03:21 GMT

#25

This is why I hate book to movie adaptations. I build the characters up in my head and I'm dissapointed when I see them. But I'm gonna go see it anyway.

Katniss doesn't look tough enough, she's to pretty.

obesechicken13

United States10467 Posts

December 20 2011 03:24 GMT

#26

My immediate reaction is to think of Theseus and the Minotaur. A few get sacrificed for the good of the many. Then it talks about freedom. How trite (is that the word?).

The trailer looks good though.
I might watch it.

durza

United States667 Posts

December 20 2011 04:07 GMT

#27

Looking forward to this, the book was really good, though I felt like the second and third in the series faded a little.

phANT1m

South Africa535 Posts

December 20 2011 04:14 GMT

#28

time to read the books. Hope movie is decent. Battle Royal was a bit similar and was pretty awesome.

SheaR619

United States2399 Posts

December 20 2011 04:40 GMT

#29

Reminds me alot Battle Royal

RunAwayCactuar

United Kingdom54 Posts

December 20 2011 11:28 GMT

#30

Hopefully it's similar to Battle Royal andnot like Battle Royal 2

Ace.Xile

United States286 Posts

December 21 2011 05:42 GMT

#31

I just read the book today, it's a short read so pick it up if you like. It's actually a really good book in my opinion, a lot of people will be like well the premise is stupid, etc, etc. But i thoroughly enjoyed it, and i wouldn't suggest just writing it off as some cheesey type of twilight movie.

Sawajiri

Austria417 Posts

December 21 2011 06:18 GMT

#32

Read the books, am quite a fan of YA lit.

First off, this is nothing like Twilight. I really don't see the similarities. Twilight is basically porn for teenage girls, but The Hunger Games trilogy actually has thematic cohesiveness, a plot, and the romance, while there, doesn't take up the entire premise. That said, I have yet to see romance done well in a YA book, and The Hunger Games is no exception; I consider the romance plot the weakest in the series.

That's all right, though, because unlike Twilight and books like it, not being especially interested in the romance doesn't kill the entire book.

About the movie: it looks good, but I'm not sure if they're going to be able to pull it off as well as I would've liked on a PG-13 rating; some parts in the first book were actually really quite disturbing. (Including murders of 12-year old children and things like that).

obesechicken13

United States10467 Posts

December 27 2011 03:48 GMT

#33

Hey guys. So I just read the book. I won't spoil anything more, but it was a great read. The book appealed to young adults but then again so did Ender's game. I think most of the people on TL would love it.

edit: Just rewatched the Trailer. It doesn't show you anything. You think you know the plot based on the trailer. You don't. You'll love this movie :D
The trailer seems to have taken a few liberties from the book (nothing drastic) so if it's like the book I don't think it will bore you with morals either. Definitely watching.

xFlyingRussia

United States25 Posts

December 30 2011 01:34 GMT

#34

I read the book when I was 14, it simply blew my mind. It's much more than just a "battle royale", when I saw the trailer a few days ago I was shocked with amazement. I'm 16 now and I feel like a middle school girl, anticipating this movie, I can't wait!!!

Taylor Swift in the Hunger Games:

Sabu113

United States11084 Posts

December 30 2011 04:52 GMT

#35

I was bored, so I read the whole series in 48 hours on christmas day and the day after. The first book is imo the strongest one and is quite good until the very end where it cheapens itself by (spoilersish) + Show Spoiler +

the way she handles the narration of the romance. To be fair maybe it is a consequence of the first person perspective but it reads like a 16yr old's fan fiction.

The second book is pretty decent as well though it's tainted by the same issue the first book has. The third book though is just too juvenile and does not articulate well it's garbled (and inconsistent) message about war.

The book target's a 12yearoldish demo and it hits it quite nicely. It does an adequate job of world building but sometimes the character development and the tropes are just painfully simple (Also, sometimes I think she uses them for the sake of using them... I'm not sure if some of the Roman names fit or have any deeper meaning). The story can drift into teenage fanficiton realm at times and it can be very apparent that there is a female author. Still, the first book was a ton of fun to read for the most part and the scenarios she develops in the first and second books are interesting and fresh.

Tldr; Written for children but still quite fun and worthwhile.

Also it has jack on the Battle Royale Manga. It's surprisingly dark for a western children's novel but Battle Royale is a much richer experience. Conversely, might make more sense than the battle royale movie.

attwell

United States220 Posts

December 30 2011 04:55 GMT

#36

So I'm kinda surprised that no one has created a topic for this movie adaptation There have been a lot of comparisons to Twilight, but personally I think that this book trilogy has been far more entertaining and captivating than the Twilight books. Anyhow, I think this looks really promising, even for people who haven't read the books yet.

Comparing anything to twilight= I instantly stop paying attention

Which is good because you put it at the end. In any case my GF reads these books, and I hope she doesn't hear about this for awhile...

Microsloth

Canada194 Posts

December 30 2011 05:05 GMT

#37

Highly recommend reading the books to give better insight to what the movie will be about because the trailer doesn't tell you very much. There's a lot of back story as to why the hunger games even take place. It's essentially a reminder to the districts to never try to rise up against the capitol again.

Damn good story if you ask this TL'er

darthfoley

United States8004 Posts

December 30 2011 05:08 GMT

#38

On December 20 2011 12:19 Jonoman92 wrote:
Sounds like an interesting premise. I'll probably try reading the book before the movie if I end up seeing it though. And wtf... the trailer said kids 12-18 are the ones who get chosen. So unfair lol, a 12 year old vs. an 18 year old? This isn't sc folks... gl 12 yr old.

Exactly. It isn't fair. That's the whole premise of the book.

I love all 3 books, especially the first. I got so emotionally into the book and with the characters+ Show Spoiler +

teared up when Rue died...if you didn't you don't have a heart

. Might sound cheesy but i'm quite similar to Peeta and Katniss is someone i'd easily be attracted to. Plus i love who they casted for her; not only is she pretty but contrary to other posters, i think she is a good fit judging from the trailer.

The trailer is fucking epic, i need to know that music score, it was enthralling.

TLDR i can't fucking wait for this film

ZoW

United States3983 Posts

December 30 2011 05:29 GMT

#39

this just looks like a pg-13 version of battle royale :x

On December 30 2011 13:52 Sabu113 wrote:
Also it has jack on the Battle Royale Manga. It's surprisingly dark for a western children's novel but Battle Royale is a much richer experience. Conversely, might make more sense than the battle royale movie.

thing is you really can't judge BR based off of just the movie, it was low budget and absolutely terrible lol. graphic novel/manga was good, but the actual original novel is miles ahead of any existent adaptation