EPT[Movie] The Hunger Games - Page 4
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Rexking
United States45 Posts
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Xiphos
Canada7507 Posts
On December 31 2011 06:49 FIStarcraft wrote: I just found out that my uncle's band (the Punch Brothers, if anyone cares) has recorded a song and is doing part of the score for this movie. I feel like a boss. Hey that is pretty boss. When they reach mainstream, I'll know who to contact lol | ||
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Diizzy
United States828 Posts
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kaisen
United States601 Posts
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
On December 31 2011 15:36 kaisen wrote: So, basically, this is much pussier version of Battle Royale, correct? Basically yes. | ||
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Resent
Australia938 Posts
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Diizzy
United States828 Posts
On December 30 2011 10:34 xFlyingRussia wrote: 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: damn the song matches the feeling of the book. depressing and barely any hope. love it. just hoping this movie stay true to the gruesome scenes that happen. | ||
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Balgrog
United States1221 Posts
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
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Xiphos
Canada7507 Posts
On December 31 2011 15:36 kaisen wrote: So, basically, this is much pussier version of Battle Royale, correct? Its Battle Royale for girls with stronger romance. | ||
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WniO
United States2706 Posts
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khaydarin9
Australia423 Posts
On January 02 2012 09:37 Xiphos wrote: Its Battle Royale for girls with stronger romance. In a strange twist of fate, almost all the romance is faked for the media, and it's a big plot point. | ||
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aebriol
Norway2066 Posts
edit: I should clarify, I read a ton of books (200-300+ a year), and when you keep in mind that it's written for YA, and that dictates certain things, it's a really good book in my opinion. I've only read a couple I'd rate higher in the genre ("When I was Joe" probably being the best). Comparing it to Abercrombie or Martin ... it's a different genre, comparing it to Harry Potter and Twilight is more right. Badly written ... it really isn't, it's just that it has to have a simple style because it's meant for the YA genre. About the 3rd book disappointing: it did to me, mostly because I was not happy with how the author chose to end the storyline for several characters, especially Primrose. It felt unnecessarily contrived in order to bring everything to the conclusion she (the author) wanted. | ||
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Temporarykid
Canada362 Posts
On December 20 2011 10:46 Chairman Ray wrote: reminds me of Battle Royale. Trailer looks decent, I might go see it. Pretty much what I said to everyone who told me to go read the books. | ||
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x6.Chouji
United States84 Posts
That being said I would say it's the most similar to 'Battle Royale + Twilight story with a 1984 feel'? Surprisingly gory though. Actually it's gorier than Battle Royale minus the rape scenes. As much blood as there is you can feel that it's a tween book just because they suppress sex so much. No rape, no sex, in fact it is kind of feminist since I don't see any difference between the guys and girls in the books. Guys don't seem to overpower girls as much as you would think. Battle Royale is more realistic in that regards. Honestly it's impossible for the movie to be perfect. With the amount of gore it would be rated R and it's PG13. Also some of the action in the books is unrealistic. You think they are going to set up rope traps everywhere in expert fashion and release wild wasps with poison, etc etc. Watch it with low expectations and be happy. Also for those being obnoxious and saying "Pft I watched Battle Royale and it's obviously a copy." Battle Royale is also a book. A good one too. But Hunger Games is definitely better. It expands upon the whole idea of kids killing each other whereas the Japanese version is pretty much just... killing and being evil for no reason. But Japanese kids killing each other is definitely more appealing I guess =p | ||
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Grumpy
60 Posts
On December 31 2011 10:13 Rexking wrote: Shallow story. Didn't read the book though. Dunno what the movie will be like, but the story is not shallow at all. Imho a book that EVERY teenager should read as it evolves from a "fight-and-kill"-book to a one about moral, reconsidering moral and society and (especially in the last one) an anti-war-book. Really great books. | ||
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Aelip
Denmark321 Posts
On January 02 2012 19:28 Grumpy wrote: Dunno what the movie will be like, but the story is not shallow at all. Imho a book that EVERY teenager should read as it evolves from a "fight-and-kill"-book to a one about moral, reconsidering moral and society and (especially in the last one) an anti-war-book. Really great books. The books are shallow as hell too, the characters have literally no depth at all. | ||
ArvickHero
10387 Posts
On January 02 2012 21:00 Aelip wrote: The books are shallow as hell too, the characters have literally no depth at all. I agree with this sentiment, I read the book back in my senior year of high school (because I needed to take a test on it) and I was extremely bored throughout the entire book. Haven't read the rest, but I don't really want to considering how unconvincing the first one was .. | ||
kyriores
Greece178 Posts
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crashmaztur
Netherlands11 Posts
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