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Diizzy
United States828 Posts
On January 17 2012 19:09 KTF_CloaK wrote: how is this not battle royale? looks pretty decent though well yea kids are killing each other... but there's a bigger picture in the hunger games for it. it will lead to something else. | ||
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ballasdontcry
Canada595 Posts
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Bigtony
United States1606 Posts
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Hidden_MotiveS
Canada2562 Posts
I'm sad. Hold me D: Also, I hear the books are going to form a quadrology in movie form | ||
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kethers
United States719 Posts
On January 02 2012 19:16 x6.Chouji wrote: 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 I don't think you've read the Battle Royale book/manga then. Almost every student in Battle Royale is given a story and motivation for their actions in the game. | ||
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Aelfric
Turkey1496 Posts
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Manit0u
Poland17853 Posts
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zalz
Netherlands3704 Posts
On March 17 2012 03:30 Manit0u wrote: What's up with all the teen literature adaptations lately? This, Ender's Game, Ranger's Apprentice and a couple of others. Is it because of Harry Potter's success? Young Adult fiction can be big money, and a book hit is almost guarenteed to earn money in the box office. Harry Potter is certainly a reason but even something like Twilight is proof that it isn't just a one-time wonder. There is a massive market for books that appeal to both teens and adults. I actually picked up the book to see what all the hype is about and it is actually pretty decent, so far. Hard to put down. Pretty grim stuff as well. But since it's a book, you can get away with more and still fall inside the realm of young adult. | ||
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ShadowDrgn
United States2497 Posts
On March 17 2012 03:30 Manit0u wrote: What's up with all the teen literature adaptations lately? This, Ender's Game, Ranger's Apprentice and a couple of others. Is it because of Harry Potter's success? Different people have been trying to make an Ender's Game movie for over a decade now, but it never pans out. | ||
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SevenOfNine
Sweden48 Posts
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Lyter
United Kingdom2145 Posts
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Ket
United Kingdom124 Posts
Anyway pretty excited to see the Hunger Games film tomorrow!^^ edit: films never do justice to books :/ | ||
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Timurid
Guyana (French)656 Posts
Also, they added a love triangle... i fucking hate when production companies do this to bring in more people. | ||
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TheFlock
United States389 Posts
On March 22 2012 14:43 Timurid wrote: I just a saw the screening of it tonight. The film is very good and very well acted too. They were missing some parts from books which kind of annoyed me alittle, but aside from that everything else was very good. + Show Spoiler + Also, they added a love triangle... i fucking hate when production companies do this to bring in more people. Glad to hear that you liked the movie, i'm always wary of movie adaptations and this book was so good... I know I can't assume that the movie will have everything in it. But dammit, I avoided clicking the spoiler but when I quoted your post it doesn't hide the spoiler anymore T-T sigh but I was kinda expecting that. I was hoping they wouldn't play it up too much tho So pumped for tomorrow! | ||
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BenBuford
Denmark307 Posts
Hence --> + Show Spoiler + I guess I'm too old for these kinda stories. I had Battle Royale in the back of my mind pretty much the whole time, and unfortunately I don't think The Hunger Games lives up to the hype. It failed to draw me in, basically telling a story that has been told a thousand times over. The movie also suffered greatly by having a low budget compared to it's peers. There are a few big scenes with lotsa costumes and CGI, but most of the time, it looks like something shot in your backyard / local forest. The cinematography is not the greatest I've seen, compared to say Harry Potter, which strictly technically speaking, is a joy to watch. I haven't read THG books, but I feel the moral of the story comes out pretty weird. It basically says: "Sometimes you have to fake it to make it". This I don't like - A nice moral to a story like this, would be to follow Peeta's life goal: "They can't change me no matter how hard they try". I minor thing, but I just don't like how it comes across. Anyway enjoy the movie. I'm sure it will be a decent hit with the younger crowd with less reference points, making this story new and fresh to them. I'm sure it will land around a 4/6 rating in the reviews. Have fun. | ||
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Diizzy
United States828 Posts
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Ashur
Czech Republic646 Posts
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Vardant
Czech Republic620 Posts
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ballasdontcry
Canada595 Posts
On March 17 2012 03:56 ShadowDrgn wrote: Different people have been trying to make an Ender's Game movie for over a decade now, but it never pans out. Orson Scott Card signed off on an adaptation that's due out in 2013. Cast is set too. One can hope it'll be good cause OSC said he wouldn't allow a movie unless it's to his standards.. | ||
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AnodyneSea
Jamaica757 Posts
On March 22 2012 14:43 Timurid wrote: I just a saw the screening of it tonight. The film is very good and very well acted too. They were missing some parts from books which kind of annoyed me alittle, but aside from that everything else was very good. + Show Spoiler + Also, they added a love triangle... i fucking hate when production companies do this to bring in more people. Added? It's the most annoying part of the novels imo, was not added for the movie. | ||
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