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Maxd11
Profile Joined July 2011
United States680 Posts
March 22 2012 18:27 GMT
#121
On March 17 2012 03:59 Lyter wrote:
Loved the first book, 2nd was good but not quite amazing I felt, and having just read the 3rd, I feel so let down

I agree. Also I don't understand why there is a thread on TL for what essentially amounts to a movie adaption of a book for kids when most members seem older (18+?).
I looked in the mirror and saw biupilm69t
Otolia
Profile Blog Joined July 2011
France5805 Posts
March 22 2012 22:10 GMT
#122
A good movie to download illegally.
Torte de Lini
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
Germany38463 Posts
March 22 2012 22:11 GMT
#123
Wait, does this movie have anything to do with eating?
I thought the hunger games was a show, but turns out, its a movie?
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Brainsurgeon
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden359 Posts
March 22 2012 22:17 GMT
#124
i'm quite certain this movie will be shit. if only it wasn't catered for children who can't tell a good movie from a bad one
Say no to drugs. Say yes to hugs!
Retgery
Profile Joined August 2010
Canada1229 Posts
March 22 2012 22:32 GMT
#125
On March 23 2012 03:09 AnodyneSea wrote:
Show nested quote +
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.


+ Show Spoiler +
There was always a love triangle, I found myself liking Gale a lot more than Peeta, so I kept hoping till the end that he would come out on top.
Fall down 7 times, stand up 8.
dudeman001
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
United States2412 Posts
March 22 2012 22:32 GMT
#126
On March 23 2012 07:11 Torte de Lini wrote:
Wait, does this movie have anything to do with eating?
I thought the hunger games was a show, but turns out, its a movie?

Well, they eat while they're in the wild killing each other.
Sup.
Xiphos
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Canada7507 Posts
March 22 2012 22:44 GMT
#127
One thing that highlights the movie's marketing campaign that I must applaud is their ability to maintain its mystique. As a rapid fan of the novel, I'm glad that they have only shown 1/4 of the plot on the trailers. Otherwise, aside from Jennifer Lawrence, the other characters are in no way how I envisioned them to be.
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FreeZer
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden288 Posts
March 22 2012 22:56 GMT
#128
On March 23 2012 07:17 Brainsurgeon wrote:
i'm quite certain this movie will be shit. if only it wasn't catered for children who can't tell a good movie from a bad one


i'm quite certain you're one of those people who just can't enjoy a movie if you suspect it will be received this way by movie critics. I have a few friends like you, they just can't admit they liked a movie if they haven't sneak peaked the imdb score first.
Ahh Scept-- hey where did you come from?
FreeZer
Profile Joined January 2011
Sweden288 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-22 23:14:55
March 22 2012 23:11 GMT
#129
I just came home from the cinema having watched this. It's a great movie in my opinion. It succeeds to bring you into this futuristic world where 12 poor confined districts work to feed the rich capitol. The contrast of how the hunger games are received by the districts and by the capitol are portrayed give the seasons greetings - "Happy Hunger Games!" a rather macabre feeling.

The world the movie is set in feels very well thought out, and not having read the books leave me with a few questions of how it works, but all in all the explanations are good enough. Though I cringe when reading the teenage novels my gf make me read once in a while I think I will give this series a try.

Great soundtrack!

Edit: Btw, Jennifer Lawrence is awesome <3
Ahh Scept-- hey where did you come from?
rkshox
Profile Blog Joined November 2011
Taiwan536 Posts
March 22 2012 23:47 GMT
#130
it's pretty graphic IMO to be a teen novel at some points in the novel. i'm hoping for a great adaption..and that's about it
@ranleee /// "first we expand, then we defense it'
ticklishmusic
Profile Blog Joined August 2011
United States15977 Posts
March 23 2012 01:34 GMT
#131
Good first book, series progressively got worse as it seemed the author tried to appeal to Twilight fans. However, thinking about the premise and setting, it's pretty genius.

Oh, and #marrymetswizzle. The theme song Safe and Sound is haunting.
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The KY
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United Kingdom6252 Posts
March 23 2012 02:01 GMT
#132
Saw this earlier. It's a pretty solid set up (tying the idea of a little hope, but not too much hope, and fear to control the population and doing so through a carefully orchestrated, violent reality TV show is pretty cool) and it's a decent film. Nothing ground breaking or amazing and it doesn't explore it's key themes too thoroughly but it's not bad. Would recommend if you're just out and about looking to see a film.
Spoilers in the, you know...spoiler tags.
However there is one bit that annoyed me;
+ Show Spoiler +
Ok so the guy who is meant to be in love with her tries to get her killed at the beginning of the games for no reason and then he tells her to run away and it's never brought up again. Was it his plan to chase her up the tree and hope she didn't get shot by an arrow, then help her escape later? Why the fuck does she trust this guy later? What the hell, he tried to kill you, you're not going to even ask why? Even if he had some stupid plan in mind you were THIS CLOSE to being shot by an arrow, TWICE.
And then when she's up the tree, the kids miss with the bow twice and then just give up. What. Instead of, I don't know, trying again (they have plenty of time to get in a good position and really take their time with the shot, she ain't going nowhere) or getting that girl who is really really good at throwing knives to, ya know, throw a knife at her, they decide that the best course of action is to simply sit and wait for her to get hungry. If that wasn't stupid enough they then all go to sleep at the SAME TIME. Sleep in shifts, god damn. Throw rocks at the girl. Try climbing the tree again, just because you fell the first time. This bit is so stupid that I spent the rest of the film thinking about it.


And one bit I found awesome
+ Show Spoiler +
I was thinking about halfway through 'dis bitch should try harrassing their mineral lines', then she blew up the food supply and I was like 'atta girl'
OptimusYale
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)1005 Posts
March 23 2012 02:10 GMT
#133
saw it and wasn't too impressed.

Some things that urked me alot

+ Show Spoiler +

1st, making the movie a 12A n the UK was a fucking terrible idea. Its supposed to be a little bit on the violent side, and because of this they fucked around with the audio and visuals (no real blood) and urgh, if it was a 15 or something it would have been a much better story

2nd, I never read the books, so a little more about the games would have been REAL nice.

3rd, In most respects, it reminds me way too much of Battle Royale, which is a much better film. However, Hunger Games reminded me alot of the parts of the battle royale book they skipped out of in the movie..so more would be awesome

4th, The arena thing, and the VR dogs...can someone please PM me as to how those computer things came alive? And also what was the point at blasting fucking fire balls at the poor lass?

5th. the last one is the whole sponsorship thing. They seemed to make it into this huge fucking deal, that it would somehow allow you to be a fucking bad ass in the games, turned out to be 2 fucking parcels. If your only going to put it in twice...please don't make it into such a big fucking deal. I'd rather they'd of left that whole thing out and focussed more on a story.


However there were some pretty interesting things and I think I may go and read the book...hoping it is significantly better than the movie
Iranon
Profile Blog Joined March 2010
United States983 Posts
March 23 2012 02:17 GMT
#134
So can someone confirm or deny that the books are for kids? I keep hearing about them, but it's the same sort of publicity that Harry Potter got, and I don't want to waste my time with another mass-marketed YA fantasy when I have better fantasy to read on my shelves...

Also, every time I hear the title I think of "A Hunger Artist" by Franz Kafka.
Golgotha
Profile Blog Joined January 2011
Korea (South)8418 Posts
March 23 2012 02:24 GMT
#135
isnt this based upon the the popularity of battle royale? battle royale is the origin of the idea of these violent games.
The KY
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
United Kingdom6252 Posts
Last Edited: 2012-03-23 02:26:23
March 23 2012 02:25 GMT
#136
On March 23 2012 11:17 Iranon wrote:
So can someone confirm or deny that the books are for kids? I keep hearing about them, but it's the same sort of publicity that Harry Potter got, and I don't want to waste my time with another mass-marketed YA fantasy when I have better fantasy to read on my shelves...

Also, every time I hear the title I think of "A Hunger Artist" by Franz Kafka.


I've skimmed through my gf's copies and I can confirm them to be pretty standard mass marketed young adult fantasy.

On March 23 2012 11:24 Golgotha wrote:
isnt this based upon the the popularity of battle royale? battle royale is the origin of the idea of these violent games.


Yeah lol in the film I kept hearing 'this is horrible, who thought up this idea' and I was thinking 'whoever wrote Battle Royale did...'
MattyClutch
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States711 Posts
March 23 2012 02:29 GMT
#137
I am (against my will - girlfriend wants to see it) about to head to a midnight showing. I know nothing about the film or the book(s). Will report my findings after.

I would like to note it is midnight premiers I hate, not this IP. I don't know anything about it really.
Nihn'kas Neehn
Whole
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
United States6046 Posts
March 23 2012 02:35 GMT
#138
On March 23 2012 11:24 Golgotha wrote:
isnt this based upon the the popularity of battle royale? battle royale is the origin of the idea of these violent games.

the author of the Hunger Games never heard of Battle Royale until someone told her about it. #funfact
Kaiwa
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Netherlands2209 Posts
March 23 2012 02:39 GMT
#139
I thought it was a good film and it made me buy the books because I don't want to wait for the next film to know how it continues
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MaestroSC
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States2073 Posts
March 23 2012 05:36 GMT
#140
On March 23 2012 07:56 FreeZer wrote:
Show nested quote +
On March 23 2012 07:17 Brainsurgeon wrote:
i'm quite certain this movie will be shit. if only it wasn't catered for children who can't tell a good movie from a bad one


i'm quite certain you're one of those people who just can't enjoy a movie if you suspect it will be received this way by movie critics. I have a few friends like you, they just can't admit they liked a movie if they haven't sneak peaked the imdb score first.


Prob just one of those anti-mainstream hipsters. Kind of people who likes something til someone they dont like said they liked it...

Its not unusual that on a Competitive Video Game website (a counter-culture in itself) we find so many people who feel this way about everything.
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