EPT[Movie] The Hunger Games - Page 8
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MaV_gGSC
Canada1345 Posts
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Kira__
Sweden2672 Posts
On March 23 2012 14:52 MaV_gGSC wrote: Hopefully it will be as good as the book hoping this is ignoring decades of failed attempts to make movies from books | ||
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MattyClutch
United States711 Posts
At the start the camera work is awful. It is like someone who had no idea how to do camera work saw Man On Fire and tried to copy that and failed miserably. To make things worse it isn't even really a cut kind of feel. It is more like super zoom in and then flail about. It was really annoying.\ Once this stops it becomes an ok movie. Nothing I would rate super highly, but you won't really regret the money that you spent on the tickets. The movie is very long, but still manages to feel rather rushed. This isn't a deal breaker and I imagine people who have read the book won't feel this way, but that is how it struck me. * as mentioned earlier in this thread, I have not read any of the books and actually hadn't even seen a full preview for the film. | ||
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Timurid
Guyana (French)656 Posts
On March 23 2012 16:21 MattyClutch wrote: My super short review* (it is after 3am and I have to get back up for work soon ಠ_ಠ): At the start the camera work is awful. It is like someone who had no idea how to do camera work saw Man On Fire and tried to copy that and failed miserably. To make things worse it isn't even really a cut kind of feel. It is more like super zoom in and then flail about. It was really annoying.\ Once this stops it becomes an ok movie. Nothing I would rate super highly, but you won't really regret the money that you spent on the tickets. The movie is very long, but still manages to feel rather rushed. This isn't a deal breaker and I imagine people who have read the book won't feel this way, but that is how it struck me. * as mentioned earlier in this thread, I have not read any of the books and actually hadn't even seen a full preview for the film. you are right about the shaky cam was kinda of annoying, but aside from that movie was very good probably the best movies I saw this year. I'm saving my hype for Prometheus!!!! | ||
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Hrrrrm
United States2081 Posts
On March 23 2012 14:52 MaV_gGSC wrote: Hopefully it will be as good as the book Nothing will ever be as good as the book. A friend of mine(English Teacher) took her 12 year old daughter to the midnight premiere and said it was pretty good having read the book. Nothing amazing but, it was a solid adaptation given the 2 1/2 hour time constraint. Going to try and see it myself this weekend. | ||
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freelander
Hungary4707 Posts
It's not bad, I hoped it was more gory though. | ||
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Crissaegrim
2947 Posts
Either way I just felt that the movie could have been much better. =/ | ||
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Arkqn
France589 Posts
On March 23 2012 17:26 freelander wrote: It's not bad, I hoped it was more gory though. One of my thoughs... It just felt like the director went around the subject and interfered with some other stuff (such as the love situation, really not needed). I mean, it's really about children murdering each other but the scene actions were too shaky just to see anything. The genetic-modified dogs were a bit too much, such as the end. Other than that, some great scenes though such as the intro/preparation to the game itself, and the first fight scene was imo pretty intense. You won't waste your money, it's still some good entertainment movie but don't expect too much of it. Not worth the hype. | ||
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On_Slaught
United States12190 Posts
I don't understand how a movie that is over 2 hours long about a book that really isn't that long can feel so long and yet be so damn rushed. There was ZERO time used for character development. There was A LOT left unexplained and a lot of pointless shit added. It was "pg-ified" badly too. Ugh. | ||
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marttorn
Norway5211 Posts
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Aelfric
Turkey1496 Posts
On March 24 2012 09:49 On_Slaught wrote: Badly fails the book. I don't understand how a movie that is over 2 hours long about a book that really isn't that long can feel so long and yet be so damn rushed. There was ZERO time used for character development. There was A LOT left unexplained and a lot of pointless shit added. It was "pg-ified" badly too. Ugh. Ye that Pg thing fucked up the movie so bad. I mean it is understandable which people they target if it would be more gory, deadly, bloods etc it would look way way more realistic. | ||
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Blardy
United States290 Posts
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Bigtony
United States1606 Posts
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WolfintheSheep
Canada14127 Posts
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homeless_guy
United States321 Posts
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Bigtony
United States1606 Posts
On March 24 2012 11:02 WolfintheSheep wrote: So...this is essentially Battle Royale, but for teenagers, adapted into a movie for even younger teens? I've never read/seen Battle Royale, but I read all 3 Hunger Games books. They remind me a lot of Ender's Game. Not quite as deep, but very good nonetheless. It's definitely a step up from Harry Potter, and definitely not trashy like Twilight. | ||
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Whole
United States6046 Posts
On March 24 2012 11:02 WolfintheSheep wrote: So...this is essentially Battle Royale, but for teenagers, adapted into a movie for even younger teens? yea except the plot goes on after the games are over. | ||
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obesechicken13
United States10467 Posts
On March 24 2012 11:02 WolfintheSheep wrote: So...this is essentially Battle Royale, but for teenagers, adapted into a movie for even younger teens? You're not even close to the first person to say that in this thread. As for Battle Royale, I think it's a film about senseless violence... violence so senseless in fact that people see things in it that aren't even there in attempts to make sense of it. It's a movie to pamper the spoiled and messed up who just want to watch people die. Hunger Games isn't senseless. I don't know if I will see the film in theatres anymore. There have been a few bad reviews in this thread. | ||
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Timurid
Guyana (French)656 Posts
On March 24 2012 12:17 obesechicken13 wrote: You're not even close to the first person to say that in this thread. As for Battle Royale, I think it's a film about senseless violence... violence so senseless in fact that people see things in it that aren't even there in attempts to make sense of it. It's a movie to pamper the spoiled and messed up who just want to watch people die. Hunger Games isn't senseless. I don't know if I will see the film in theatres anymore. There have been a few bad reviews in this thread. Dude if you listen to people on TL for movie reviews you are a fool. | ||
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Candadar
2049 Posts
I watched the movie and thought it was poorly written and for teenagers. ...That's about it. As everyone else said, it probably would have been a million times better if it wasn't PG. | ||
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