What is the American fascination with kiddie books? Are Americans really becoming so stupid that all they can digest of the written word is kiddie books?
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I somehow completely missed this announcement. I've read all 3 books and love the series. Can't wait to see how it'll turn out on the big screen!
It looks like Mystique from First Class will be playing Katniss.
Anyone else excited about this movie?
What is the American fascination with kiddie books? Are Americans really becoming so stupid that all they can digest of the written word is kiddie books?
Eh? it's hardly just an American thing. Pretty sure Harry Potter started all this.
Saw the movie on Friday night. It's one of the worst adaptations of a book to movie I've ever seen. Zero character development, many important details totally removed, and the climax was totally botched and not at all what happened in the book. I ranted for quite awhile after the movie because I enjoyed the book quite a bit and was thoroughly disappointed at how bad the movie was.
gack! that is a bad example, movie was so different from the book it really annoyed me
What is the American fascination with kiddie books? Are Americans really becoming so stupid that all they can digest of the written word is kiddie books?
They said that most would die of natural causes, but not very many of them did.
I saw a bunch die with no cannon shot...including about 3 in a very short period.
Lots of bad editing and continuity errors. The girl immediately started climbing down toward the cloud of deadly wasps, but they were all gone when she got down. The dead people had no remaining wasps on them. Her companion was down there with the same people who got stung and died, but he didn't get stung. In another scene, I saw her draw her bow and exhale, then it cuts to her drawing the bow again and exhaling again.
Her little kid friend was snared and making a lot of noise, and died quickly because of it. They weren't far away from people who were chasing after them. Instead of leaving the area, she stuck around and grieved, then made a small memorial. It doesn't seem like she was taking this survival thing seriously...so why should the viewer take it seriously? It was later revealed that other people MUST have been in the area to see Rue die...but they didn't take advantage of Katniss' vulnerability. Doesn't make sense.
Yep, the tracker jacker bee scene was one of the ones I had the most problem with... how the hell can she just come down after 10 seconds and there's not a wasp in sight? Also, didn't she fall from about 20 ft up on the tree, and on her stomach? Most people wouldn't be getting right up from that, let alone if they were badly poisoned.
In the beginning of the game, they made it a point to show Kat making a bow and arrows out of branches in the forest, yet she's never shown using them, especially when she's chased up the tree and cornered. Maybe I missed something, like her dropping them while climbing the tree but I don't remember her losing them.
In the end scene, why is the D12 boy so freaking weak in hand to hand combat? Earlier in the movie his attribute was to be super strong (threw a boulder), yet he gets manhandled and taken hostage by a guy who's half dead and bleeding. Nor did the kid ever use his strength for anything in the movie. Does not compute.
Protagonist is a teenager but it's not otherwise a kiddie book.What is the American fascination with kiddie books? Are Americans really becoming so stupid that all they can digest of the written word is kiddie books?
Hmm, I actually thought it was an excellent adaptation. It was true to the story substantially, missing some bits as necessary but carried the gist. There was certainly little emphasis on what life is like in the districts, but it can be assumed.Saw the movie on Friday night. It's one of the worst adaptations of a book to movie I've ever seen. Zero character development, many important details totally removed, and the climax was totally botched and not at all what happened in the book. I ranted for quite awhile after the movie because I enjoyed the book quite a bit and was thoroughly disappointed at how bad the movie was.
I think it got better. NO fvcking kidding I was thinking shortly into it that if this continues I'm going to get my money back. Shaky cam drives me BAT SH*T. Hate that "technique".Shaky cam is the worst thing ever. First 5 mins got me thinking of Cloverfield all over again.
Protagonist is a teenager but it's not otherwise a kiddie book.Hmm, I actually thought it was an excellent adaptation. It was true to the story substantially, missing some bits as necessary but carried the gist. There was certainly little emphasis on what life is like in the districts, but it can be assumed.I think it got better. NO fvcking kidding I was thinking shortly into it that if this continues I'm going to get my money back. Shaky cam drives me BAT SH*T. Hate that "technique".
In the movie Cato is impressed by peeta's strength during training. There is, however, not so much as a hint that it brings him up to Cato's level of ability, nor should one think it would. Cato is tall, strong, trained. Of course he's going to best Peeta in a melee fight.
I liked their picks for a lot of characters, including the game maker dude, haymitch, etc. they had a good cast.
Maybe you should try reading the books.
These aren't kiddie books by any means, they just happen to have teenage characters in the lead roles, so people call them young adult novels.
Three words: Piece Of Shit.
KT
You know it's based on a book that has sold millions of copies, right? It, like most stories, is a combination of various things done before.When I first saw the trailer I thought to myself, "Holy shit, this looks absolutely terrible - a bad remake of a combination of a few 80's sci-fi flicks. No thanks." Now people are ranting and raving about how good it is, I'm so confused.
When I first saw the trailer I thought to myself, "Holy shit, this looks absolutely terrible - a bad remake of a combination of a few 80's sci-fi flicks. No thanks." Now people are ranting and raving about how good it is, I'm so confused.
You know it's based on a book that has sold millions of copies, right? It, like most stories, is a combination of various things done before.
Watch Battle Royale or The Running Man instead; I guarantee a far more rewarding experience.
KT
I don't know if I missed something, but I don't recall her ever taking the time to make a bow in either the book or the movie. She gets the pre-made bow, not one she crafts.
Implausibly preposterous, all of it.
Horrible shakey-cam whenever there was any kind of action so you couldn't see what was going on.
Based on the trailer and the premise, i figured there was no way it would be a good movie, and i was right.
When I first saw the trailer I thought to myself, "Holy shit, this looks absolutely terrible - a bad remake of a combination of a few 80's sci-fi flicks. No thanks." Now people are ranting and raving about how good it is, I'm so confused.