The Hunger Games Movie

[KlokWyze]

Sounds like a standard over-hyped movie dumbed down to cater to as many people as possible. I can't resist quoting my girlfriend's 11 year old sister.

"They say it's going to be bigger than Twilight."

LOFL

 

[KlokWyze]

Dblpst

 

[NaOH]

Lord of the Flies = kiddy book!

It is straight up a kiddy book. The writing is subpar and has no complex properties that make up some more adult books. For instance, analogies made by katniss that weren't retardedly shallow. It read like a plot to an action flick.

 

[Nightrainsrt4]

Yea.

Spoiler

She takes the bow off Glimmer once shes drops the bees on her and kills her.

The only thing I can think of is that the scene where she makes the trap was confused for her making a bow.

 

[gorcorps]

As one who read all the books, I'm mixed. I feel most of my negativity comes from the shaky cam bullshit that ruined every fight scene and most of every other scene too, but other stuff was off as well. However a lot of stuff they cut out or felt shallow to me seemed necessary. It's already a long ass movie so I can see why the cuts were made and am not that surprised. I was into it the whole movie and didn't ever feel like the movie was dragging, which I've felt with a lot of movies lately so it kept my interest. The friends I went with enjoyed it, but I think it's much more enjoyable if you have the book backstory already as the movie had to glaze over so much so fast you'll never remember it.

I don't regret going but I was pretty disappointed by how much the shaky cam ruined things. Without that I'd probably give it an 8, but as it stands now it's a 6 at best.

 

[gorcorps]

The only thing I can think of is that the scene where she makes the trap was confused for her making a bow.

I think that's exactly what it is. When I first saw that scene I thought "is she making a bow?" but then you saw she was making a snare and it cut to an image of her cooking a squirrel or w/e it was. Definitely not a bow, but it's another example of the poor cinematography.

 

[Axon]

The best part of the movie was the subtle hotness of Katniss. A really beautiful girl to look at through an entire movie.

Haha. Jennifer Lawrence is such a piece they had to try hard to make her look frumpy.

 

[Cuda1447]

Just saw the movie. Very disappointed. Don't get me wrong, it was alright, but damn it could have been a lot better I think. The fight scenes were trash. Pure trash. I got to thinking, I think the movie being rated PG-13 instead of R has something to do with it. I think a lot of the 'realism' if you want to call it that, of what the movie could/should have been is taken out to appeal to a wider crowd. Or perhaps I'm just to used to watching Spartacus and Game of Thrones, but honestly the action was shit.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Just saw the movie. Very disappointed. Don't get me wrong, it was alright, but damn it could have been a lot better I think. The fight scenes were trash. Pure trash. I got to thinking, I think the movie being rated PG-13 instead of R has something to do with it. I think a lot of the 'realism' if you want to call it that, of what the movie could/should have been is taken out to appeal to a wider crowd. Or perhaps I'm just to used to watching Spartacus and Game of Thrones, but honestly the action was shit.

Yep, after reading the books and then hearing there would be a movie the first thing I asked was "it it rated R"?

 

[her209]

Saw the movie this afternoon as well.

The first thing I noticed was that the shaky camera. Terrible, just terrible. You have to wait about an hour before the actual "game" begins. Character development was poor. Very poor. You don't get any background on the other tributes except for they're from this District. A good example is Rue.

Also, I could have sworn during the video that was shown when the children were brought together in the Nazi-style registration, it said there were 13 districts. But how come there are only 12 districts participating in the games?

Oh, and the movie ending sucked ass. There was no resolution to a lot of things that happened earlier, e.g., the riot, the boyfriend back home, etc.

 

[KLin]

Saw the movie this afternoon as well.

The first thing I noticed was that the shaky camera. Terrible, just terrible. You have to wait about an hour before the actual "game" begins. Character development was poor. Very poor. You don't get any background on the other tributes except for they're from this District. A good example is Rue.

Also, I could have sworn during the video that was shown when the children were brought together in the Nazi-style registration, it said there were 13 districts. But how come there are only 12 districts participating in the games?

Oh, and the movie ending sucked ass. There was no resolution to a lot of things that happened earlier, e.g., the riot, the boyfriend back home, etc.

Read the book. Or wait for the 2nd movie.

 

[gorcorps]

Saw the movie this afternoon as well.

The first thing I noticed was that the shaky camera. Terrible, just terrible. You have to wait about an hour before the actual "game" begins. Character development was poor. Very poor. You don't get any background on the other tributes except for they're from this District. A good example is Rue.

Also, I could have sworn during the video that was shown when the children were brought together in the Nazi-style registration, it said there were 13 districts. But how come there are only 12 districts participating in the games?

Oh, and the movie ending sucked ass. There was no resolution to a lot of things that happened earlier, e.g., the riot, the boyfriend back home, etc.

After the uprising the Capital completely destroyed district 13 to prove a point, but they didn't explain that well in the movie.

Also a lot of the "resolution" you're looking for comes in the other books/movies.

 

[Fingolfin269]

Oh, and the movie ending sucked ass. There was no resolution to a lot of things that happened earlier, e.g., the riot, the boyfriend back home, etc.

Making me think of the groans I heard around me when Fellowship of the Ring ended.

 

[sportage]

if you get seizures from FPS games and flashy things, this movie isn't for you. me and my wife were sea sick half the movie due to shaky camera cinematography. it was really bad and it was compounded by having to sit in the front row of IMAX due to my wife being in a wheelchair

I can't imagine sitting thru this in an imax theater.... Dramamine anyone?

People should be aware of this (the above) before seeing or suffering through.
And what was up with the drop out cinematography student filming this?
Reminded me of my dads old 8mm family movies back in the 1960's.
My dad couldn't keep the camera focused on one subject for more than 2 seconds either, and his filming was actually less shaky than with this film, and visitors ran for the kitchen whenever my dad even suggested bringing out the films and projector.

Since when is terribly bad cinematography something to be desired?
I hope any future of the series they at least turn on that video stabilization button.
(FYI... It's the little button right next to your thumb)
Or maybe hire a cameraman under the age of 105.
I don't get it.

As for the move, nothing more than a twist on the classic Romeo and Juliette.
With added funny hairdo's and painted on beards.
The future of fashion???

 

[xboxist]

I read the books and I enjoyed the movie. My review sums up to "pretty good." Far from flawless, but it was a solid effort for a book-to-movie adaptation. There are far worse of these to be found.

/shrug

 

[Ninjahedge]

Making me think of the groans I heard around me when Fellowship of the Ring ended.

The key to THAT was... That was how the book ended...

(I know, I did not like it either, but I did not like it in the book... It still made me want to read the next though....)

 

[Fingolfin269]

The key to THAT was... That was how the book ended...

(I know, I did not like it either, but I did not like it in the book... It still made me want to read the next though....)

I haven't watched the Hunger Games yet but have read the book. Are you saying the movie ends much differently than the book?

 

[Anubis]

it made like 150 mil US this weekend

marketing must love it, This and twilight are the 2 greatest examples of "lets make bad shit and sell it to stupid people"

 

[Ichinisan]

Making me think of the groans I heard around me when Fellowship of the Ring ended.

The key to THAT was... That was how the book ended...

(I know, I did not like it either, but I did not like it in the book... It still made me want to read the next though....)

I haven't watched the Hunger Games yet but have read the book. Are you saying the movie ends much differently than the book?

Read his post again. He's talking about Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

 

[SP33Demon]

it made like 150 mil US this weekend

marketing must love it, This and twilight are the 2 greatest examples of "lets make bad shit and sell it to stupid people"

Sales figures are just a marketing ploy because of inflation. Next year some other teen movie will break this record when movies are $2 more than this year.

Also, after talking with a bunch of friends who did/didn't read the book it's pretty clear that people who didn't read the book aren't going to like it, whereas it's tolerable for ones who have since they possess the added information. For example, the many flashbacks when Peeta is feeding the pigs, the reader knows exactly what this is. Non-readers were left in the dark until after halfway through the movie when they reveal wtf the significance of this is. In addition, Peeta training separately was never explained in the movie but book readers know why this is.

Just seems like a hurried translation made for people who read the book.

 

[SP33Demon]

I haven't watched the Hunger Games yet but have read the book. Are you saying the movie ends much differently than the book?

They changed the ending from the book regarding Peeta.

Spoiler

He still has his leg at the end. Also, my friend who read the series twice confirmed that Peeta is superstrong but they don't utilize this until later in the series. Yes, they agreed he should have easily been able to throw wounded, bleeding, and limping Cato to the hounds

. Welcome to Hollywood and the new teen movie romance genre.

 

[Beev]

Saw the movie yesterday, never read any of the books. I thought the movie was extremely average. My thoughts:

It's the 74th anniversary of the games and we're to believe that nothing like this has EVER happened before? Come on. They have no problem changing the rule to two winners, then back to one, then back to two.

The "romance" part between Katniss and that other guy from her district (seriously, he's completely forgettable) was just bad. I never believed it and I always waited for scene changes when they were trying to progress it.

Nothing was "fixed." Katniss and whatshisname act like love kept them going through the games when they should have berated the rich people instead.

I don't care if I should "wait for the second movie." I shouldn't have to. Movies should be judged individually, and individually this one was sub-par.

 

[SandEagle]

glad i didnt waste my time and money on this

 

[sunzt]

Nothing was "fixed." Katniss and whatshisname act like love kept them going through the games when they should have berated the rich people instead.

Spoiler

That was the point. The only way not to upset the chess masters, and hence get themselves and/or their district in trouble, was to pretend love was the reason they got through it. Remember how after Rue died the game master was afraid of creating more Martyrs? The mentor suggested he play the "star crossed lovers" angle to try to avoid more hatred and uprising.

 

[gorcorps]

Saw the movie yesterday, never read any of the books. I thought the movie was extremely average. My thoughts:

It's the 74th anniversary of the games and we're to believe that nothing like this has EVER happened before? Come on. They have no problem changing the rule to two winners, then back to one, then back to two.

The "romance" part between Katniss and that other guy from her district (seriously, he's completely forgettable) was just bad. I never believed it and I always waited for scene changes when they were trying to progress it.

Nothing was "fixed." Katniss and whatshisname act like love kept them going through the games when they should have berated the rich people instead.

I don't care if I should "wait for the second movie." I shouldn't have to. Movies should be judged individually, and individually this one was sub-par.

Keep in mind the number of times they mentioned it's "just for the show". Maybe you're not SUPPOSED to believe it... eh? :whiste:

That said it definitely falls short of the book by a long shot. It was a movie made for fans, but they cut out enough to make them mad (and used shitty shaky cam). Then they didn't explain enough to make it good for you non-fans. So at the end of the day you have a movie that few people will like except die-hards who will like anything with the Hunger Games name on it.