- My Forums
- Tiger Rant
- LSU Recruiting
- SEC Rant
- Saints Talk
- Pelicans Talk
- More Sports Board
- Fantasy Sports
- Golf Board
- Soccer Board
- O-T Lounge
- Tech Board
- Home/Garden Board
- Outdoor Board
- Health/Fitness Board
- Movie/TV Board
- Book Board
- Music Board
- Political Talk
- Money Talk
- Fark Board
- Gaming Board
- Travel Board
- Food/Drink Board
- Ticket Exchange
- TD Help Board
Customize My Forums- View All Forums
- Show Left Links
- Topic Sort Options
- Trending Topics
- Recent Topics
- Active Topics
Started By
Message
re: Just watched "The Hunger Games" ---- wow
Posted on 3/18/13 at 11:24 am to DVA Tailgater
Posted on 3/18/13 at 11:24 am to DVA Tailgater
quote:
As for the holograms, they were better explained in the book and each hologram resembled a fallen tribute. It's my understanding that the arena is basically one big hologram or better yet, like The Grid in Tron. That's how the game makers control everything.
Wait, what was a hologram? Not the beast things at the end? I thought those were explained to be genetically modified animals just like the damn wasps and faggy mockingjays.
0
Posted on 3/18/13 at 11:27 am to Rex
quote:
What an abysmally stupid movie, and I'm guessing it's because the source material is stupid.
I read all 3 books just to tell people they were fricking idiots when they claimed the books were great. The writing, storyline, character development, and pretty much everything else that makes a good story were fricking terrible. For fantasy, it is terrible. For sci-fi it was fricking terrible. As a children's book, it is abyssmal with absolutely zero good messages for young adults. Also, it was a complete rip-off of "the running man," "the most dangerous game," and "the lottery."
Posted on 3/18/13 at 11:47 am to guedeaux
The worst for me was that none of them were Somalian type skinny when they all should have been
Posted on 3/18/13 at 11:49 am to LoveThatMoney
quote:
Battle Royale
Jesus, the worst thing about the Hunger Games is people trying to prop up this piece of shite. Battle Royale is Hunger Games without any of the subtext. It's a pretty terrible movie without one believable character and its simply an excuse for action sequences, which aren't all that terribly well done anyway. Battle Royale has become the worst kind of "cool kids" movie, used as a stick to bludgeon a popular film despite the fact A) you probably didn't see until after the hunger Games and B) it's not very good. At all.
Hunger Games is at least about how governments control people through popular entertainments. OK, the "it's killing the children" metaphor is a bit on the nose, but at least there is a metaphor. Also, it does a good job of spelling out resentments between the oppressed classes preventing unity (the remote districts hate the "privileged" districts far more than the Capitol. Which makes sense, as its another form of control.
And pretty much the best way to have blowback on this board is to have a strong, feminist heroine. I'm shocked that's not popular among this constituency.
Posted on 3/18/13 at 11:53 am to guedeaux
quote:
I read all 3 books just to tell people they were fricking idiots
quote:
You learned to dance like that sarcastically?
Posted on 3/18/13 at 11:57 am to Baloo
I felt about the movie like I did the book.
very meh. I like the idea behind it I really do but I think it could have been soo much better than what it was.
very meh. I like the idea behind it I really do but I think it could have been soo much better than what it was.
Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:00 pm to Rex
I never read the books, but the 1st movie kinda turned me off on giving it a chance.
Posted on 3/18/13 at 1:13 pm to pkloa
quote:
I read all 3 books just to tell people they were fricking idiots
quote:
You learned to dance like that sarcastically?
I
Posted on 3/18/13 at 1:25 pm to Baloo
I saw battle royale not long after it came out and sorry but punishing bad kids makes far more sense than the nonsense reasoning behind hunger games.
I also don't claim battle royale to be a great movie, just makes more sense than games which doesn't say much.
I also don't claim battle royale to be a great movie, just makes more sense than games which doesn't say much.
Posted on 3/18/13 at 4:41 pm to Rex
I loved it 
Posted on 3/18/13 at 5:05 pm to Baloo
quote:
Jesus, the worst thing about the Hunger Games is people trying to prop up this piece of shite. Battle Royale is Hunger Games without any of the subtext. It's a pretty terrible movie without one believable character and its simply an excuse for action sequences, which aren't all that terribly well done anyway. Battle Royale has become the worst kind of "cool kids" movie, used as a stick to bludgeon a popular film despite the fact A) you probably didn't see until after the hunger Games and B) it's not very good. At all.
Yeah I got into a pretty long-winded argument with my buddy about the complete steaming pile Battle Royale is. I wish I had that time back. It was, in all honesty, one of the worst movies I've seen in the past five years.
Posted on 3/18/13 at 5:46 pm to Hu_Flung_Pu
This was a fine movie. It wasn't incredible, but I enjoyed it, especially the second half. I'm wanting young girls to read this over that crap Twilight. At least there's a plot structure and has some nice concrete themes. Its not as simple as how important it is to have an attractive hunk of man meat in your life, which is the only theme of Twilight.
This post was edited on 3/18/13 at 5:51 pm
Posted on 3/18/13 at 6:59 pm to Rex
The books are better, but they're far from great fiction.
Posted on 3/18/13 at 10:28 pm to iwyLSUiwy
quote:
Of course he didn't like it, he's not a Pre teen
I mean that's his schtick and all, but I don't get why Rex is picking on the Hunger Games like he expected to see Dr. Zhivago. It's a very competently made journey film. Yeah, had it's cliches and weak story moments, but I liked it enough when I saw it, thought it was entertaining. Would've been better had they pushed it a little farther. Fun, but forgettable.
Page 3 of 3
Popular
Back to top
Follow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News