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Just watched "The Hunger Games" ---- wow
Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:32 am
Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:32 am
What an abysmally stupid movie, and I'm guessing it's because the source material is stupid. Somebody please tell me there's a better story within the books than the crap that I just witnessed. No sense, whatsoever, of any social desperation or fear or hysteria or dementia that would allow such an event... no sense of history that would lead to such a point... no sense of outrage or protest, as one would expect, from at least a small segment of the population... a story with no sense, whatsoever.
I couldn't help but compare it to "The Running Man"... was it a ripoff thereof? Couldn't touch it... couldn't match the depravity of the audience or the genius of Richard Dawson... nor the exhilaration in the fights. Hell, even "The Truman Show" was miles better in depicting the character and motives and emotions of its live public audience.
"1984" this wasn't.
And maybe I missed something... it was only a small part of my dissatisfaction, anyway... but how is it that holograms can actually eat people?
I couldn't help but compare it to "The Running Man"... was it a ripoff thereof? Couldn't touch it... couldn't match the depravity of the audience or the genius of Richard Dawson... nor the exhilaration in the fights. Hell, even "The Truman Show" was miles better in depicting the character and motives and emotions of its live public audience.
"1984" this wasn't.
And maybe I missed something... it was only a small part of my dissatisfaction, anyway... but how is it that holograms can actually eat people?
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Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:33 am to Rex
2nd worse cinematography ever behind the 30 minutes I saw of Contraband
Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:33 am to Rex
Yeah it was pretty boring
Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:37 am to Rex
The book is much better. The first book is actually pretty good, parts of the second are too. Third one is terrible
Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:37 am to Rex
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What an abysmally stupid movie, and I'm guessing it's because the source material is stupid. Somebody please tell me there's a better story within the books than the crap that I just witnessed. No sense, whatsoever, of any social desperation or fear or hysteria or dementia that would allow such an event... no sense of history that would lead to such a point... no sense of outrage or protest, as one would expect, from at least a small segment of the population... a story with no sense, whatsoever.
Yeah, the book actually explains all that. The movie is just completely rushed all the way through and removes some key elements. It was very disappointing to me.
This is a pretty spot on review of what is wrong with the movie: LINK
Posted on 3/18/13 at 12:43 am to Rex
The movie is a watered-down version of the book. It removed some of the novel's more violent and adult themes to secure a PG-13 rating.
Posted on 3/18/13 at 1:11 am to Rex
A movie so shitty that even Jennifer Lawrence's acting couldn't save it. 
Posted on 3/18/13 at 2:51 am to Rex
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I couldn't help but compare it to "The Running Man"
Same here. I didn't think Hunger Games was bad but I didn't read the books so I have no clue how true it is/was.
Posted on 3/18/13 at 2:53 am to Rex
like someone else already said, the first two books are pretty good. The last one is probably one of the worst books in terms of trying to understand what the frick is going on.
Posted on 3/18/13 at 7:54 am to Rex
Nah the books are horrendously written. I actually thought the movie was significantly better.
Posted on 3/18/13 at 7:56 am to Rex
It was a dumb plot to begin with. If the movie was that bad I don't see how a book could make it better.
Posted on 3/18/13 at 7:59 am to Rex
Is Hunger Games the new cool movie to hate on now?
Posted on 3/18/13 at 8:23 am to Rex
Yeah, I thought you were going to be a good wow and now I am happy. It did suck and I hated the shaky arse camera work. Almost made me 
Posted on 3/18/13 at 8:45 am to Rex
Of course you hated Hunger Games...it was aimed at pre-teens, not dirty old hippies wearing dog costumes.
These movies/books are marketed to kids, if you're a 40 year old professional then it likely won't appeal to you. That is like reading a Dr. Seuss book and saying, "wow! That can't even touch the genius of Charles Dickens. What a load of shite!" If you learn to tailor your expectations to a more reasonable standard, you won't go through life so miserable all the time. For example, when you start a thread, I know it is going to absolutely suck...thus, I don't expect much and am never disappointed.
That being said, I can see how kids would dig Hunger Games. Violence, sparkly things, awkward sexual tension etc. I thought it was ok, didn't blow my mind but didn't make me regret seeing it. Oh and Jennifer Lawrence was
These movies/books are marketed to kids, if you're a 40 year old professional then it likely won't appeal to you. That is like reading a Dr. Seuss book and saying, "wow! That can't even touch the genius of Charles Dickens. What a load of shite!" If you learn to tailor your expectations to a more reasonable standard, you won't go through life so miserable all the time. For example, when you start a thread, I know it is going to absolutely suck...thus, I don't expect much and am never disappointed.
That being said, I can see how kids would dig Hunger Games. Violence, sparkly things, awkward sexual tension etc. I thought it was ok, didn't blow my mind but didn't make me regret seeing it. Oh and Jennifer Lawrence was
Posted on 3/18/13 at 9:03 am to Rex
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Just watched "The Hunger Games" ---- wow
It was bad but then it was pretty much what I expected from B movie material. Jennifer Lawrence makes it worth one watch.
Posted on 3/18/13 at 9:14 am to Rex
she looks better as a brunette.... thats why i stuck with it
Posted on 3/18/13 at 9:30 am to Rex
the book is better, but it still isn't very well written
Posted on 3/18/13 at 9:48 am to Rex
I thought it blew Battle Royale out of the fricking water. That movie sucked arse. Yeah, I said it.
Though the casting of Peeta was fricking abysmal. The "strong man" can't be smaller than the leading lady. That's just dumb.
Though the casting of Peeta was fricking abysmal. The "strong man" can't be smaller than the leading lady. That's just dumb.
This post was edited on 3/18/13 at 9:50 am
Posted on 3/18/13 at 11:27 am to Rex
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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 12:00 pm to Rex
I never read the books, but the 1st movie kinda turned me off on giving it a chance.
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