electric indigo Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 Eh, if you can't stomach the movies then read the books; they're totally worth it... Erm, no. Well, maybe if you're 14. Read Bachmann/King's "The Long March" instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Erm, no. Well, maybe if you're 14. Read Bachmann/King's "The Long March" instead. We're on a website that is dedicated to a cartoon with transforming robots, space invaders, their related toys and man-dolls; I think it's safe to say we're all young at heart or we wouldn't even be here. My point still stands: some of you may consider the Hunger Games a good read... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelsain Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I thought they pretty good overall. My wife loves them and couldn't wait for the first movie. I'm sure we'll be there for the second. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dobber Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 I thought the books were good as well. Not great literature or any thing but still good fun reads. I've noticed lately there is a trend going on around here of people just dismissing things with the "no" comment. Never giving anything a chance. Pretty juvenile IMO. Not saying everyone will love whatever is being talked about...but as Myk points out....look where we are. Glass houses....stones? Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Well, I actually did read the first book when the son of my GF had it with him on a vacation - I'm fully ok with the language and character setup embracing the target group, but what I found appalling is how easily the author swallowed the whole beauty contest angle. Ruined the main character and indicated a lack of maturity on the author's side. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted October 12, 2013 Author Share Posted October 12, 2013 New trailer is up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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miles316 Posted November 19, 2013 Share Posted November 19, 2013 (edited) http://youtu.be/eT7nD02Im5E sesame street "Hungry games" Edited November 19, 2013 by miles316 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted November 19, 2013 Author Share Posted November 19, 2013 sesame street "Hungry games" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 (edited) Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 93% Metacritic Score: 73 out of 100 Edited July 29, 2014 by areaseven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Looking forward to this; I can't wait to see what outfits that juicy Jennifer Lawrence is going to be squeezing herself into... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted November 20, 2013 Author Share Posted November 20, 2013 In other news, The Hunger Games series will follow the same trend as Harry Potter and Twilight, wherein the final chapter will be split into two movies. Mockingjay Part 1 hits theaters on November 21, 2014, while Mockingjay Part 2 opens on November 20, 2015. Julianne Moore has been confirmed to play President Alma Coin in both films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myk Posted November 20, 2013 Share Posted November 20, 2013 Seriously? Well then they better not frak the ending up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted November 24, 2013 Author Share Posted November 24, 2013 (edited) Edited July 29, 2014 by areaseven Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 Just saw Catching Fire tonight, and I must say it's so much better than the first. The story is well-written, the acting has improved tremendously, and the whole shaky-cam syndrome is gone. Now I can't wait for Mockingjay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
electric indigo Posted December 4, 2013 Share Posted December 4, 2013 Will the Hunger Games movies start another wave of exploitation flicks? Judge for yourselves: http://razethemovie.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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myk Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Will the Hunger Games movies start another wave of exploitation flicks? Judge for yourselves: http://razethemovie.com/ I don't think Hunger Games or any other "girl power" movie has anything to do with sex-ploitation movies, rather the well of creativity is dry and done. Sex will always sell though, and the dull and bored public will always pay good money to see powerfully sexy girls doing powerful things very powerfully... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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areaseven Posted November 20, 2014 Author Share Posted November 20, 2014 Rotten Tomatoes Rating: 70% Metacritic Score: 64 out of 100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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areaseven Posted November 28, 2014 Author Share Posted November 28, 2014 Just watched Mockingjay Part 1, and for the most part, it's not as bad as the critics say. Sure, it gets boring during the first hour and it's all about propaganda, but it does an impressive job in depicting the psychological war between the rebels and the Capitol. And all this talk about shakycam syndrome is highly exaggerated, as the technique is used only on a pivotal battle scene. The acting is just as good as in Catching Fire. Of course, there's a lot of talk about Jennifer Lawrence singing "The Hanging Tree". For some reason, she sounds so much like Suzanne Vega that I was expecting her to belt out "Tom's Diner". Can't wait to see how this all ends next year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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myk Posted March 4, 2015 Share Posted March 4, 2015 Lol. Yeah that about sums it up. But hey, Lionsgate has to make money right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gakken85 Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Just watched honest trailers. God that looks frakking terrible haha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
505thAirborne Posted March 5, 2015 Share Posted March 5, 2015 Just watched honest trailers. God that looks frakking terrible haha +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TangledThorns Posted July 10, 2015 Share Posted July 10, 2015 I never read the books but thought the first two films were well made. I didn't care for the first of the two-parter so it sucked away the interest for the last film. Another example of why Hollywood should stop splitting books into separate part films. They should try and make the final film longer and more epic instead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
areaseven Posted July 10, 2015 Author Share Posted July 10, 2015 I never read the books but thought the first two films were well made. I didn't care for the first of the two-parter so it sucked away the interest for the last film. Another example of why Hollywood should stop splitting books into separate part films. They should try and make the final film longer and more epic instead. That idea has been either hit or miss during the history of filmmaking. While I agree that splitting Mockingjay into two films was unnecessary, the Harry Potter fans have claimed that making The Deathly Hallows a two-parter was completely justifiable (I wouldn't know, as I've never read the books and I've only seen a couple of the movies which simply bored me). Twilight fans will always defend their franchise, no matter how abysmal it is. That being said, since I've seen all of The Hunger Games in theaters, I might as well finish the job with Mockingjay Part 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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