Niners Fan in CT Posted July 17, 2013 Share Posted July 17, 2013 I finally got around to watching The Hunger Games and I very much enjoyed it. J-LAW continues to be incredible. The only thing that was a little off for me were some of the action sequences. I didn't care for the slow motion and the quick cuts away from the violence. Understandably, they want to keep the franchise PG-13 so it's just a minor gripe. The rest of the film from the style/tone to the atmosphere was picture perfect. I loved the underlying themes going on here. I could do without a possible love triangle but we'll see where it goes. So how close was the first film to the books? Anyway, the trailer is out for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and it looks awesome. Love the cast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TimLivingston Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 Saw this trailer before World War Z and, well, it looks like I might need to give this a chance and shelve my Battle Royale bias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted July 18, 2013 Share Posted July 18, 2013 The first film was very much an abridged version of the book. Not much in the way of changes, except what they needed to do to keep the film at a semi-reasonable run time. Despite the obvious similarities, it (especially the books) doesn't really end up feeling too much like Battle Royale. I mean, it's not world's apart, but it's got a very different focus, for one thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted October 30, 2013 Share Posted October 30, 2013 Just a reminder (with Catching Fire coming out in less than a month) that there is already a thread for the movies. And I know Dolfan posted this in the regular thread too but here ya go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted November 1, 2013 Share Posted November 1, 2013 I saw a rumor that John Cusak might be cast for Mockingjay. I've been racking my brain, and I can't think of who the hell he would play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 4, 2013 Share Posted November 4, 2013 I finally finished the books so I can safely start paying attention to these movies. I had no idea they were splitting Mockingjay into Two movies. Which is especially amusing since I kept reading it thinking "How the hell are they going to film half of this?" As far as Cusack - my knee jerk reaction was that he is Boggs. I mean him playing a soldier is weird but Boggs was in his 40s and that is the biggest male character I can think of that I don't see cast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted November 21, 2013 Share Posted November 21, 2013 My hopes for Mockingjay went up exponentially when I saw Julianne Moore is set to play Alma Coin. Because she is 102% awesome. Oh, and Mahershala Ali is playing Boggs in Mockingjay. As of now, Catching Fire is at 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and 74 on Metacritic. Looks like this one's going to be solid. Pretty much every column I've read says this is a much better movie due to a much better director. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianS81177 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 My hopes for Mockingjay went up exponentially when I saw Julianne Moore is set to play Alma Coin. Because she is 102% awesome. Oh, and Mahershala Ali is playing Boggs in Mockingjay. Both of those are excellent casting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 With Boggs being cast then we are back to - who the fuck is John Cusack supposedly playing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted November 22, 2013 Share Posted November 22, 2013 With Boggs being cast then we are back to - who the fuck is John Cusack supposedly playing? Adult Peeta or adult Gale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 This a much better made film than the first Hunger Games, which more than makes up for it being a lesser book. Is the same director doing Mockingjay? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Z Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I watched this yesterday and I don't think I can share in the universal praise this has been getting. It certainly wasn't bad, but I thought it was far from great. For one I thought they did a really poor job in making us care about anyone else besides the two main protagonists. It takes an extremely long time before the games even start and then the movie just rushes through that entire affair far too quickly. And then the movie ends out of nowhere, just when it starts to get interesting. I haven't even read the books, but this just seems like one of the cases, where you're far better off just reading the books. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 This a much better made film than the first Hunger Games, which more than makes up for it being a lesser book. Is the same director doing Mockingjay? Yes - Francis Lawrence is doing both parts of Mockingjay In case you didn't know Lawrence also directed I Am Legend and Constantine... and Water For Elephants. So I guess he only does book adaptations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I watched this yesterday and I don't think I can share in the universal praise this has been getting. It certainly wasn't bad, but I thought it was far from great. For one I thought they did a really poor job in making us care about anyone else besides the two main protagonists. It takes an extremely long time before the games even start and then the movie just rushes through that entire affair far too quickly. And then the movie ends out of nowhere, just when it starts to get interesting. I haven't even read the books, but this just seems like one of the cases, where you're far better off just reading the books. Actually that's more or less all baked in from the novel. Easily my least favorite of the three books, but so much better made of a movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Always fun hearing the reactions from people who obviously haven't read the books. Where we saw it yesterday, one woman jumped up at the finish and yelled "DAMMIT!" We were still laughing about that hours later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Always fun hearing the reactions from people who obviously haven't read the books. Where we saw it yesterday, one woman jumped up at the finish and yelled "DAMMIT!" We were still laughing about that hours later. I already told Pete this on facebook, but there was a guy behind me who just kept repeating in a shocked, angry voice "that's how it ends? That's how how it ends? THAT'S where it ends?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Also, was not expecting DR NARCISSE as BeeTee. That was infinitely more jarring than the knuckleheads clutching their pearls over a black man being cast for the role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I still love the freakout over Rue being black last year, when the fucking book clearly describes her as being black. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Playa Shunna Ver 3.0 Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Looks solid enough. I enjoyed the books, and I though the last one was pretty good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Fresh Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 I didn't realize it was coming this year. Awesome. One of the true brilliant things about the Hunger Games series is that it is political, however its politics are so vague that everyone from Republican to Democrat to Socialist to Libertarian can find parts where their own viewpoints are validated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 hi. I forgot this thread existed. Here is the Mockingjay Part 1 trailer: I'm guessing the end will be Prim's death even though that happens about 2/3 of the way through the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Well I can see what you are saying - I can't quite figure out how they would do that unless the rearrange the order that things happen. Or just make shit up... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 There really isn't an obvious point to cut it off that I can think of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMN Posted September 29, 2014 Share Posted September 29, 2014 There really isn't an obvious point to cut it off that I can think of. Right before shit goes to hell when they enter the city? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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