Hunger Games
- Thread starter Del
- Start date
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-17507922
£97 million ($155 million) on it's opening weekend.
£97 million ($155 million) on it's opening weekend.
I haven't read the books. My daughter Perry (14), who's been a fan of the books for awhile very kindly invited her old mum to come along with her & her mates to see it at the movies. I enjoyed it but I cried quite a bit. Even though it wasn't gratuitous it's a very disturbing concept. Child soldiers are a hot topic at the moment & rightly so. Perry talked to me more about the book, about the politics, there being 2 sides to the story, different things like that which I was mightily impressed with because it shows that she really thought about what it was she was reading.
Like other people I did think of the Stephen king story The Long Walk. A-mazing story if you've never read.
Like other people I did think of the Stephen king story The Long Walk. A-mazing story if you've never read.
I haven't read the books either. The movie itself was quite enjoyable, and although some of the concepts were a bit long in the tooth, the way they were explored was new, and the characterisation and acting was pretty good. When you can pretty much gauge what a character is thinking based purely on the actor's facial expression, then that's GOOD ACTING (and direction) 
No stupid voiceovers or literal dialogue needed. It worked really well. And wow, the costume design of the people in the Capitol.... it should win an award for that. (Even if it it's "costumes most likely to cause a brainmelt")
No stupid voiceovers or literal dialogue needed. It worked really well. And wow, the costume design of the people in the Capitol.... it should win an award for that. (Even if it it's "costumes most likely to cause a brainmelt")
Hm... chose not to see it yesterday. Might've been the summary I read on the cinema's website. Didn't really sound that interesting to me.
The main point that put me off was that it is, from what I read, a love story actually. I don't hate love stories per se, I just hate them getting in the way of other plots. But it happens in nearly every film. It's annoying.
The main point that put me off was that it is, from what I read, a love story actually. I don't hate love stories per se, I just hate them getting in the way of other plots. But it happens in nearly every film. It's annoying.
