The Hunger Games

[DerailingDaTrain]

THIS!

My wife could barely make it through the movie. She is still nauseous even after the movie too. It is a totally cheap effect. Instead of having to choreograph fight and action scenes, just shake the camera! Even during non-action scenes, the camera was barely ever still. It would tilt back and forth like it was a helmet cam from a bad FPS.

***SEMI SPOILER BELOW MAYBE?***

I wish they would have explained the plot in more detail. I don't think they explained very well how exactly it was that they convinced everyone to accept The Hunger Games. I can understand how people are scared into war by convincing them that they are doomed if they don't destroy the terrorists or communists etc, but I couldn't understand what manipulated the society in this plot. It probably is explained more in the books, but reading the book should not be a requirement to watch the movie.

I did appreciate that it had a little more depth than the average movie nowadays, and the production quality was really high. If the camera and plot complaints were fixed, I probably would have really enjoyed the movie.

I thought they rebelled against the Capitol and the rebellion was crushed and as punishment (more like a reminder not to mess with them I guess) they have the Hunger Games?

 

[sevin]

I saw the movie last night and yeah, its pretty weak. Its a PG 13 American Battle Royale. I will read the books because im sure theres more to it than that but the central idea of this movie is a complete rip off of Battle Royale no question.

You know, a lot of people are saying this, but you could call almost any movie a ripoff. For example: The Avengers? A movie about a team of superheroes? Well that's just a ripoff of X-Men.

 

[helmuth_hubener]

It's not a rip-off. It's a well-done and meritorious movie.

 

[Jtorsella]

Sounds like Battle Royale... a Japanese film where 30 or so teenagers are forced to fight each other to the death on a island... and only 1 will survive. Everyone has an explosive collar and a random weapon. Some got a knife, some got a gun, some got a frying pan, some got a kevlar vest, some got a tazer, and etc etc.

The BR movie is ten times better than the Hunger Games movie.

 

[unknown]

Just got back from my first sign wave at the only local theater showing the Hunger Games.
This is the first movie based on a best selling trilogy about teenagers who become freedom fighters.
It opened at midnight with a blockbuster $19 million. I'm planning to go several times this weekend.
WOW, did I get a great reception! Far more smiles and waves and thumbs up than usual, especially from women!
It is showing almost hourly this weekend, make yourself a cheap sign and go out and make some friends!

This is an AWESOME idea. Did you go alone? Which state are you in?

 

[angelatc]

That was the only way they could keep it PG-13

I agree, but I am hoping that an unrated version comes out later without the sloppy action scene edits.

I remember they had to cut some gore from the film for that reason. Was it the first battle scene they edited? If so, the DVD unrated version will be brutal, I think.