Having not read any of the books, I thought it was a fairly good movie. Shaky cam was irritating as fuck, but the visual design was interesting and new. Woody Harrelson's character was particularly interesting.
I was expecting [sp]An ending scene where Katniss curb stomps Peeta's heart by explaining it was all an act to generate publicity.[/sp]
I guess Hollywood has to have their happy ending.
[QUOTE=Used Car Salesman;35404426]I was expecting [sp]An ending scene where Katniss curb stomps Peeta's heart by explaining it was all an act to generate publicity.[/sp]
I guess Hollywood has to have their happy ending.[/QUOTE]
I didn't take that to be an attempt at a happy ending so much as an attempt to [sp]make Katniss seem like not such a bitch in the audience's eyes. In a book it's easier to show what she's thinking, how confused she is. In the movie you can't really go into that, so she'd seem like she was just playing Peeta for the hell of it. The movie needs the lead character to be sympathetic after all.[/sp]
the movie was allright, thought they got the OTTness of the capitol spot on, but it did not explain much really to people who haven't read the books, but i guess it is hard taking a mainly 1st person book and making it a movie
still need to finish the last book
Did you guys see this?
[url]http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/592902[/url]
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[QUOTE=Lefter;35414384]Did you guys see this?
[url]http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/592902[/url]
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What is that?
I went with some friends to watch the movie. I didn't have any prior knowledge of it either but they had all read the books. Personally I found the movie amazing all the way through. They also liked it, but the car ride back was them picking apart differences between the book and movie. I'm just going to watch all the movies first (however long it takes) and then read the books afterwards.
The fanbase is looking a lot like Twilight with "Team Peeta" and such going on. This is the first uh, series, I guess I'm getting into. I wasn't a fan of Twilight or Harry Potter, but I think i'll see this through to the end.
[QUOTE=Elcor;35415400]I went with some friends to watch the movie. I didn't have any prior knowledge of it either but they had all read the books. Personally I found the movie amazing all the way through. They also liked it, but the car ride back was them picking apart differences between the book and movie. I'm just going to watch all the movies first (however long it takes) and then read the books afterwards.
The fanbase is looking a lot like Twilight with "Team Peeta" and such going on. This is the first uh, series, I guess I'm getting into. I wasn't a fan of Twilight or Harry Potter, but I think i'll see this through to the end.[/QUOTE]
Why would you watch all the movies and then read all the books? If anything, watch a movie, and then read the corresponding book. Better yet, read all the books first and then watch the movies so you'll have a better understanding of what's going on.
The books are a quick read, the movies will take years to come out. So you'd have to really love the movie versions to wait years for a story you could get in a few days of reading(assuming you're a slow reader).
[QUOTE=Elcor;35415400]The fanbase is looking a lot like Twilight with "Team Peeta" and such going on. This is the first uh, series, I guess I'm getting into. I wasn't a fan of Twilight or Harry Potter, but I think i'll see this through to the end.[/QUOTE]
Honestly, I don't see this happening. I'm sure at least a few FPers have gone to the movie and heard of "Team Gale" and whatnot, and it gets immediately shot down. You can see it on reviews, in comments, just about anywhere. Too many of the fans are normal for the fan base to become like Twilight's was.
Team Peeniss?
What if Peeta and Gale hooked up? It'd be Team Pale.
[QUOTE=Lefter;35414384]Did you guys see this?
[url]http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/592902[/url]
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Have....to...try one more time!
[QUOTE=Lefter;35414384]Did you guys see this?
[url]http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/592902[/url]
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Fuck I was trying that for ages. That fucking scream when you die.
THEN I found out it was a joke. Fucking thing. Fuck.
The books were fucking terrible and so is the movie, they are a fitting pair.
3/10
I haven't read the books yet (definitely want to, after watching the movie, though), but I really liked it.
My only issue was that I wish the movie spent more time explaining the back story. Who are these people? Where do they live? What spawned these districts? Why are they split as they are? Why twelve districts? Who are the administrators? What did they administrate? Why are they in power? What is the capital city? Where is this city, compared to the districts? Why is it so much better than the districts? Who did the districts rebel against? Why did they rebel? Did they lose (I assume so, since the movie starts by saying the Hunger Games are their penance for rebelling)?
The biggest question for me, though, was "What is the point of the Hunger Games?"
I mean, what is the point in competing in them? If you win, what do you get? It said something like riches and fame, but the guy who mentors Katniss and Peeta was someone who won the Hunger Games (unless I am really mistaken), and it seemed the only thing he got out of it was enough booze to become perpetually smashed. He didn't seem to be living the "rich and famous" life to me.
I know that somewhere the administration-y guys say that the Hunger Games is for hope, but honestly, I don't see how the Hunger Games builds up any sort of hope. I mean, having to live in fear every year that you or one of your friends will be picked to be murdered on television isn't exactly cheering to me, especially since you'll have to kill someone whose probably your friend (since normally it's only one winner, as opposed to the two winners they did for Katniss and Peeta).
So yeah, my only issues with the film were in that the film didn't really explain the background to the story. I never really noticed the "shaky cam" a lot of people complain about. But then, I'm one of those few people who enjoy handycam films like Cloverfield, so maybe that had something to do with it. :v:
[QUOTE=Gmod4ever;35436485]I haven't read the books yet (definitely want to, after watching the movie, though), but I really liked it.
My only issue was that I wish the movie spent more time explaining the back story. Who are these people? Where do they live? What spawned these districts?[/QUOTE]
yeah that did a very bad job with that,its impossible to understand without the book
Oh and its all in post apocalypric North America by the way
And the hunger games started as a reminder of the past rebellion who killed a lot of people. To scare workers (districts) off, basically.
If you win you get tons of money, most winners just dont want them because of the horrors they saw in the arena
Can anyone answer me if (first book/movie spoiler) [sp]The first rebellion which created hunger games is the rebellion which destroyed the world? It would make sense and there are some hints to it[/sp]
They explain why the Hunger Games exist in the first two minutes of the movie. If you missed that, you should probably have been paying attention. Also it's pretty evident it was post apocalyptic from how, during the slideshow talking about their history, they showed a huge mushroom cloud. It's not impossible to understand without the books, you just need to pay attention and make some connections.
As for the question about the war, [sp]the war that created the Hunger Games probably wasn't the one that created the post apocalyptic thing, since they mentioned there were already 13 Districts and the Capitol before The Hunger Games was created. Also, the Hunger Games were only created like 70-ish years ago, so a lot of the world would still be a wasteland if it was less than a hundred years after nuclear apocalypse.[/sp]
Went and saw this last week, is it designed for those who've read the books? I didn't really get into it that much, Woody Harrisons character seemed out of place, "Im a drunk and doesn't want to help you", next minute he cares about them fully, I didn't understand it.
There wasn't much screentime for the fact that it was really making the society sadistic (like the kids playing with swords etc), not really but revolution either, which was a huge bummer. Unless it's meant to be like the golden compass, where they have this really odd world, have a small event and then the sequels are meant to put the pieces together?
Shaky cam fight scenes was really annoying also.
[QUOTE=mr apple;35437737]Went and saw this last week, is it designed for those who've read the books? I didn't really get into it that much, Woody Harrisons character seemed out of place, "Im a drunk and doesn't want to help you", next minute he cares about them fully, I didn't understand it.
There wasn't much screentime for the fact that it was really making the society sadistic (like the kids playing with swords etc), not really but revolution either, which was a huge bummer. Unless it's meant to be like the golden compass, where they have this really odd world, have a small event and then the sequels are meant to put the pieces together?
Shaky cam fight scenes was really annoying also.[/QUOTE]
The original book is all from the point of view of Katniss, and so you see even less of other people and what they do. It's a big world from the point of view of a teenage girl, so naturally you aren't going to see huge parts of it.
The other two books do a lot more world building and exploration of other characters.
[QUOTE=mr apple;35437737]Woody Harrisons character seemed out of place, "Im a drunk and doesn't want to help you", next minute he cares about them fully, I didn't understand it.[/QUOTE]
His character is a former winner, from their district, of the games. Imagine if you were a teenager and had to kill other teenagers to survive. Imagine how that might screw you up in the head- that's where he is(getting drunk to dull the pain).
Now it's his job to mentor the new tributes from his district every year. Imagine how it'd make you feel to have to try and train teenagers to kill other teenagers AND know that mostly likely you're helping send them to their deaths. At the same time, if you get a couple of tributes that seem like they might have a chance, it might encourage you to really try to help them.
No wonder that dude gets wasted every chance he gets. It's a metaphor for what war does to a person. Look at how many vets come back with mental health issues.
[QUOTE=cecilbdemodded;35440785]His character is a former winner, from their district, of the games. Imagine if you were a teenager and had to kill other teenagers to survive. Imagine how that might screw you up in the head- that's where he is(getting drunk to dull the pain).
Now it's his job to mentor the new tributes from his district every year. Imagine how it'd make you feel to have to try and train teenagers to kill other teenagers AND know that mostly likely you're helping send them to their deaths. At the same time, if you get a couple of tributes that seem like they might have a chance, it might encourage you to really try to help them.
No wonder that dude gets wasted every chance he gets. It's a metaphor for what war does to a person. Look at how many vets come back with mental health issues.[/QUOTE]
Yeah I understand that perfectly, but he went from what you said, sad, drunken and miserable, to being the most supportive guy going.
I think maybe he got the wrong impression of her, then we he saw that she was pretty cool he started helping
Yeah, he saw that Katniss and Peeta weren't the typical half-starved/OMG we're gonna die! kids you figure he usually gets. He saw they were feisty and had potential, so he started taking them seriously.
In the book the change was a lot more gradual, but they didn't really have time in the movie, since it was already two and a half hours long. I didn't think they did a bad job with it, though. It just kind of seemed like he changed his mind, like people in real life do all the time.
[QUOTE=Grim Joker;35442998]In the book the change was a lot more gradual, but they didn't really have time in the movie, since it was already two and a half hours long. I didn't think they did a bad job with it, though. It just kind of seemed like he changed his mind, like people in real life do all the time.[/QUOTE]
I think he came across as to helpful compared to the books.
I for one didn't think the camera was that bad. I've seen much worse.
Also, people complaining about not being able to tell about Katniss' resentment of the whole Peeta thing, I haven't read the books and I could tell she wasn't ALL happy with it, especially towards the end
[QUOTE=darkrei9n;35444134]I think he came across as too helpful compared to the books.[/QUOTE]
But he actually gave her more stuff in the books than he did in the movie. In the Movie he was a lot nicer to her, but in the book he was overall a lot more helpful.
[QUOTE=Mac2468;35445263]I for one didn't think the camera was that bad. I've seen much worse.[/QUOTE]
Are you kidding? It's like it was filmed during a fucking earthquake!
[QUOTE=SNNS-SEAN;35446074]Are you kidding? It's like it was filmed during a fucking earthquake![/QUOTE]
It really wasn't that bad. It was basically like Cloverfield or Quarantine or any other 'found footage' style film.
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