[QUOTE=spekter;40295661]Was the camera still shakey as shit? I heard there was awful camera shake in the fight scenes but I actually laughed out loud when I saw them.[/QUOTE]
They were a little clearer.
I thought the first movie was bad.
I loved the first movie, but the sequel looks shit
[QUOTE=Speedhax;40290611]The first one seemed like a huge ripoff of Battle Royale honestly.[/QUOTE]
because as im sure we all know having the same idea as a somewhat-small foreign movie makes it bad and unoriginal
just about every idea ever has been used in a movie, quit complaining
Eh.
I didn't care for the first too much. It pissed me off how it was just a love story in disguise. I wanted kids killing each other for food damn it.
i spent the entire first movie making fun of it in theaters so this'll be good
[QUOTE=Skyward;40296910]Eh.
love story in disguise[/QUOTE]
Uhh you mean the whole point of 80% of the first movie being that they had to fake a relationship to survive?
It was a lot clearer in the books to be fair though.
[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;40297548]Uhh you mean the whole point of 80% of the first movie being that they had to fake a relationship to survive?
It was a lot clearer in the books to be fair though.[/QUOTE]
It looked really awkward in the movie, both actors were pretty bad.
It's towards the very end of the 3rd book, after Katniss [sp]murders Coin and is put in a confined hotel room. She basically tries to commit suicide by starvation, among a few other ways iirc. So technically she didn't so much suffer from anorexia as she tried to kill herself by forced starvation. But the epilogue reveals that, even after she marries Peeta, she still suffers from PTSD and has "bad days"[/sp]
[QUOTE=Reimu;40298175]It's towards the very end of the 3rd book, after Katniss [sp]murders Coin and is put in a confined hotel room. She basically tries to commit suicide by starvation, among a few other ways iirc. So technically she didn't so much suffer from anorexia as she tried to kill herself by forced starvation. But the epilogue reveals that, even after she marries Peeta, she still suffers from PTSD and has "bad days"[/sp][/QUOTE]
Reading this made my PTSD kick in
Seriously, the third book was so damn bad. The first two weren't masterpieces, but they were at least entertaining (First one more so than second one). Third book was just vomit inducing
[QUOTE=superstepa;40298459]Reading this made my PTSD kick in
Seriously, the third book was so damn bad. The first two weren't masterpieces, but they were at least entertaining (First one more so than second one). Third book was just vomit inducing[/QUOTE]
I personally recommend people to only read the first one, and possibly the second one if they want more. But then they go and read the third one and 80% of the people who've read it said it was shit :v:
[QUOTE=Reimu;40292696]Plus the series was literally written as a response to the Iraq War's PTSD effects on American soldiers.
As the series goes on you gradually see how Katniss falls apart because of everything that happened in the 1st book. It's no coincidence that, at the end of the 3rd book, she [sp]kills the leader of the Revolution, goes temporarily insane, and attempts suicide.[/sp][/QUOTE]
And here I was thinking the whole thing was a masqueraded political commentary on the Bush administration (Both of them).
Guess I wasn't far from the truth anyway.
I'm optimistic because I actually saw a few stationary shots in there
[QUOTE=Reimu;40292696]Plus the series was literally written as a response to the Iraq War's PTSD effects on American soldiers.
As the series goes on you gradually see how Katniss falls apart because of everything that happened in the 1st book. It's no coincidence that, at the end of the 3rd book, she [sp]kills the leader of the Revolution, goes temporarily insane, and attempts suicide.[/sp][/QUOTE]
"Collins says the idea for the brutal nation of Panem came one evening when she was channel-surfing between a reality show competition and war coverage. “I was tired, and the lines began to blur in this very unsettling way.” She also cites the Greek myth of Theseus, in which the city of Athens was forced to send 14 young men and women into the labyrinth in Crete to face the Minotaur."
[url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/print/20080609/9915-a-dark-horse-breaks-out.html]source[/url]
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The movie was fairly decent. It was not one of the best movies, but nor was it the worst. Plus she is a pretty incredible actor (Watch her other films) and apparently has a lot of other talents.
She was really good in Silver Linings Playbook
Not sure why everyone is hating on the first Hunger Games. I thought it was pretty good.
[QUOTE=Bathtub;40296506]because as im sure we all know having the same idea as a somewhat-small foreign movie makes it bad and unoriginal
just about every idea ever has been used in a movie, quit complaining[/QUOTE]
I won't say that the Hunger Games a ripoff. Battle Royale was pretty obscure in the States to be honest. It's just that it's odd that the Hunger Games shares many concepts similar to Battle Royale; the post apolyptic setting and the themes of corrupt governments, mental illness, politics, and decadence of morality.
The second Battle Royale film (known for being subpar) had a rebellion/insurgency that involved the protagonist re-entering the contest.
These similarities are hardly bad, they're immersion-breaking to say the least.
To each his/her own, but I really felt like the 3rd book was great. It has a different feel from the 1st and 2nd, but it had a lot of strong points and it was the most serious of the three.
[QUOTE=CoolKingKaso;40298884]I won't say that the Hunger Games a ripoff. Battle Royale was pretty obscure in the States to be honest. It's just that it's odd that the Hunger Games shares many concepts similar to Battle Royale; the post apolyptic setting and the themes of corrupt governments, mental illness, politics, and decadence of morality. [/QUOTE]
Actually her publishers knew about Battle Royale, and Collins ran into it in name-only while writing the series.
They literally told her "don't pay attention to it, don't read it, just keep doing what you're doing and publish your work."
Wish I had the source, but it was incredibly interesting. She didn't know anything about Battle Royale until after the series was finished.
[quote]"Collins says the idea for the brutal nation of Panem came one evening when she was channel-surfing between a reality show competition and war coverage. “I was tired, and the lines began to blur in this very unsettling way.” She also cites the Greek myth of Theseus, in which the city of Athens was forced to send 14 young men and women into the labyrinth in Crete to face the Minotaur."
source
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Again, I don't have the source on me, but in another interview she also discussed how the series was based on the PTSD created through wartime violence. You could make a strong argument that the series is based on both American soldiers' experiences, as well as Iraqi/Afghani civilians'.
I loved the first Hunger Games even though that's probably because I haven't read the book and I don't know how bad they've fucked up
[QUOTE=Laserbeams;40299239]I loved the first Hunger Games even though that's probably because I haven't read the book and I don't know how bad they've fucked up[/QUOTE]
They really didn't, the book isn't that great and the movie could have been much much worse
[QUOTE=Speedhax;40290611]The first one seemed like a huge ripoff of Battle Royale honestly.[/QUOTE]
Battle Royale fairly did come first but the idea of making a bunch of kids kill each other in some sort of survival game is hardly unique, probably concocted by every middle school aged boy at some point or another.
[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;40297548]Uhh you mean the whole point of 80% of the first movie being that they had to fake a relationship to survive?
It was a lot clearer in the books to be fair though.[/QUOTE]
I meant "in disguise" because based on what I heard about it going it, it wasn't going to be like that. If I knew that I probably wouldn't have been disappointed, but I probably wouldn't have been too interested either.
The first movie was bad, it really put me off the book. And they didn't even use half of the stuff which I found important in the book, in the movie.
The books were pretty good IMO, except I was really convinced that the giant horn at the start was golden, and not black.
..Well it looks more [I]eventful[/I] than the first one.
I just wanna watch all the scenes with Philip Seymour Hoffman.
<3 Philip Seymour Hoffman <3
10/10, it's okay.
[QUOTE=T2L_Goose;40298878]Not sure why everyone is hating on the first Hunger Games. I thought it was pretty good.[/QUOTE]
The book was much better.
and I don't usually say that
It also had a really good trailer that seemed to follow the book very well, just like this one
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