The Hunger Games

[morehu]

I went into this with very low expectations and was very pleasently surprised

[accidental]

It was a solid average movie — a strong formula executed fairly well.

But the film is very far from what you imagine when being described the premise. All I could think of was how much potential was wasted. Teen movie for sure.

[captain x]

I just don't get all the Hulabaloo for this movie. The poster says everything:

Teenage Protagonist, challenge, danger, something to do with bows and arrows. She probably makes half a dozen shots in the movie, the last one being a game changer. Most likely to close a story arc with main Antagonist, there will also be some emotional investment and a tough decision to make.

Dig out Battle Royale instead.

[morehu]

Solid average. Thats exactly what it was

Please dont hate me Captain but I still havent seen Battle Royale. Its on my list. I promise

Lookin forward to seeing Our Idiot Brother tomorrow night. Maybe Ill rent Battle Royale after

[Vivasanti]

Last thing i want to see is a movie about a bunch of angst teens doing the 40 hr famine.

srsly though, if im gona manage to make it to the movies in the next 12 mnths (fuckin kids)

It will be to see Prometheus

or Battleship (though its prob crap, trailer looks minti)

[morehu]

Its got enough killing to make it worth putting in the wife time

I cracked a woody when the Prometheus trailer came on

Why does every sci fi ish movie have to have the Hans Zimmer "Bwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa aaaaamp !" in it ?

[Vivasanti]

Yep i was lol at that exact same thought when me and my mate watched the trailer at work on the 3 news webby.

Just keeps rolling.

Bwaaaaaa ammmp
Bwaaaaaa ammmp
Bwaaaaaa ammmp

[Mc Fadge]

To be fair, Prometheus' trailer is a call back to the original Alien trailer, music and all

I drew similar comparisons between Battle Royale and The Hunger Games. However, The Hunger Games is a much better movie in my opinion. I think you get more emotionally invested in the narrative of The Hunger Game than Battle Royale because The Hunger Games has more depth to the "game", and more consequences/back story.

Battle Royale was interesting in different ways with the randomness it created, but the characters are so much worse, and plot points that made me laugh. I don't know, I was excited to see it after hearing the premise, but it just fell short of everything. Hunger Games falls short in that it could have been more mature, but then again, target markets and all that. It was a solid film in every aspect though, which I can't say for Battle Royale.

[Wugga]

You're right Fadge; it's the totally hipster thing to do to call attention to Battle Royale because it's an obscure movie from over a decade ago because there's some similarity.
Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed Battle Royale, but it's not worth over-romanticising just because it's from a foreign land. Hunger Games paints a pretty fascinating dystopian future, with considerable and worthwhile build up prior to the titular games (or what the BR detractors would refer to as "kids killing each other".) It's got some things that don't quite add up, but from what I gather it's as much a problem with the book that spawned it as the movie.

I liked it.

[morehu]

I have to say that after watching BR I dont get the hype. I think it has been over-romanticised due to it being Japanese and all. I do have little tolerance for the Japanese style kitsch over acting

I would certainly have appreciated Hunger Games being a little more mature in its content. Maybe in a few years it will be redone a la Girl With The Dragon Tattoo

All this talk of bleak futures keeps reminding me of the Travellers series by Jack Lasenby. I loved that shit when I was a kid

[Wugga]

[morehu]

Bwahaha

[Mriceguy]

Originally Posted by morehu

All this talk of bleak futures keeps reminding me of the Travellers series by Jack Lasenby. I loved that shit when I was a kid

Agreed! Where are those movies?

[fahrenheit]

Originally Posted by Wugga

It's got some things that don't quite add up, but from what I gather it's as much a problem with the book that spawned it as the movie.

That would explain some of the WTFs that popped up.

The obvious ones aside, I'd like to know how the book explains Lenny Kravits. How come one of the most flamboyant fashion icons of the music industry was the most

Spoiler: Click to Spoil conservatively dressed in a metropolis of futuristic Fops and Dandies

I went in to it thinking it was 'The next Twilight' but was pleasantly surprised.

[morehu]

Originally Posted by fahrenheit

I went in to it thinking it was 'The next Twilight' but was pleasantly surprised.

The guy that sold me the tickets actually said "Dont worry man. Its no Twilight. You probably wont want to gouge your eyes out after watching it. You may even enjoy it"

Had to appreciate his honesty

And speaking of gouging eyes out. My flatmate and I are subjecting ourselves to Battleship this weekend