The Hunger Games

[ComicChick]

Nothing made me go, "Whoa, this is great!" or anything. There were some good parts, but it looks bland. I've never read the books and have no idea how the look of things are suppose to be, but it doesn't stick out to me.

considering the dystopian like future and how poor district 12 is supposed to be, i kinda think bland is what they were going for, especially in regards to that locale and their clothing, etc.

effie, from the capitol, looks like a completely stark opposite to the people of District 12. she's like Gaga in an Amish Community lol

 

[ComicChick]

Also looks like they're including at least a little bit on Lavinia the Avox girl.

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i thought they might show that scene based on when gale and katniss are hiding from the airship in the trailer

 

[ComicChick]

I got carded when I was 33. I had no problem with that.

I think the casting is fine too. They both look like kids, for the most part.

i'm 26. a few weeks ago i went out of town and we went to the movies to see What's Your Number, which is Rated R.

I only brought my military id and cash and left everything else in the hotel. Not only did they card me, which never happens, she wouldn't let me buy a ticket.

ironically, when i was in middle school and early high school, everyone thought i was an upper classmen.

 

[Project862006]

Love the way peeta looks. He doesnt look like he's thirty he looks young. gale on the other hand looks twenty eight.

how does liam look 28 he is not even 22 lol

also gale is 18 and is described as looking older than his age

 

[Sawyer]

It hasn't said explicitly in what I've read so far, but does it ever say exactly how far into the future this all takes place?

 

[kickass]

How about Liam Hemsworth as Gale?

I think he's perfect as well. I'm just not invested in his character as much as the other two.

 

[kickass]

It hasn't said explicitly in what I've read so far, but does it ever say exactly how far into the future this all takes place?

They never say.

 

[Babs Gordon]

LOL in an immature stunt Anchor Bay is releasing Battle Royale in the US for the first time in March as well, even going so far as to say it's the original. I would argue that they are both quality stories, but very much separate entities with different themes. Ugh, such a dick move!

 

[Crockett]

It hasn't said explicitly in what I've read so far, but does it ever say exactly how far into the future this all takes place?

Only thing we can deduce is that it takes place more than 100 years into the future and 75 years after a global war happened which from that Panem rises.

 

[Babs Gordon]

It seems to me that the characters have very little recollection of what it was like before the rise of Panem, so either their history records suck or it's been a really really long time.

 

[Crockett]

It seems to me that the characters have very little recollection of what it was like before the rise of Panem, so either their history records suck or it's been a really really long time.

Yeah it must've that. I was thinking also at one point that President Snow and the others who have big positions (if they do have any history records) kept it a secret in a way for the people to just accept the government rules that's tyrannical and that they're split in different districts and doing different labors but it's probably that the global war must've wiped what was known prior to Panem.

 

[kickass]

LOL in an immature stunt Anchor Bay is releasing Battle Royale in the US for the first time in March as well, even going so far as to say it's the original. I would argue that they are both quality stories, but very much separate entities with different themes. Ugh, such a dick move!

Ugh. The Hunger Games gets enough criticisms for being a ripoff of Battle Royale enough as it is. For the Battle Royale folks to do that (which is essentially trying to steal THG thunder) doesn't really garner any respect from me, sorry to say. In fact, regardless of who came first, now Battle Royale looks like it's ripping off The Hunger Games by, in essence, lieing.

 

[Babs Gordon]

Well, it is a subtitled movie and one of my friends said that all the people that have seen it might see it on the big screen out of spite, the people that haven't seen it better be into foreign flicks.

 

[Hush]

That is BS of Battle Royales distributor. Hope they get a bomb on their collective hands.

 

[Project862006]

 

[Blue Sugar]

I hate when people hate on things for being "copies" of other things.

At this time and place things are bound to be similar to eachother and to something. Everything we do and say is a re-articulation of something else, whether we know it or not.

 

[Babs Gordon]

nice still!

 

[kickass]

Looks like a candid shot, or maybe a rehearsal because Josh is holding onto his iPhone. Unless the Capitol gave him an iPhone *gasps*

Seriously though, I can't imagine anyone else playing these characters.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

 

[kickass]

I don't understand why they release trailer stills as official photos. If it's the exact same image from the trailer, we've already seen it and we already have it.This movie comes out in 4 months. They should be releasing a new photo every week at this point. Obviously pics that aren't spoilers. Just hope they amp up the promotion for this film very soon.

 

[ThePowerCosmic]

Looks like the pic was taken down. Oh well, it'll probably be posted again eventually.

 

[jmc]

I thought Jennifer was taller.

 

[ironwez20]

Don't get the battle royal thing myself. Is it a foreign movie? And if people are so bent outta shape about this then why didn't they release Dracula or wizard of oz into theaters again when twilight and Harry potter came out.

 

[kickass]

Danny Elfman is no longer doing the musical score to The Hunger Games. Instead, he'll be replaced by James Newton Howard (The Dark Knight).

Thoughts?

http://www.showblitz.com/2011/12/hunger-games-score-change-elfman-out-howard-in.html

 

[flickchick85]

Hopefully this is his chance to redeem himself for Green Lantern. JNH is my favorite working composer...I'd like it to stay that way.