The Hunger Games: Can't wait!

morstar
morstar Posts: 6,190
edited March 2012 in The bottom bracket
I am looking forward to this film in a way I can't remember since being a little kid.

The books are absolutely fantastic and from what I've seen of the film they have really captured the atmosphere.
Looks like we're getting a babysitter and doing a late night showing with VIP seats. I am so excited I feel like a big kid.

Sorry, can't resist sharing.

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  • Cleat Eastwood
    Cleat Eastwood Posts: 7,508
    it was on yahoo just the other day about stanley tucci not having a clue what the story was about - is it complicated to follow. Is our italian american friend right or is he being a bit of a commuter?
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  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Can't comment on the film yet but the books tell a simple story very well. The books are a trilogy. I'm not sure about the film though. There would be an awful lot to squeeze the whole story into one film.
    I've not read any reviews or any info, I don't want to burst the bubble of excitement.
  • symo
    symo Posts: 1,743
    Hunger Games < Battle Royale

    I bet you. Battle Royale is way darker than this.
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  • Pross
    Pross Posts: 43,462
    I hadn't heard of it until I saw the film advertised but then my teenage daughter said she's read all the books and couldn't wait for the film so I assumed it was going to be another teen movie in the mould of Twilight?
  • giant_man
    giant_man Posts: 6,878
    Don't get too excited. If it's anything like the vastly overrated Battle Royale, it will be no great shakes ...
  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Watched Battle Royale last night. In terms of concepts, the actual hunger games and the battle Royale are pretty much the same thing. However, The Hunger Games story is about much more than the games themselves. There is a story about how they came to be and the uprising against an oppressive regime.
    Battle Royale simply does enough to introduce the concept and from therein is solely about how the battle develops.
    As for the Twilight comparison, I expect the film probably will have teen following but it's not a love story. I'm no teen myself.
  • McBain_v1
    McBain_v1 Posts: 5,237
    Either way, I doubt it will have as many memorable one-liners as your average Schwarzenneger classic!

    "If it bleeds, we can kill it"
    "Get to the chopper!"
    "There's something out there and it ain't no man - we're all gonna die"
    "You're one ugly motherf*kcker!"
    - Predator

    *bonus point for spotting the line Arnie didn't say :)
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  • morstar
    morstar Posts: 6,190
    Didn't disappoint. Some of the more subtle plot themes from the book get a little lost but a very good film imho. Probably have to wait a year for the second one now.
  • joshr96
    joshr96 Posts: 153
    Don't spoil his fun!
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  • rc856
    rc856 Posts: 1,144
    McBain_v1 wrote:
    Either way, I doubt it will have as many memorable one-liners as your average Schwarzenneger classic!

    "If it bleeds, we can kill it"
    "Get to the chopper!"
    "There's something out there and it ain't no man - we're all gonna die"
    "You're one ugly motherf*kcker!"
    - Predator

    *bonus point for spotting the line Arnie didn't say :)

    Was the 'There's something out there' line not said by the Red Indian/Native American chap?

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