The Hunger Games

by **Muzikritik** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:23 pm

Went to see this earlier today.

Loved it. Fantastic film. Its quite long but it doesn't feel like it. The action keeps things moving along at a good pace. Great performances from all. Music and camera work matched the feel of the movie real well.

Not much as to say really!

I wonder if they changed much from the books? I haven't read them.

by **king_oxymoron** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 3:38 pm

Apparently there are bits glossed over and missed out but on the whole is very faithful..

by **thebigham** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 4:23 pm

http://www.viewlondon.co.uk/films/the-h ... 41967.html

Opens Friday 23 March 2012

Four out of Five stars
Running time: 146 mins

Stunningly designed and superbly written, this is an exciting, enjoyable and intelligent blockbuster with a terrific central performance from Jennifer Lawrence.

by **frisbee** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:40 pm

Horrible horrible horrible film.

There was hardly any action to begin with - and it's based on a damn action novel - and whatever little was there, was a complete mess. The camera almost always shook during all the fighting. I get that they were trying to translate what she was feeling/experiencing onto the screen but it just.didn't.work.

Most of it, especially the starting, seemed to drag on forever. Although I must admit the book is to be blamed for that...I can't imagine two editors who had to sit through 50 pages of that (yes I know the book sold to a big publisher and is a big big deal right now but still).

Characters. I didn't give a rat's ass when Rue died - and I'd cried when I'd read that part in the book - and neither did I give a flying f*ck when they announced there was only going to be one victor. Absolutely no character development. Zilch.

P.S. Who else thinks Peeta and Cato are gay? Cato is ridiculous

by **HBIC** » Fri Mar 23, 2012 11:00 pm

Love the film! Really did the book justice. I wonder why they didn't add in the other girl that dies with Glimmer, & also they didn't show much of Foxface, just scenes of her grabbing things & running like 3 times :lol:

by **NothingFails** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 3:05 am

Bf and I went to see 21 Jump Street earlier, but noticed the lines for Hunger Games showings that wouldn't be for another 2 hours, I've never seen this for even Lord Of The Rings and Star Wars. This movie is going to be HUGE. I'll wait a few weeks when the crowds die down a bit.

by **Alicepotter** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 3:15 am

I saw today, and is just FANTASTIC!

by **summer** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 4:40 am

NothingFails wrote:Bf and I went to see 21 Jump Street earlier, but noticed the lines for Hunger Games showings that wouldn't be for another 2 hours, I've never seen this for even Lord Of The Rings and Star Wars. This movie is going to be HUGE. I'll wait a few weeks when the crowds die down a bit.

That's what friend and I are planning - it's way too overcrowded now. 8-)

by **shrimpy_boy11** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:00 am

'Hunger Games' Sets Non-Sequel Midnight Record'

The Hunger Games opened to an estimated $19.74 million at midnight, which ranks seventh all-time behind the last three Harry Potter and Twilight movies. It did score the top midnight debut ever for a non-sequel, and it earned more than twice as much as the first Twilight movie ($7 million).

If one is to use the opening pattern of Breaking Dawn Part 1 and New Moon (which also opened outside of the Summer), The Hunger Games would be poised for a three-day take between $90 and $110 million. Since those were sequels, though, it's probably fair to assume The Hunger Games will at least hold up a little bit better over the next few days.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=3399&p=.htm

Wow!!!

by **Poop123** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:08 am

I can't wait to see this!

by **Sinnec** » Sat Mar 24, 2012 7:27 pm

Alicepotter wrote:I saw today, and is just FANTASTIC!

+1

The whole story was a bit depressing though...

by **Lemo** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:24 pm

I loved it

I wish it would have been a bit more violent though :-?

by **rp662** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 6:55 pm

Yahoo:

Making history, Lionsgate's The Hunger Games opened to an astounding $155 million at the domestic box office, the third-best debut of all time and the best for any film opening outside of summer.

Overseas, Hunger Games turned in a more muted performance for a solid bow of $59.3 million from 67 markets. The foreign tally, which came in ahead of the international debut of the first Twilight film, puts Hunger Games' worldwide opening at $214.3 million.

by **summer** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 7:16 pm

Building on a strong midnight launch, The Hunger Games had one of the best opening days ever at an estimated $68.25 million. That ranks fifth on the all-time list behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($91.1 million), New Moon ($72.7 million), Breaking Dawn Part 1 ($71.6 million) and Eclipse ($68.5 million). It wound up slightly ahead of The Dark Knight ($71.6 million), and also topped Alice in Wonderland ($40.8 million) to set a new record for a non-sequel.

The Hunger Games looks even more impressive when subtracting its $19.74 million midnight gross–throughout normal business hours, the movie earned $48.5 million, which is actually more than Deathly Hallows Part 2 made in that time ($47.57 million). In fact, The Hunger Games only ranks behind Spider-Man 3 ($49.8 million) and The Dark Knight ($48.7 million) in non-midnight opening day grosses.

The Hunger Games received a strong “A” CinemaScore, and should finish the weekend with anywhere from $135 million to $160 million.

by **Damiennatas1** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 9:39 pm

So deserved!!

by **ANH** » Sun Mar 25, 2012 11:56 pm

frisbee wrote:Horrible horrible horrible film.

There was hardly any action to begin with - and it's based on a damn action novel - and whatever little was there, was a complete mess. The camera almost always shook during all the fighting. I get that they were trying to translate what she was feeling/experiencing onto the screen but it just.didn't.work.

Most of it, especially the starting, seemed to drag on forever. Although I must admit the book is to be blamed for that...I can't imagine two editors who had to sit through 50 pages of that (yes I know the book sold to a big publisher and is a big big deal right now but still).

Characters. I didn't give a rat's ass when Rue died - and I'd cried when I'd read that part in the book - and neither did I give a flying f*ck when they announced there was only going to be one victor. Absolutely no character development. Zilch.

P.S. Who else thinks Peeta and Cato are gay? Cato is ridiculous

Your post hit the nail on the head, Frisbee.
I saw it today. I thought it was going to be phenomenal. But it was just meh.
I don't like it one bit. I found it funny that the director of the tournament was easily persuaded by the coach, lol.

I didn't think Peeta was gay though. And what was the point of the guy who shared his
bread with Katniss? I thought he would've had a more important role. He was just there.

Also, the death of Rue provoked a riot...and it was the 74th installment of The Hunger Games...was Rue more important/special than every other child that had died before her?

by **Alicepotter** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:27 am

Damiennatas1 wrote:So deserved!!

by **ilovepad** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 1:46 am

ANH wrote:And what was the point of the guy who shared his
bread with Katniss? I thought he would've had a more important role. He was just there.

Also, the death of Rue provoked a riot...and it was the 74th installment of The Hunger Games...was Rue more important/special than every other child that had died before her?

The guy that shared the bread with Katniss was Peeta.

I think the fact that Katniss cared so deeply for Rue and marked her death with respect (the flowers and tears) is what sparked the riot. This mark of respect made them realise that other districts do care and that the districts shouldn't be competing with themselves - but instead should rebel against the games - hense the riot. That's what I think...

by **king_oxymoron** » Mon Mar 26, 2012 8:15 am

I think he might have meant Gale sharing his bread with Katniss at the start?

by **saal** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:35 am

Has anyone seen Battle Royale and Hunger Games? I've heard they are a bit similar, but I don't know.

Only watched Battle ROyale myself, but it was great

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by **king_oxymoron** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 1:14 pm

I watched Battle Royale yesterday - it's more gory, a bit more full on, less of an emotional story following the main character, but I found that there were too many in the game to keep up with - I wasn't sure who we'd met before.

by **Noahh** » Thu Mar 29, 2012 4:11 pm

I saw this last Tuesday...

What a great film! Definitely lived up to the hype. Great visuals, fantastic actors and I loved the storyline. I might start reading the books now too!

Can't wait for the second film!

by **RunDevilRun** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:47 pm

Damn it! I just can't believe it. My friend call me to watch it at mall, but The Hunger Games stopped playing at the movies yesterday. I thought it was a blockbuster, but it seems that it flopped here. I have to wait a DVD release now. :cry:

by **Blondini** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:33 pm

king_oxymoron wrote:I watched Battle Royale yesterday - it's more gory, a bit more full on, less of an emotional story following the main character, but I found that there were too many in the game to keep up with - I wasn't sure who we'd met before.

Battle Royale is amazing - though typically perverse for a Japanese film.

Someone mentioned (and i'm going to spoiler this - i'm amazed people are talking freely about major plot points so early in the film's life - not everyone has seen it yet and not everyone has read the books) the death of Rue was unmoving - i agree - because we had next to no chance to get to know her - and the actress was poor. I did think the uprising afterwards was moving

It's a brilliant intelligent film with a bravura performance by Jennifer Lawrence (there are shades of her tough breakthrough role in Winter's Bone).

Getting around the 12A/ PG13 cert by inventive "panic-cam" that gives you all the effects of experiencing the violence without actually seeing it (there was a minor cut for blood in the UK to get the 12A - hopefully the DVD will be untouched.)

I take it that Oscar won't be nominating Safe and Sound or Kingdom Come from the soundtrack as they don't suit Oscar rules? (Not within the film or the start of the credits). Taylor Swift's singles Eyes Open is not in the film AT ALL! Arcade Fire's Abraham's Daughter starts the credits - surely the third single and the Oscar song?

by **NothingFails** » Fri Mar 30, 2012 8:46 pm

RunDevilRun wrote:Damn it! I just can't believe it. My friend call me to watch it at mall, but The Hunger Games stopped playing at the movies yesterday. I thought it was a blockbuster, but it seems that it flopped here. I have to wait a DVD release now.

Where are you located? It'll be a good two months before it leaves first run theaters here judging from where it's going.