Have you guys seen EW's gallery of prospective posters for The Hunger Games if it had been directed by other directors in history? They've got the Hitchock and Fincher versions, and so on - the above one is the Roger Corman version and it's definitely my fave. "She-devil Deathmatch in the Blood Arena!" is so so awesome. And JLaw makes for a fine retro-flavored lady.
So this won't surprise any of you but when I wrote up this week's new releases for Celebrity Beehive I wrote a whole bunch about The Hunger Games therein. I mean, it's not exactly out of turn - this is the movie's moment. I know some of you guys have seen it already - feel free to share your opinions in the comments.
Other movies out this weekend (although they're all in limited release) are The Raid: Redemption, which I almost saw last night but crapped out on because I am so lazy, and The Deep Blue Sea with Rachel Weisz and Tom Hiddelston, which I was supposed to see a couple of weeks ago and, uh, crapped out on because I am so lazy. Good grief. I am so lazy!
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It was good, NOT great, maybe a 2.75 out of 4. When they make an unneeded minor but significant change from the book in the first 5 minutes you know the movie will be lacking.
The change? The origin of the Mockingjay pin.
It didn't occur to me when reading the books but once the games began I thought, "The Running Man".
Josh Hutcherson nails Peeta. And it's okay to crush on him bc he's over 20!
Post you need to do: Who Wore it best? Kevin Bacon in Beauty Shop or Woody Harrelson in Hunger Games.
I am one of the very very few who were vastly underwhelmed by the book. I only read the first one and didn't bother to continue with the series because I found it to be poorly written, heavy-handed, and unconvincing.
So it's saying a lot that I really liked this adaptation. The film has an impressively ominous and more believable atmosphere filled with tense silence and unspoken anxieties. It also helps that Lawrence fully inhabits the role with quiet expressiveness which makes us root for her. Of course, Ross doesn't really elevate the story into sci-fi/dystopian greatness. But I think the source material is more to blame for that.
I'd give it 7.5 out of 10.
P.S. Friends of mine who were fans of the book had the opposite opinion. They loved the book and didn't care much for the movie.
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