Hunger Games??

I was slower than most and finally jumped on the bandwagon. I started to read that book last night around midnight and red until two. It was on our kindle and I've never used it.. I sadly only got to chapter 7. ha ha
 
It was very good. Switching from the first person perspective helped in numerous ways. While they cut down on some of the more gruesome gore, they actually increased the level of sheer horror at the situation. It's really an excellent book adaptation.
 
I'll probably wait till it comes out on DVD as I have never heard of it until a few weeks ago. It seems like an excellent story!!!

I'm just curious though, do you think this will be the best movie this year? I see potiential after the research I've done, but its hard to tell.
 
i saw it last night, it was really good but not what i expected. i think the trailers were misleading. as a matter of fact, the part where she says i volenteer as tribute in the trailers didnt even happen in the movie that way. compleatly diffrent attitude. the fight scenes were irrating to watch becuz its so zoomed in you dont know whats going on as is the first 30mins of the movie. but i really did like it. worth watching and give you some interesting afterthought.:)
 
okiroo said:
i saw it last night, it was really good but not what i expected. i think the trailers were misleading. as a matter of fact, the part where she says i volenteer as tribute in the trailers didnt even happen in the movie that way. compleatly diffrent attitude. the fight scenes were irrating to watch becuz its so zoomed in you dont know whats going on as is the first 30mins of the movie. but i really did like it. worth watching and give you some interesting afterthought.:)
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I agree. They also left out some stuff that was in the book, it was really disappointing. But in all it was good. :)
 
okiroo said:
i saw it last night, it was really good but not what i expected. i think the trailers were misleading. as a matter of fact, the part where she says i volenteer as tribute in the trailers didnt even happen in the movie that way. compleatly diffrent attitude. the fight scenes were irrating to watch becuz its so zoomed in you dont know whats going on as is the first 30mins of the movie. but i really did like it. worth watching and give you some interesting afterthought.:)
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I disagree. Though, trailers are often misleading. But the scene in the book was pretty much exactly like the scene in the movie. The big difference--and this affects the whole movie--is that the book is told by Katniss from her viewpoint. The movie lacks her inner dialogue.

It would have been cumbersome and probably boring to have a voice over narrative provide us Katniss's thoughts. Switching to third person allowed the filmmakers to show us things Katniss didn't even imagine (like the behind the scenes production of the TV show).

It was a good decision.

I agree that the beginning of the movie is a bit weird, but then, that is true of the book as well. Both the movie and the book jump up astronomically in interest when the games begin.

I think there was a deliberate decision to tone down the fight scenes. They really wanted that PG-13 rating. (The version released in England had to be toned down from what we got to get their "teens can see it" rating). I think they compensated for that by making it clear that the TV show actually controlled who won and who died (or, tried to) and that adults actually sat around a table cheering the idea of killing a child for entertainment. I think they kept the horror level balanced.

Movies have to be different. Unless a book is short enough to read in 2 hours, it's going to lose things when its translated to the screen. The important thing is to tell the story, even though it has to be told in a different way. I think they did a great job.
 
The movie was great. But, I got motion sickness from the way it was filmed. I hate when they make it all shaky.
 
Lol, well was there a LOT of shakeyness? Or just parts?

Your talking about like someone running with a camera right? I generally hate that blair-witch crap...
 
I didn't have any motion sickness issues at all. There is a bit of "running with a camera" but not much and it's spaced out well.

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This is yet another advantage to the third person view....the camera is generally static or on a track so relatively stable. That really shaky thing happens when they are trying to show it from the point of view of a person in the movie.
 
Elizadolots said:
I didn't have any motion sickness issues at all. There is a bit of "running with a camera" but not much and it's spaced out well.

**edited to add**

This is yet another advantage to the third person view....the camera is generally static or on a track so relatively stable. That really shaky thing happens when they are trying to show it from the point of view of a person in the movie.
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Ahhh, thanks for clearing that up ;)
 
Elizadolots said:
I didn't have any motion sickness issues at all. There is a bit of "running with a camera" but not much and it's spaced out well.

**edited to add**

This is yet another advantage to the third person view....the camera is generally static or on a track so relatively stable. That really shaky thing happens when they are trying to show it from the point of view of a person in the movie.
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i dont think it was spaced otu very well. there was way to much and it seemed to be in places where violence would have taken place. the first 30mins were terrible with shakeynedd but i stayed. like is said, good movie but that was irratation, and most other people i've talked to agree. i never read the book so i guess you just understand the shakey running better.

Elizadolots said:
I disagree. Though, trailers are often misleading. But the scene in the book was pretty much exactly like the scene in the movie. The big difference--and this affects the whole movie--is that the book is told by Katniss from her viewpoint. The movie lacks her inner dialogue.

It would have been cumbersome and probably boring to have a voice over narrative provide us Katniss's thoughts. Switching to third person allowed the filmmakers to show us things Katniss didn't even imagine (like the behind the scenes production of the TV show).

It was a good decision.

I agree that the beginning of the movie is a bit weird, but then, that is true of the book as well. Both the movie and the book jump up astronomically in interest when the games begin.

I think there was a deliberate decision to tone down the fight scenes. They really wanted that PG-13 rating. (The version released in England had to be toned down from what we got to get their "teens can see it" rating). I think they compensated for that by making it clear that the TV show actually controlled who won and who died (or, tried to) and that adults actually sat around a table cheering the idea of killing a child for entertainment. I think they kept the horror level balanced.

Movies have to be different. Unless a book is short enough to read in 2 hours, it's going to lose things when its translated to the screen. The important thing is to tell the story, even though it has to be told in a different way. I think they did a great job.
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i didnt say the sence in the book was diffrent, i said the trailer scene was compleatly diffrent form the movie scene :confused:. in the trailer she was already in costume and liveing in the city and said i volenteer as tribute! while in the movie she was in that depressed area and said it timidly. i felt like that was misleading about her charecter for someone who hasnt read the book. honestly i thought they were gunna go battle on some pleaet somewhere form the tailer(looked all high tech with no shakey camra and clear shots) while in the film its shakey and shes in some depressed area. this may be more like the book and better but overall misleading.


still. good movie.
 
okiroo said:
i dont think it was spaced otu very well. there was way to much and it seemed to be in places where violence would have taken place. the first 30mins were terrible with shakeynedd but i stayed. like is said, good movie but that was irratation, and most other people i've talked to agree. i never read the book so i guess you just understand the shakey running better.
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No one in my group noticed that. I'm wondering if there was a projection problem or something. The first part of the movie is, frankly, a tad boring. As noted, they wanted at PG13 rating and that meant trimming the gore.



i didnt say the sence in the book was diffrent, i said the trailer scene was compleatly diffrent form the movie scene :confused:. in the trailer she was already in costume and liveing in the city and said i volenteer as tribute! while in the movie she was in that depressed area and said it timidly. i felt like that was misleading about her charecter for someone who hasnt read the book.
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Ummm...no, you are just wrong. I've watched the trailer many times and she is in the peasant garb, in the depressed area...there is nothing timid about how she says it. Here's the trailer:



honestly i thought they were gunna go battle on some pleaet somewhere form the tailer(looked all high tech with no shakey camra and clear shots) while in the film its shakey and shes in some depressed area. this may be more like the book and better but overall misleading.
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Well...that's a bit hard to decipher, but I have to wonder if you were paying attention to the trailer because it's all scenes and shots excerpted from the movie with no changes other than the order in which they happen (which is classic for trailer).
 
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