The Hunger Games
By SomeCowgirl
@SomeCowgirl (32189)
United States
March 23, 2012 6:56pm CST
Well apparently a preview atleast came out for the movie, if not the movie itself. I think the midnight preview was on the other day, I had two of my favorite vloggers review it. One that is an avid fan of the book said the movie sucked, and one who hadn't read the book even said the movie sucked.
I guess I won't go see it afterall, maybe I'll just read the books and if the movie does flop they may make another in a few years, who knows.
Has anyone seen this or wants to see this?
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8 responses
@AmbiePam (120585)
• United States
24 Mar 12
I'm surprised to hear they thought the movie was bad. It got such good word of mouth after the initial premiere. I really am not too interested in it. I have never read the books, but then I never read the Twilight books. So I'll probably do the same thing I did with that franchise - I'll wait until it comes out on DVD. PLus, the guy who plays Peeta? So not cute. And this has nothing to do with a quality actor, but he's 5'6. Could they not find an actor who looks more the part, including maybe being taller than the heroine? I'm probably just touchy because I'm 5'11 and there were never any guys taller than me in high school. 
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@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
24 Mar 12
I still think I may wait and see if I can't rent it from redbox as I am sure it will probably be out on it. I know that with anything that goes from a book to a movie, the hardcore book lovers have a bit of a problem with it when it goes to movie, most don't like it. Those who don't read but love movies usually like the movie more even after reading the book.
Just the way it goes I guess.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
24 Mar 12
I adored the books and I went to the midnight showing last night and throughly enjoyed the movie as well. It's a very solid adaptation, though there were a few things from the book that I missed. I can think of a few reasons a fan of the books might be upset, the main one being that it wasn't all that gory when the books hinted at some pretty gruesome gore. As I'm not a fan of gore, that was a point in the movie's favor for me. There was also a really fondness for the "shaky cam" style of shooting, which I imagine annoys certain people. I'm not too fond of shaky cam myself, but I enjoyed the movie despite all of that.
Though I have to wonder... why precisely did these vloggers think the film sucked?
As for the movie flopping, forget it! It's paid for itself already. There were 15 screens showing it at the theater I went to and they were all sold out. It was sold out this evening when my parents tried to see it. According to CNN entertainment, the film made $19.7 million in midnight screenings alone, and it's forecasted to make well over $100 million before the first weekend is up.
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@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
24 Mar 12
The vloggers thought that the camera work was very crappy, so I think that was one turn off. I am not saying the vloggers like gore, but that may have also been part of the reason they didn't like it. The biggest though, I'd have to say, was the shaky camera effects.
It makes me curious as to why it was filmed that way, unless it was filmed by amateurs. I haven't read up too much on it to be honest.
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@allyoftherain (7208)
• United States
24 Mar 12
It was really only during the dramatic scenes or the fight scenes. Shaky cam is kind of the "it" thing to do during action scenes these days, I'm not sure why but lots of professional grade films do it. Hunger Games was in no way made by amateurs! I've seen films by amateurs, they're not nearly as pretty and they certainly don't cast Oscar material like Jennifer! Lol
Like I said, I enjoyed the film personally. I'm already ready for the next one.
@celticeagle (189816)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Mar 12
I would like to see. Will probably have to wait until it is on DVD though. Alot on the news about it today since it just opened. And an actor who is in it was on Ellen yesterday. It does sound interesting.
@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
24 Mar 12
I'd say wait until it goes on redbox. I probably will end up renting it from there and giving it a try. There is a redbox in the store I work so I could reserve it and pick it up one day when I work and take it back the next day.
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@celticeagle (189816)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Mar 12
I don't use Redbox. I have Netflix. Love it! Sounds good.
@JenInTN (27514)
• United States
31 Mar 12
My daughter went and saw it last week and she was terribly disappointed. If you read the book first..it's a flop she says. I have watched several movies that have been based on books that didn't give the books justice BUT if one hadn't read the book, they might like the movie and then think the book was awesome..LOL. Funny how a thing like timing can effect us.
@butterscotsh (1012)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
I want to see this for myself. I really liked reading the books
and I've had so much excitement and suspense reading it so
I'm very curious if the feelings I feel are the same as watching the movie.
I had a lot of expectations about it.
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@SomeCowgirl (32189)
• United States
24 Mar 12
A coworker of mine was telling about the books as his wife is reading them, it sounds like it would be a good read defintiely and I guess I may have to see about getting those books for myself.
@writersedge (22563)
• United States
25 Mar 12
On tv, they interviewed people who said they were going to see it again. So I don't know. I never read the book or watched the movie. So I don't know.
@cupkitties (7421)
• United States
24 Mar 12
I've not read the book yet so I don't want to see the movie yet and to be honest I'm not feeling the least bit compelled to watch it at all. Usually I have that feeling like "I gotta see it", but not with this one.
