Should I bother?

NotSharknado

I started Hunger Games on Netflix and idk about it. Reviews please.

CinemaGoddess

I LOVED the movie.  LOVED.  Jennifer Lawrence was perfect as Katniss, as were Woody Harrelson as Haymitch and Lenny Kravitz as Cinna and Elizabeth Banks as Effie. 

I could watch that movie over and over again and never get tired of it.  

Mrs.adambabycakes

Yes.

NotSharknado

I'll always trust Parenting's opinion on movies. Always.

CinemaGoddess

tricia560 said:

I was Meh on it.  Felt like I had been there, done that.  I mean, I haven't ever seen this EXACT plot before, but all of the elements of it were familiar and didn't feel fresh.  I could probably have saved that for a UO thread...  I've also never made it past the first 100 pages of Game of Thrones.  This despite being a HUGE sci fi/fantasy fan.

You're broken.  

JackoftheBox

Watch it!! You will thank us later.

aforst

I really liked the movie.  The book was 475% better, but that's almost always the case.

LuckyDad

It's entertaining and very well shot. I don't want to spoil anything, but I'll say it follows certain YA conventions that make it less enjoyable in some ways than it might have been for me. But for free? Yeah, watch it.

robyn2201

It's great! 

I do think the book was better but I think they did a really good job making it into a movie. I can't wait for the next one!

white318

Do it !!  Loved the movie and the book.  I agree with PP that the book was way better, but the characters are portrayed really well in the movie.  I feel like they left a few things out in the movie that if you hadn't read the books you would not understand the significance.

CinemaGoddess

I don't understand not liking The Hunger Games.  

Mrs.adambabycakes

Hit the road @jack19, and don'tcha come back nomorenomorenomorenomore!

missyishere

Since I haven't read nor watched the Hunger Games, this is my contribution to this thread:

CurlyQ284

tricia560 said:

I was Meh on it.  Felt like I had been there, done that.  I mean, I haven't ever seen this EXACT plot before, but all of the elements of it were familiar and didn't feel fresh.  I could probably have saved that for a UO thread...  I've also never made it past the first 100 pages of Game of Thrones.  This despite being a HUGE sci fi/fantasy fan.

Um...no. Please explain what you DO like since GoT is mind blowing amazing.

I thought HG was okay. Special effects were cheesy in some parts, really turned me off.

CinemaGoddess

LIAM HEMSWORTH. 

Let me say that again, a little louder for the cheap seats:

LIAM HEMSWORTH

StarrySarah

white318 said:

Do it !!  Loved the movie and the book.  I agree with PP that the book was way better, but the characters are portrayed really well in the movie.  I feel like they left a few things out in the movie that if you hadn't read the books you would not understand the significance.

Agreed.  There was a guy with his wife/girlfriend behind us in the theater and he kept whispering questions to her.  Eventually she got fed up and angry-whispered, "I told you to read the damn books!"

CurlyQ284

Funny story. I drag DH to movies occasionally. Really only movies made from books I love like Harry Potter so he doesn't suffer too much. Even though he doesn't want to go, he doesn't want to know he end (he HATES spoilers)

We went to see HG with my two best friends and we are waiting for the movie to start and this gaggle of teen girls comes out of a showing and they're talking about the movie. They start to spoil and DH says "Hey! We can hear you and we haven't seen it! Go talk outside and quit spoiling!" I'm surprised the dad with them didn't say anything, he looked like a weirdo.

CinemaGoddess

I wouldn't be a fan of OSC.  Ender's Game was badass but the man himself is a fucking tool.  

NotSharknado

What the hell, the little girl is dead. That's sum bullshit right there.

NotSharknado

Oooh, riot.

NotSharknado

I never knew what was so special about JL, but I get it now. Oh I get it.

Helenahhandbasket

I didn't read the other responses, but I thought both the book and the movie were meh. 

I read the first book while I was on maternity leave and I had to force myself to finish.

H didn't read the book but loved the movie.

NotSharknado

I liked it!