The Hunger Games (2012)

[Gawdziller]

Battle Royale> The Hunger Games. It's funny how the much better film got an official American release on Tuesday.

What about The Running Man (1987)? It seems like The Hunger Games has a similar to plot to it? I'm sure The Hunger Games will be better then Gamer (Another movie from a couple years ago with a similar plot), but the movie still looks dull to me.

Taking the books into consideration, the novel of the Running Man is too different to compare. The main character isn't competing in a gladiator type game, but is trying to stay on the run across the country for a certain amount of time (I want to say a month, but I haven't read it since High School). It's more like the Fugitive than anything else. I don't remember a lot of it, but it was interesting, if unspectacular.

As far as books go, Battle Royale wins.

On movies, haven't seen the Hunger Games and have very little desire to. Battle Royale made the mistake of condensing 600 pages and trying to keep pace with it. The Running Man created a new plot entirely. I like them both for different reasons, but the Running Man's cheese value always makes me grin, though as an adaptation, Battle Royale was more faithful to the source material.

[daftfalloutgoji]

I did not like the book and I will not see the movie. Stupid idiotic director is wasting our valuable time with its stupid movies.

[Gorosaurus Rex]

I did not like the book and I will not see the movie. Stupid idiotic director is wasting our valuable time with its stupid movies.

If you aren't going to see the movie, how exactly is it wasting your time?

[spinzilla]

I thought the movie was alright, not really my thing though. I found it slow at times and I did dose off at one point (but that may have been just as much my fault though, as I slept very little due to a presentation). Some of the art was really bad at times. I mean, it's really weird when Lenny Kravtiz is the most normal looking person in the city.

[Gojisan866]

Being a huge fan of the books, I was pretty excited to see this. I really didn't have much problem with it 'cept that the dogs at the end were really cheesy, the eyes looked really cartoony. I also thought it was too short. But what're you gonna do? Just gotta wait a few years 'til Catching Fire is released.

[Rody]

^ I believe it's slated to be released next year.

[omgitsgodzilla]

At least this one won't be another like Stormbreaker or Eragon where the first one sucks, tanks and the rest don't get released.

[Hellspawn28]

I just saw this with my family and it's a okay movie. I don't think it's a bad movie but I feel like it could have been better. The movie had no character development seeing that we hardly know any of these characters. I didn't feel for them at all, not even for the rich people in the movie since I was told that they look stupid because you are supposed to hate them. Also, does this movie take place in the future or another Planet because they explain how this whole thing started in the first place? The CG was not very good neither since those Dog's look awful and the CG shots of the city look very fake looking.

Overall I give the movie at least a 6.5/10, I did like the action scenes in the movie though.

[Mothra Freak]

I just saw this with my family and it's a okay movie. I don't think it's a bad movie but I feel like it could have been better. The movie had no character development seeing that we hardly know any of these characters. I didn't feel for them at all, not even for the rich people in the movie since I was told that they look stupid because you are supposed to hate them. Also, does this movie take place in the future or another Planet because they explain how this whole thing started in the first place? The CG was not very good neither since those Dog's look awful and the CG shots of the city look very fake looking.

Overall I give the movie at least a 6.5/10, I did like the action scenes in the movie though.

You probably would've liked it better if you'd read the book. The movie was overall a good adaptation, but they were forced to cut out some rather important plot details and character-defining moments because of time constraints.

It takes place in a future version of North America, after a series of natural disasters killed off much of humanity. The Capitol is located in the Rockies, and District 12 is in the Appalachians.

Speaking of which, I did enjoy the movie. I thought the actors did a good job with the material they were given, though, as I said, they could've been given more to work with. The movie could've used Katniss's narration, too. That would've helped a lot, in my opinion. Didn't care for the camerawork. Other than that, though, it was pretty good.

[Hellspawn28]

I never read the book, but I think a movie based on a book should enjoyable for both fans and non-fans. I feel like that's the whole point on doing a movie that is made for a wider audience. I remember I saw Lord of the Ring's before I read the book and at least I care for the characters and understand what was going on.

[Godzilla 1995]

I never read the book, but I think a movie based on a book should enjoyable for both fans and non-fans. I feel like that's the whole point on doing a movie that is made for a wider audience. I remember I saw Lord of the Ring's before I read the book and at least I care for the characters and understand what was going on.

I'm actually a little surprised, a lot of newspapers I saw kept repeating the gist of the plot over and over, as if trying to make sure evryone knew what was going on. Sorry man, I guess it never got round to ya.

[MechaJahgeezilla]

What a piece of shit, the only skreeonk good part of that abomination of a movie were the T.V. booth scenes during the games. The Cornucopia is Gold, not this bullshit solar panel. And Thresh killed Clove with a rock, not by giving her STS (Shaken Tribute Syndrome). Also, there is no way in god damn hell that Peeta could make that great of a camouflage in the arena. The 2nd and 3rd books show a little more promise if Collins can stay truer to her own skreeonk work than to Hollywood-ize it.

[BigBaragon]

Looks like another "Pretty White Kids with Problems" shit flick to me, but who knows...
(Credit to MAD TV for their spoof.)

I havent really LOVED a mainstream film for many years...with the odd exception. Too many re-hashes and CG-ridden 're-imaginings'.
(Though many have been grand: Dawn of the Dead, Rise of the Apes, and even Straw Dogs, to a degree, though that kid was NO Dustin Hoffman!)

[Spirit Ghidorah 2010]

And Thresh killed Clove with a rock, not by giving her STS (Shaken Tribute Syndrome).

Lol, he smashed her head against a solid steel structure. Several times. That's gonna knock anyone out cold at the very least. Or, for someone her size, fracture her skull or cause a nasty hemorrhage.

I also fail to see how a movie could suck just because the Cornucopia is the wrong color. That's like saying Harry Potter movies suck because Hermione's teeth are the wrong size.

[Jomei]

The movie is pretty good. It suffers from a lack of steady-cam shots (and so many cuts in fight sequences!!!) and a lack of characterization of the principle antagonist. Otherwise it was engrossing and well-acted.

[Tyler]

To me the kids in this just look fake. And you just know they're gonna release the last movie in two halfs like Harry Potter, Twlight and The Hobbit.

[Hellspawn28]

Well The Hobbit and Harry Potter have a good reason to have the last movie in two halfs. I hear that Twlight could have ended just fine with one movie, but it seem like the studio wanted to be in two halfs to keep the series longer.

[Jomei]

What a piece of shit, the only skreeonk good part of that abomination of a movie were the T.V. booth scenes during the games. The Cornucopia is Gold, not this bullshit solar panel. And Thresh killed Clove with a rock, not by giving her STS (Shaken Tribute Syndrome). Also, there is no way in god damn hell that Peeta could make that great of a camouflage in the arena. The 2nd and 3rd books show a little more promise if Collins can stay truer to her own skreeonk work than to Hollywood-ize it.

Just noticed this post, but it seems like you're REALLY hung up and bent out of shape over superficial changes from the source material. Are you new to reading? Filmmakers often take quite a few liberties when adapting literature to film, especially with relatively inconsequential details. Can't you judge the film on its own merit if it's at least true in spirit to the original material, setting aside differences in color of items and particular methods of death?

[Hellspawn28]

You probably would've liked it better if you'd read the book.

I think that a movie based on a book should stand out on it's own as opposed to relying on the viewers having reading the book previously. No point on marketing your movie to a wild audience if most of them never read the book. Look at The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, A Clockwork Orange, Psycho, Strangers on a Train, Fight Club, the Exorcist, etc. I've never read them but they work fine without the viewer reading the book. Not to mention they handle the characters and story much better which is something that Hunger Games fails at in my opinion.

[daftfalloutgoji]

I did not like the book and I will not see the movie. Stupid idiotic director is wasting our valuable time with its stupid movies.

If you aren't going to see the movie, how exactly is it wasting your time?

All thse stupid comercials for this crap wasted my time.