The quality isn't the best, but I've seen it 3 times in cinemas atleast. I've just re-watched the countdown/cornucopia bloodbath about four times. It really is such a chilling, emotional action sequence. I, and I know that a lot of people disagree with this, love the shaky camera work and the silence/score.
I haven't been able to get that Hunger Games Theme/Katniss Theme, I don't know what to call it, but I haven't been able to get it out of my head. I keep whistling it and humming it, it's so beautiful!!!!!
(SPOILER)Let me just begin by saying that I absolutely LOVED the film. I'm in awe. My emotions and feelings are a mess. I feel complete, but I'm eager for more. (That sounded sexual).
First of all, let's talk about the film as a whole. "The Hunger Games" is a very, very good film. A great one, even. Apart from being an outstanding adaptation of the magnificent source material, this film is one fine piece of cinema.
Director Gary Ross, manages to convey the gripping essence of the book through a truly unique visual style. It's dark, epic, and most importantly, it's real.
Even though some aspects of The Hunger Games are completely fictitious, Ross brought them to life in an extremely convincing way. The perfect blend between plot, character and theme is remarkable.
Now, let's take a minute just to appreciate how perfect the characterization was in this film. I mean, WOW! I'm speechless, really. Everyone seemed to become their character. It felt so very right.
The best thing about this movie is Jennifer Lawrence, no doubt. SHE IS KATNISS FUCKING EVERDEEN. Her performance was perfect. I can't even ... I have to marry her.
Josh was great. Enough said. I've always liked him as an actor, and what loved about his performance is that he COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD Peeta, who happens to be my favorite character. All of his emotions were conveyed perfectly.
I was surprised by Liam Hemsworth. At first I didn't like him as Gale, but now that I've seen him in-character all I can say is that he was a great choice. I mean, I loathe Gale, but I enjoyed his performance.
Haymitch and Effie were utter perfection. Their scenes were some of the best in the film, and their chemistry was sublime. Talk about SPOT-ON casting!
By the way, "THAT IS MAHOGANY!" is my new catchphrase.
The residents of the Capitol were fantastic. Cinna, Seneca, Caesar, President Snow- I have no words. The actors embodied their characters marvelously, and it makes me quite sad that we didn't get to see more of them.
The tributes were so freaking great! Isabelle surprised me as Clove! SHE WAS CLOVE! I absolutely adored hating her. All of the Careers were great, really. Alexander Ludwig's portrayal of Cato was believable and, quite surprisingly, emotive. I LOVED his speech at the end. It showed an unseen human side of him.
Glimmer was alright - hot and bitchy. Although, I didn't expect her and Cato to be sleeping together and everything, I kinda liked it. It added some "meat" to her role. Marvel's face looked extremely punchable. That's all I wanna say about him.
Rue's character was loveable and heartbreaking. Amanda is lovely. Her death scene is, by far, one of the best scenes in the film and one of the most emotive ones I've seen in a "blockbuster" film. Yes, her role wasn't very big, but it wasn't that extensive in the book either. She did her best with what she had and I'm grateful for it.
Now, the big "tribute" surprise was Foxface, no question there. Compared to the book, it's one of the things that's better about the film. While reading the book, I was just like "Oh yeah, Foxface ..." but while I was watching the film I felt something for her. Her added scene with Katniss at the beginning of the Games showed that neither of them really wanted to kill anybody. I was emotionally affected by her death. SHE JUST WANTED SOME BERRIES! I loved the fact that they showed her interview with Caesar and right when he was about to say her name, they moved onto another tribute.
All in all, "The Hunger Games" gets a 100% in terms of character.
The structure and pacing of the film were excellent. "The Hunger Games" is two hours and twenty-two minutes, yet it went by so damn fast! There wasn't a time when I felt like the film started to drag - I was constantly thrilled.
In terms of adaptation, the film gets almost everything right. It's loyal to the source material, literally and thematically. At times, it's better than the actual book. I can't say how benefited the film was by most of the added scenes. Apart from making everything much more cinematic, it vastly helped the narrative.
I absolutely loved everything that involved Seneca Crane. His character became quite interesting. The conversations with Snow were a glorious addition. Apart from helping set-up "Catching Fire", they showed human sides to these characters, which were desperately needed. His "little" scene at the end was perfection.
I liked seeing Gale throughout the Games, but at times I thought that it kinda broke the connection between Katniss and Peeta. I'm a hardcore Katniss & Peeta shipper, so I'm extremely biased, though.
One of the big surprises about the film was getting to see the District 11 riot. It was fantastic! One of the best scenes in the film, there's not even a question in my mind. I see some purists complaining because we didn't we the bread scene, and I'm just like "ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!?".
I think its time to talk about one of the most discussed aspects of the film - VIOLENCE. Naturally, the source material gives us all that's needed for a "R-Rated" film. Yet, Gary Ross found a way to present the same level of brutality in an extremely delicate fashion. By delicate I mean, careful and precise.
I know some of you are thinking/saying that the film is the "kid's version" of the book. You couldn't be more wrong, because IT IS NOT (Except for my fellow Britons, sorry guys ).
Actually, I was surprised by the violence in the film. Pleasantly surprised. While you don't get to see excessive amounts of blood and gore, you appreciate and experience the brutality.
The bloodbath at the Cornucopia was insane. It was bloody, shocking, and as far as I'm concerned, extremely accurate. You get to see some of the younger tributes meet their horrifying fates in such an intense manner. The image of a younger girl lying on the ground at the end of it is still burning in my mind.
Another wonderfully violent scene was The Feast/Clove's Death. My heart was racing so freaking fast! When Tresh finally smashes her head against the Cornucopia I cheered, and I regret nothing. I hated her so much!
I feel like the degree of visual violence in the film was SPOT-ON. If you go back and read the book, which I did, you'll see that Katniss's descriptions of violent events aren't very long or graphic. They're straightforward and brief, just like the film. I think some of the haters should go back and read before they start complaining.
Overall, I think that the violence in the film was accurate and cinematic. Not to mention that the film is very thematically violent. (/SPOILER)
Now, I want to mention the execution of some wonderful scenes.
First of all, The Reaping. I never thought that I would want to cry throughout it. It was just so ... real. I felt like I was actually there. The feeling of uncomfortableness and skepticism was uncontrollable.
I almost died when I saw Prim tucking-in the back of her shirt. "Little Duck" ... oh my God, my heart!
I absolutely adored EVERYTHING from the Capitol. It may be my favorite section of the film, I still don't know. The acting throughout was superb. The train ride, the chariot scene, training, interviews, EVERYTHING! This is where we got to see the incredible production design. It was pristine. The Capitol was beautiful in every sense of the word.
I loved the little moment in Katniss's interview when she goes "What?", just like Jen did on David Letterman's show a couple nights ago.
One of the best executed scenes in the film was the Countdown to the Games. It was indescribable. I felt like I was stepping into that tube and waiting to go into the Games themselves.
Gary's directorial skills are overwhelming.
Judging by some of your reactions, I feel like I have to talk about some underrated scenes.
First of all, THE FIRESTORM. I mean, how awesome was that?! It was a marvelous action scene. The intensity of it was other-worldly. I was just like: "RUN BITCH, RUN!"
Second of all, TRACKER JACKERS. The execution was so freaking engulfing and original. The mixture of hallucinations, flashbacks and urge made this a truly memorable scene. Thankfully, Glimmer's death was graphic and disturbing.
I thought that they handled the romance spectacularly. It was beautifully honest. Jen and Josh's acting made me root for Katniss and Peeta even more. The Cave scene was very tender and emotive.
I loved everything that involved Katniss/Peeta. Their relationship feels fresh and sincere. It's complicated, but it's also very strong. Can't wait to see how this evolves in Catching Fire.
The climax was very, very satisfying. The mutts were scary and the battle with Cato was heart-stopping. His final words made everything much more real and human, it incremented the drama of it.
The berries scene was just like I imagined it. Word by word, shot by shot. Peeniss EVERYWHERE!
I thought that the film's ending was much better than the book's ending, but they could have made the editing feel less choppy. That's my only complaint.
On a technical level, "The Hunger Games" succeeds. Even though some techniques aren't very conventional, the film benefits from it because it isn't a conventional story, at all.
I've heard some complaints about the "shaky" hand-held camera. To be honest, I can't believe that some people don't see that the camera is "shaky" on purpose. Through it, the sense of urgency and uncertainty is conveyed.
Most of this happens before they arrive to the Capitol, which is quite fitting because once they get on that train, the plot starts to take its course.
All in all, I think that Gary's decision of using a hand-held camera was a smart one because the violent aspect of the film wasn't affected.
The cinematography was grim and gritty. I loved it. That's all I have to say.
One of my few complaints is the editing. It wasn't bad, but it could have been better. At times, it was choppy and it somewhat affected the flow of some scenes.
Lastly, I just want to say that the score was excellent. While it wasn't extremely overwhelming, it was fitting and brilliantly used. Great work from James Newton Howard.
I liked the fact that ONLY the score was used in the film, and they left the other songs for the credits. "Abraham's Daughter" was perfect for the end credits- great song.
I remember that a couple months ago, when "Safe and Sound" came out, some members said that they were shitting all over our adaptation. As a closing note I would like to say that they couldn't have been more wrong.
The Hunger Games is a spectacular adaptation of Suzanne Collin's novel, as well as a fantastic piece of filmmaking.
Has anyone seen a link/heard the score on the internet at all? Would love to listen/download the score (not the Districkt 12 soundtrack which is really good btw). It comes out on the 26th but thought it'd be online by now.
M. Night Shyamalan @MNightShyamalan I rented out a theater tonight to show the crew Hunger Games. A bunch of my crew worked on it. Looking forward to it.
Everything really! But the cave scene is my most favorite part of the book. But I'm also excited for the cornucopia and the reaping, the tracker jackers, rue and peeta's scenes! Gah!!! Everything. lol
I love THIS scene as well, the music and the acting is great...its one of my faves
I know! I love this scene too. I just think there was a great chance to make it more emotional. I'm so far, so far from a purist but the berries were in their mouth before the announcement was made. I think they could have a huge emotional scene where they raise the berries and have the strings play rather than basically just look at them.
1. I wish they developed some characters more (Haymitch, Gale...) 2. I loved the games, but district 12 and capital scenes stole the show. 3. There was no ounce of bad acting. 4. Shaky camera was an amazing idea. 5. Unfortunately, I felt the weakest parts were the last 15-20 minutes. 6. Anticipation of Rue's death was ginormous. Rue's POV made her death scenes much more likable. It was a scene that could have been better. Still really emotional. 7. Katniss vs. Clove= Perfection! 8. The climax was nothing like i expected. That's not an instantly bad thing. 9. I loved the last shot. 10. JENLAWW!
11. I laughed literally "out loud" at the Twilight trailer.
Just type is The Hunger Games Score, and look for something posted 2 hours ago by someone with Lois or something in her username. She's posted the whole score.
Shame my internet chooses now of all times to fuck up royally.
I'm back from seeing the movie and i have to admit that this movie is overhyped. It was a decent movie but it dissapointed me. The acting of Lawrence was fantastic. But this movie is ruined because of its kid-friendly scenes. Only a few part of the actual games were exciting and intense but most of the games were ruined by the lack of blood and the shaky cam. I also expected Katniss as a strong woman. But the scene Katniss didn't do much in the arena (fighting-wise).
Watch it again. Most of the people who disliked it the first time watched it again and liked it. Could be the same for you.
I really want to but no single friend of me wants to see this movie and i'm not going to the cinema alone. I spend weeks finding 1 friend wo wanted to see this movie with me today.
And it seems to be that there is no hype in Belgium for this movie. There weren't many people in cinema when i saw this movie today.
I just have a question for those who´ve seen the film. Is rue´s farewell played entirely in the scene? Because if it is, I dont get why people say the scene is rushed
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G.G.
that I absolutely LOVED the film.
I'm in awe. My emotions and
feelings are a mess. I feel complete,
but I'm eager for more. (That sounded
sexual).
First of all, let's talk about the film
as a whole. "The Hunger Games" is
a very, very good film. A great one, even.
Apart from being an outstanding adaptation
of the magnificent source material, this film
is one fine piece of cinema.
Director Gary Ross, manages to convey the
gripping essence of the book through a
truly unique visual style. It's dark, epic,
and most importantly, it's real.
Even though some aspects of The Hunger Games
are completely fictitious, Ross brought them to
life in an extremely convincing way. The perfect
blend between plot, character and theme is remarkable.
Now, let's take a minute just to appreciate how
perfect the characterization was in this film.
I mean, WOW! I'm speechless, really.
Everyone seemed to become their character.
It felt so very right.
The best thing about this movie is Jennifer Lawrence,
no doubt. SHE IS KATNISS FUCKING EVERDEEN.
Her performance was perfect. I can't even ...
I have to marry her.
Josh was great. Enough said. I've always liked
him as an actor, and what loved about his performance
is that he COMPLETELY UNDERSTOOD Peeta, who happens
to be my favorite character. All of his emotions were
conveyed perfectly.
I was surprised by Liam Hemsworth. At first I didn't
like him as Gale, but now that I've seen him in-character
all I can say is that he was a great choice. I mean, I loathe
Gale, but I enjoyed his performance.
Haymitch and Effie were utter perfection. Their scenes
were some of the best in the film, and their chemistry
was sublime. Talk about SPOT-ON casting!
By the way, "THAT IS MAHOGANY!" is my new catchphrase.
The residents of the Capitol were fantastic. Cinna, Seneca,
Caesar, President Snow- I have no words. The actors embodied
their characters marvelously, and it makes me quite sad that
we didn't get to see more of them.
The tributes were so freaking great! Isabelle surprised me
as Clove! SHE WAS CLOVE! I absolutely adored hating her.
All of the Careers were great, really. Alexander Ludwig's
portrayal of Cato was believable and, quite surprisingly,
emotive. I LOVED his speech at the end. It showed an
unseen human side of him.
Glimmer was alright - hot and bitchy.
Although, I didn't expect her and Cato to be sleeping
together and everything, I kinda liked it. It added some
"meat" to her role. Marvel's face looked extremely punchable.
That's all I wanna say about him.
Rue's character was loveable and heartbreaking. Amanda is
lovely. Her death scene is, by far, one of the best scenes
in the film and one of the most emotive ones I've seen
in a "blockbuster" film. Yes, her role wasn't very big, but
it wasn't that extensive in the book either. She did her best
with what she had and I'm grateful for it.
Now, the big "tribute" surprise was Foxface, no question there.
Compared to the book, it's one of the things that's better about
the film. While reading the book, I was just like "Oh yeah, Foxface ..."
but while I was watching the film I felt something for her.
Her added scene with Katniss at the beginning of the Games
showed that neither of them really wanted to kill anybody.
I was emotionally affected by her death. SHE JUST WANTED SOME BERRIES!
I loved the fact that they showed her interview with Caesar and right
when he was about to say her name, they moved onto another tribute.
All in all, "The Hunger Games" gets a 100% in terms of character.
The structure and pacing of the film were excellent. "The Hunger Games"
is two hours and twenty-two minutes, yet it went by so damn fast!
There wasn't a time when I felt like the film started to drag -
I was constantly thrilled.
In terms of adaptation, the film gets almost everything right.
It's loyal to the source material, literally and thematically.
At times, it's better than the actual book. I can't say how
benefited the film was by most of the added scenes. Apart
from making everything much more cinematic, it vastly
helped the narrative.
I absolutely loved everything that involved Seneca Crane.
His character became quite interesting. The conversations
with Snow were a glorious addition. Apart from helping
set-up "Catching Fire", they showed human sides to these
characters, which were desperately needed. His "little" scene
at the end was perfection.
I liked seeing Gale throughout the Games, but at times
I thought that it kinda broke the connection between
Katniss and Peeta. I'm a hardcore Katniss & Peeta shipper,
so I'm extremely biased, though.
One of the big surprises about the film was getting to
see the District 11 riot. It was fantastic! One of the
best scenes in the film, there's not even a question
in my mind. I see some purists complaining because
we didn't we the bread scene, and I'm just like
"ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME!?".
I think its time to talk about one of the most discussed
aspects of the film - VIOLENCE. Naturally, the source
material gives us all that's needed for a "R-Rated" film.
Yet, Gary Ross found a way to present the same level
of brutality in an extremely delicate fashion. By delicate
I mean, careful and precise.
I know some of you are thinking/saying that the film
is the "kid's version" of the book. You couldn't be more
wrong, because IT IS NOT (Except for my fellow Britons,
sorry guys ).
Actually, I was surprised by the violence in the film.
Pleasantly surprised. While you don't get to see
excessive amounts of blood and gore, you appreciate
and experience the brutality.
The bloodbath at the Cornucopia was insane. It was
bloody, shocking, and as far as I'm concerned, extremely
accurate. You get to see some of the younger tributes
meet their horrifying fates in such an intense manner.
The image of a younger girl lying on the ground at
the end of it is still burning in my mind.
Another wonderfully violent scene was The Feast/Clove's Death.
My heart was racing so freaking fast! When Tresh finally
smashes her head against the Cornucopia I cheered, and
I regret nothing. I hated her so much!
I feel like the degree of visual violence in the film was SPOT-ON.
If you go back and read the book, which I did, you'll see that
Katniss's descriptions of violent events aren't very long or
graphic. They're straightforward and brief, just like the film.
I think some of the haters should go back and read before
they start complaining.
Overall, I think that the violence in the film was accurate
and cinematic. Not to mention that the film is very
thematically violent.
(/SPOILER)
G.G.
Now, I want to mention the execution of some wonderful scenes.
First of all, The Reaping. I never thought that I would want
to cry throughout it. It was just so ... real. I felt like I was
actually there. The feeling of uncomfortableness and skepticism
was uncontrollable.
I almost died when I saw Prim tucking-in the back of her shirt.
"Little Duck" ... oh my God, my heart!
I absolutely adored EVERYTHING from the Capitol.
It may be my favorite section of the film, I still don't
know. The acting throughout was superb.
The train ride, the chariot scene, training, interviews,
EVERYTHING! This is where we got to see the incredible
production design. It was pristine. The Capitol was
beautiful in every sense of the word.
I loved the little moment in Katniss's interview when
she goes "What?", just like Jen did on David Letterman's
show a couple nights ago.
One of the best executed scenes in the film was
the Countdown to the Games. It was indescribable.
I felt like I was stepping into that tube and waiting
to go into the Games themselves.
Gary's directorial skills are overwhelming.
Judging by some of your reactions, I feel
like I have to talk about some underrated
scenes.
First of all, THE FIRESTORM. I mean, how
awesome was that?! It was a marvelous
action scene. The intensity of it was
other-worldly. I was just like:
"RUN BITCH, RUN!"
Second of all, TRACKER JACKERS.
The execution was so freaking engulfing
and original. The mixture of hallucinations,
flashbacks and urge made this a truly
memorable scene. Thankfully, Glimmer's
death was graphic and disturbing.
I thought that they handled the romance
spectacularly. It was beautifully honest.
Jen and Josh's acting made me root for
Katniss and Peeta even more. The Cave
scene was very tender and emotive.
I loved everything that involved Katniss/Peeta.
Their relationship feels fresh and sincere.
It's complicated, but it's also very strong.
Can't wait to see how this evolves in Catching Fire.
The climax was very, very satisfying. The mutts were
scary and the battle with Cato was heart-stopping.
His final words made everything much more real
and human, it incremented the drama of it.
The berries scene was just like I imagined it.
Word by word, shot by shot.
Peeniss EVERYWHERE!
I thought that the film's ending was much
better than the book's ending, but they
could have made the editing feel less choppy.
That's my only complaint.
On a technical level, "The Hunger Games" succeeds.
Even though some techniques aren't very conventional,
the film benefits from it because it isn't a conventional
story, at all.
I've heard some complaints about the "shaky"
hand-held camera. To be honest, I can't believe
that some people don't see that the camera
is "shaky" on purpose. Through it, the sense
of urgency and uncertainty is conveyed.
Most of this happens before they arrive
to the Capitol, which is quite fitting because
once they get on that train, the plot
starts to take its course.
All in all, I think that Gary's decision
of using a hand-held camera was a smart one
because the violent aspect of the film
wasn't affected.
The cinematography was grim and gritty.
I loved it. That's all I have to say.
One of my few complaints is the editing.
It wasn't bad, but it could have been better.
At times, it was choppy and it somewhat affected
the flow of some scenes.
Lastly, I just want to say that the score was excellent.
While it wasn't extremely overwhelming, it was fitting
and brilliantly used. Great work from James Newton
Howard.
I liked the fact that ONLY the score was used in the
film, and they left the other songs for the credits.
"Abraham's Daughter" was perfect for the end credits- great song.
I remember that a couple months ago, when "Safe and Sound"
came out, some members said that they were shitting all over
our adaptation. As a closing note I would like to say that
they couldn't have been more wrong.
The Hunger Games is a spectacular adaptation of
Suzanne Collin's novel, as well as a fantastic piece
of filmmaking.
LOVE YA, BITCHES!
(/SPOILER)
G.G.
http://www.screenarchives.com/title_detail.cfm/ID/17476/THE-HUNGER-GAMES/
Seems that the chorus in Horn Of Plenty had a better mix on the film.
What are you looking forward the most?
Hope you like it!
Evanna at the L.A. midnight premiere.
i haveto ssay, i really love it.
The capitol scenes including the interviews were some of my favorite.
A few of my favorite scenes were, The chariot parade, the riot after Rues ddeath and the final fight with Cato and the mutts.
it was definitely the best film of2012 imo so far.
I love THIS scene as well, the music and the acting is great...its one of my faves
GIFSoup
I really liked this guys!
My thoughts:
1. I wish they developed some characters more (Haymitch, Gale...)
2. I loved the games, but district 12 and capital scenes stole the show.
3. There was no ounce of bad acting.
4. Shaky camera was an amazing idea.
5. Unfortunately, I felt the weakest parts were the last 15-20 minutes.
6. Anticipation of Rue's death was ginormous. Rue's POV made her death scenes much more likable. It was a scene that could have been better. Still really emotional.
7. Katniss vs. Clove= Perfection!
8. The climax was nothing like i expected. That's not an instantly bad thing.
9. I loved the last shot.
10. JENLAWW!
11. I laughed literally "out loud" at the Twilight trailer.
-checking now...-
IT TOTALLY IS!!!!!!! Semen. Semen everywhere.
GIFSoup
Shame my internet chooses now of all times to fuck up royally.
6/10
I don't remember hearing this during the countdown scene.
And it seems to be that there is no hype in Belgium for this movie. There weren't many people in cinema when i saw this movie today.
:x
GIFSoup
Hope you like it!