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shmokes:
That chick from Hanna (crappy movie that started out with lots of potential) is an awesome actress. So is Jennifer Lawrence, though, so shrug. I haven't read the books so I have no issues with her age. And, almost without exception, I'd rather they up the age of a character for a movie rather than stay faithful and use untalented child actors. Take Ender's Game, for example. Imagine trying to do that movie while staying faithful to the character being six/seven years old. It'd be absurdly bad. Ender will be twelve in the movie and probably played by a fourteen-year-old.

wp34:

--- Quote from: shmokes on March 27, 2012, 12:22:56 pm ---Take Ender's Game, for example. Imagine trying to do that movie while staying faithful to the character being six/seven years old. It'd be absurdly bad. Ender will be twelve in the movie and probably played by a fourteen-year-old.

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Agreed. I don't think that movie could be made any other way. 

Vigo:

--- Quote from: shmokes on March 27, 2012, 11:00:58 am ---I dunno. It's been too long. I don't remember Fellowship of the Ring seeming incomplete.

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I think Fellowship was incomplete in itself, but it was so ridiculously good that you were OK with being left hanging. Hunger games you just want more to happen so when it cuts out for the next book, you would end up feeling dissapointed if you didn't have the second/third book in hand already.


--- Quote from: Green Giant on March 27, 2012, 11:17:08 am ---Having seen the movie, I have to disagree with that one.

Like I said, my knowledge of the books is what is posted on wikipedia, but the movie was very well done.  I really don't see how they could incorporate the remainder of what I read on wikipedia into a single movie without it seeming like Spiderman 3.

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I still haven't read the third book, so you may be right. The first book can be film worthy on its own, and all the reviews seem to confirm that it is. The second book, to me, doesn't seem too deserving of it's own film. To go to Mike's comparison, it would probably end up like a Matrix 2, some action and entertainment, but not much plot and a cliffhanger ending. Until I read the 3rd book, I can't say whether the 3rd should be made into a film either.


--- Quote from: Mikezilla on March 27, 2012, 11:57:47 am ---I also didnt agree with 90% of the casting. Woody Harrelson, and Lenny Kravitz were not who I was picturing in my head while reading the book. Same with Rue, and a bunch of the tributes. I think they got Katniss, and Gale down though. Peeta is a joke. The dude is a midget in real life. I cant get over it.

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I agree. I can't say for sure how the actors will do, but when I read Lenny Kravitz was Cinna, I was laughing about it. I really like Woody Harrelson, but I don't see him being able to pull off all the angles of Haymitch's character. For the tributes in general, I was thinking more Lord of the Flies than Twilight, but I guess I am not the targeted audience. I am Sure Donald Sutherland could make a badass Snow even though he is pretty much a non-character in the first book.

Mikezilla:

--- Quote from: pinballjim on March 27, 2012, 12:03:33 pm ---I thought Jennifer Lawrence was way too old for the main actress, to be honest.  I figured that weird looking kid from City of Ember might work, but then she's already been in a Hunger Games knock off called Hannah.

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Jennifer Lawrences' eyes bug me.

CWorley:

--- Quote from: Rando on March 26, 2012, 12:28:23 pm ---I haven't seen the movie, but I have seen (and read the Manga version) of Battle Royale, which this movie/story is getting a lot of flack for sounding really similar to.  I loved Battle Royale and am hesitant to see this, and the note above about some shakey camera work will probably prevent my wife from being able to watch it.

Anyone else who has seen (and liked) Battle Royale AND this care to comment?

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I've seen and read them both.  While I enjoyed the Battle Royale novel (not sure if it's different than the Manga version) more than the Hunger Games books, I didn't care at all for the Battle Royale movie.  There were way to many plot points changed from the book and not for the better.  I think the Hunger Games movie does much better in capturing the spirit of the book than BR.

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