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Originally Posted by JimJoe
I have read the book twice and just saw the movie. The person I went with had not read the book. Here is my quick review.
The gore: not bad; as bad or worse on early evening tv; there were some 9 to 12 yr old children in the theater when I saw the movie.
If you have not read the movie, I think a few things will be confusing..
If you have read the book, you will like the movie.. it is better than most movies made from books. As usual the book however is better than the movie.. the emotions of the reader are touched much deeper.
The Good: the acting; the story
The Bad: the jiggly camera and camera angles. Rue's role is not given enough play. The final arena scene is not nearly as powerful as the book.
The worst: the CGI on the Muttants at the end.
The Best.. I read the actors have signed contracts for 4 movies. .. one for the final two books in the trilogy and the final movie I am not sure about.
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I saw the Hunger Games today -- enjoyed it a lot. Now I want to read the trilogy. Would I let a pre-teen see the movie -- no -- too much violence. I agree with the too-jiggly camera during some of the action scenes. Jennifer Lawrence (Catniss) is definitely an actress to watch as she was nominated for Best Actress last year in an independent film called Winter's Bone -- maybe she will get a best actress nomination out of Hunger Games also.
The ending of Hunger Games definitely calls for a sequel -- maybe in 2013?