The Hunger Games (2012)
Directed by: Gary Ross
Screenplay by: Gary Ross, Suzanne Collins, and Billy Ray
Genre: Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi
Running Time: 142 Minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13
Viewed: Owned Blu-ray
The world will be watching.
[IMDb]
Comments: This past weekend I picked up the Blu-ray of The Hunger Games. Why, you ask? Well, each major store had their own exclusive, and I'm a sucker for cool packaging, so I grabbed Target's three-disc edition. It's pretty nice looking. Secondly, despite me thinking this was a Twilight-infested blatant rip-off of the classic Battle Royale (which it generally was), the number of solid reviews the film received certainly peaked my interest.
To be fair, I liked The Hunger Games. It wasn't great, but it held my attention. The film certainly has its share of issues (namely the pacing, my overall give-a-shit level about the characters, and the hugely anti-climatic finale), and so often the characters' actions made no sense to me as they only acted in that fashion to suit the film and placate the audience. Plus, the whole idea behind The Hunger Games is such a waste for a PG-13 film. (Camera tricks. Camera tricks everywhere!)
And as my parting thought, I was reminded early on of John Cusack's character in High Fidelity when he asks, "is that Peter fucking Frampton?" When I saw the character Cinna, the first thing that popped into my mind was, "is that Lenny fucking Kravitz?"
To be fair, I liked The Hunger Games. It wasn't great, but it held my attention. The film certainly has its share of issues (namely the pacing, my overall give-a-shit level about the characters, and the hugely anti-climatic finale), and so often the characters' actions made no sense to me as they only acted in that fashion to suit the film and placate the audience. Plus, the whole idea behind The Hunger Games is such a waste for a PG-13 film. (Camera tricks. Camera tricks everywhere!)
And as my parting thought, I was reminded early on of John Cusack's character in High Fidelity when he asks, "is that Peter fucking Frampton?" When I saw the character Cinna, the first thing that popped into my mind was, "is that Lenny fucking Kravitz?"
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