The Hunger Games

[wysiwyg]

I thought I had posted in here but appears not - I am listening to the series on audiobooks currently almost at the end of Catching Fire - I love it, can't wait for it to be on at the cinema. Rarely go with DH these days as times are just inconvenient but will be making the effort for this one - he was the one who put me on to it - not sure where he heard of it from. After film I will read the books (although the audiobooks are unabridged still will be nice to read it).

I read a newspaper piece somewhere that described it as "contestants take place in a reality TV show" - it had never occurred to me before is like a reality TV show - seems funny playing that angle because really is not like that at all. Have seen the actress who is playing Katniss in the X-Men movie and also in The Hamster with Mel Gibson and think she will work quite well. Stanley Tucci is always good and can see him as Caesar.

Oh I love the Hunger Games wiki - I am always forgetting things and I can look it up on there e.g. yesterday I needed to look up "Morphlings"

[TeniBear]

I'm halfway through Mockingjay now - I started the series on Thursday but I had to take lots of breaks - and oh my goodness, so good! I'm already planning to incorporate part of "Rue's Lullaby" into a tattoo somewhere in the future I cried at that part, which is huge for me. I've read a lot of book in my life, but haven't cried since Mary-Ann and Logan broke up in the Babysitters Club


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[OceanPrincess]

Wondering if I should drag DH along... babysitting always the troublesome aspect...

[~~Snoogans~~]

hehe I am going to Tassie with the girls on Tuesday night to visit my parents ... so... Mum? guess who is watching the kids while I go to the movies....

[Beatrix]

Ahhh I'm so addicted to these books....

I started reading them today and am half way through book two... I need sleep but I need to finish the book!!!

Are they making all 3 movies? Or the one movie all 3 books?


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[TeniBear]

Are they making all 3 movies? Or the one movie all 3 books?

I know they're making at least two movies. I'm guessing they'll see how #1 turns out, and then decide whether to combine #2 and #3 into one movie or not. I doubt they'll have any trouble with box office sales, so bring it on!

I was on Amazon before, looking for some Pinky McKay to add to my new Kindle (shh, don't tell DH I bought one ), and the only other book under "customers who bought this also bought this..." was The Hunger Games I guess we gentle loving mums enjoy our post-apocalyptic fantasy novels about teenagers killing each other then


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[wysiwyg]

Saw the film this morning, didn't disappoint but I think you can see film before reading book without it spoiling it. Not the best ever book-film adaptation but pretty good.

I have heard they are thinking about spilling the remaining two into three movies, haven't finished mockingjay yet to comment but would have thought three movies would be enough.

My brother is staying at moment so we went to a 9:45am showing at he watched the kids - I can see myself getting to cinema alot the next few weeks :-)

[Teeki]

Ooh so jealous wysiwyg!

I read all three books in a week. It's a bit scary how addicted I got, but I loved them. There were a few parts in the final books I wish hadn't happened. Obviously in these books loads of people die but there were a few characters I wish had been kept.

I reckon they could the three books in three movies. They're not really that long and I don't think an extra movie is justified. Reading the books knowing there will be movies, I could kind of pick the parts that would be taken out to shorten it.

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[AnyDream]

WYSIWYG - that's funny. Suzanne Collins is a scriptwriter so she adapted it for screen herself. You would think that would make it a better film version.

TBH I really can't imagine how they would split the next 2 books over 3 movies, esp because the final has got a lot less plot-drive to it than the other two....

[kimmi]

To be honest I hadn't heard much about it. I have NO idea what the books are about but on all of your glowing reviews, I have just downloaded onto my Kindle.

I'll start reading book 1 now

[The[cookie]Doctor]

I went last night to the movies, kids were so well behaved, mums n bubs sessions pffft
Anyway, i had hardly heard anything about it and we went to see it on a whim.
I really enjoyed it and now I am starting the books as I must know what happens!

[Kimbles01]

Woohoo, my books arrived from bookdepository today, now just waiting for DD to go down for a nap!!

[Jewel]

I quite enjoyed the movie.

[Shades]

I must be the only one, loved the books, thought the movie was sooo disappointing. It was shallow, full of gaps, lacking in pathos and the casting choices and acting for Katniss and Peeta just fell far short for me. Just one person's opinion though I guess. I do seem to be alone in it. Well, me and my mum, lol.

[Beatrix]

Shades- I def though the movie was lacking.. Could have easily gone longer as it cast over parts that I thought were important and they didn't even bother including them..
I enjoyed the actress for Katniss but not Peter...

I really hope if they do the other two books they don't cram them into the one movie like I have heard they may do.. That would miss so much!!!


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[Jewel]

Could have easily gone longer as it cast over parts that I thought were important and they didn't even bother including them..

I agree.

[wysiwyg]

Is interesting DH both had differing views on what could have been in/left out - but it was already quite a long film - I felt the last portion was rushed, but would have needed to be of LOTR length to give more detail.

Also some of the more interesting/deep stuff in the book is in Katniss thoughts, which without her doing a voice over would be quite difficult to get across on screen.

I thought the contrast between actors playing Peeta and Gale, was about right - would be interested to hear what actors/actresses others would have liked to see in the film?

I think the film is a good intro to the books, and as I recommended to someone on FB if you haven't read book see the film first then read it as book adds whole new level to the story over the film (only problem being you will prob want to read Catching Fire and Mockingjay before the film/films come out).

Also I wonder how much from the first book will crop up in the future films - it all depends how they have done the screenwriting I suppose, but in LOTR for example, scenes from first book appeared in the second and third movie - so when watched as a whole did cover more of the books than each of the films viewed independently.

[Beatrix]

It's funny because one I the things I thought was important that they missed (well they glanced over it) and could have easily included was food. It was made to be such a big thing in the book and showed how different the district and the capitols were and how extravagant it all was...


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