tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post3042212767609637517..comments2024-03-24T20:15:00.996-04:00Comments on Critic After Dark: The Hunger Games (Gary Ross, 2012)Noel Verahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-2788526609349377402012-04-11T01:36:32.270-04:002012-04-11T01:36:32.270-04:00Ross should have cut his cameraman's jugular a...Ross should have cut his cameraman's jugular and stood on the man's neck while he bled to death. This is action filmmaking at its most embarrassing.<br /><br />Not to mention the corny 'love' story. "Battle Royale with Cheese' indeed.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-53156920721414377552012-04-10T05:21:58.334-04:002012-04-10T05:21:58.334-04:00Considering that Gary Ross is no action director, ...Considering that Gary Ross is no action director, The Hunger Games managed to hold up pretty well under his direction and will never be mistaken for any of the Twilight movies to which it's unfairly compared with. <br /><br />But his propensity to develop characters gives the film a longer running time than its intended demographic could tolerate (i.e. more time was devoted to the training sessions when a faster-paced montage would suffice) but by and large, it has remained faithful to the book which may not always be a good thing (yes, I hear you, Ross should have taken more liberties). <br /><br />For the most part, I actually enjoyed it.Jugshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02595662042706530046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-71096765489466874142012-04-06T01:55:05.624-04:002012-04-06T01:55:05.624-04:00Sorry, I'm not having links to ads or sales pi...Sorry, I'm not having links to ads or sales pitches. Just not having that.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-14291013731407455652012-04-04T18:38:16.115-04:002012-04-04T18:38:16.115-04:00That is, of course, a matter of opinion. Mine is ...That is, of course, a matter of opinion. Mine is that The Hunger Games trilogy is not only a worthwhile and well-written body of work but one with the beginning of a worthy adaptation. You could certainly make the argument against Battle Royale, as well.Njordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12517760174309412006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-38182503598571469922012-04-02T23:03:42.175-04:002012-04-02T23:03:42.175-04:00"Hunger Games is not Battle Royale, it will n..."Hunger Games is not Battle Royale, it will never be. Why? Because Battle Royale is not a bad piece of literature."<br /><br />I'll take your word for it. I do hear the novel is quite good.Noel Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05904212081036547668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12690266.post-20938624449607855142012-04-02T08:18:57.606-04:002012-04-02T08:18:57.606-04:00Love how you pointed out Kitano's performance&...Love how you pointed out Kitano's performance's effect on BR. <br /><br />for the kids, no, Collins is right, Hunger Games is not Battle Royale, it will never be. Why? Because Battle Royale is not a bad piece of literature.Epoy Deytohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14787308187083484304noreply@blogger.com