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taolurker
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It does make me curious about what was happening. Everyone else seems to be either shocked, annoyed, or freaked out about whatever is going on. I only watched this gif about forty or fifty times before noticing it, but it's there!
We saw your boobs!Just a further side note to that gif and the McFarlane song, the Jennifer Lawrence reaction (and the other actresses) were recorded specifically for the Oscar telecast or taken from other award reaction shots. Also the bit was supposedly cleared with most of those mentioned beforehand. On Hunger Games news, the second movie is supposed to have nudity (although I still have doubts >hint PG13) but it's going to be Jena Malone and not Jennifer Lawrence. |
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Ginaz
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Saw the new sequel today. A little better than the first but I still don't see what the big deal is about this series. Also, why are all those black folks in the same agricultural district? In the future, have they all been reduced to being sharecroppers?
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« Last Edit: November 24, 2013, 01:06:17 AM by Ginaz »
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Lakov_Sanite
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Saw the new sequel today. A little better than the first but I still don't see what the big deal is about this series. Also, why are all those black folks in the same agricultural district? In the future, having they all been reduced to being sharecroppers?
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Abagadro
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Ya, thought having all the black folks in the "cotton picking district" was a bit on the nose, but overall I enjoyed it. I think the stuff in the arena is the least interesting part of the whole thing.
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eldaec
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Some thoughts....
As others have said, Lawrence, and pretty much the whole cast, are great.
But this film badly needs about 30 minutes off the running time, mostly from the arena section. The interminable period between meeting the guy with the obvious solution and Katniss working out what to do was fucking painful. Espeicially given the 'Bond meets Q' scene earlier in the film.
Still found it difficult to accept the premise of the games. Given how much time Snow gets as some Machiavellian super politician, his plans are fucking stupid. PSH's plans are also stupid, and the film is flabby enough that you have time to realise how stupid along the way. Editing could have fixed this.
Anyway, aside from the editing, pretty good, and better than the first one. I came out of HG1 rooting for president Snow.
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Lakov_Sanite
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Snow's plans may be written badly in the script but damn Sutherland can be menacing.
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jgsugden
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Snow's plans may be written badly in the script but damn Sutherland can be menacing. Really? I never find him menacing. He just looks perpetually frustrated to me. |
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eldaec
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In the first movie he came across to me as pretty smart, and frustrated that the people around him were fucking idiots.
This time he did menacing well enough with Katniss, and managed to sound smart while proposing something idiotic.
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shiznitz
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I haven't read the books so the ending was a small surprise, though they telegraphed something was going on. I feel like the book must have had more from other perspectives, though. Of course, that would have dragged the movie down. And just as I thought PSH was a good guy, he spins the water wheel thing which seemed really risky given the eventual reveal.
Tempted again to read the books but I am sure that will pass again.
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Rishathra
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I feel like the book must have had more from other perspectives, though.
All three books are written entirely from the perspective of Katniss. The third book in particular is a muddled mess because of it. |
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Lakov_Sanite
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Funny enough my friend who has read the books said the PSH part at the party was way more telegraphed in the books. Crazy because I thought the movie was pretty heavy handed about it.
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eldaec
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In the movie it was heavy handed only because PSH chose to chew scenery, for a hack author to do that in a novel needed more lines.
Spinning the wheel was a daft risk, but only 1% as daft as putting her in there in the first place, where even with 60% of the tributes on her side, the odds were against her survival. Given the reveal, engineering a revolution on the tour would have been the logical approach. The plot doesn't stand scrutiny, other stuff about the film is pretty good, but the plot makes no sense whatsoever.
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Khaldun
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Though I think the 3rd book is a mess, I always assumed that
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MediumHigh
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I didn't watch the first movie, but did read the first book way after the fact. And I didn't read book 2 and 3 but I wiki'ed and plan to see the last two movies because the girlfriend likes this series. Personally after watching my first hunger games movie and having a pretty good idea where the third film is going....
This is literally a middle of the road film. Nothing I really liked. Nothing I really hated. I came out nodding. I'm not looking forward to the third one but will end up watching it anyway....
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Abagadro
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Actually 2 more. They broke up the 3rd book into two movies.
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Sir T
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That seems to be the standard play these days. See Harry Potter and Twilight.
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MahrinSkel
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When she crossed over, she was just a ship. But when she came back... she was bullshit!
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The the last third of the third book is an author in over their head and under a deadline cranking out crap. If they split the last book in half, that means the third movie will have a great buildup, and then the fourth will just *suck*.
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Khaldun
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There is at least one event late in the 3rd book that I thought was really ballsy that makes Katniss' character work really well, but if it gets drawn out as a plot element, it's going to suck big time.
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Lakov_Sanite
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Since even the most hardcore fans of the books say the third is by far the weakest, I can't imagine the movies not getting a bit of a re-write when it comes down to those parts.
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DevilsAdvocate25
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I suspect they say it is the weakest because they didn't like the ending. The particular message of the series is not something violence loving Americans want to hear.
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Khaldun
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I don't think it's the ending, at least not all of it. The plot is just a mess.
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Thrawn
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I suspect they say it is the weakest because they didn't like the ending. The particular message of the series is not something violence loving Americans want to hear.
It's just an awful book and completely falls apart about half way through. Has nothing to do with the message. |
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Numtini
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It reads like a first draft. It has a lot of stuff that seems to go nowhere in particular and it overall feels rough and disjointed.
I actually quite like the ending.
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shiznitz
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I suspect they say it is the weakest because they didn't like the ending. The particular message of the series is not something violence loving Americans want to hear.
It's just an awful book and completely falls apart about half way through. Has nothing to do with the message. Why doesn't the author just re-write the shit? The publisher could re-sell the new edition. Fans would appreciate it. Why the hell not? |
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eldaec
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Fans would appreciate it? Yeah, the rabid fanbase who might consider buying another edition usually respond real well to editing of the canon.
While they are at it, the publishers should get a rewrite done on the Two Towers, maybe give George Lucas another go at Empire Strikes Back.
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DevilsAdvocate25
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Fans would appreciate it? Yeah, the rabid fanbase who might consider buying another edition usually respond real well to editing of the canon.
While they are at it, the publishers should get a rewrite done on the Two Towers, maybe give George Lucas another go at Empire Strikes Back.
Maybe let Han shoot first or have a CGI Jabba the Hutt... |
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Saw this last night, really enjoyed it. It did go a bit longer than I expected, but was reasonably satisfied with the ending. Glad PSH was a good guy, since I have a hetero mancrush on him  |
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shiznitz
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Saw this last night, really enjoyed it. It did go a bit longer than I expected, but was reasonably satisfied with the ending. Glad PSH was a good guy, since I have a hetero mancrush on him "I just sharted. I tried to fart and shit came out." |
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