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Post by Jesse Jackson on Mar 21, 2012 12:46:57 GMT -6
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4S9a5V9ODuYI really liked the books so I'm looking forward to seeing how they show up on film. I've heard very good things about Woody Harrelson and Lenny Kravitz's performance. I also think Jennifer Lawrence is going to be great in this role.
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Post by Terd Ferguson on Mar 21, 2012 13:30:12 GMT -6
Yeah, I'll be checking this out...looks like it should be good.
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Post by Sideshow Bob on Mar 21, 2012 16:14:47 GMT -6
Seems like it's targeting the Twilight crowd, but definitely looks more interesting.
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Post by mexicanjunior on Mar 24, 2012 15:15:52 GMT -6
I'm probably watching it today...
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Post by Jesse Jackson on Mar 26, 2012 9:48:39 GMT -6
I saw it Saturday and was very happy with the movie. They did a good job of taking the book and adapting it for the screen. good stuff!
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Post by mexicanjunior on Mar 26, 2012 9:53:23 GMT -6
I didn't end up seeing it over the weekend...will probably mix it in this week.
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Post by tecnocrat on Mar 26, 2012 19:49:18 GMT -6
Saw it Sunday night. Was pretty good, but the book was much better. Recommended.
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Post by matt51180 on Mar 28, 2012 18:52:38 GMT -6
Never heard of it before this past weekend. Thought everyone was talking about the homeless olympics...
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Post by Terd Ferguson on Mar 28, 2012 21:58:00 GMT -6
Sounds like something that Kobayashi guy would get a silver medal in...
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Post by Terd Ferguson on Mar 28, 2012 21:59:57 GMT -6
 and the gold medal would be - JOEY CHESTNUT baby! |
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Post by matt51180 on Mar 29, 2012 6:49:13 GMT -6
AMERICA!!!!!! F YEAH!!!
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Post by mexicanjunior on Mar 30, 2012 9:41:04 GMT -6
It was ok, not as much action as I was expecting. Story was cool but seemed kind of rushed, probably because they were trying to shoehorn in a lot from the book (never read it) into 2+ hours. Acting was solid, good schtick from Stanley Tucci as that cheesy TV host and Woody Harrelson as the former winner/mentor. The death scenes of the kids were well done but obscured for obvious PG-13 reasons and the effects overall were interesting, especially the fire scenes. I thought it was also kind of funny seeing that a-hole (Glenn Hetrick) from Face Off (Scy-Fy show) name in the credits after being whipped by him all season. Overall, thumbs up and people that have read the book will probably appreciate it more than I did. Worth theater price but, since the game ends at the end of the movie, I wonder how the other 2 parts of the trilogy play out (the sister next year?).
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Post by Jesse Jackson on Mar 30, 2012 11:23:09 GMT -6
It was ok, not as much action as I was expecting. Story was cool but seemed kind of rushed, probably because they were trying to shoehorn in a lot from the book (never read it) into 2+ hours. Acting was solid, good schtick from Stanley Tucci as that cheesy TV host and Woody Harrelson as the former winner/mentor. The death scenes of the kids were well done but obscured for obvious PG-13 reasons and the effects overall were interesting, especially the fire scenes. I thought it was also kind of funny seeing that a-hole (Glenn Hetrick) from Face Off (Scy-Fy show) name in the credits after being whipped by him all season. Overall, thumbs up and people that have read the book will probably appreciate it more than I did. Worth theater price but, since the game ends at the end of the movie, I wonder how the other 2 parts of the trilogy play out (the sister next year?). I won't spoil it for you but they do a nice job of moving the story along in the next two books. |
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