Dyvim
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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Dyvim
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TrollfaceDeux
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this movie was good. it did drag out a bit, but the battle was more creative than first it think. a lot of twists at the end was predictable. I think they are making these movies with fans in mind. I never read the book, but goddamn second one was much better than the first movie.
this movie deserves 9/10 for the elevator scene alone.
this movie deserves 9/10 for the elevator scene alone.
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I gave it a 3/10. First 1-1.5 hours was boring as FUCK. The elevator scene was funny but I've seen more attractive women fully naked on the internet than some methed out looking chick in this movie.
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Sterling
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Haven't seen the second one yet, but Battle Royale was certainly much better than the first one. While I wouldn't say that the first one was quite as bad some people in this thread are making it out to be it wasn't exactly great either. Mediocre sums it up pretty well.
Mahes
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Shame since the movie improves as it goes along. I actually liked the movie for the most part. It had its moments of teenage angst but the story is solid enough. It was certainly better than the first movie. I am curious to see how the revolution resolves. Based on this year's movie releases, I would put it in my top 10.
iannis
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Oh yeah, it's surprisingly not horrible. It's just if we're being honest, I've seen this movie a bunch of times. The costumes are visually interesting, the teenagers actually look more like teenagers than 30 year olds and none of them are so atrocious that it jerks me out of the fantasy, the dystopian vision is always fun to see on the screen, and the kids hunting each other in the woods is a neat sort of survivor/running man feel to it. It's well done for what it is. There's plenty good to say about it.
The first one was fair to average. Nothing special really from what I remember. It didn't feel quite right. I thought Catching Fire was actually really good. This movie had a bit more going for it as they were able to get more into the revolution and what is happening outside of the arena. I haven't read the books so that is what is the most intriguing to me.
I think Catching Fire also made a good decision with the ending. I think it is liable to upset typical movie goer types as, to me, it felt abrupt. The movie itself did start to feel long, but that was only because I couldn't figure out how they could close this one up nicely.
The first one was really about some girl that had to fight some other kids and that didn't seem like enough to carry the movie.
I think Catching Fire also made a good decision with the ending. I think it is liable to upset typical movie goer types as, to me, it felt abrupt. The movie itself did start to feel long, but that was only because I couldn't figure out how they could close this one up nicely.
The first one was really about some girl that had to fight some other kids and that didn't seem like enough to carry the movie.
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You have to factor in with movies like this that there are a certain contingent especially in the message board geek community that is going to shit on anything that has mass appeal and had their minds made up before they ever went into the theater on these flicks.
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I had to re-watch the first one since I forgot most of it. Second one had so much going for it. The plot and the character conflict flows were smoother and easier to digest. And for once, main character is both detestable/likable. Unlike the first movie, this movie didn't have to waste time on the background. First movie built the premise for the second and it just explodes from the very start in the second movie.
Very good.
