The Hunger Games

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The RubeBabes

are all eagerly awaiting the HG film.
Shall I join them at the theatre?

You wouldn't get it.

 

[Sawdust]

This actually looks really good. It may entice me into reading the books. Although aren't they for kids?

 

[Sawdust]

Sorry, not kids, but teens.

 

[globetrotter]

my 9 year old read the series in a few days

 

[Sawdust]

Is the movie aimed at children too?

 

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[Lord-Barrington]

Based on the trailer I won't be watching it. The one and only film I will ever need about kids killing each other for survival and the sport of others is "Battle Royale".

 

[NorCal]



It's still pretty rad and violent, considering how young some kids reading it are. But then, I read all sorts of weird **** when I was little and I turned out mostly okay. Any experience with the battle royale novels, which I believe predate the manga?

This is actually germane to why I opened this thread.
My boy is 11 and I just noticed that he was reading it. I have no idea what it is about, I just remembered that I saw a thread about it on here. So, in your opinion, is 11 too young to be reading this series? He just finished the maze runner series and really liked those and I'd imagine that is what steered him in this direction. Fwiw, I think he got the book from school.
Also, I'm not that uptight in general but at the same time don't think he needs to be reading really adult books at that age.

Opinions?

 

[chantheman]

so this is going to be PG-13?

slightly disappointed if so even though the i know the age group the novel was targeted towards

Lenny Kravitz and Woody Harrelson were good casting choices.

 

[chantheman]

didnt see this trailer posted yet

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[jrd617]

From the trailer, this movie looks ******* marsupialed. Sophomoric garbage. And a rehash of the Running Man.

I just read about the author's "inspiration" novel and LOLd.

The lines between a reality show competition and war coverage "began to blur in this very unsettling way."[6] She also cites the Greek myth of Theseus, in which the city of Athens was forced to send young men and women to Crete to be devoured by the Minotaur, as inspiration for the nation of Panem; she explains, "Crete was sending a very clear message: 'Mess with us and we'll do something worse than kill you. We'll kill your children.'"[6] Collins also said that similar stories hit her hard when she was young, since her father fought in the Vietnam War and she was frightened knowing that he was there.

A lot of young girls like this book, yes? When I first heard the title, I assumed it was about cliques and anorexia. ("Hunger" games) Why is it called that?

 

[gort]

Anywhere I can get a cliff's notes of the Hunger Games? I keep seeing it pop up in my google reader and I have no clue what it is.

 

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'The Hunger Games' earns a record-breaking $19.7 million at midnight screenings​

The Games have officially begun!

Last night, The Hunger Games grossed a truly staggering $19.7 million from midnight showings across the country — the highest midnight total ever for a non-sequel, and the seventh highest midnight total ever (behind three Harry Potters and three Twilights). After only a few hours, it’s clear that the film is already a smash, and it’s almost certainly headed for a debut well above the $100 million mark.

Sure, the overnight figure can’t compare to the $43.5 million that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 2 conjured up at midnight shows last year (on its way to $169.3 million — the highest opening weekend of all time), or the $30.3 million that The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 found at midnight on its way to $138.1 million, but it’s likely that The Hunger Games, which doesn’t have the same amount of built-in sequel anticipation, won’t face the same weekend frontloadedness as those titles. Saturday and Sunday grosses should prove quite sturdy. Back in 2008, The Dark Knight earned $18.5 million at midnight, but still managed a stunning $158 million debut — the second highest debut of all time — proving that not every blockbuster makes a full 25 percent of its opening weekend gross at midnight.

Based on this $19.7 million figure, The Hunger Games should take in at least $50 million on Friday and could reach as high as $150 million over the full weekend frame — although that estimation is very bullish. My fellow box office prognosticating colleague John Young is predicting a more sensible $130 million weekend. We’ll have to wait and see see how high it climbs, so stay tuned to EW.com for box office updates throughout the weekend.

via EW​

 

[globetrotter]

just saw the movie on a plane, my son has been telling me I should see it so that we can discuss it. well made, hot chick, not too gory for little kids. not bad