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- First reviewApril 7, 2012
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5
It was decent, but didn't live up to the hype
PostedApril 7, 2012
CellGames
from Los Angeles, CA
I went to see this movie because the trailer looked really exciting and there was a lot of hype and good reviews about Hunger Games. Not being a reader of the book, I had no clue what to expect beyond the trailer. I felt the movie was much much slower that I expected. The acting was really good, but the overall atmosphere of the movie was cold and dull. The director wanted to depict a cold, prison type of feeling throughout the movie, and I think that made it a bit more boring than it had to be. I also felt too much of the movie was "build up" to the actual events. Well over an hour of the movie was pure build up to get the viewer hyped. I think a lot of the 5 star reviews are coming from viewers who were hooked into the book, because as a standalone movie there's no way this could be graded a 5 star. There didn't really seem to be a solid beginning or closure to the plot. I do like the fact that it was very realistic and the child vs child violence was not watered down. Again, this was not a bad movie, just way over hyped. It was 'decent' at best.
One last comment, I feel too many of the adult male characters in this movie seemed... flamboyant to say the least. Almost every adult male was hitting you over the head with blatant homosexuality. I have no problem with gays, but I do feel they went overboard.
Yes, I recommend this movie.
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