tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post6617297222210427616..comments2023-10-20T05:51:12.709-07:00Comments on 342 is a Lie: Catching Fire by Suzanne CollinsJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09824401113801295302noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-28661397670851023942012-04-03T07:39:02.129-07:002012-04-03T07:39:02.129-07:00Yeah, it's hard to judge the effectiveness of ...Yeah, it's hard to judge the effectiveness of any film when it's such a close adaption of a book you've read. I was a lot better than it had any right to be, although you're a lot more tolerant of the chaotic (or just badly shot) violence than I am. If I've paid to see an action film, I want to see the action, not just given an vague impression of itJoehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09824401113801295302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147359235322827925.post-44611761204214249922012-04-02T01:18:28.817-07:002012-04-02T01:18:28.817-07:00I found, on the whole, the movie to be a fairly th...I found, on the whole, the movie to be a fairly thrilling experience. Paced really well, better than the book at times, it completely flew by considering it's pushing 2 and a half hours. Lawrence was fantastic, but that was no surprise. Mostly I thought the action was hadled really well. The initial burst of violence as the game starts was fantastic; chaotic, brutal, tense. There were moments in the action sequences where the 7 seconds that were cut to get a 12A seemed apparent, but overall they were great. I don't have a problem following them as so many people seem to, although I remember when I first saw Bourne 2 in the cinema I didn't like how shaky everything was, but when I saw it again on DVD I changed my mind.<br /><br />I would be intrigued how this goes down with someone who hasn't read the book. I didn't feel the Tributes, other than Katniss and Peeta, were very well defined. For example, had I not read it I don't think I'd have any idea who Thresh was and therefore his moment would have felt false. This was the same with all of them.<br /><br />Helen's initial response wasn't as warm as mine because she kept comparing it too rigidly to the book. For example... they don't show how Katniss's survival skills are possibly her most important weapon, but do you really want a 10 minute sequence of a girl gradually dehydrating over a day and a half while wandering the woods? The horror of survival doesn't come across in the movie at all, just the horror of having to kill kids.<br /><br />Overall I would go so far as to say it's the best Hollywood franchise start-up movie in a good few years.Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15747700800089786957noreply@blogger.com