You’ve had plenty of time to see the number one movie from the weekend, now it is time for you to share your thoughts on The Hunger Games; Catching Fire.
THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a “Victor’s Tour” of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games (The Quarter Quell) – a competition that could change Panem forever.
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, currently has a 93% Audience Rating at Rotten Tomatoes. Did you go see the movie? Use the comment section below to share your thoughts about the flick that has caught fire at the box office.
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I really enjoyed this movie. I must confess that I strongly disliked the first one. In the first film I felt like the characters had akward chemistry and there really wasn’t any attachment for me towards the characters in the film. I felt like I could care less about what was happening to the characters on the screen. It was really boring. So my point in saying all this is that after seeing the first one I came into the second one with really low expectations. After about 45 minutes into the film I sat there and said, “This movie is REALLY good.” The actors did an excellent job in their roles and it was much better than in the first one. It was much more emotional and darker then the first one. The first one felt like a movie that was aimed primarily for middle-school girls. This one felt like you could enjoy and watch it regardless of age of gender. An anology I’ve used to decribe this film is that the first film was like A New Hope and the Second one was like The Empire Strikes Back. The first one was o.k. but the second one just took everything three steps up. Great film 9.5/10.
I was thoroughly bored through the middle 90% of this film. I haven’t been so apathetic about a plot or characters in a long time. I didn’t mind the first one but this just failed to do anything compelling for me. The lone bright spot in my viewing was Philip Seymour Hoffman. I thought he was great; for me he was the only relatable, believable character. Unfortunately the others struck me as exaggerated caricatures instead, and the glaring plot holes completely broke my immersion. Full disclosure: I haven’t read the books (and this doesn’t really make me want to). My wife has read them and was decidedly “meh” towards the first movie, but really enjoyed this, so maybe that’s part of it. 2.5/5