The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

I CANNOT WAIT for this movie!

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Meh. The first one was decent, but nothing spectacular. I'll probably see this one, but only because I suspect my mother will want to go.

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That awkward moment when your mom is more interested in a teenager's novel/movie than you are...

I haven't seen the first one, so I'll have to catch up one of these days.

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Well I'm 32, so I have about as much reason to be interested in a teenager's movie as she does. I know she's read at least the first book (probably the others, too), I went with her to the theater to see the first movie, and she bought the DVD.

Whatever, if I go with her it won't cost me anything but time and I'm okay with that.

I loved the first one! I have read all of the books and really want to see how the last two books adapt to the movies.

I enjoyed the first one, second one looks even better so it's one I'm looking forwards to especially with Hoffman in this one.

I liked the first book, and the first movie was a decent adaptation, but I didn't like the second book much and hated the third, so I won't be bothering with the movies.

The books were a quick easy read-- read em on an Iphone, which for some strange reason, seems apt. Gonna have to see this one, as I have kids

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I accidentally stumbled across the books as I was going on a dystopian reading binge. Really enjoyed them as light reading and was pretty excited about the first film. Perhaps I was a bit to critical when I saw it, but I felt as if they were trying to force this to be the next "twilight" series. I am probably going to rewatch the first one with the girlfriend and give it another chance and probably check this one out as well. But I agree with Thursday the second and third books weren't my favorites

I think that the second and third books will make for better movies even though as books they were weaker.

Should I read the books before watching the movies, or is it fine either way?

I think you will be fine either way. I read them first but I wish I would have waited until after I saw it because I expected much more. LOL!

Hope this film is an improvement over the first one. The first one is the definition of a mediocre movie. Not bad, but just not that good either.

Don't say the next Twilight please!!! Those were terrible movies.

Wile Hunger Games was not that bad the way I see it. Before whatching it I saw some kind of a teaser that showed absolutly nothing from the movie and I was like "Ok, that will suck." But after checking it out I was very plesantly suprised it waqs nice, entertaining and it made me laught on one or two places (plus it had Woody Harelson in it). So as a man who had never seen the books and had no hopes for this I can tell you I was very plesantly suprised.

So I am kinda waiting for the second installment, think it is going to be good.

AS you already know, The Hunger games was a remake of the famous Japanese film `Battle Royale`, the latter being more violent and cold blooded. I hope that the sequel has some original ideals.

^ It's not a 'remake' of Battle Royale. It's similar, as is Battle Royale to other films. The only things that are more or less the same are the children killing children and Government elements but apart from that the two films are very different and have different target audiences(hence not been as violent/cold blooded)

I certainly won't be bothering this time around after the disappointment of Hunger Games. Even if it gets unbelievable reviews (which it won't).

I will wait for DVD and watch that with mild interest.

Eh, I'll probably pass on this one, at least until it's out on DVD. The first one rather mediocre and IIRC Catching Fire is basically the same thing as the first book.

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Don't count on it.