The Hunger Games

[Drunk Monk]

T has read the entire trilogy and has seen the film twice already (to and from UK last summer). I have not read it and don't plan to do so. S & I found it entertaining, but it was all about Jennifer Lawrence. S saw Silver Lining Playbook and was quite impressed by her. It was my first exposure to J-Law's work and I can see what all the fuss is about. Without her, this film would have totally failed, mostly for the reasons Greg mentioned above. J-Law has great screen presence, one of those actresses who makes the most of her impossibly long neck, and she elevated what would have been another fantasy-book-adaptation into something much more engaging. I look forward to seeing more of her, even if that means another face-plant at the Oscars. While there was no actual sword vs. sword fight, there was some sword choppin, an ok hallucination scene, some blood spitting (I think, the camera was jiggly), silly knife-tossin, silly camoflaging, but no Bollywood number (but wasn't the Capitol City parade just ripe for one? Maybe in part 2).

I really wanted J-Law to wind up with a frying pan for a weapon (That's a Battle Royale joke, in case you missed it )