tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282612866471682237.post8051223565995446183..comments2023-05-26T09:43:26.163-06:00Comments on Robin Ambrose: To Hunger Games or Not to Hunger Games?Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14628412968169366744noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282612866471682237.post-77898135506311386962012-03-23T21:46:17.966-06:002012-03-23T21:46:17.966-06:00I'm going next week with my daughters. They...I'm going next week with my daughters. They've kindly turned down an invitation to see it this weekend with friends so they can go with me next week. I hope I'm not the only one who cries.Sarah Pearsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13273148070092101085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282612866471682237.post-3994036064286795272012-03-23T14:38:18.093-06:002012-03-23T14:38:18.093-06:00(Er, the "hopefully" above was in refere...(Er, the "hopefully" above was in reference to "sometime soon". I'm definitely seeing it with my husband.)Laura Josephsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239501665574945313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282612866471682237.post-76228137970654412032012-03-23T14:37:27.368-06:002012-03-23T14:37:27.368-06:00I'm seeing it sometime soon (hopefully) with m...I'm seeing it sometime soon (hopefully) with my husband. We are soooo looking forward to it. :DLaura Josephsenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04239501665574945313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282612866471682237.post-81018967574647150162012-03-23T13:47:42.301-06:002012-03-23T13:47:42.301-06:00tremendous pontification!and now i appreciate the ...tremendous pontification!<br>and now i appreciate the end of the trilogy that much more! thanks!<br><br>seeing it next week with my boys =)Tara Tylerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07587802105993889515noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282612866471682237.post-90551729094001687682012-03-23T13:35:41.658-06:002012-03-23T13:35:41.658-06:00LOL - You're welcome to pontificate on my blog...LOL - You're welcome to pontificate on my blog any time you want! <br><br>As for HG, I'm sure I'll watch it eventually, but I'm not rushing out to see it right away. I'm not worried about the violence/gore, it's more that I'm afraid of what Hollywood might have done to the story. That's always my fear when books I enjoyed get turned into movies. Sometimes it turns out just fine (HP, for instance) and sometimes it so, so doesn't (Twilight). I'll be interested to hear your assessment of the movie.<br><br>Oh, and I love the song, too. It's beautiful.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344704891037668456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282612866471682237.post-74133056333609763092012-03-23T12:46:09.619-06:002012-03-23T12:46:09.619-06:00Heck yeah, I'm going! Next weekend, with a lad...Heck yeah, I'm going! Next weekend, with a lady in my ward who shares the same tastes in books as me. Our hubbies will go with us, although neither of them have read the books. Except my husband just got the first book on his Nook last night and finally started reading it.Kristin Baker Przybylahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16112300139571487439noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282612866471682237.post-77308178605681023252012-03-23T11:27:45.407-06:002012-03-23T11:27:45.407-06:00A great article in last week's Entertainment W...A great article in last week's Entertainment Weekly talked about the marketing of this film; none of the trailers or any of the marketing showed ANY of the actual games. All the footage is other aspects of the story, because they wanted to avoid glorifying the violence in the film. Sure, they also want to maximize their audience, but I like that they carefully played it out to not show this as some kind of gorefest. Those of us who read the book know it's not.<br><br>I understand your hesitation. I didn't see Girl With the Dragon Tattoo because I knew the difference between reading a graphic rape scene and seeing it on screen. And I insanely loved that trailer with the Karen O/Trent Reznor version of Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song." And yet, I couldn't bring myself to watch sexual assault as entertainment, even though the book handles the topic expertly and ties it into the theme of the book.<br><br>Know your limits.Stephscohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06328839483008086049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282612866471682237.post-62778014368862111052012-03-23T09:12:45.672-06:002012-03-23T09:12:45.672-06:00I'm not going to lie, I'm a little worried...I'm not going to lie, I'm a little worried about the horrifying images up on the screen. When I read the book I can make it as scary as I want. But I will probably still see it :)Angela Cothranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09243582290698922119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282612866471682237.post-81520196750807803782012-03-23T08:04:56.514-06:002012-03-23T08:04:56.514-06:00I never doubted I was going to see it. I'm SO ...I never doubted I was going to see it. I'm SO stinking excited. I might even go alone tonight 'cause hubs and I couldn't afford a babysitter, and I don't want to wait!Heidihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17237687110595005423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4282612866471682237.post-54889637036777042092012-03-23T07:55:51.998-06:002012-03-23T07:55:51.998-06:00Still not sure. Don't think it opened herein t...Still not sure. Don't think it opened herein the islands, probably next week. I'll have some time to hear the 'trusted' reviews, and decide if I want to subject myself to the visuals.farawayeyeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17578277501054242356noreply@blogger.com