tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post2837275975633166466..comments2024-01-02T18:28:36.931-05:00Comments on Mimi Valentine: The Hunger Games Movie Review!!Mimi Valentinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04241457025232914551noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-64306019252984721022012-03-31T12:50:27.006-04:002012-03-31T12:50:27.006-04:00If I were in the Hunger Games, I think I passed aw...If I were in the Hunger Games, I think I passed away like those guys/girls in the first seconds :p Haha, I'm a total sucker when it comes to survival, that's why I love Katniss so much in the movie. She is almost everything I am not and I can still identify myself with her.<br /><br />The cast was AMAZING. I especially loved Haymitch: that actor is a genious :)<br /><br />I've started to read the books right after it, for the first time.. Jup, I became hooked after the movie, because the books.. I don't know, there was something that made me forget out the books. The movie was the final push and now I'm totally sucked into the story.<br /><br />Best movie I've seen so far this year and I do watch a lot of movies.Mel@Thedailyprophecyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01516514938771433319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-47325202452132257912012-03-31T04:10:03.374-04:002012-03-31T04:10:03.374-04:00I LOVE THIS MOVIE. Oh my gosh Mimi I can't ev...I LOVE THIS MOVIE. Oh my gosh Mimi I can't even begin to tell you. I was literally BLOWN AWAY by the incredible achievement that is this film - and I went in with VERY high expectations. I agree with this review sooo much! I wasn't even bothered by the itsy bitsy things they left out, cuz it was such a small amount of stuff and not even that important. It was seriously perfect the way it was and can I just say...JOSH WAS AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D lol<br />Great review, dear! :DSierra Abramshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09330264859252593838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-79297434270080272622012-03-28T23:51:59.358-04:002012-03-28T23:51:59.358-04:00OH MY GOODNESS, MIMI! I JUST WATCHED THIS LIKE 2 D...OH MY GOODNESS, MIMI! I JUST WATCHED THIS LIKE 2 DAYS AGO, AND I WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN AWAY BY HOW INCREDIBLY FANTASTIC IT WAS<3333 I actually didn't have many thoughts on the cast when it was first announced. I mean, I had NO IDEA who Jennifer Lawrence was back then but when I saw the pics from the shooting, I thought "Hmmm...she actually DOES look like Katniss!" & as for Liam..well...I've had a crush on him even since I saw him in The Last Song so I guess I was sorta excited for him. And I had NO IDEA who Josh Hutcherson was either! Sooo...overall it was more of a 'meh' reaction to the cast :S<br />BUTTTT! AFTER WATCHING IT, I HAVE TO SAY: THEY WERE FANTASTIC<333 I wouldn't want ANYONE to replace them! I don't think I've ever watched a movie with such a PERFECT cast! I also felt that Haymitch and Effie were portrayed FABULOUSLY as well! Seriously..that was pretty much how I imagined Haymitch<3 <br /><br />Ohhh...I'd LOVE to go on about how much I absolutely ADORE Katniss's character/Jennifer's acting but welll...I can probably write a whole essay on that..soo I'll just save it for some other time. But basically, JENNIFER LAWRENCE WAS PERFECT AS KATNISS!!!<br /><br />As for the scenes which they cut out...personally...I found the movie stayed VERY TRUE to the books - when I watched it, I actually didn't notice any major changes, until after the screening, and my friend was like..'yeahh..they cut out 'this part' and 'that part'". But I really didn't notice! I'll blame it on my poor memory, but it was definitely filmed so well that I forgot all about the scenes that were cut-out!<br /><br />Oh gosh, I freaking LOVEDDDDDD the TECHNOLOGY! (seriously, I was utterly AMAZED at how they created the um...'arena'? (I forgot if that's the word..but basically how they controlled the scenery & animals inside the dome) AND ALSO THE CAPITOL! Seriously, it was done PERFECTLY<333<br /><br />Yesssss! I would totally give this a 5/5 or 10/10!!!! BEST BOOK-TO-MOVIE EVERR<3Shirleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15660299375972501570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-52703387311755172552012-03-28T00:34:48.598-04:002012-03-28T00:34:48.598-04:00I have not seen this movie yet but the cast looks ...I have not seen this movie yet but the cast looks amazing and President Snow looks really mad, he is definitely giving her a chilling look. Great movie review, I liked all the pics you picked for your review (omg that rhymed LOL).Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17124770346588082360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-28591040305221464322012-03-27T14:11:55.365-04:002012-03-27T14:11:55.365-04:00I replied to your comment if u want to take a look...I replied to your comment if u want to take a look :)<br />http://ariannecruz07.blogspot.com/2012/03/movie-review-hunger-games.html?showComment=1332871841207#c2866885844113069562Ariannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010201524640381070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-52990555047553006672012-03-26T23:03:47.594-04:002012-03-26T23:03:47.594-04:00Oh my god! I just watched it yesterday and WOW. It...Oh my god! I just watched it yesterday and WOW. It was amazing! It shocked since it was so true to the books... I so agree with everything you say! I loved everything about it actually and I'm usually not a fan of the book-to-movie thing at all. o: Fantastic review. Fantastic cast. Fantastic movie... LOVE IT!Bexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01456550817122908083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-39450744628837715202012-03-26T22:06:34.666-04:002012-03-26T22:06:34.666-04:00I doubt wether I could survive the Hunger Games, m...I doubt wether I could survive the Hunger Games, maybe only from intuition, because I believe I'd never kill anybody- maybe I'd be able to wait it out and win that way- I think I'm like Foxface in that and Katniss in her scavenging!<br />I adored the film! Massive HG fan!<br />Romi.xAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-58862647381255617352012-03-26T21:40:29.011-04:002012-03-26T21:40:29.011-04:00I was totally not expecting to like the movie as m...I was totally not expecting to like the movie as much as I did, but I was very pleasantly surprised! I'll definitely be buying the DVD when it comes out!Natalie https://www.blogger.com/profile/15879112865868418812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-13047140765473319752012-03-26T21:39:34.827-04:002012-03-26T21:39:34.827-04:00Your review is so perfect, Mimi! I wish they inclu...Your review is so perfect, Mimi! I wish they included a few scenes as well. And, like you, I was hesitant with the cast as first, but now, I love every single one of them to death! Lenny and Jennifer really got that chemistry on screen, like Cinna and Katniss did in the book. And Josh Hutcherson? Who DOESN'T have a crush on him? That boy is so adorable! The movie was very true to the book, and was sooo well done. Fabulous review, Mimi! <3Sophiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678009807863670317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-61492916801700336322012-03-26T21:28:08.471-04:002012-03-26T21:28:08.471-04:00Your review could be my review, Mimi. :) I cried...Your review could be my review, Mimi. :) I cried and cried - and with Rue, I sobbed. I was so HAPPY and OVERWHELMED - eeeeee still am! - that this book is REALLY a movie, and that we're getting to see it all play out on the silver screen. <br /><br />Gale is perfect, and once again, just like in the books, oops, that's the sound of my heart already breaking for Gale/Katniss. Peeta's eyes should be blue, BUT, I love Josh's Peeta. And Jennifer is an amazing Katniss. Amazing. I also loved Lenny as Cinna and Elizabeth Banks as Effie. I wasn't won over by Haymitch, but argueably, Woody Harrelson did a great job. It's my bad for wanting Robert Downey Jr to play Haymitch. :D<br /><br />Overall I had some quibbles - I thought P/K would have been more rattled at the end, and more cuddly during their exit interview. I wish Madge had been in the movie. I hated the jerky/fast camera work during the Cornucopia scenes. BUT I MEAN. Otherwise, it was perfect.<br /><br />And Gale. <br /><br />Oh. <br /><br />Gale. <br /><br />*Swoooooons*<br /><br />Can it be time for Catching Fire now?Molli @ Once Upon a Prologuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14817317037277260565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-24516578999513323702012-03-26T20:48:46.864-04:002012-03-26T20:48:46.864-04:00"When they first announced the actors playing...<em>"When they first announced the actors playing each of these characters, I have to admit that I wasn't thrilled. I didn't hate any of them, but they just didn't fit how I pictured the cast in my head."</em><br /><br />MIMI! YES! EXACTLY! Instead, I LOVED IT.<br />Jen was such a wonderful Katniss, Elizabeth Banks as Effie was hilarious, and Woody Harrelson's Haymitch was AWESOME! I LOVED Stanley Tucci as Ceasar, but Ruuuuue. Oh my goodness, I LOVED Rue. She's an angel. PERFECT.<br /><br />AND DONALD SUTHERLAND AS PRESIDENT SNOWWWW!!! Perfect! MIMI! SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT!<br /><br />Would I survive the Hunger Games? Err... not a chance.Sarah (saz101)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08936602748682093150noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-86861060926730719862012-03-26T20:14:00.676-04:002012-03-26T20:14:00.676-04:00I'm so glad you enjoyed the movie, Mimi! I ado...I'm so glad you enjoyed the movie, Mimi! I adore Josh Hutcherson in everything he's done (my faves: Little Manhattan, Terabithia, The Kids are All Right) so I knew he'd be just perfect as Peeta. I loved Amanda as Rue and Stanley as Caesar and Elizbeth as Effie, too. <br /><br />I'm very disappointed they cut out a bunch of things, including many of the scenes that were so important with Rue--but overall, I thought they did a great job, too. :) Now we just have to wait for the next one!<br /><br />Wendy @ <a href="http://backinthemidnightgarden.blogspot.com/2012/03/masque-of-red-death-by-bethany-griffin.html" rel="nofollow">The Midnight Garden</a>Wendy Darlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13471461156849725177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-24012272885511170692012-03-26T19:45:06.659-04:002012-03-26T19:45:06.659-04:00Glad to see you enjoyed the movie!! I love the ph...Glad to see you enjoyed the movie!! I love the photos you included with this review. Tomorrow I am going with my kids (they're all adults, actually) and I am the only one to have read the books! That'll be interesting!Shirley @ My Bookshelfhttp://shirley-mybookshelf.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-24609600557011691542012-03-26T18:24:02.680-04:002012-03-26T18:24:02.680-04:00Lol, please sit me down and force me to read books...Lol, please sit me down and force me to read books 2 and 3, Mimi! I still haven't gotten around to them. I haven't watched the movie yet but when the cast was first announced, I wasn't super thrilled with it either. I'm looking forward to seeing how good of a job they do. Great first movie review, Mimi :)A Canadian Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07127164685941412250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-31969728521637496622012-03-26T17:28:49.086-04:002012-03-26T17:28:49.086-04:00I absolutely LOVED this movie esp Peeta! Josh Hutc...I absolutely LOVED this movie esp Peeta! Josh Hutcherson really did a great job playing Peeta. It was so genuine. My favorite part was when Katniss scolded him for picking Nightlock and he was so confused! I could watch that scene over and over!!! <br />here's my review http://ariannecruz07.blogspot.com/2012/03/movie-review-hunger-games.htmlAriannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17010201524640381070noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-73714784953283219842012-03-26T16:30:19.581-04:002012-03-26T16:30:19.581-04:00SAVING MY SPOT! I can't read your review yet (...SAVING MY SPOT! I can't read your review yet (*goes cry in a corner*) but I'm saving my spot so in April 20th, when I'll have already watched it, I can reply and tell you my thoughts.<br /><br />Sunny kisses from Spain~ ♥ I hope your Monday started off really well! Mine certainly did, I finished reading The Immortal Rules!! O-M-G.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-67454738190771430992012-03-26T15:34:36.719-04:002012-03-26T15:34:36.719-04:00haha I wouldn't have survived for sure :P :P
...haha I wouldn't have survived for sure :P :P <br /><br />And I totally agree with you! The movie was just amazing! So happy you liked it Mimi! And the tecnology was brilliant!! I loved it :) <3 <3 <br /><br />Amazing review Mimi <3Neahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13388968180535346918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-30350487609761694892012-03-26T13:04:50.401-04:002012-03-26T13:04:50.401-04:00Must see it now and soon!!! I didn't have time...Must see it now and soon!!! I didn't have time to go to the theaters now, but I can't wait to see it myself.. I heard amazing things about the movie and I can't wait to see how they translated the book and if I love it as much as you did!!!! Fantastic Review, makes me want to go to the movies right now!Dannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05998128531860725536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-17825230690238028792012-03-26T12:57:12.890-04:002012-03-26T12:57:12.890-04:00Overall I thought it was a great adaptation too. ...Overall I thought it was a great adaptation too. There were a few things I wish they had spent more time on. Honestly I don't know why they don't just make movies as long as they needto be. The fans will sit through them ie: Titanic, LOTR trilogy. I wish Haymitch was Haymitch. That they had done the true version of the Mockingjay pin, and that they would have injected more sincerity in her budding feelings for Peeta. I did love Cinna and Peeta and Rue. The Rue scene broke my heart. They should have included the bread parachute from District 11 though. Buy anywho, overall I did love it and I'll be seeing it again. Glad you enjoyed it so much!Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05010634004221131416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-55077124998813275152012-03-26T12:41:37.282-04:002012-03-26T12:41:37.282-04:00Everyone seems to be thrilled with Elizabeth Banks...Everyone seems to be thrilled with Elizabeth Banks as Effie. I'm not quite sure when I'll get to see the movie, but I've been advised not to reread the book before I do (which I totally intended to do). I'm very excited about it and so happy that the movie seems to be breaking all records at the box office. <br />I always liked Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss even though I was a bit worried that she's too pretty at first, like, distractingly pretty. But I'm glad it turned out really well, and most of all, I'm glad you had fun watching it. Thank you for the wonderful review, darling. Since I can't see the movie yet, this is defintiely the next best thing.Maja (The Nocturnal Library)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14276646316400863181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-5933926979654305272012-03-26T12:34:57.020-04:002012-03-26T12:34:57.020-04:00Hey cute little Mimi, will you come babysit and ad...Hey cute little Mimi, will you come babysit and adorable 18 month old boy and a determined 3 1/2 year old girl for a couple of hours? I am dying to see this and I need a babysitter. Sigh..luckily my parents are coming in a couple of weeks so I will see it then. It sounds awesome, even with the changes!Heidi@Rainy Day Ramblingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05984216720423826256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-14793943635896570042012-03-26T12:10:03.894-04:002012-03-26T12:10:03.894-04:00Aaaah Mimi, I wish I could say I felt the same as ...Aaaah Mimi, I wish I could say I felt the same as you. Perhaps I'm too old and too critical. I rated the film adaption a B+, but then again, like you I wasn't thrilled with some of the cast at first, and after watching the film, I still felt the same. *sighs*Missie, The Unread Readerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10548256640926555361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-36754103747301847972012-03-26T10:48:48.072-04:002012-03-26T10:48:48.072-04:00I couldn't agree more Mimi! I thought this was...I couldn't agree more Mimi! I thought this was a spectacular adaptation, all the actors did a beautiful job and really brought the story to life without changing unnecessary things or twisting the story into something it never was. I adored Donald Sutherland as President Snow - he was just so understated and it made him all the more powerful I think. Can't wait to see what he does in the next movies!Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14199685365145765394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-27394801690630849062012-03-26T10:42:08.360-04:002012-03-26T10:42:08.360-04:00Great! I'll see it tomorrow well without readi...Great! I'll see it tomorrow well without reading the book but I'm really curious to learn more about the story. I'm glad you loved it, I hope it will be the same for me.Mellianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16406103812986322082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5841889026658306428.post-80100926647417970202012-03-26T10:37:06.500-04:002012-03-26T10:37:06.500-04:00I actually really enjoyed the movie despite my ske...I actually really enjoyed the movie despite my skepticism about Peeta. Stanley Tucci was probably my favorite character for his delightful over the topness and comedic timing. The biggest surprise was how short the movie felt. Usually I start to get antsy if a movie is longer than 90 minutes but I was held rapt and couldn't believe it was over-I probably could have watched an even longer movie!The Insouciant Sophisticatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03934853089105345052noreply@blogger.com