Showing posts with label The Hunger games. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Hunger games. Show all posts

Monday, 26 March 2012

Movie Review:The Hunger Games


Since i started reading the books, i have been eagerly waiting for the movie to come out, and finally i got to see it, i went to see te movie on March 23, the official release date, i pre-booked the tickets the day they were released like 2 weeks ago. I went through a total crazy phase where I would come home very day and check every cinema website, until the day the tickets were released.   

I have to say, i absolutely LOVED the movie, it was amazing! Honestly, they all done an amazing job of it. Ahh Peeta <3 Yes, I am Team Peeta!

I never actually realised until I watched the movie how much detail there was to put into it; as with any book-movie there was some stuff missing, it did really get to me at first, it just didn't seem right, but then again there was about 400 pages worth of detail to get into a 2 and a half hour movie.


Lets start with the beginning, the whole reaping/volunteering/goodbyes scene really did get me emotional, I'm a total wimp like that. The second part was the 'Rue Scene' when she died, that was beautiful.
I give this movie 5 Stars.
★★★★

Top Movie Moments *SPOLIERS*- Katniss and Buttercup; "I'll still cook you."
- Katniss saying goodbye to Prim, her mum and Gale.
- The multiple flashbacks to when Peeta threw the burnt bread out for Katniss.
- Rue stealing Cato's knife.
- Rue Dying
- District 11 rebellion.
- The Tributes Parade and the fire outfits.
- Katniss nearly strangling Peeta after his interview (he tells the world that he's liked her)
- Peeta's camouflage.
- Glimmer after the Tracker Jacker attack
- Peeta telling Katniss to run and her remembering her father’s death.
- Peeta saying how he has no chance of winning the Games at all.
- The cave scene, the kiss, Peeta and Katniss falling asleep in each others arms.
- The interview after the Arena.

- Oh oh oh, not forgetting the final scene with Seneca Crane ans the nightlocks - that was just.... 

5 Things they missed
- The eyes in the mutts, being the eyes of the tributes. 
- The redhead Avox girl
- the rooftop scene, although they sort of incorporated that, i would haved to have seen that scene on the rooftop with the tree. 
- Madge, her character was totally axed and instead Greasy Sae gives Katniss the Mockingjay pin.
- The dandelion, there was no reference to the dandelion in the flashbacks. I  really liked that. 

Saturday, 24 March 2012

The Friday 56 (2)


Book: Catching Fire
Author: Suzanne Collins
"My mind searches frantically for a way out. I cant let president Snow condemn me to this. Even if it means taking my life..."

Thursday, 22 March 2012

The Hunger games

I am so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so so soooooooooooooo excited about The Hunger games tomorrow, I can not wait for it! I'm going to be thinking about it all day. My next post will probably be tomorrow after i have seen it, i may update on my tumblr a few times before! Blahhhh i havent managed to get my hands on any of the 'Capitol Colors' nail varnishes by China Glaze yet ( they don't sell them in the UK as far as i know) but i did paint my nails in the Hunger Games related colours. Yay. 


Plus, i have a new phone, technically not a new phone, its my mums phone which a new phone she got about 2 weeks ago but because she doesn't really use any of the features and they would come in handy for me, we swapped phones, my phone want too bad I was just getting sick of it i had it for over a year. 


I'm just so excited, this is abit of a random all over the place post, so sorry about that. 


Anyway, to those of you that have seen the hunger games already, I wish i was you. If you havent yet seen it, BUY TICKETS NOWWW! 
in true hunger games fashion...

"May the odds be ever in your favour"

Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Review: Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins

Mockingjay (The Hunger Games, #3)My rating: ★★★
Book: Mockingjay (The Hunger Games #3)
Author: Suzanne Collins


Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
My rating: 3 of 5 stars


I literally just finished the book and i can not believe that The Hunger Games is over. For good. No more of it!! (this will probably take me a while to get over)


I always knew Katniss would make that final decision, i wont give any spoilers away. Those of you that have read it, know what I'm talking about.


But the ending. Am I the only one that didn't like it? I mean no, I liked the ending in the sense of what happened but I didn't like the way it was written. After 3 amazing books I expected the sort of ending that makes your heart PANG! and you just know that's the ending and its perfect. I don't know, maybe that's just me being me.


Other than that I didn't really have much else that I didn't like. The rest of the book was exactly the sort of Suzanne Collins genius we've seen before.
I'd definitely recommend the series to anyone!


Note: This was a previous review from my goodreads.