Logline: Based on the international best-selling book trilogy, THE HUNGER GAMES is set in a futuristic 1984-esque world, where 12 Districts annually volunteer a boy and girl to the Capitol City to fight till their death on live television.
Indeed the world was watching this weekend, as THE HUNGER GAMES raked in a whopping $155M!! I think it's safe to say the odds are in favor of a sequel and more. The film's director, Gary Ross (PLEASANTVILLE) truly delivers on the visual imagery here. The Capitol City is colorfully distinct from the more dismal Districts, as is the futuristic show setting. It's not Keats, but the story is solid. (And that's coming from someone who did NOT read the books.) Definitely worth the $10 - $14 you will pay in the theaters, but beware, the run-time is about 2 1/2 hrs long. Also, they're showing the trailers for BREAKING DAWN PART II and SNOW WHITE & THE HUNTSMAN, so if you do soldier up to see this movie, don't be late!!
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The film doesn’t really get going until they actually do get to The Hunger Games, but when it does get started up its entertaining, tense, unpredictable, and very well executed from Gary Ross. I also couldn't believe that this was his 3rd film after other flicks such as Seabiscuit and Pleasantville, which are both good but are different from this one. Still though, great jobs from everybody involved and I cannot wait for the sequel. Good review.
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