Jennifer Lawrence thread? I'm in.















I've read the Hunger Games books, they're not bad, and from what I've seen of the Twilight movies, The Hunger Games is significantly better.

mitchcumstein1: Jennifer Lawrence thread? I'm in.

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I've read the Hunger Games books, they're not bad, and from what I've seen of the Twilight movies, The Hunger Games is significantly better.

*Fist bump*

Yea, except the books are nothing alike and The Hunger Games is wonderful.

Genevieve Marie: Yea, except the books are nothing alike and The Hunger Games is wonderful.

I thought the first two were fantastic, but I thought the third one felt rushed.

She's very underrated in both hotness and acting.

Emo Sparkly Vampires should not even be mentioned in the same SENTENCE as the Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is INFINITELY better than Twilight, and most everything else aimed at younger readers.

Ordell: She needs to distance that movie from 'Battle Royale,' because it sounds like a total ripoff.

Although really, she didn't write it so it's not hers to defend. Still...

/any nude scenes with Jen?

Came to say this.

I need to get a copy of that movie.

Persnickety: mitchcumstein1: Genevieve Marie: Yea, except the books are nothing alike and The Hunger Games is wonderful.

I thought the first two were fantastic, but I thought the third one felt rushed.

Rushed and it was clear she didn't know how to end the story.

A little rushed but I still really liked it. I liked that she didn't try and turn people who never wanted to be heroes into heroes. And I liked that it wasn't good government versus evil government but rather... a whole lot of people fighting for their own power and self-interests.

gunga galunga: Jamdug!: She's very underrated in both hotness and acting.

Her hotness may be underrated but she has been nominated for an Oscar. I'd say that marks her acting talents as "duly noted".

Well, I'll be! I guess I was going off of the xmen movie She's still hot anyway.

CaptainBeer: One problem, though. With the exception of the careers, the characters should be a little under-nourished. All these people look a little too buffed-up and well fed. I know I know, it's only a movie, that's a publicity photo, makeup & lighting, blah blah blah.

We'll see how they get portrayed on film- the actors aren't in character for these pictures.

CaptainBeer: The casting looks good for the movie, even if they're a little older than I expected. Maybe people age faster in the future.

I thought the casting of the secondary characters was great. Lenny Kravitz, Donald Sutherland, Toby Jones, Woody, Elizabeth Banks, and Stanley Tucci are all great choices. The two boys worry me a little bit, they are almost too good looking, but again, lighting, makeup, blah blah blah.

mitchcumstein1: CaptainBeer: The casting looks good for the movie, even if they're a little older than I expected. Maybe people age faster in the future.

I thought the casting of the secondary characters was great. Lenny Kravitz, Donald Sutherland, Toby Jones, Woody, Elizabeth Banks, and Stanley Tucci are all great choices. The two boys worry me a little bit, they are almost too good looking, but again, lighting, makeup, blah blah blah.

I was worried about that too, and then I realized that the actor who plays Peeta was a child actor I really enjoyed. He was in a movie called "Little Manhattan" as a kid, and he carried that thing.

He was also great in Bridge to Terabithia.

Genevieve Marie: mitchcumstein1: CaptainBeer: The casting looks good for the movie, even if they're a little older than I expected. Maybe people age faster in the future.

I thought the casting of the secondary characters was great. Lenny Kravitz, Donald Sutherland, Toby Jones, Woody, Elizabeth Banks, and Stanley Tucci are all great choices. The two boys worry me a little bit, they are almost too good looking, but again, lighting, makeup, blah blah blah.

I was worried about that too, and then I realized that the actor who plays Peeta was a child actor I really enjoyed. He was in a movie called "Little Manhattan" as a kid, and he carried that thing.

He was also great in Bridge to Terabithia.

Yeah, Peeta doesn't worry me as much as Thor's little brother. Dude is big, I didn't picture Gale being big, but Jennifer Lawrence is a gorgeous blonde, and I didn't picture that either, so I'm hoping for the best.

mitchcumstein1: Genevieve Marie: mitchcumstein1: CaptainBeer: The casting looks good for the movie, even if they're a little older than I expected. Maybe people age faster in the future.

I thought the casting of the secondary characters was great. Lenny Kravitz, Donald Sutherland, Toby Jones, Woody, Elizabeth Banks, and Stanley Tucci are all great choices. The two boys worry me a little bit, they are almost too good looking, but again, lighting, makeup, blah blah blah.

I was worried about that too, and then I realized that the actor who plays Peeta was a child actor I really enjoyed. He was in a movie called "Little Manhattan" as a kid, and he carried that thing.

He was also great in Bridge to Terabithia.

Yeah, Peeta doesn't worry me as much as Thor's little brother. Dude is big, I didn't picture Gale being big, but Jennifer Lawrence is a gorgeous blonde, and I didn't picture that either, so I'm hoping for the best.


That's true. Gale's role isn't as important as Peeta's though. He doesn't really have to act the same range of emotions. Gale mostly plays angry at the system and jealous of Peeta- it's not really that huge a role. Gale's not even in the bulk of the story in the first two books.

I might have to read these books, they look interesting. The movie might shape up to be decent too.

Marisyana: I might have to read these books, they look interesting. The movie might shape up to be decent too.

Get a bottle of wine and settle in with them over a weekend. I can't think of a nicer way to spend the weekend, honestly.

I just finished Mockingjay, and except for the Avengers this is the most anticipated movie in my life.

As I read the series I pictured Haymitch as a Hagrid type character. When I saw that Woody got the part.... it still fit perfectly. Banks and Sutherland are inspired choices that could be just as awesome.

Who is Tucci playing?

Time Traveling Bunnies: Who is Tucci playing?

Caesar Flickerman, the television host who does the interviews with the tributes.

It's brilliant casting.

Genevieve Marie: Caesar Flickerman, the television host who does the interviews with the tributes.

It's brilliant casting.

Okay now I'm super excited. I can't wait to see the casting for the 2nd and 3rd movies. Finnick, Johanna, and Boggs especially.

Meanwhile the 1:00 teaser trailer is nothing special, but I got mini-chills at the end when they play Rue's song.

mikkimouse: acella: Genevieve Marie: Marisyana: I might have to read these books, they look interesting. The movie might shape up to be decent too.

Get a bottle of wine and settle in with them over a weekend. I can't think of a nicer way to spend the weekend, honestly.

The series starts off great, but suffers with each successive novel. The third was such trash it was a dredge to read through.

I wouldn't say it was that bad (in fact, I know it wasn't that bad), but the second two were not as tightly written as the first. I liked them both, and they did a good job of finishing up the story, but they seemed to lose focus and just didn't hold me the same way the first book did.

I'm in the middle of the second now (I know, here there be spoilers, but I'm in the thread anyway). It's a fantastic read, but by its very nature the first was always going to feel the tightest and fastest. That's just the nature of the games. The second so far has had an excellent plot about the fallout from the first, but that can't be nearly as tightly paced or hold as much suspense because they have such a larger amount of ground to cover and so many other moving parts.

1 is a snapshot of a socieity. 2, so far, is a portrait. It's different by nature.