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<p>Watched the Second of the Hunger Games movies last night. It's kinf of piqued my interest in it now as I found the first movie and most of the second movie thoroughly depressing (probably due to the thought that Humans "could" evolve into some world like this) but at the end of the second movie it made me want to watch the third</p>
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<p>Watched the Second of the Hunger Games movies last night. It's kinf of piqued my interest in it now as I found the first movie and most of the second movie thoroughly depressing (probably due to the thought that Humans "could" evolve into some world like this) but at the end of the second movie it made me want to watch the third</p>
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<p>Saw Hunger Games 2<em> </em>(The Hunger Continues) a couple of days ago and still making my mind up about it. Like the first movie it tries to follow the book word for word (instead of using the book for 'inspiration') but the second book itself was nothing more than a transition into the third book. The actress playing Johanna Mason tried a little too hard tbh.</p> -
<p>The Counselor.</p>
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<p>Stellar cast and a story by Cormac McCarthy (No country for Old Men, The Road) but just never seemed to gel. It seemed like it wanted to be really deep about greed, lust and the human condition but was really just a movie about the drug business. Oh and lots and lots of talking. Really, loads of big, clever dialogue because, y'know, it's <em>written</em> by Cormac McCarthy.</p>
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<p>There are some notable bits, mostly when a Ferrari California <em>literally</em> gets fucked, plus a particularly graphic assassination, but ultimately it's all a bit cold.</p> -
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<p>Was that what it was called. How many books are there? I haven't read any of them.</p>
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<p>That's what I called it but its real name was Catching Fire (the last is called Mockingjay). There were 3 books and although for teens, a pretty fun read. Recommend all three books to even the most blokiest TSFer.</p> -
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<p>Oh and lots and lots of talking. Really, loads of big, clever dialogue because, y'know, it's <em>written</em> by Cormac McCarthy.</p>
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<p>I don't really remember anything about The Road except that it was dreary and disappointing, and I don't want to revisit it, but I kinda recall there was almost dick-all dialogue in that one. I guess one of these days I'll actually read McCarthy (never touched the stuff, but have a friend who has read everything), maybe I'll wait for the comic book versions.</p> -
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<p>That's what I called it but its real name was <strong>Catching Fire </strong>(the last is called Mockingjay). There were 3 books and although for teens, a pretty fun read. Recommend all three books to even the most blokiest TSFer.</p>
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<p>Oh! I see what they did there! Clever :)</p>
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<p>The content of the Hunger Games seemed a little 'brutal' for the target audience IMO (which I thought was young teens)</p>
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<p>Wolverine - pretty decent ride! Too long though!!</p>
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<p>We're the MIllers - a few laughs, but like most in this genre, a bit predictable! Jennifer Aniston looked good at the start in her 'stripper' role (no boobies sorry M4L) but then became mostly the dowdy housewife.</p>
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<p>A few good bloopers at the end too, particularly one where they were listening to the radio and the Friends theme came on!</p> -
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Oh! I see what they did there! Clever :)<br><br>
I might do as I loved the Harry Potter series.</p></blockquote>
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The last book is being made into two movie I think. In the book the creature that chased them at the end of the first movie were created from the corpses of the other dead competitors . I'm surprised that didn't make it into the movie . -
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<p>I don't really remember anything about The Road except that it was dreary and disappointing, and I don't want to revisit it, but I kinda recall there was almost dick-all dialogue in that one. I guess one of these days I'll actually read McCarthy (never touched the stuff, but have a friend who has read everything), maybe I'll wait for the comic book versions.</p>
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<p>The Novel of The Road is a harrowing read. Pretty much the bleakest and, in parts, most sickening thing I have read for a long while. The movie isn't the half of it.</p>
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<p>The Counselor is the first original screenplay by McCarthy - all the other movies are versions of his novels. As such, Ridley Scott seems to have devoted large chunks of screentime to dialogue to show off how clever he's been to get the 'Great American Novelist' to write it. Sadly, it's a bit of a mess as a film with very obvious characterisation and a plot that is convoluted and slow.</p> -
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<p>The Novel of The Road is a harrowing read. Pretty much the bleakest and, in parts, most sickening thing I have read for a long while. The movie isn't the half of it.</p>
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<p>The Counselor is the first original screenplay by McCarthy - all the other movies are versions of his novels. As such, Ridley Scott seems to have devoted large chunks of screentime to dialogue to show off how clever he's been to get the 'Great American Novelist' to write it. Sadly, it's a bit of a mess as a film with very obvious characterisation and a plot that is convoluted and slow.</p>
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<p>If you thought the road was sickening-and I agree with you, Blood Meridian by the same author would be much much worse in my opinion. I doubt hollywood would touch it with a 10 foot bargepole.</p> -
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.toplessrobot.com/2013/12/megafoot_the_cyborg_bigfoot_movie_you_never_knew_y.php'>http://www.toplessrobot.com/2013/12/megafoot_the_cyborg_bigfoot_movie_you_never_knew_y.php</a></p>
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<p>This Desolation of Smaug review at The Onion is gold:</p>
<p><a data-ipb='nomediaparse' href='http://www.theonion.com/video/the-onion-reviews-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-sma,34821/'>http://www.theonion.com/video/the-onion-reviews-the-hobbit-the-desolation-of-sma,34821/</a></p> -
Riddick and Drinking Buddies were both pretty average.<br><br>
M4L, Katie Sackhoff and Olivia Wilde get their girls out briefly side on at 57 and 37 mins respectively....not enough to make the movies any better -
<p>Olivia Wilde already got hers out in "Alpha Dog" they were ok, but nothing great. I would still hit it, hard</p>
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<p>watched Dredd last night. it was ok, plenty violent, too much slow-motion shit in it though (yes yes i know, i mean aside from the obvious bits). Lena Headey picked the wrong movie to try the oscar-bait "hot chick made to look ugly" role. </p>
