One of the most over-hyped movies of the year, has been ‘Hunger Games’. Of course, if you’ve read the books, you might think it was the greatest movie of the year. However, I haven’t read any of the books and after seeing the movie, I have no plans to. The movie fails on every level to generate any sympathy for the characters or what they are going through. The acting is pretty stiff, especially for both male leads. Continue reading Lost in adaptation, ‘Hunger Games’ fails to make the non-fans care
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What did I miss? ‘Hunger Games’ intense but misses mark — movie review
I haven’t read the ‘Hunger Games’ series of novels written by Suzanne Collins. Judging from the movie, the director expects you’ve seen it and doesn’t offer much sympathy to those that haven’t. The books are set in the future where an uprising agains the government has caused the Capitol to take drastic measures to maintain control over the people. Continue reading What did I miss? ‘Hunger Games’ intense but misses mark — movie review
Channing Tatum is funny? ’21 Jump Street’ pokes hilarious fun — movie review
Who would have thought when the “21 Jump Street” movie was announced in 2009 that Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill would be a perfect fit for the reboot? The original series that jump started the career of some guy named Johnny Depp was far from a comedy but really, the premise– cops posing as teenagers and going undercover in high schools– is ripe for parody.
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