I liked the trailer, but I realized that my mind's eye had a different look for all of the scenes than the one the movie came up with.
It was kind of jarring to adapt my expectations to this vision.
Get up...get up, you stupid piece of... What did you do that for? What's wrong with you? Didn't you hear a word he said? All of you! You think there's someone just going to drop money on you?! Money they could use?! Well, there ain't people like that. There's just people like me.
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le nubian - Nov 14, 2011 7:40:33 am PST #16713 of 30000
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
§ ita § - Nov 14, 2011 9:15:42 am PST #16714 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Seriously? (Hunger Games related)
Jesse - Nov 14, 2011 9:45:50 am PST #16715 of 30000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
I'm sorry, but I NEED THOSE.
DebetEsse - Nov 14, 2011 9:48:59 am PST #16716 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Having seen her in action, I like her as Katniss.
There's...a lot of plot in that trailer.
ita !, I really hope that those people have not read the books, because, if they have, they COMPLETELY MISSED THE POINT.
I would not object to a thread, but I don't know if we'd need one, either.
smonster - Nov 14, 2011 10:11:46 am PST #16717 of 30000
We won’t stop until everyone is gay.
The tie-in makes me go "bzuh?", but some of the colors make me go grabby-hands.
Man, the pin/logo is going to be on EVERYTHING, isn't it?
Polter-Cow - Nov 14, 2011 11:12:26 am PST #16718 of 30000
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Effie is totally creepier than I expected too, but I like it!
I saw Battle Royale, and Hunger Games has nothing in common with it besides the kids-killing-each-other-in-an-arena thing.
There's...a lot of plot in that trailer.
There is! And it doesn't even get to the arena! Must be designed to pull in people who haven't read the books...and make us all salivate in anticipation for the next trailer, which will be much more action-packed.
Also, I love that they didn't play up the love triangle stuff. Gale and Peeta weren't portrayed as romantic interests, just dudes Katniss knows. Also, now that I've heard them talk, they seem all right.
§ ita § - Nov 14, 2011 12:05:24 pm PST #16719 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yates made clear that his movie adaptation would not follow on from the current TV series, but would take a completely fresh approach to the material.
Uh, don't do that?
Kathy A - Nov 14, 2011 12:21:09 pm PST #16720 of 30000
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
That's pretty much what the '60s films did (and the Peter Cushing Doctor is not counted amongst all the other Doctors). I'm sure I wouldn't go see a DW film in the theater unless it got rave reviews, although I probably would see it on tv (as its rightful medium).
DebetEsse - Nov 14, 2011 12:29:27 pm PST #16721 of 30000
Woe to the fucking wicked.
t blinks real hard
What is the point of making it a Doctor Who thing if you're not going to be in continuity. It's not like it's the only franchise with a time-traveler. This is going to be like Constantine, isn't it?
§ ita § - Nov 14, 2011 12:30:07 pm PST #16722 of 30000
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Breakdown of Hunger Games trailer. Probably spoilery if you haven't read the books.