So, does the chick get naked? Otherwise, I don’t care.
Don’t see Catching Fire without seeing Hunger Games first. It would be like reading just the middle third of a book and hoping it will be sufficiently self-contained. Hunger Games _could_ stand on its own, but reports are Catching Fire just starts right where that left off, and proceeds to end very abruptly expecting you to see Mockingjay (the final third) next.
And I do recommend reading all three books first. They’re easy reading, very engaging, and complement the movies well, one providing the stream-of-consciousness thoughts of the protagonist, and the other providing all the external visuals well. Author of the books was deeply involved in creating the movies.
It’s a violent & serious series, but at a level suitable (if tense) for teens. Hunger Games was excellent, and word is Catching Fire will be hailed as one of the great sequels (a la The Empire Strikes back, Terminator 2, Aliens, etc). No reason to not see Hunger Games first.
A movie about children killing other children?
I’ll pass.
You need to see the 1st one before seeing the sequel.
It will make absolutely no sense otherwise.
(I was a bit lost in the story because I didn’t re-see the first one again - but I didn’t want to watch it again - lol)
Pacific Rim, The Conjuring, and Pacific Rim are the only must see’s this year.
( I shut off the 1st Hunger Games)
I saw the first one. Didn’t do a thing for me and to me it was obvious it was written for older kids. Watched the 2nd one online the other day just cause I was bored. Blah........
And no I didn’t/wouldn’t read the books either.
Catching Fire is a great movie and way better than the first, in much the same way Empire Strikes Back was better than A New Hope. But you’ll want to rent Hunger Games and watch it first. Catching Fire won’t make much sense without the background you get from the first. Both have some violent scenes, but no blood or gore.
For a really fun, very well done movie that you and the entire family can really enjoy, watch Disney’s Frozen. Great movie!
Thor 2: The Dark World was better than Thor, IMHO.
Hubby and I listened to these stories on audio books and they were very good, but I was disappointed in the first movie. I felt that if I hadn’t read (heard) the story I wouldn’t have known what was going on. My sis-in-law said she felt the same way.
It just seemed like they did a very perfunctory job although some of the details were well conveyed.
I really think they need to bring back the mini-series, it was a great way to treat longer stories. The Hunger Games would have been perfect for that.
Have you seen this?
Incite Your Passion with the Instigator
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vC8PqBKHrXA