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Slightly unrelated, because The Hunger Games movie did a very good job of staying true to the book…
I saw The Hunger Games trailer and rushed out to read the book. I wanted to make sure I read it before seeing the movie, and I’m so glad I did. Not only was the book better (when is it not?), I’m starting to think it made the movie better.
My friends who read the book liked the movie more than my friends who did not. I’m curious if that’s true for everyone, or just my limited sample, so please comment and let us know if you read the book and what you thought of the movie.
Thanks!
-Eliabeth
I’ve seen the movie and started the book. I say started because after the 2nd chapter of boring, dry characters, repetivite bad writing, and stupid cliches I couldn’t stand the authors writing and threw the book across the room. I haven’t touched it since. I was told by several people the writing was bad, but I didn’t really listen because so many people loved the book. I liked the movie, but I wasn’t in this “OMG, I can’t wait for the next one.” fit after the end credits.
*Gasp* I don’t know what to say to that. I didn’t think the writing was bad, especially compared to Fifty Shades of Grey.
Thanks for commenting.
I was probably a bit harsh in my response. lol. Sorry!
Oh you’re fine, we’re all entitled to our own opinions and they’re welcome here. No need to apologize, just caught me off guard :)
Hi!
I read the book when it first came out and enjoyed it well enough. The second book was awful, just a repeat of the first book and all the problems came out of the wood work. (I wondered when I picked it up how a sequel would work and quickly realized it didn’t.) The movie was decent enough. I got sick of the shaking camera though I understood it was to show and hide the deaths of the other players. I read the third book after the movie and thought…thank goodness it’s over! hehe. There was something compelling about the first book if you come on it fresh. Just because you get caught up in a book doesn’t mean it’s well written, it just means the author is a decent to good storyteller.
Cheers :)
The shaking camera did bother me the third time I watched it, didn’t notice it until then. Ermisenda has read all three, but I’m only through the first one so shh, no spoilers ;)
Thanks for sharing.
I recently saw the movie, would like to read the books. Have heard a lot of good things. I do hate when the movie doesn’t compare to the books at all..I a such a nerd lol.
I don’t know anyone who has read it after watching the movie, so you’ll have to come back by and let us know what you think of the book after seeing the movie first.
I read the book first and thought the movie complimented the book well. Usually I hate the movie, but the movie made me like the book more.
There were two quotes in the movie I really liked that weren’t in the book. The first was about if everyone stopped watching, the capitol loses their hold. The other was talking about why there has to be a winner and why there’s a need to give the districts hope.
Yea! Those were the quotes I liked as well from the movie. It just made the book fuller in my opinion.
i love how you let us know about so much out there!!!!!
I haven’t read the book. I thought the movie was very well done, one of my favorites recently and I just watched it again.