The Hunger Games (2012)

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392170/

Just finished watching "The Hunger Games".

I am Extremely Disappointed!

This is the 3rd movie this year that have received High Praises from Critics and Audiences that I've seen that turned out to be CRAP!

You got to start wondering if Audiences and Critics today even know what the **** they are talking about and whether they can even distinguish a good movie from a bad movie!!

It's a rehash of so many movies and books before it, including the 1996 Japanese book "Battle Royale" and the 1924 short story "The Most Dangerous Game"

There is absolutely nothing original nor exciting about it.

The pacing is slow, the action is lacking, considering the premise of it is for the Tributes to kill each other until there is only one standing, and there is very little killing.

The actors and actresses playing the characters including Jennifer Lawrence have no presence;

the characters are paper thin and many of them are just window dressing.

Then there are things that are revealed in the film but not explained:

for example, is the Arena a computer generated world like a Holodeck?

How can the Gov't make it go from sunlight to darkness just like that, among other things?

Worst movie I've seen this year along with Drive and The Cabin In The Woods, two other over-hyped, over-praised stinkers.

0.5/5