Why does everybody like the Hunger Games ?

[HardyGirl]

I don't. But then I never saw the movie or read the book. I don't like the Twilight Saga either.

[Nostalgiabuff]

my son talked non stop about the books so I read them to see what the fuss was a bout. I really enjoyed the series although book 3 was rather boring for the first half. I thought they did a great job with the movie

[BlackKnight]

Another I can think of is Escape from New York. but I never cared for it.

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[BlackKnight]

More boring than running man?

Thats 2 ....

[BlackKnight]

Never got the appeal of the Mad Max movies either.

Thats 1 ....

[madmarva]

I think it's a series that a lot of tweens and teens read, which created an instant audience for the movie. The book isn't poorly written like the Twilight series, but it's not as well written as the Harry Potter Books. It contains a ton of internal monologue that can't be duplicated in a film. It deals a lot with conflicted feelings of the main character concerning two guys she likes as well as the unrequited feelings of the guy who is in the game with her. The main character also has to play a role that's she's not altogether comfortable playing and gets defined by it. A lot of teens can relate to that. The world she lives in has a 1984-type feel to it, but probably is more relatable to teens of today.

The movie is a decent adaptation, but it loses the emotional impact of the book. It's not a great movie by any stretch of the imagination and as others have stated a bit bland.

I didn't care for the first book enough to read the other two. I probably will see the other two films, but I see a lot of movies.

[z3zep]

The books were good, the movie not so much. I will be skipping the second movie.

[cjefferys]

Never read the books or saw the film, but yeah, to me it kinda looks like a bit of a Battle Royal wannabe. (and I love Battle Royale, the first film anyway, the sequel was a big stinkburger)

[Hector]

Battle Royale >>>>>>>>>> Hunger Games

[Werewolf]

If anything it's more like a Death Race 2000 meets The Running Man (but boring)

More boring than running man? Lol, didn't care for those two movies either.

Another I can think of is Escape from New York. My sister really digs but I never cared for it.

[Mikey]

It's not like a Mad Max

If anything it's more like a Death Race 2000 meets The Running Man (but boring)

[thunderbolt]

never saw it or read it. So, not everybody likes it.

[Werewolf]

I know of the books and movies but I haven't really followed it. Never been a fan of the post-apocalyptic genre. Never got the appeal of the Mad Max movies either.

[Mikey]

Just seen the Hunger Games

Why does everybody seem like this movie ?

I thought it was kinda - yes - boring