Review of The Hunger Games (2012) by Scorpius952 — 04 Apr 2012
This movie was absolutely horrible. No story, plot, character depth or development. Most of the actors looked as though they already knew the movie was bad and just phoned in their performances. Gary Ross should never be allowed to direct anything ever again.
The camera work was so horrible I suffered dizziness and nausea through the entire film. Barely anything was explained in the movie, so if you never read the book, you were kept completely in the dark about what was supposed to be going on.
Gary Ross only knows how to do 2 shots. Extreme unfocused closeup, and extreme focused closeup. All of the backdrops and costumes were completely wasted since you could never see a whole person. You were only allowed to see someone's eye here, or mouth there.
The most baffling thing about this movie are all of the good reviews I see from the critics. But that just goes to show you that they are never right when it comes to judging a movie. This was the second movie I have ever walked out on (the first being Battlefield Earth) and demanded my money back.
As long as teenage girls dominate the box office, we will be forced to see shallow, superficial, emotionless drivel.
This review of The Hunger Games (2012) was written by Scorpius952 on 04 Apr 2012.
The Hunger Games has generally received positive reviews.
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