Review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) by Srohrer — 06 Dec 2014
Don't bother seeing this one in the theater. People walked out, I was seriously thinking about it. Nothing interesting happens. The cheap out on the viewer by skimping on the special effects in a lot of places. You get to watch some 1980's vector graphic triangle representation of a big scary bomber coming in to blow everyone up but you never get to see it, or anything actually go boom. Just a lot of dust falling from the ceiling of the bunker they all hide in. The rescue scene near the end was less than suspenseful. Gas everyone, go in, radio goes out. Wait a while. Everyone comes back. No shots fired, nothing interesting happens. The rest of the "action" scenes really made no sense. The thing with climbing trees to get away from guys with machine guns was just plain dumb. The unarmed people rushing the dam was a dumb and suicidal way to take it out. Looked like a poor-man's World War Z scene.
Just wait, rent it before the second half comes out and watch it with Fast Forward being your friend.
People coming out of Dumb and Dumber were all smiles, people coming out of this stinker were all frowns and disappointment.
This review of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) was written by Srohrer on 06 Dec 2014.
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 has generally received positive reviews.
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