blkprinceMD05 Member since Nov 29th 2004 41323 posts
Tue Dec-16-14 08:23 AM
"Is ok to put hunger games in the same category of epic trilogies such "
As Star Wars (ep 4-6) and lord of the rings? I'm completely comfortable with doing that, hunger games is just that good. I'm a late comer to those films but I'm glad I did
Ps. Did anyone think the Blk guy in mockingjay pt 1 was Brandon Marshall at first lol. I was like wtf is Brandon Marshall doing in this film
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it's strong...but maybe a tier below imho and i'm a big fan...
it's a top tier dystopia to me though but i think it's falling slightly short as far as the great trilogies...it has epic moments though so i think it's pretty easily argued up
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Tier Three: Entertaining but not uber-classic Pirates of the Carib El MAriachi Mad Max
Tier Two: Near-Classics (IMHO) Star Wars Prequels (eff ya'll I like them joints) Hunger Games "Dollars Trilogy" (Fist Full of Dollars; A Few Dollars more and The Good, The Bad The Ugly)
Tier One: Staw Wars LOR Matrix (who cares ya'lls opinion hahahahaha) The Godfather (Three was the weakest, but finalizes the story).
Ted Gee Seal Member since Apr 18th 2007 10091 posts
Tue Dec-16-14 06:56 PM
34. "RE: I have Three Tiers" In response to Reply # 10
>Tier Three: Entertaining but not uber-classic >Pirates of the Carib >El MAriachi >Mad Max > >Tier Two: >Near-Classics (IMHO) >Star Wars Prequels (eff ya'll I like them joints) >Hunger Games >"Dollars Trilogy" (Fist Full of Dollars; A Few Dollars more >and The Good, The Bad The Ugly) > >Tier One: >Staw Wars >LOR >Matrix (who cares ya'lls opinion hahahahaha) >The Godfather (Three was the weakest, but finalizes the >story).
That's pretty spot on for me. Matrix is a matter of taste. I liked it more than most though. Glad to see El Mariachi getting some love.
38. "I dont think so. The books were seriously flawed" In response to Reply # 0
as I am sure Mockingjay will be...Splitting that particular book in two is just...greedy. It was a horrible ending to an actually ok start. It's average to me. What Star Wars and Lord of the Rings achieved was Way Bigger, IMO. Like, I know folk that HATE anything fantasy related but have seen every LOtR...Feel like the Hunger Games is huge for those under forty...that dont read....
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40. "The OG Star Wars had a murder and a maiming within 10 minutes of each ot..." In response to Reply # 0 Wed Dec-17-14 09:21 AM by Lardlad95
I just wanted to point that out. We just saw a dude get shot in a bar by a criminal and a thug get his arm chopped off for talking shit. That Universe felt so real and mysterious it immediately pulled you along for the ride. It was like watching a western, a sci fi, and a fantasy film for the first time at the same time. You weren't quite sure what the rules were but it felt just familiar enough to keep you enthralled.
Tweens going Lord of the Flies for TV ratings says something poignant about today, but for some reason it doesn't feel timeless.
Fantasy movies have changed a lot is all I'm saying.
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43. "I think that's true, but I also think it's important to remember that " In response to Reply # 42
it gets harder and harder to be amazed and blown away when you know the cultural antecedents of a particular work.
I've already seen Vampires in a bunch of shit, and as such I'm going to be more critical of Twilight and Trueblood than some 15 year old girl who has never seen the Lost Boys or something.
blkprinceMD05 Member since Nov 29th 2004 41323 posts
Wed Dec-17-14 02:42 PM
53. "True, but there was a segment of the population that didn't bother " In response to Reply # 45
With those films at all when they dropped and they weren't considered upper echelon until after it all had been considered, beyond the immediate commercial success which hunger games can also claim
I didn't bother when hunger games or twilight or Harry potter at all becuz I considered then for kids/teens or pll who were already connected to the respective books
I've since check all the twilights and enjoyed them, but I would never call them great
I'm caught up on hunger games and I would call them great
I think they have a lot of elements that just make them great not to mention the history making for blockbuster epics with a female lead
Hunger games has to be in the convo IMO
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49. "absolutely" In response to Reply # 42 Wed Dec-17-14 02:34 PM by lfresh
nostalgia is a bitch man
i could always appreciate ebert man he was never as cynical as many of the folks who claim to appreciate movies ~~~~ When you are born, you cry, and the world rejoices. Live so that when you die, you rejoice, and the world cries. ~~~~ You cannot hate people for their own good.
if this were the case then none of us would revere LOTR b/c we'd be too caught up in reverence for the original Star Wars - which we all saw and loved as children.
it's okay to hold an opinion that doesn't get lots of cosigns here or elsewhere. there are definitely corners of the Internet where folks dig those movies more than OKPs.
If we take first 3 movies of a series that maybe shoulda stopped at trilogy but didn't, there are a lot that would son these HGs
Bourne Indiana Jones Die Hard Lethal Weapon Rocky Alien Godfather
I think those are all arguably on par or better, few of them have weaker 3rd links but I can't argue any HG as a top 50 all time movie, maybe not Bourne or LW as well but the rest for sure
63. "I've changed my mind on the Hunger Games" In response to Reply # 0
I read the first book and watched the movies and thought it was pretty dumb. Didn't recognize the world as bearing any resemblance to reality at all. I also saw an anti-government angle that I thought was too tea partier to me.
But I saw the next two movies and have been reconsidering.
I think our next war media will play a much larger role just like in the Hunger games.
The way this Trump Reality Show is playing out, wikileaks.
I see it now.
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legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79618 posts
Thu Aug-11-16 11:30 AM
64. "did it really take Trump for you to see it? " In response to Reply # 63
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
legsdiamond Member since May 05th 2011 79618 posts
Thu Aug-11-16 12:53 PM
68. "yeah, first one was pretty juvenile IMO" In response to Reply # 65
felt like an after school special
**************** TBH the fact that you're even a mod here fits squarely within Jag's narrative of OK-sanctioned aggression, bullying, and toxicity. *shrug*
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