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I had not read The Hunger Games, nor did I see it theatrically, but from reports there were striking similarities between it and Battle Royale, which I did see.
Now that I've experienced THG, I'm seeing more differences than similarities. Trying not to read reviews, I kept somehow coming upon the discussion from various quarters, that it's lead, Jennifer Lawrence, who hit the big time in Winter's Bone, was "too big," or some such thing.
I found her perfectly cast. She's not exactly waif-like at 5' 9", but for the film, she's just right. Possibly there's something here about writers who feel discomfort if someone they're interviewing is taller than they are. I noted the same thing with one writer who was interviewing Kim Novak, and watched as his odd discomfort turned to antagonism.
[SIZE= 14px]The target audience for this film seems to be far [/SIZE][SIZE= 14px]larger than that for the books, which seemed [/SIZE][SIZE= 14px]oriented toward teen girls, but I could be wrong. The film, which is beautifully produced seems to be able to run the gamut from the teen audience into adults.[/SIZE]
Shot in a couple of different styles -- one more naturalistic, the other in higher contrast with interestingly blue blacks -- the film looks superb on Blu-ray. Shot on film (35/3), and taken to post as a 2k DI, I'm presuming that the Blu is a simple down-rez and adapted LUT.
In short, it looks terrific, with huge panoramas of digital set pieces.
Audio, which is DTS-HD Master 7.1, is huge, with a superbly rendered [SIZE= 14px]sound field, and heavy sub-sonics.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 14px]Great popular entertainment, making wonderful use of Ms. Lawrence, who appears to have five films in production or post at the moment, inclusive of the next installment of The Hunger Games, and a new X-Men. She's a very interesting talent to watch.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 14px]Entertaining, beautifully produced Sci-Fi, that looks and sounds great on Blu-ray.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 14px]Recommended.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 14px]RAH[/SIZE]
Now that I've experienced THG, I'm seeing more differences than similarities. Trying not to read reviews, I kept somehow coming upon the discussion from various quarters, that it's lead, Jennifer Lawrence, who hit the big time in Winter's Bone, was "too big," or some such thing.
I found her perfectly cast. She's not exactly waif-like at 5' 9", but for the film, she's just right. Possibly there's something here about writers who feel discomfort if someone they're interviewing is taller than they are. I noted the same thing with one writer who was interviewing Kim Novak, and watched as his odd discomfort turned to antagonism.
[SIZE= 14px]The target audience for this film seems to be far [/SIZE][SIZE= 14px]larger than that for the books, which seemed [/SIZE][SIZE= 14px]oriented toward teen girls, but I could be wrong. The film, which is beautifully produced seems to be able to run the gamut from the teen audience into adults.[/SIZE]
Shot in a couple of different styles -- one more naturalistic, the other in higher contrast with interestingly blue blacks -- the film looks superb on Blu-ray. Shot on film (35/3), and taken to post as a 2k DI, I'm presuming that the Blu is a simple down-rez and adapted LUT.
In short, it looks terrific, with huge panoramas of digital set pieces.
Audio, which is DTS-HD Master 7.1, is huge, with a superbly rendered [SIZE= 14px]sound field, and heavy sub-sonics.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 14px]Great popular entertainment, making wonderful use of Ms. Lawrence, who appears to have five films in production or post at the moment, inclusive of the next installment of The Hunger Games, and a new X-Men. She's a very interesting talent to watch.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 14px]Entertaining, beautifully produced Sci-Fi, that looks and sounds great on Blu-ray.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 14px]Recommended.[/SIZE]
[SIZE= 14px]RAH[/SIZE]
