It's supposed to be vibrant and colorful. The outfits and make-up are supposed to be impossible. It's largely the sci-fi part of this movie. The trailers make it look like the capital is dull and gray and the make-up looks like Victorian quality.
What did Rivers ever do to you sir?
Dangit, I didn't see that. I figured they couldn't pull it off given the lack of attention they gave to the whole city.
Agreed. I think he'll be able to play smart drunk pretty good.
There are scans of the companion photo book and the costumes are downright disappointing, if not awful. The biggest facepalm was the costumes the tributes wear for the talk show; pretty sure I saw more risqué outfits in my high school prom.
Yeah, the books make a good point that the Capitol doesn't actually know how evil they are or despised. They're totally clueless "Let them eat cake" types.
I read each book over a weekend. Each of them are instant pageturners.
You could do it in 3.
Ok, so then not so much backstabbing, who to trust, etc. going on, I assume.
Given the pre-purchased tickets, it is impossible for this to bomb even in the first weekend. Whether it will be a megahit is a different story.
The book is certainly nothing like that thing, but the marketing of the movie thus far has been handled in a quasi-Twilight way. Whether the movie itself ends up being twisted to pander to the Twilight audience remains unknown. We'll know soon enough.
On the contrary, they have the right ingredients to make it an enormous success. Romance, sci-fi political drama, a lot of action. They can potentially satisfy a very wide audience.
Oh this is a good post. Terry Pratchett's YA novels are as good (and sometimes even better) than his "adult" stuff. And yeah, I'd kill for a Tiffany Aching series.wrong
(well, mostly true, but there are exceptions)
((why did they not make this into a movie yet))
The biggest thing to worry about was it's main premise. A lot of kids die in this- some in pretty gruesome ways.
