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Rating: 7 stars

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All movies seen on 03/28/2012

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The Hunger Games (2012)

Directed by Gary Ross

Action | Drama | Science Fiction

Most recently watched by VicnaLobster, CaptainBigTime, JohnPeel, sleestakk, lordofthemovies, Drew73, GMOM65, zombiefreak, elisabethwithns, vivalaserdisc

Overview

Every year in the ruins of what was once North America, the nation of Panem forces each of its twelve districts to send a teenage boy and girl to compete in the Hunger Games.  Part twisted entertainment, part government intimidation tactic, the Hunger Games are a nationally televised event in which “Tributes” must fight with one another until one survivor remains.  Pitted against highly-trained Tributes who have prepared for these Games their entire lives, Katniss is forced to rely upon her sharp instincts as well as the mentorship of drunken former victor Haymitch Abernathy.  If she’s ever to return home to District 12, Katniss must make impossible choices in the arena that weigh survival against humanity and life against love. The world will be watching.

Rated PG-13 | Length 142 minutes

Actors

Jennifer Lawrence | Josh Hutcherson | Liam Hemsworth | Woody Harrelson | Elizabeth Banks | Lenny Kravitz | Stanley Tucci | Donald Sutherland | Wes Bentley | Toby Jones | Alexander Ludwig | Isabelle Fuhrman | Amandla Stenberg | Willow Shields | Sandra Ellis Lafferty | Paula Malcomson | Rhoda Griffis | Sandino Moya-Smith | Raiko Bowman | Dwayne Boyd | Anthony Reynolds | Judd Lormand | Kimiko Gelman | Nelson Ascencio | Bruce Bundy | Dayo Okeniyi | Leven Rambin | Jack Quaid | Latarsha Rose | Ian Nelson | Kalia Prescott | Ethan Jamieson | Jacqueline Emerson | Mackenzie Lintz | Imanol Yepez-Frias | Annie Thurman | Dakota Hood | Amber Chaney | Karan Kendrick | Shane Bissell | Kate Kneeland | Steve Coulter | Sharon Conley | Tim Taylor | John Ross | Phillip Troy Linger | Julie Ivey | Mark Meekins | Jeremy Marinas | Bill Bennett | Kelly Lynn Reiter

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Viewing Notes

I hadn’t read the books so I went into this cold, though I’m a fan of Jennifer Lawrence since seeing her in Winter’s Bone.

I thought it was well enough done, though it felt a bit budget constrained.

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