All in all, I abso-freaking-lutely LOVED it. The only thing I would have changed is that they would have made it longer to add more things, but I guess not everybody wants to sit through a 3-4 hour movie. Oh, I also would have changed how they filmed it. It was too jerky at times.
Random thing that doesn't fit anywhere else: Liam Hemsworth looks much better on film than in pictures. I still can't believe he's dating Miley Cyrus. That coupling just seems odd.
I would have liked to see:
Madge. I feel like how Katniss got the pin, and the history of it, was pretty dang important. It would have been easy to just have Madge.
More pre-reaping time with Gale and Katniss, but I understand why they left it out.
More time with Cinna's team. I loved them in the books.
A little more Gale. I know he isn't really in the first book much while Katniss is at the games, but I didn't really like how they flashed to him only when Peeta and her kissed.
"You here to finish me off, sweetheart?" There were a few direct quotes I missed.
Peeta's prosthetic leg. Uh, isn't that kind of important?
I loved:
Rue. She was adorable and perfect.
Peeta. I'm surprised I loved him because I was originally turned off by how short Josh Hutcherson is.
Prim was also fabulous and perfect. When Gale had to carry her off, I cried.
Elizabeth Banks as Effie was amazing. J didn't even recognize her. My favorite quote of the movie: "That's mahogany!"
Really, all the casting was spot on. So were the costumes and make-up. Jealous of those people.
I really cannot wait until the next movie. I'm going to go rent every Jennifer Lawrence movie now and make J watch them with me.
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PAHA!!! I forgot to mention how much I loved Effie!! Gosh, it would have been a novel if I talked about everything I liked, though!!
I really did love her. And the "That's mahogany!!!" quote?? perfect. Loved it!
The only thing we disagree on is Prim! :)
Oh, and I forgot to say that I totally agree with you - I wish there would have been a little bit more of Gale, but I think he did SUCH a good job with what he was given, ya know? He was sooo good.
I was Team Gale when I read the books, so after I saw all the casting, I was like, "Yes, hello Mr.s (young) Hemsworth. You are SO Gale." And then I was like, "But wait, J-Hutch is super cute." And thennnn I saw how short he was. AKA, we're the same height. And I just don't think Peeta should be short. But J-Hutch was a pretty rockin' Peeta and I did actually like him a bit (wasn't really a huge fan in the books). ANYWAY, I think it's safe to say the movie was AMAZING.
-Frances @ Keynotes
omg! agree with everything and i just did the link up and talked about the fact that i was put-off by josh's shortness!! no bueno! otherwise he gets my stamp of approvaL!
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