Hunger Games

[silverthunder]

Okay, this movie looks awesome!

I think I will wait to read the books until after I have seen it. Don't want to spoil myself, because it looks like it will make an exciting film.

Comments

[herongale]

THE BOOKS ARE AMAZING. Having already read the books, I'm even MORE excited for the movies now! I respect your decision to wait but maaaaaann you might want to reconsider, since they totally right up your alley and if the movies turn out to be not great, that might spoil the BOOKS for you, and that would be a huge shame.

Also, reading the books now gives you your chance to imagine who these characters are and what they look like BEFORE the actors sort of cement certain ideas into your head. I love my mental Katniss a lot, and you should have your own mental Katniss too!

SO THINK ABOUT IT. PLUS, HOW CAN YOU WAIT UNTIL NEXT YEAR? YOU SHOULD READ THE FIRST BOOK TONIGHT!

(I know that is probably not possible but lol I HAD TO SAY IT!)

[silverthunder]

It worked okay with Percy Jackson. XD The movie was pretty meh, but it still got me to read the books, which were awesome.

I'm pretty stoked for this movie, so I might just end up giving in and reading the books first! But this actually usually works better for me - I am way less harsh on a movie based on a book if I haven't read the book yet. I get a sense of whether or not it's actually a decent movie in its own right before reading the book and realizing how much more there is to it.

I'll often end up with different mental images of book characters than their movie counterparts anyway. ;)