Dark Jedi Master 007 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Could've been worse. I would've been really pissed if they had ended it five minutes earlier as I was afraid they might. Filmmakers: Do NOT fade or cut to black for an extended period of time over 90 minutes into your film unless you actually plan to end it there. It's freaking annoying. People were laughing hysterically at that shot cause we thought it was actually over at that point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Could've been worse. I would've been really pissed if they had ended it five minutes earlier as I was afraid they might. Filmmakers: Do NOT fade or cut to black for an extended period of time over 90 minutes into your film unless you actually plan to end it there. It's freaking annoying. Wait, what? What scene? Is there anything after Peeta screaming like a madman, tied to a bed? Thinking back at the movie, I think the dam scene is the best in the whole series till now. The soundtrack was just perfect. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Panda Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 The night has been saved for me after finding a great pic of hijacked Peeta on tumblr. Sometimes tumblr can be a good thing.. About the movie, when Peeta strangled Katniss that was probably one of the more scarier scenes from the film I kinda knew it was coming, but not like this It was an incredible scene though, leading up to the end. I'd disagree, it was painfully obvious there was something going to be wrong with Peeta (this is from a non-book reader who didn't know coming in). Especially when Gale said it was strange how Snow just let them go, as well as Snow saying it's the things that love most that destroy us. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Jedi Master 007 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I'd disagree, it was painfully obvious there was something going to be wrong with Peeta (this is from a non-book reader who didn't know coming in). Especially when Gale said it was strange how Snow just let them go, as well as Snow saying it's the things that love most that destroy us. It was obvious, but still powerful. And then it turned into something unintentionally hilarious when the screen cut to black and you thought it was the end of the film for a second. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardiaStar Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Exactly what happened in the theater for me. Yeah it was obvious but it was so much brutal than what I could've imagined is what I meant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyLL Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Lets remember not to spoil Part 2 for anyone that hasn't already read the books. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1stpierre Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Wait, what? What scene? Is there anything after Peeta screaming like a madman, tied to a bed? Thinking back at the movie, I think the dam scene is the best in the whole series till now. The soundtrack was just perfect. The dam scene was my fav scene too. Saw it a second time today, still like it just as much. Keeping my A- rating. Not everything needs to be pow pow, boom boom, ala transformers. I'll take a quiet but great acting/script than a dull action sequence with no bearing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1stpierre Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Lets remember not to spoil Part 2 for anyone that hasn't already read the books. Yes. I don't see any Part 2 spoilers, but a good reminder is helpful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyLL Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Yes. I don't see any Part 2 spoilers, but a good reminder is helpful. I saw one that might have been but moved on as quick as I could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 It was obvious, but still powerful. And then it turned into something unintentionally hilarious when the screen cut to black and you thought it was the end of the film for a second. Wait. What the fuck? Is there anything after the scene with him screaming tied to a bed? The whole theatre emptied after that scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardiaStar Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Wait. What the fuck? Is there anything after the scene with him screaming tied to a bed? The whole theatre emptied after that scene. After the credits there was only the Mockingjay logo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1stpierre Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Wait. What the fuck? Is there anything after the scene with him screaming tied to a bed? The whole theatre emptied after that scene. After the credits there was only the Mockingjay logo Wait did the logo change? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardiaStar Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Wait did the logo change? Yeah, at the end it was pretty epic. It looked a lot like the book, the bird actually broke free And it was kinda like a miniplosion 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K1stpierre Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 Yeah, at the end it was pretty epic. It looked a lot like the book, the bird actually broke free And it was kinda like a miniplosion WHAT! I wanna see that! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark Jedi Master 007 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Wait. What the fuck? Is there anything after the scene with him screaming tied to a bed? The whole theatre emptied after that scene. Sorry, I thought you were talking about the strangling scene. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardiaStar Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 WHAT! I wanna see that! It was really cool, it kinda left you with something anticipating the second part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Most of this was just kinda there, with a handful of standout sequences. If no one had told me this was only the first half of a book I coulda guessed it on my own since the whole film feels like build-up to something that never comes, though the last five minutes is very striking (seriously, I was thinking "alright this is finally picking up" when it ended. at least it didn't feel like it was 2 hours. and that last shot hit me a lot more than the last shot of catching fire). Julianne Moore was the mvp for me. does well with some clunky dialogue. over the all, I'm sure this'll come out better when the second part rolls around, but it's also gotta be thought of as it's own movie, so I can't help but call it pretty mediocre. Edited November 23, 2014 by CoolioD1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoolioD1 Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Oh and I should say that I've always thought one of the signs that show someone's a great actor is that they can intentionally portray bad acting really well and JLaw does that in a scene here. Edited November 23, 2014 by CoolioD1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GuardiaStar Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Oh and I should say that I've always thought one of the signs that show someone's a great actor is that they can intentionally portray bad acting really well and JLaw does that in a scene here. Yeah, the propaganda scene. I loved the whole thing about Katniss's forced performance while first filming the propo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Futurist Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 WHAT! I wanna see that! http://just-about-miss-lawrence.tumblr.com/ Check this Jlaw s Tumblr blog, it is there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...