Board 8 > What the f*** is with this "Hunger Games" media circus?!

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iGenesis
03/23/12 10:24:00 PM
#1:


It's not even a well known series like LOTR or Harry Potter. What the f*** is with the disproportionate amount of media hype over this thing?

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HeroDelTiempo17
03/23/12 10:25:00 PM
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yeah man things that become popular should be things that everyone already knows about

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Justin_Crossing
03/23/12 10:25:00 PM
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to be fair

pretty much everyone did already know about it

also the movie was great

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Weakupedia
03/23/12 10:26:00 PM
#4:


why are people on board 8 suddenly becoming incredibly stupid

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Achromatic
03/23/12 10:26:00 PM
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I was really hoping you were dead.
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AdditionalPylon
03/23/12 10:26:00 PM
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Effective marketing machine, basically. Has a wider demographic than the likes of Twilight, but shares a vocal fanbase who talk it up on social media.

The books aren't particularly awful, but definitely overrated - the hype will die down.
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foolm0ron
03/23/12 10:27:00 PM
#7:


All the harry potter nerds needed a new book, so they read this

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DuxLeekSlap
03/24/12 12:12:00 AM
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From: UltimaterializerX | #008
"Suddenly becoming"?

Have you only been posting here for like 4 days?


Maybe stupid people included himself?

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KJH
03/24/12 12:15:00 AM
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never heard of it

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saveus_Maria
03/24/12 12:23:00 AM
#11:


From: DuxLeekSlap | #009
Maybe stupid people included himself?


maybe, but

weaku has always been stupid though, that's not a sudden thing.

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Weakupedia
03/24/12 12:31:00 AM
#12:


saveus_Maria posted...
From: DuxLeekSlap | #009
Maybe stupid people included himself?
maybe, but

weaku has always been stupid though, that's not a sudden thing.


do i even know you.

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saveus_Maria
03/24/12 12:32:00 AM
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see for example he thinks that you have to know someone for that person to know you are dumb

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ExThaNemesis
03/24/12 12:45:00 AM
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that's Lisel, weaku.

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Weakupedia
03/24/12 12:51:00 AM
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oh. alright then.

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PartOfYourWorld
03/24/12 1:06:00 AM
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I had never heard of Hunger Games until this poll but damn it makes me hungry.

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Rad Link 5
03/24/12 1:07:00 AM
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From: UltimaterializerX | #008
"Suddenly becoming"?

Have you only been posting here for like 4 days?


What happened four days ago?

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Ytterbium_70
03/24/12 5:11:00 AM
#18:


It's not even a well-known series like LOTR or Harry Potter

Come to East Tennessee wnd watch the levels of Super Smash Bros. Brawl-like hype ensue you. I wish I was kidding, but everyone made speculations and such.

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EndOfDiscOne
03/24/12 5:16:00 AM
#19:


The books are probably the most popular teenage series since Twilight, so I think the media coverage is fairly proprtionate.

I don't quite get the hype though. I only read the first book and it was alright, a 6/10. Haven't read Twilight but Harry Potter was much better.

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DigitalIncision
03/24/12 6:13:00 AM
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holy balls that's lisel?

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BakusaiTenketsu
03/24/12 8:04:00 AM
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I felt little disappointed with the movie. My wife read the book and told me the premise before we went, so I was expecting more duels and Katness being like a badass or something. Was rather disappointed with the amount of hiding and lack killing she did. Still, it looks like another series of books I would read over Twilight, though I would rather them make The Power of Six movie instead.

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GuessMyUserName
03/24/12 8:08:00 AM
#22:


what is this hunger games thing

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BakusaiTenketsu
03/24/12 8:09:00 AM
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From: GuessMyUserName | #022
what is this hunger games thing


Just the first in a 3-part Book series that was adapted to movies. Seems to be aimed at teenagers, and housewives.

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special_sauce
03/24/12 8:14:00 AM
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I don't think it's directed towards housewives... It's about children murdering each other.
My mom's friends were all "too gruesome for me!!!"

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DpObliVion
03/24/12 8:16:00 AM
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So....this is basically a glorified Battle Royale?

Is this something I would love because I love Battle Royale? Or something I would hate because I love Battle Royale?


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Inviso
03/24/12 8:23:00 AM
#26:


From: DpObliVion | #025
So....this is basically a glorified Battle Royale?

Is this something I would love because I love Battle Royale? Or something I would hate because I love Battle Royale?


As a Battle Royale fan, I loved it.

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greengravy294
03/24/12 8:27:00 AM
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From: special_sauce | #024
I don't think it's directed towards housewives... It's about children murdering each other.
My mom's friends were all "too gruesome for me!!!"


Yeah my mom was appalled at the premise of the movie. But then again she thought Warhorse was too graphic. >_>

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The Return of Hylian
03/24/12 9:17:00 AM
#28:


DpObliVion posted...
So....this is basically a glorified Battle Royale?

Is this something I would love because I love Battle Royale? Or something I would hate because I love Battle Royale?


It's like Battle Royale had sex with Twilight. The actual battle royale part of Hunger Games is of secondary importance to the romance. Maybe you'd like that sort of thing too, but don't expect the same kind of movie that Battle Royale was.

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Shoenin_Kakashi
03/24/12 9:24:00 AM
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From: PartOfYourWorld | #016
I had never heard of Hunger Games until this poll but damn it makes me hungry.



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Shoenin_Kakashi
03/24/12 9:25:00 AM
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saveus_Maria is Lisel?


Neat. Learn something new everyday.

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Biolizard28
03/24/12 9:25:00 AM
#31:


From: Weakupedia | #004
why are people on board 8 suddenly becoming incredibly stupid


It's finally happening.

Board 8 is turning against itself.

Now everyone's a moron but you.

My god

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Liquid Wind
03/24/12 9:27:00 AM
#32:


Shoenin_Kakashi posted...
saveus_Maria is Lisel?


Neat. Learn something new everyday.


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whatisurnameplz
03/24/12 10:01:00 AM
#33:


It's like this because:

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ImTheMacheteGuy
03/24/12 10:02:00 AM
#34:


I heard about it through my cousin last week or maybe the week before. Made a joke about how it was probably utter s*** and exactly like Twilight (without knowing anything about it) and she said it was hyped similarly to Twilight and targetted the same demographic.

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LOLContests
03/24/12 10:03:00 AM
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Yes, how dare people cover a movie on par to have one of the biggest opening weekends of all time.

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whatisurnameplz
03/24/12 10:04:00 AM
#36:


From: BakusaiTenketsu | #021
I was minorly disappointed with the movie. My wife read the book and told me the premise before we went, so I was expecting more duels and Katness being like a badass or something. Was rather put off with the amount of hiding and lack killing she did. Plus the movie kinda did the only possible solutions to get to the end that it could (including the ending) to make everyone including the plot happy, so pretty much a very predictable show. Still, it looks like another series of books I would read over Twilight, though I would rather them make The Power of Six movie instead.


Trust me, the third book pissed off most people, but I liked it.

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whatisurnameplz
03/24/12 10:07:00 AM
#37:


From: ImTheMacheteGuy | #034
I heard about it through my cousin last week or maybe the week before. Made a joke about how it was probably utter s*** and exactly like Twilight (without knowing anything about it) and she said it was hyped similarly to Twilight and targetted the same demographic.


It really isn't like Twilight at all. There are some romance parts, but it's mostly about survival. Plus, unlike Twilight, people other than teenage girls actually like this.

I do think that the second movie won't be as good, though, because the pacing in the second book was very slow.

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EndOfDiscOne
03/24/12 10:15:00 AM
#38:


BakusaiTenketsu posted...
I was minorly disappointed with the movie. My wife read the book and told me the premise before we went, so I was expecting more duels and Katness being like a badass or something. Was rather put off with the amount of hiding and lack killing she did. Plus the movie kinda did the only possible solutions to get to the end that it could (including the ending) to make everyone including the plot happy, so pretty much a very predictable show. Still, it looks like another series of books I would read over Twilight, though I would rather them make The Power of Six movie instead.

This is the main issue I had with the book. It should have been written in third person with no single protagonist IMO.

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OctilIery
03/24/12 10:39:00 AM
#39:


Weakupedia posted...
why are people on board 8 suddenly becoming incredibly stupid

Suddenly?

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Dilated Chemist
03/24/12 10:43:00 AM
#40:


Hunger Games trilogy was dope. Fools be hatin.

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ff6man
03/24/12 10:56:00 AM
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What chemist said. Loved all three books, loved the movie. This is from a battle royale fan too.

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