It's just like to be behind the game in terms of fanatical books.
I didn't hop on the Twilight band wagon until well after the first movie came out. A friend from work talked about it all the time and encouraged me to read the first book and I was hooked from the very first page and have been a die hard Twi-hard ever since.
I'd seen the book The Hunger Games but never picked it up and then the trailer for the movie came out and it looked intriguing but I still didn't do anything about it.
But then 2 weeks ago I was having lunch with a friend and she asked if I was going to see the movie and I told her I'd like to but I hadn't read the book. She told me to read the book(s) and invited me to see the movie with her and her friends when it came out. Of course I took her up on her offer and boy was I glad I did.
That movie is fantastic!! Obviously the premise is disturbing, young children being forced to fight to the death for sport/ tv entertainment but besides that, I absolutely LOVED this movie.
I can't imagine anyone else playing Katniss Everdeen than Jennifer Lawrence.
And I know there's the "hunk" Gale Hawthorne played by Liam Hemsworth.
And sure he's cute..
But my heart in this movie belongs to Josh Hutcherson who plays Peeta Mellark.
This kid is young enough to be my son (if I'd had one in high school) but I don't care. He's my new man/child crush.
The rest of the cast was great too.
Woody Harrelson plays Haymitch Abernathy the kids' mentor for the games and he was great!
Wes Bentley (don't really know who he is but he has a bitchin' beard in the movie) plays the game master Seneca Crane.
Lenny Kravitz is the stylist Cinna for the District 12 kids and did an amazing job!
The part where he gets Katniss ready for the games broke my heart.
Stanley Tucci plays Caesar Flickerman the tv host and honestly, anything he does is gold in my book.
And lastly is Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket as the representative of the District 12 kids. I think. Not really sure what her part was other than to say silly things and look ridiculous. But she did it well.
So, basically what I'm saying is you have to go see this movie, even if you're like me and still haven't read the book(s).
I plan on going to see it again it was so good.























