Monday, June 29, 2015

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 2014


The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1


     Katniss Everdeen destroyed the games when she shot an arrow into a force field.  She is in District 13 along with Gale, Finnick and Beetee.  Katniss is suffering from PTSD after the games ended.  She’s lost her courage and she’s devastated that Peeta, Annie and Joanna were left behind in the capital.  Peeta is broadcasting on the capital network and asking the districts to stop warring against the capital.  To bolster her resolve she is taken to see District 12, which has been decimated by the capital military.  In one of his broadcasts, Peeta is able to warn District 13 that their underground shelter will be attacked within minutes.
      I thought this release was stretched out to make it full length so there could be four movies instead of three.  There are a lot of speeches that seem like space fillers and added just to move the film along.  3* (This movie is OK) 

123 min, Adventure directed by Francis Lawrence with Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Donald Sutherland, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Julianne Moore, Willow Shields, Sam Claflin, Elizabeth Banks, Mahershala Ali, Jena Malone, Jeffrey Wright, Paula Malcomson, Stanley Tucci.

Note:  Imdb 6.8 out of 10, 65% critic and 73% audience on Rotten Tomatoes, Roger Ebert 2 ½*.
Special Note:  The next installment won’t be released until 11/20/15.  Wasn’t there enough of a budget to give Julia
nne Moore a better looking wig?








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