Last Saturday evening, we had free passes to see "The Hunger Games". I probably wouldn't have, if I had to pay. I had not heard of these books previous to them making a movie. So what was our reactions to the movie? For one, it was way too long. There were many areas where portions could have been left out and it would not have detracted from the storyline. The capital officials were hokey, ridiculously dressed and (purposely) infantile. While the story has obvious Roman roots that are pushed into technological futuristic settings; the story was non-nonsensical. If there were a holocaust that caused major death and destruction, as well as a shortage of food- why would the "government" be sanctioning or even sponsoring a killing contest? It would seem that a better choice would be to limit the number of births. Jennifer Lawrence fit the part so well because it was almost the same character that she played in "Winter's Bone". I like her as an actress, but this story is being touted as the next Harry Potter- I think not. It is making lots of money, but it does not have the same mass-appeal. It was lucky enough to be brought to the theaters with very little competition- and therefore had very little effort to "whomp" them. I would heartily recommend it to some hormone ridden sixteen year old, as that must be the focus audience.
On Sunday, we rented Tower Heist. Small portions of the story were funny. Small portions of the movie were believable. Most of it was really bad. Why do they make nonsensical crap like this? Don't they even test it in front of an audience before release ?? Is it just that the studios will make a movie about anything, and throw their money away, or are they just plain stupid?
Deep breath please
At the beginning of my shift I placed a stethoscope on an elderly and slightly deaf female patient's anterior chest wall. "Big breaths" I instructed. "Yes, they used to be" replied the patient.
