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by **HNutz** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:06 pm

Since it's about to open, I thought we could use a thread on it.

What are your predictions? Is it going to be the next Twilight, as some are saying?

Found this, which made me initially look for a thread already... movie posters in the style of Hitchcock, PIXAR, Nolan, etc.

http://m.ew.com/gallery-detail-lu-by-gallery.rbml?guid=20579776&pos=16

Thoughts?

by **rdrsfn82** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:11 pm

I think it's going to make a lot of money.

by **Strict31** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:16 pm

My only hope and interest in this movie is that it helps kick open the door to allow more females to become fans of sci-fi. To help make sci-fi and fantasy more and more mainstreamed.

I love the fact that ordinary soccer moms are stoked for this flick. Even though I am uninterested in seeing it, anything that makes less room for rom-com choices on movie night is okay by me.

by **bkthomson** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:28 pm

I just started reading and like it so far.

by **Strict31** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 7:34 pm

bkthomson wrote:I just started reading and like it so far.

My best friend finished the series a month or so ago (his wife was all into it and shit). He didn't care for it much, but said the movie casting is pretty much spot-on.

by **Amoebas** » Tue Mar 20, 2012 9:39 pm

I almost always pick the movies my wife and I go to.

Not this weekend. We'll be in Manhattan for 3 days but one of those nights will be in at an IMAX watching this.

I know next to nothing about it so I'm hoping it's at the least, entertaining for a couple hours.

by **Chesscub** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 8:00 am

I liked it when it was Battle Royale.

by **bkthomson** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:08 am

Strict31 wrote:
My best friend finished the series a month or so ago (his wife was all into it and shit). He didn't care for it much, but said the movie casting is pretty much spot-on.

So far it has been good and really moves. You can tell it is young adult for the lack of over exposition.

by **Doc Jon** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:10 am

Reviews have been positive so far and have mentioned that despite the similar audience, it is nothing like Twilight.

I'll probably take the wife.

by **eltopo** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:23 am

Chesscub wrote:I liked it when it was Battle Royale.

I read the first book and I thought the same thing

by **eltopo** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:28 am

it's got Jenifer Lawrence in so if nothing else it'll be something to whack it to

by **bkthomson** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:31 am

Chesscub wrote:I liked it when it was Battle Royale.

Never read it or see it. What is Battle Royale.

by **bkthomson** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:31 am

eltopo wrote:it's got Jenifer Lawrence in so if nothing else it'll be something to whack it to

Always looking on the bright side of things.

by **US Agent** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:40 am

We have IMAX tickets for a Saturday afternoon matinee. Going with my wife and father-in-law. They've both read the series and I know they are excited for it. It's been so long since I've been to the movies, I'm just pumped for that.

by **eltopo** » Wed Mar 21, 2012 9:42 am

bkthomson wrote:Never read it or see it. What is Battle Royale.

it's a book (the book's very good)
a comic based off that book (never read that)
and a movie (which is awesome)

the story is about a dystopian Japanese government that in a effort to stem rampant juvenile delinquency they enact the "Battle Royale act" which means that one class of Japanese high school students are picked at random put on a island (given random weapons) and are forced to kill each other. The movie hasn't ever been released legally in the states (though I don't know a single friend of mine who doesn't have a copy haha) I think it's finally getting a blu-ray release later this month.
The movie is really excellent take one part lord of the flies with equal parts high school interpersonal drama and add a bit of hyper violence makes for a interesting film
I just went on youtube I guess you can watch the whole film there for 4 bucks
here's the trailer