40 Seconds of The Hunger Games Movie Is Just as Boring as Two
Remember how MTV was going to show off the first, exclusive footage of The Hunger Games movie at this past weekend’s VMAs? Well, here it is. If you were hoping for something other than a girl wandering around a forest and then firing an arrow at an unseen target, well… sorry about that. I don’t know if MTV thought more exciting footage would be ready or if they think this shit is genuinely exciting, but… it’s not. At all.
FYI, when I asked you guys whether I should read the Hunger Games books, about a third of you said it was great, a third of you said the first book was great and the other two were crap, and a third said it was all crap. Unfortunately, the movie is also making the series look like crap at the moment, so that’s where I’m at. Just letting you know. (Via The Mary Sue)
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