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*Spoiler Alert* Watch the Hunger Games before watching this.

The folks over at howitshouldhaveended.com have released an animated short on how they feel the box office hit, the Hunger Games, should have ended. Its filled with numerous spoilers – so if you haven’t seen the movie, stay away – and its freakishly hilarious. (more…)

THE HUNGER GAMES

Who’s in it:

Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrelson, Elizabeth Banks and Lenny Kravitz.

Who made it:

Gary Ross  – Directors

Jon Kilik and Nina Jacobson – Producers

What’s it about:

Based on the best-selling young-adult novel by author Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games tells the dark tale of a 16-year-old girl named Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), who is selected to compete in a vicious televised tournament in which 24 teenagers from a post-apocalyptic society fight to the death for the entertainment of the masses. In the future, North America is no more. In its place has risen Panem, a divided nation split into 12 districts. Every year, each district selects a teen of each gender (called “Tributes”) to test their worth in a competition known as the Hunger Games, which are broadcast across the nation as entertainment, and to reinforce the government’s total power. When her younger sister is selected as District 12’s latest “Tribute,” Katniss volunteers to take her place, and trains under hard-drinking former Hunger Games champion Haymitch Abernathy (Woody Harrelson) to sharpen her killer instincts. Now in order to survive the game and emerge the victor, this young combatant must put all of her skills to the ultimate test. Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth co-star

9/10 – Eat your heart out!

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I Am Legend and Constantine director, Francis Lawrence has been chosen to direct the Hunger Games sequel, Catching Fire, after Gary Ross declined to return to direct. (more…)

I’ve tried my best to ignore everything about the Hunger Games, I haven’t even seen the trailers, and I have no idea what the movie is about, and I plan on keeping it that way. This is simply because it is looking more and more likely everyday that it won’t be released here. Sad I know, but I’ve heard so many good things about the movie  that I’ve decided not to punish myself further by looking into what I’m missing out on. But I’ve decided that I can talk about one thing – the sequels to the movie.

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