The Hunger Games fans have outdone the
Twi-hards and Potter-Heads in the book sales stakes and are likely to
do the same with the much anticipated DVD release of the first film
from Suzanne Collins’ literary trilogy, which sees heroine, Katniss
Everdeen,(Jennifer Lawrence) volunteering to take her little sister’s
place as the ‘tribute’ representing the 13th District
in the brutal, inhumane televised ‘games’.
Collins’ worryingly recognisable
dystopian future and an impossibly talented young cast, supported by
veterans Woody Harrleson and Stanley Tucci, make for a unique viewing
experience, which is likely to see you invest in the instalments
still to follow, Catching Fire and Mockingjay.
Fans of the book may however be left
disappointed at some action missing from the film, which at two hours
long still betrays some of the original story’s depth of character
and historic back story, but a whole extra disc of special features
should make up for it.
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