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=**Write a persuasive response to the following comment**//**'The Hunger Games movie is over-rated'.**//= =//**You might like to**// **//consider the following//-**=
 * ===American [|science fiction] / [|action] / [|drama] directed by [|Gary Ross] ===
 * === [|novel] by [|Suzanne Collins] .===
 * ===Katniss ( [|Jennifer Lawrence] ) [|Peeta Mellark] (Hutcherson), [|Haymitch Abernathy] (Harrelson)===
 * === [|dystopian] post-apocalyptic future===
 * ===film set the record for the third best opening weekend box office sales of any movie ($152.5 million) in [|North America] behind // [|Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2] // ($169 million) and // [|The Dark Knight] // ($158 million) and is the biggest box office debut for a non-sequel.===

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From the opening scene to the very end, //The Hunger Games// movie was an incredible disappointment to fans everywhere. . The special effects were a complete disaster. The continuous shaking of the camera in the fight scenes was not just ineffective but also incredibly annoying to everyone in the movie theatre and ruined the viewing pleasure. The actors also did not connect with the audience. Woody Harrelson, did nothing for the complex character of continuous drunk, Haymitch Abernathy. I mean, he was sober, for practically the entire movie! Jennifer Lawrence also did a terrible job of conveying her emotions with her facial expressions and her actions, as was imperative due to Katniss’ way of thinking. Whilst most of the movie had a semi-decent script attached to horrible acting, whatever happened to the incredibly important fact that Katniss did not actually love Peeta? I mean, that was giant plot line, and if you hadn’t read the book before watching the movie, it would have been a completely unknown factor. Finally, the rabid dogs displayed in the final scenes of the Arena were supposed to take on some attributes of the fallen tributes. And, obviously, they did not. They just looked like a few hyped up bulldogs with no human-like features at all. //The Hunger Games// was said to be the ‘Next Harry Potter’ which had everyone clamouring to get tickets and to sit in the front row for another world-wide phenomena and yet, //The Hunger Games// did not live up to its expectations. (India)

From seeing the first sentence of the many reviews I have read it is clear that the Hunger Games is OVERRATED! Very commonly people say the book is better than the movie but for this movie it is translucent the book is better. Suzanne Collins amazed teens with the first novel of the Hunger Games trilogy and when it came time for the movie there were reviews saying it didn’t have the same excitement and adventurous feel as the book did. If you are looking for a movie with twists and action I would recommend “Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol”. This movie is awesome, it has a great plot and exciting twists. (Gabe Hanmer)

All around the world, Hunger Games created great thrill and excitement to all those who read the imaginative books and watched the amazing movie. I believe that the Hunger Games is //not// at all over rated. The movie sucks you in from start to finish and makes you wonder, worry and imagine what is going to happen next. Katniss Everdeen, (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark, (Josh Hutcherson), are the two tributes selected to represent District 12, in which they must learn to survive, kill and win. This big screen movie was sent to third position on the box office sales in the first weekend it was released, and I say that that is an outstanding achievement. In conclusion, Hunger Games is a movie to see, not just once, but many, many times. If you enjoy a love story, strive for an action movie, than this, Hunger Games, is the movie for you. (Sami Cameron)

Exciting, entrancing and eventful, Hunger Games is the book to read. it is proposed that Hunger Games is overrated, I disagree with this ludicrous proposal Hunger Games is by far the best book and movie in all time and should not be dared identified as overrated. Hunger Games is set in a distant future where 24 children, a boy and a girl chosen from each of the 12 districts compete in a fight to the death contest which will keep you on edge every step of the way. While reading Hunger Games you are in the perspective of Katniss Everdeen who is unfortunately chosen to compete in the games, but her tail of love and loss will convince you to be rooting for her to win. **//'//** **// Happy Hunger Games and may the odds be ever in your favour!' //** (Brianna)

The Hunger Games. A film that would rival classics such as Harry Potter and The Dark Knight. The phenomena that swept over the world after Suzanne Collins released the novelof the century, the novel bringing teens back to reading.The novel that beat all others. But was it really that good? The Hunger Games film, set in post apocolyptic North America, had so much hype surrounding it. It racked up a total of 152.5million dollars after one weekend. Fans were lining the streets in front of cinemas excited at what would be the next big thing, only to leave with a sense of disappointment and a feeling of emptiness were this big thing was supposed to fill. The Hunger Games was extremely overrated, partly due to being extremely hyped up. The Hunger Games is a complete letdown. After reading the books I was excited by the fact that they were making a movie but it was not to be. The Hunger Games movie was a utter failure and I would not reccomend it to anyone, unless they were looking for a poor excuse for a film adaptation. 4/10. (Harry Hoy)

===How many times have we heard of how good The Hunger Games is? Whenever I hear someone say that the movie was one of the best movies of the modern times, I always stop to wonder if they have actually watched the movie or did they go to the movie theatre with cotton in their ears and shut their eyes while the movie played out in front of them. I believe that The Hunger Games movie was definitely over-rated. I am not just saying this because I hated the movie and the book. I actually really enjoyed the book. The book was the cause for most of this over-rating. People who enjoyed the book, created all of the hype before actually watching the movie. We allow our imaginations to create the book in our heads and the movie could not possibly have even come close to this fantasy. The fact that the movie had the third best opening weekend in the box office does nothing, but say that people who were excited because of the book went and watched the movie. Anyone who uses the opening weekend box office sales to justify that The Hunger Games was a good movie obviously is either clinging to the last desperate straws or has somehow deluded themselves into believing that the movie was more than it was. What the movie really was was a somewhat good movie with halfway decent acting and special effects. This is nothing compared to what the newspapers made it out to be. It does not deserve to be rated alongside Harry Potter or The Dark Knight. I rated the movie about a 6 out of 10. (Nitin) ===

The Hunger Games, to me was a complete failure when considering the amount of hype from the media and fans of the book. A film that is by far, one of the greatest films known to mankind is //Casino Royale//; The 21st instalment in the James Bond franchise. The film is one of great directing, casting and special effects. The violence is in abundance, but not as half as harsh as the Hunger Games. It an absolutely action-packed blockbuster. The cast was a very good choice, Daniel Craig portrayed James bond very well and the rest of the cast played their roles admirably as well. The special were very good, an example is the embassy in Madagascar. The few faults were plot development, as at some points the plot was rather questionable. Another minor fault was the opening song sequence; it was full of casino related references, such as cards, poker chips and suits, leading one on to believe the movie was entirely about casinos. Overall the movie was superb and mind-blowing; it was a financial success as well. I rate it 9/10. (Fazaarn)

“Happy hunger games and may the odds be ever in your favour//.”// The hunger game is an awesome movie which has definitely lived up to the hype. It’s about a boy – Petta Mellark and a girl - Katniss Everdeen, whom are chosen to go to the capital to participate in a fight to the death. It’s not all blood and gore though. It has a love story thrown in the mix as well, the star crossed lovers from District 12. Katniss and Petta. Only one victor can come out. Only one can live. Over all the hunger game is an action packed love story to which I would recommend to anyone over 11. The actors did a great job and the director could not have done better.10/10 (Sean)

Was the Hunger Games overrated? Absolutely! The Hunger Games, American Science Fiction film, set in a post-apocalyptic North America, directed by Gary Ross, did definitely not live up to all the hype that it was made out to be. This dreadful movie, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss and Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, was said to be the next Harry Potter and was by far, a long way off, this movie can hardly compare to the number one bought box office movie in North America, coming third behind the Dark Knight. From reading the novel, people would no doubt expect a lot more from the movie. This movie, in my opinion, was terrible, for many reasons, one being that the acting was not at all up to the standard that is expected from a movie with so much hype as the Hunger Games. The so called blood and gore, was blatantly fake, the speech seemed half witted and the way that the story was put together in the movie was sloppy and disappointing. One second Katniss was out hunting, the next her sister was being picked, and then all of a sudden she was in a huge city, being trained and tutored by random people that appe ared from nowhere. My sympathy is with those that wasted their time and money on this movie. Gary Ross has ruined this good books name with this terrible movie which seems like it was just thrown together to out of nowhere. Overall this movie has not touched my heart, I have not felt connected with any of the actors and I give this movie a 3/10 rating. (Harry H)

Can you imagine being selected to fight against other teenagers until death? Although the books were a sensational read, the movie was seen to reach higher expectations than it achieved. Based on the trilogy written by Suzanne Collins, the movie, The Hunger Games was released in 2012. Over the first weekend of its release, the movie was the third best box office sales for a movie. But soon after the first few days, it couldn’t sustain its crowds as many were let down and felt as if they had wasted their time and money. Being one of those who read the book, expectations of killings, and the hype of the games overall, were a huge disappointment. There are 24 tributes and only one comes out alive, you would think that you would see at least a dozen of the killings, when in fact, you only saw about 2. Overall, Director Gary Ross almost certainly failed to portray Suzanne Collins creative idea on to the big screen and this was shown as many left the cinemas with disappointed faces. Overall, if you haven’t read the books, you wouldn’t understand it because Katniss spends her time thinking in trees. Even so, if you have read the books, it’s a huge disappointment as the movie really is a waste of time and money. (Grace F)

==I have great expectations of how the movie The Hunger Games will be perceived. I have not yet seen the movie, but have read the book and strongly believe that if the movie adapts the drama and suspense demonstrated so well in the novel the movie will truly live up to my expectation of being “the next harry potter”. The book grasps you straight away and without a doubt you are soon begging for more, what is a novel soon becomes an epic page turning adventure. The characters are portrayed so well in the book that by the time you have finished it feels as though you have been there with them the whole time battling other districts until there is only one man standing. You feel as though you have been with the characters every step of the way and know them inside and out. I do understand that movies can never really go into as much depth as the book does, but if the movie lives up to its rave and hype from trailers and movie reviews it should be quite the movie of the year. I believe that The Hunger Games will not be an overrated film but a fantastic futuristic adventure. Kate Ebeling 9W ==

==//Is ‘The Hunger Games’ really over-rated? After seeing this multi-million dollar motion picture ‘The Hunger Games’ I strongly believe this film is not over-rated. This highly anticipated film directed by Gary Ross is based on the breathtaking novel written by Suzanne Collins. This movie has everything, from action and drama scenes to the mixture of relationships between characters for example Katniss and Peeta’s relationship in the arena or the relationship between Katniss and Gale on the outside. This film plays with your emotions leaving you feeling heartbroken when Katniss and Prim (Katniss’s sister) are separated and you feeling exhilarated when the fighting begins. All in all this film defiantly lives up to its potential and certainly deserves all the hypes it was given. 9/10 (Bianca) //==

The Hunger Games... claimed by young people to be one of the most amazing movies of the decade. Why? No clue! I once attempted to read the book and got up to page 33 when I couldn’t take the pathetic story line anymore. I mean, the whole idea of kids battling for their lives on a TV show is just plain stupid. How anyone could be lured into reading a book like this completely stumps me. Wouldn’t you think that readers of the age of 15 would be into reading books that aren’t as childish as The Hunger Games? From what I’ve heard from people who’ve seen the movie... they argue that it’s defiantly a letdown. This shows that The Hunger Games is following the patterns of many other let down movies that were originally books. E.g. Harry Potter- Lord of the Rings- etc... While the books may be spectacular, their movie version can be a complete disaster. The most disappointing book-movie for me would have to be The Shinning. This book would have to be one of my favourites of all time. The shinning is deep and dramatic. It holds a variety of themes such as; horror, thriller, suspense and psychological drama. Whereas the movie failed so miserably at achieving these things and left out some of the most crucial events in the story. This pretty much sounds like what people have been saying about The Hunger Games. So if you want to a movie that won’t waste your time and keep you enjoyed- you’d be far better off hiring The Shining than some silly Hunger Game film. (Lachie Jones)

Wasn’t the //Hunger Games// supposed to be the next //Harry Potter//? The international phenomenon that was based on the book by Susanne Collins and was rated third best opening weekend box office in North America, but has the supposedly amazing film been highly overrated? I believe it has. The book has been belittled by its million dollar re-creation but I find it has disappointed a whole generation by the lack of emotion and frankly, lack of gore that was put into the actual film. The relationship between //Katniss// (Jennifer Lawrence) and //Peeta// (Josh Hutcherson) was made out to be as if they were actually in love. The book portrays that they only pretended to be //star crossed lovers// in the actual games to insure that Katniss would have a better chance of winning and later, to help that both tributes would come out alive. Another disappointment that made the movie drag on was the fact that the first three quarters was taken up by Katniss and Peeta being chosen for the games and them traveling to the arena. Why wasn’t more time taken to show the audience what they really wanted? They came to see the hunger games didn’t they? Not, //Peeta and Katniss Adventure to the hunger games Arena (Oh, and They Kill Some People in the End)//. The lack of action was almost boring even though it did regain some matter of respect towards the end of the movie with a thrilling scene of rabid dogs, but that is beside the point. The fact that the movie was given such a high rating before it even premiered is absolutely ludicrous. Even though it reached third in its first weekend doesn’t mean that it was in anyway satisfying, if those so called movie experts had even read the book before they had gone to see the movie, they would have completely changed their mind about the fact that the Hunger Games was actually a success. All in all, if I had a choice of going to see this extremely overrated, disappointing, so called phenomenon and watching the //Telly Tubbies// with an eight, I would choose the //Telly Tubbies. (Nina)// ===**The Hunger Games may seem like a creative and wanted movie to see but it had no appeal on me. A great and positive movie for the environment, but that doesn’t mean you have to take it as an environment movie., do you care about the trees or just want to watch a happy movie? Then this is the movie for you. I expected it to be colourful happy and fun until half way though I am not going to tell you what happened next because that would ruin a fabulous and most flattering movie I have ever seen at the movies. Do you like happy movie love some fun The Lorax is for you? 8.5/10 Phoebe Rigby **===

What about you? Do you think it’s over-rated? I think ‘The Hunger Game’ movie was not over-rated because in the movie there were some parts where you could see people stabbing each other and people dying. Also there was a scene where the girl with an arrow got bitten everywhere with genetically engineered wasps, and her body changed really badly. In the movie, the scene that I really like was when 3 to 4 huge animal that looked like a dog came out and began to chase the district 12 couple. I liked this movie but it wasn’t the best movie that I watched. I give this movie a rating of 7.5/10 (Daniel C)
 * I have absolutely no intention to see the new Hunger Games movie, if I want to waste money I’ll go buy shares in MySpace, the movies looks like a more brutal version of twilight, but instead sparkling vampires, they have kids running around trying to blow each other’s heads off for the audiences entertainment, are they really that bored in the future? To me movie looks like the child version of WWE, fake and horrible. There are hundreds, no thousands of other movies that I would rather watch instead. Such as the new //Mission Impossible// or //Sherlock Holmes//, Instead of the Hunger Games, why not chose a movie that everybody would love, like //Lord of the Rings// or //Harry Potter.// Both movies have a stronger storyline and more in-depth characters then en expressionless actors, and both movies have achieved more than the Hunger Games, Lord of the Rings has the most Oscars for a film and //Harry Potter// Has the most Box office pay offs. To be honest, way settle for less when you can see so much more. “I love the Hunger Games” Really? (Josh C) **

==Would you seriously not watch a movie based on the best-selling novel “The Hunger Games"? Not only was the novel best-selling but the movie also on the first weekend it was the best-selling non sequel. This movie is definitely not over rated. It is well-known that 70% of ratings are either 10/10 or 5 stars. You must not miss out on this amazing movie. If you wait until it is on DVD you will really regret it because it is not going to be as good on a smaller screen. In conclusion this movie is a must for people aged between 12 and 21 and it will suit many other age s I rate this 10/10. By Liam Spinella. == ==As soon as the book, The Hunger Games came out, everyone was talking about it. It was like their life had not been complete until now. All people said were “Oh my gosh, it was amazing! It’s like the next Harry Potter except better!” I know that people have different tastes in movies and books, but I definitely believe that this movie was overrated in so many ways. Due to everyone saying that it was amazing, I decided to the read the book, and when I finished it, I believed it was a pretty good book. Then, after a few weeks, there was the trailer. The trailer seemed like the most amazing thing that anyone had ever seen in their life. When our teacher showed it to us, I was pretty convinced that the movie was going to be as good as the book was. Finally, the movie finally came out, and //everyone// was going crazy. People were booking tickets for movies that were showing at 12AM. I had great expectations since the book and trailer seemed pretty good compared to other ones. So the next week, I went to the see the movie with my friends. I was so excited and could not wait. Finally, when the movie finished, I walked out of the movie theatre, and the only thought that was going through my head was “This movie could have been so much and better and it was definitely overrated by people.” Even though the movie was OK, I expected much more. People were saying that it was so emotional and violent when people died from the Districts. But, this was not true. Katniss, who was one of the main characters, only grieved for at least 3 minutes and forgot about the little child who had died in her arms, which made the whole death seem not as important as the book made it seem. Also, the movie had displayed the wrong idea to the audience. One example is that in the book, it showed that Katniss only pretended to have feelings for Peter, just so that they could get out of the Hunger Games alive. But in the movie, it was shown as if Katniss had actually had real feelings for Peter. Overall, the Hunger Games book was a pretty good book but the movie was, without no doubt, overrated by many people. (Sol) ==

You would have to be out of your mind to even suggest that //The Hunger Games// movie is overrated. Performances by the actors portraying already loved characters set out by the book were fantastic, with breathtaking performances by both Jennifer Lawrence (Katniss) and Josh Hutcherson (Peeta Mellark).

This thriller and tear-jerker will have you jumping with fright, enjoying a deeply emotional experience as you accompany the characters on their heroic journey, and you will constantly be teetering on the edge of your seat.

The success of the film in the box office backs up just how brilliance the film is. The film had the third highest box office rating in the first weekend, coming to 152.5 million dollars in total in the US.

Said to be the next Harry Potter, the Hunger Games absolutely lived up to its expectations. ( Eliza Goakes)

Was the Hunger Games overrated? Absolutely! The Hunger Games, American Science Fiction film, set in a post-apocalyptic North America, directed by Gary Ross, did definitely not live up to all the hype that it was made out to be. This dreadful movie, starring Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss and Josh Hutcherson as Peeta, was said to be the next Harry Potter and was by far, a long way off, this movie can hardly compare to the number one bought box office movie in North America, coming third behind the Dark Knight. From reading the novel, people would no doubt expect a lot more from the movie. This movie, in my opinion, was terrible, for many reasons, one being that the acting was not at all up to the standard that is expected from a movie with so much hype as the Hunger Games. The so called blood and gore, was blatantly fake, the speech seemed half witted and the way that the story was put together in the movie was sloppy and disappointing. One second Katniss was out hunting, the next her sister was being picked, and then all of a sudden she was in a huge city, being trained and tutored by random people that appeared from nowhere. My sympathy is with those that wasted their time and money on this movie. Gary Ross has ruined this good books name with this terrible movie which seems like it was just thrown together to out of nowhere. Overall this movie has not touched my heart, I have not felt connected with any of the actors and I give this movie a 3/10 rating. (Harry H)