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Catching Fire: B+ really liked it (spoiler)

Posted by prayformojo (aka mayhem) Apr 26 '11, 08:12

between the political stuff in the first half and the cleverness of the games in the second half to the rather jarring conclusion, very well done.

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I avoided the IM spoiler but just wanted to say I like the casting of Katniss' mom in The Hunger Games (Paula Malcolmson). -- nm - bc/nc Apr 26, 08:13 33
- And what about Cinna? Kind of a big role too. I picture the actor who played The King of Mississippi's partner in last season's True Blood's. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 26, 08:29 2
  - If Brandon Routh could act - but alas he can't. I'd want Jared Leto as Cinna - too old? he looks 30! -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:36 1
    - Cinna needs some...flair. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 26, 08:40
- I'm not a fan of the John C Reilly as Haymitch talk. I guess I see it, but Reilly's too much of a goofball..... - ty97 Apr 26, 08:17 25
  - I picture him more as Alastor (Mad Eye) Moody. -- nm - Spawn Apr 26, 08:44 1
    - i think this, Reilly, and Bill Murray are all different shades of the same right idea for Haymitch. -- nm - TFox Apr 26, 08:45
  - I pictured Haymitch as the professor guy from Sliders -- nm - Stephen Apr 26, 08:25 1
    - Rhys-Davies -- nm - Stephen Apr 26, 08:26
  - I could see Al from Deadwood playing him. Either that or the President -- nm - Beaker Apr 26, 08:24 4
    - Oooo, I do like that. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 26, 08:27
    - Ian McShane would be a great President Snow - but I picture someone more slick looking. Think Bale from American Pyscho days -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:26 2
      - I pictured Jack Valenti. :) nm - ralph wiggum Apr 26, 08:28 1
        
        bwhahahaha -- nm - prayformojo Apr 26, 08:30
  - A number of people wanted RDJ for it. That's the right attitude but maybe not the right look. I picture Haymitch as having let himself go to pot. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 26, 08:23 1
    - OMG. (hands off.) -- nm - amanda jones Apr 26, 08:24
  - see, i can. and i also recall... - TFox Apr 26, 08:21 7
    - I pictured shorter, squatter, dumpier. Mainly, I'm just not a big Reilly fan. - ty97 Apr 26, 08:26 6
      - there aren't a lot of dumpier name actors to get to play the part than Reilly. -- nm - TFox Apr 26, 08:40
      - I pictured like "former football player gone to fat." crowe? kilmer? affleck? -- nm - amanda jones Apr 26, 08:30 4
        
        I might picture Bill Murray -- nm - ty97 Apr 26, 08:42
        
        Crowe or Kilmer might could work, but Affleck is too smirky I think. - Stephen Apr 26, 08:36 2
        
        true - but Kilmer is inspired - Reilly is wrong for Haymitch -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:37 1
        
        Kilmer by look is good but he is a mess and would probably wreak havoc on the set. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 26, 08:41
  - I loved the Kurt Russell suggestion the other day. (Not that it would ever happen). nm - ralph wiggum Apr 26, 08:21 3
    - oh. my. gawd - that would have been brilliance -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:21 2
      - Also, Paula Malcolmson is grrrreat casting. nm - ralph wiggum Apr 26, 08:23 1
        
        agreed -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:25
  - agreed - I wanted Joaquin Phoenix - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:21
  - oh, i can totally see him getting the right amount of surl -- nm - prayformojo Apr 26, 08:18
- yeah, i like all of the casting so far. my only complaint is now that i'm picturing the cast in my head as i read -- nm - prayformojo Apr 26, 08:14 3
  - The young actress for Rue is basically dead-on. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 26, 08:23
  - I really, really hate that -- nm - Epiphany Apr 26, 08:21
  - Well I was very much team Hailee Steinfeld for Katniss so Jen Lawrence is going to have to prove herself with me. -- nm - bc/nc Apr 26, 08:21

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