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Originally posted by wtshnnfb01:Next person to say anything about the hunger games, I'm forcing to reanact the Russian Roullete scene from The deer hunter.

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I don't know what's so great about it, and I don't care. I'd rather watch the whole Lord Of The Rings trilogy (for the hundredth time), and then read the books(for the thousandth time). They never get old. The Hunger Games does.

alexandra_t

13 years

That's what happen when Bono is not in the room, Larry starts to talk a lot

MattG

13 years

This place was d-e-a-d today

RattleandHum1988

13 years

Originally posted by TheAchtungEdge:[..]

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I don't know what's so great about it, and I don't care. I'd rather watch the whole Lord Of The Rings trilogy (for the hundredth time), and then read the books(for the thousandth time). They never get old. The Hunger Games does.

The Hunger Games aren't really trying to compare themselves to Lord Of The Rings though, it's impossible to make that type of comparison. LOTR is an epic, it's almost a tale/legend that's hugely detailed with a huge amount of context and backstory that's there if a fan is up to reading it (I'm sure you've read The Silmarillion).

The Hunger Games are targeted towards teens, and you can tell that by the writing. When reading it I almost wished it was targeted towards adults so the author could put that much more depth into the story, thus demanding more intelligence and maturity from the reader. That being said, it does what it's meant to do, and it's got a kickass story. It's not super original or innovative or unforgettable by any means, but it's good for now and I can enjoy it. On that note, I just got back from the movie (some of my friends are diehards and wanted to go opening night) and it transfered super well to a movie. It almost works better in the span of 2 and a half hours on screen than it does as a book that is (like I said) desperate for some more depth. Perhaps it was good because the screenplay was written (or at least helped written) by the author of the books. Either way, it's a cool series for anyone to check out. You don't even have to invest a lot of time into it, the books are fairly short.

Andrew_C

13 years

Originally posted by alexandra_t:That's what happen when Bono is not in the room, Larry starts to talk a lot

geez ive never seen him talk so much, even Edge cant get a word in

id really like to hear those Rick Rubin songs, ive heard that thats when "All My Life" was recorded

MacStripey

13 years

Originally posted by alexandra_t:That's what happen when Bono is not in the room, Larry starts to talk a lot

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first: thanks for posting this, haven't seen it before

second: this gives me a slight fear of what a serious, heated discussion between anyone of the band and Larry might be like. I mean, when it really starts to get serious. I don't want to argue with Mr. Mullen, no way

MacStripey

13 years

difficult decision today. It is sunny and promises to become a really beautiful warm day.

I have the choice today of

a) hurry through work like mad so I can make it to the 18:30 game of S04 vs Leverkusen (being tired, exhausted and stressed but return home late being happy....maybe), or

b) lazy with work and take my dog on a walk along the breathtaking beautiful lakeside in the afternoon, or

c) just do work and basically relax at home.

babyblue

13 years

Originally posted by alexandra_t:That's what happen when Bono is not in the room, Larry starts to talk a lot

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Oh, never seen this one before :3 And lol, I don't think I've ever heard Larry talking this much xD

iTim

13 years

Kirsten...definitely B.

LikeASong

13 years

Kirsten, B. You know I heartfully support the idea of a walk along the seas and lakes surrounding your place

Hmmm whoever was in charge of the forum yesterday: WHERE WAS THE DRUNK TOPIC??? I needed it so badly. So badly.
Dear new mods, keeping the drunk topic bumped and active is one of your deals!!!

drewhiggins

13 years