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‘The Hunger Games:’ So what’s the point?
Elizabeth Banks and Jennifer Lawrence star in “The Hunger Games.”
Jason Wallis
- ‘The Hunger Games’
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★★ (out of four)
2012, Dir. Gary Ross, U.S., PG-13
- New films
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‘The Cabin in the Woods’
Director: John Goddard.
Starring: Richard Jenkins, Bradley Whitford.
The plot: Five friends go for a break at a remote cabin in the woods, where they get more than they bargained for.
Genre: Horror, thriller.
Rating: R.
‘The Three Stooges’
Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly.
Starring: Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos.
The plot: While trying to save their childhood orphanage, Moe, Larry and Curly stumble into a murder plot.
Genre: Comedy.
Rating: PG.
- Film roundup
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“21 Jump Street”
★★★ 1/2 (out of four)
It is not a work of art. Clearly, it will not be winning any awards. But I will say this for it: When I walked into the theater, I had endured a particularly rough day full of sorrow and pity and pretty much every other bad emotion you can imagine, and the absolute last thing I wanted to do was watch yet another awful adaptation of an equally awful ’80s television show. Two hours later, I walked out of the theater smiling, lightly chuckling to myself in remembrance of some of the movie’s funnier gags, and generally just feeling a lot better about life and my place in the universe. The experience bordered on the spiritual.
Posted: Friday, April 6, 2012 9:02 am
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Updated: 9:10 am, Fri Apr 6, 2012.
‘The Hunger Games:’ So what’s the point?
I humbly apologize for my absence last week. An unfortunate occurrence in my personal life prevented me from making a trip to the theater, but things have calmed down and it’s back to the grind.
Today we’ve got a belated review of “The Hunger Games” (I would have liked to include it last time along with all the other “HG”-related goodies, but I suppose it’s just as well since I’d have been quite the party-pooper anyway), to be followed in the coming weeks by “American Reunion” and “The Cabin in the Woods” before we cascade into a hellish two-week void until “The Avengers” inevitably rocks our socks off and ushers in the deluge of major summer releases. Not the best plan, but at least it’s something.
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