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WORST movie since The Hunger Games, and that's saying something


I could go on about all the things that are wrong with the movie compared to the books (which I have read several times over) and the original TV series which I have watched quite a few times, but to paraphrase Marvin (from memory) - the first ten minutes were the worst, then it went into a bit of a decline.

Boring, contrived, boring, miscast, boring, *beep* It's not that I was upset with the fact that the film completely failed the book, because without knowing the background to most of the (badly ruined in the film) jokes in the book (i.e. the towel) I would have been completely lost. God only knows how anyone who hasn't read the books could possibly enjoy or even understand the movie. They should have called the film Catch-22, because you are damned to miss the point if you haven't read the book and damned to realise how crap it is compared to the book if you have.

I would have rather watched a milk carton walking around London for 2 hours. At least that was entertaining (if you don't get this reference you are disqualified from commenting on this post).

p.s, for anyone who wants to defend The Hunger Games - Suzanne Collins lied her arse off when she said it wasn't a blatant plagiarism of Battle Royale. Of course it was, except, like HHGTTG above, Hunger Games is an abysmal remake of something far better, hence me referencing it. I'm sure Hunger Games is fantastic if you are a 12 year old girl, but for anyone else? Just NO.

Oh, and So Long & Thanks For All The Fish is a *clear* winner for all eternity in the 'Worst Song In A Movie That Is So Bad It Will Have You Praying To A Deity That You Never Have To Hear It Ever Again Or Please God Just Make Me Deaf' movie awards category.

I feel sorry for the dolphins that were forced to be in this movie, despite their (no doubt intelligible) protests. This post is dedicated to their suffering.

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Hunger Games is a masterpiece compared to this *beep*

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