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First time viewed: Yes
Current Release: Yes
Watched With: Sebastian, Tyler, Warwick
I don't like reviewing part 1's because it's so incomplete. The film ends just as things start to get interesting, which is pretty frustrating. Katniss spends most of the film being kept safe underground or being used as a propaganda pawn and it's not exactly the most exciting stuff because everything is kept separated and we're introduced to a whole lot of stuff that we won't get to see paid off until next year.
Liam Hemsworth finally gets some decent screen time, but still only has as many lines as he did in the other films. And I think it should stay that way, he's best when he keeps his mouth shut. Josh Hutcherson is sadly absent for the majority of the film but what we do see of him is the most interesting stuff. Did they Steve Rodgers him or is that legitimate? And having recently watched film 2, Jenna Malone was missed as well. But as a consolation we get scenes with Julianne Moore and Philip Seymour Hoffman, to whom the film is dedicated.
It effectively lays the ground work for a final show down. There's a few nice squirmishes but they are almost asides. We just get to spend a bit more time with these characters and J-Law sings a song. If the last film delivers this film will have been worth it, but it's hard for it not to feel like a bit of padding.
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