The Hunger Games

[spiritosa]

I was debating whether or not I would want to see The Hunger Games if Joe and I could manage to get away for a bit. Since the movie and book totally aren't copying Battle Royale (and the book of the same name), I'd probably rather not see it. The author of The Hunger Games claims that she had never heard of Battle Royale until after her book was

Comments

[anonymous]

It's a YA novel. You're expected the movie to be rated R?

[spiritosa]

You need to educate yourself or at least have the balls to use your name. I don't give much credence to anonymous comments. It is a YA novel that was ripped from Battle Royale. Read the plots to both- it is plainly obvious to anyone with 2 brain cells to rub together. So, you are wrong and will apologize for hiding behind anonymity to invade my personal journal with your uneducated comment.

[spiritosa]

Besides, I never expected it to be rated R, and I never said anything to that effect. It's Battle Royale diluted for the delicate American audience, in both book and film form.