tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340770414927407385.post4012230538363096516..comments2023-10-26T01:50:00.998-07:00Comments on PaxRyan's Blog: My international Hunger Games experience: disturbed but very impressedPaxRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11651511123554614482noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340770414927407385.post-25271414004513290232012-05-31T12:28:37.641-07:002012-05-31T12:28:37.641-07:00i'm pretty sure that every book store in Rome ...i'm pretty sure that every book store in Rome is carrying them, even the Italian ones. So, for example, i'd try the Anglo-American Book store on via della vite, the Lion's Bookshop which was on via dei Greci but may have moved, The Almost Corner Bookshop in Trastevere..near a corner, or Fetrinelli on Largo Argentina.PaxRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651511123554614482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340770414927407385.post-36568560210434183162012-05-30T13:59:38.785-07:002012-05-30T13:59:38.785-07:00Where in Rome did you buy the English versions of ...Where in Rome did you buy the English versions of the books? Thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340770414927407385.post-83743210689880654052012-05-25T16:04:28.031-07:002012-05-25T16:04:28.031-07:00Indeed! The move came off as a little flat to me. ...Indeed! The move came off as a little flat to me. Tristan is reading the books right now, i'll pick them up when he is done I guess. :) And to answer your question above about where you would find that type of violence, Battle Royale. It's an excellent story, better than the Hunger Games. But, the violence and brutality of it is through the roof! You may want to avoid it, but I am really into it, you can check out the wiki for it and decide for yourself. :)<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_RoyaleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340770414927407385.post-17381911862176758562012-05-25T08:10:20.091-07:002012-05-25T08:10:20.091-07:00We do not both know that - those are not movies i&...We do not both know that - those are not movies i've ever gotten into. And i think that is part of what makes the violence of the Hunger Games worse - it is a not a horror story. The characters in the Hunger Games are dealing with their every day lives, not some unusual horrific attack or character. <br /><br />Plus the *child on child* violence for the *purpose of public spectacle*, that we see in the Hunger Games, is more horrific than anything i've ever seen. Where would you find anything like that type of violence in other books or movies?PaxRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651511123554614482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340770414927407385.post-19097535276588951932012-05-24T18:46:41.240-07:002012-05-24T18:46:41.240-07:00I have to disagree with you as well, Ryan. We both...I have to disagree with you as well, Ryan. We both know that the violence level is no greater than the movies that were popular when we went to high school. Jason, Freddy, Pinhead, were all regular discussions to be heard about through the "Wildcat's" hall. That is, when the jocks weren't boasting about who laid who. I find it wonderful that authors are beginning to key in to the fact that the old standards aren't appealing to the teenage mass exodus. As a parent, I would much rather have my child read this series and be entralled, rather than balking at reading all together.Colleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340770414927407385.post-28550289135824418532012-05-24T16:17:55.072-07:002012-05-24T16:17:55.072-07:00Yea, as with everything else, the quantity, feroci...Yea, as with everything else, the quantity, ferocity, intimacy and sickness of the violence did not come through in the movie as it did in the book.PaxRyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11651511123554614482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-340770414927407385.post-47041662960858600712012-05-24T15:58:38.304-07:002012-05-24T15:58:38.304-07:00This is very interesting because I felt opposite o...This is very interesting because I felt opposite of you when it comes to this story, now, I haven't read the books yet, but I did watch the movie, and I felt like there wasn't nearly enough violence! I was expecting a blood bath like "Battle Royale", or something at least similar to BR. I liked it though, now I just need to read the books, but my book list is so long it will be a while before I get to them, and speaking of that, right now I am reading this book called "Pure" so far it's really good. It also takes place in a post apocalyptic America where the kids get taken away at 16, the rich live in domes, it's interesting. <br /><br />I also find it incredibly annoying about the lack of original language movies. Italian voice actors are terrible, and I also just hate wanting dubbed movies, I prefer subtitles over dub, and I am a little surprised that isn't more available in the theaters here.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com