Rated DG

I freaking LOVE going to the movies! It's not just about the movie itself for me, it's about the "movie experience" I love to sit towards the top-center of the theater, with my popcorn (fav food group of all time) and my sometimes contraband-ed bottle of water (don't judge). The huge projector screen, Dolby surround sound, and pitch black room puts the cherry on top of my Movie-Experience-Sunday. I see mostly every movie that comes to the big screen...so far, my top 2 for 2012 are The Hunger Games and The Avengers!

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31749_162-20127200-10391698/the-hunger-games-see-the-eight-new-character-posters/

The Hunger Games

Directed by: Gary Ross

Adaptation by: Suzanne Collins, Author

I read all three books in the Hunger Game series. Personally, the first and second books were the best; the third book was kinda slow. Anyway, I felt the movie was an excellent adaptation of the first book.  For those who have not read the book, the concept of this movie may be a little hard to grasp/accept and there are some rather disturbing scenes. I read an interview with Suzanne Collins who she said she got the idea for this story from a variety sources; the main influence being the story of Theseus and the Minotaur. In this Greek myth, Athens punished people by sending seven youth to a labyrinth to be eaten by a mystical monster! Harsh, right? Well, The Hunger Games definitely plays on that concept by sending two tributes from each post-apocalyptic North American district to battle to the death in an unpredictable arena. This annual event was created by the Capital to punish the districts for rebelling. The movie is full of suspense and there is never a dull moment. The actors and actresses did a great job fulfilling their character's personas taken from the book. I give it two thumbs up! Can't wait for the second movie!

http://thewertzone.blogspot.com/2012/05/avengers.html

The Avengers

Directed by: Joss Whedon

Adaptation by: The Creators of MARVEL Comics

I grew up watching Saturday morning cartoons: Bobby's World, Darkwing Duck, Ninja Turtles, etc. But my favorite Saturday morning cartoons...my own prepubescent soap operas that I followed week to week...were Marvel's own Spider-Man, X-Men, and Thor! I love the Marvel franchise and I've seen most of the Marvel films. I especially love the prequels to The Avengers movie at the end of each of the Marvel films (nice touch Marvel, wink). I don't know if it's the fantastical special effects in the film, the actors/actresses bringing out each character's own unique persona, the good vs evil plot, or my own longstanding fantasy to be a super hero with super powers that gave me so much JOY :-) watching this movie. It's probably a combination of all four...with the latter taking the lead. Ha! Anyway, go see this movie...it's awesome with the perfect amount of comedy, action, and suspense!