Trailer Tuesday: The Hunger Games

Yes, I'm well aware that it's not Tuesday, but I was too excited about this one to wait until tomorrow.




I think it looks really good, although I am curious how they're going to do the part in the arena, which the trailer doesn't really show, and keep it a young adult movie.  Are the characters how you pictured them?  I don't think that actor is quite right for Peeta, but I guess he'll do.  I'm super excited to see this, but March is so very far away.

Is there anyone out there who hasn't yet read The Hunger Games?  If you haven't, what's holding you back?  It's absolutely fantastic.

In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl between the ages of twelve and eighteen to participate in the annual Hunger Games, a fight to the death on live TV.

Sixteen-year-old Katniss Everdeen, who lives alone with her mother and younger sister, regards it as a death sentence when she steps forward to take her sister's place in the Games. But Katniss has been close to dead before—and survival, for her, is second nature. Without really meaning to, she becomes a contender. But if she is to win, she will have to start making choices that will weigh survival against humanity and life against love.

Trailer Tuesday: One for the Money

I've really enjoyed Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum series. If you were to ask for brain candy in the form of books, I would point you to this series, no question. However, over time I've begun to suspect that Evanovich is a bit of a one-trick pony. All of her books, especially this series, seem to be the same. Up through book fifteen, I was loving the series, even the repetition. It was comfort reading for me. But something happened when I started to read Sixteen. I just couldn't take it anymore. It seemed that Stephanie would never make any choices or change for the better or anything. But that's not why you're here. You want to see the trailer, so here it is:


I think the movie looks fantastic. It looks like it has all the humor of the books, and they did a decent job with the characters. Although Ranger should be so much hotter, but I'm not sure a guy as hot as book Ranger exists. I will definitely be seeing this one!

If you haven't yet read the Stephanie Plum series, why not check it out? Yes, I do think the series goes downhill, but there's a lot of good times to be had reading the first few in the series. At least read up through Hot Six, which remains my favorite of the bunch. Start with:

Trailer Tuesday: The Avengers

I'm crazy excited for The Avengers.  It's no secret that I love pretty much everything Marvel, and the superhero comics in particular.  Also, directed by Joss Whedon, which is just a win in itself.  It should be excellent.


Are you looking to brush up on some graphic novel reading before the movie comes out?  Here are two series starters that I enjoyed:

The Avengers, Vol. 1

New Avengers: Breakout

Trailer Tuesday: Thor

I'm trying out a new feature on my blog where I'll talk about upcoming (usually) movies that are based on books.  So for today I'm going to focus on the highly anticipated (at least at my house) Thor.  If you were to visit my house, it probably wouldn't take you long to figure out we've got some Marvel fans around here.  The calendars, pictures on boys' bedroom walls, DVDs, t-shirts, comic books, etc. would all clue you in pretty quickly.

That said, Thor has never really been a favorite character for any of us.   Besides my husband wanting to name our youngest son Thor* (which, incidentally, didn't have anything to do with the character and more to do with the fact that he thought it sounded cool), we've all looked elsewhere when it comes to favorite characters.  I'm still counting down the days until May 6th, and the wait is trying my patience.

So, this isn't your regular book to movie adaptation.  I do realize not everyone reads comic books, but I do and it's my blog, so that's what you're getting today.  I actually haven't read many Thor-centered comics or graphic novels.  But, here's what I have read:

The Mighty Thor: Loki HC

This was more about Loki than Thor, but that's it for me.  I haven't read any others.  My son used to get the Super Hero Squad comic books before that series ended, and Thor was one of the characters in those.

I do plan on reading more Thor in the future, and there's definitely a plethora of graphic novels to choose from.  Here are a few, if you're looking to brush up on your Thor reading before the movie comes out:

Thor Omnibus 
Thor: Latverian Prometheus
Thor: Ages of Thunder
And, of course, as a big promoter of local comic book stores, I have to suggest you find yours and check out one of the running series.

Now we come to the best part.  The trailer for the upcoming movie.  I could just about pee my pants, I'm so excited.  It looks fantastic!  Superhero fans, enjoy:



*I told my husband the only way we were naming our baby Thor is if he came out carrying a hammer. Fortunately for me, he didn't.