Comments on: When Humans Are the Prey: 5 Movies That Came Before The Hunger Games

By: J-Doug

J-Doug — Fri, 06 Apr 2012 08:06:34 +0000

The Man With the Golden Gun always seemed to me to draw some inspiration from The Most Dangerous Game, although I’m not sure if this was mediated by any of Fleming’s books (I don’t recall how closely this 007 was based on original source, I’m guessing not much).

Also, apologies for quibbling, but calling 1987 the peak of Arnold’s popularity seems questionable when Terminator 2 was still four years away. I’d argue his pinnacle begins with T2 and falls off just before Action Hero. But it’s a silly discussion anyway.

By: Ruprecht

Ruprecht — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 19:00:26 +0000

Sorry about this, Chiefs, but you missed the Get Smart episode “Island of the Darned”, #11, 1966, based upon The Most Dangerous Game.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 20:04:59 +0000

Do you people read an entire article? Battle Royale, and Tarantino’s fondness for it, is spotlighted in the introduction.

By: Alan

Alan — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 17:52:57 +0000

Predator??????

By: JP

JP — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:49:08 +0000

RollerBall as Marco said is one of my faves because like near-time scifi, that I like, predicted so much of what our society and nation are morphing into.
Sue Collins mentioned that when she was working on this work she was writing it as an active anti-war story. I was drafted and served in SE Asia. I noticed that guys in my unit didn’t have all the options I had when I left. It never left me.
We seem to send an awful lot of poorer young people over the past 50 years to undeclared wars all over the place for misguided reasons and yes, I’ll say it, Corporate greed. How about that for the ultimate Hunger Game.

By: marco polo

marco polo — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:52:42 +0000

What no mention of “Rollerball”?
Five corporations to rule them all

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:23:46 +0000

“How does it feel to be hunted?”

“Why don’t you tell me!?”

By: Bryan

Bryan — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 23:23:01 +0000

What about Hard Target? It made John Woo famous.

By: Daniel Eagan

Daniel Eagan — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 20:22:05 +0000

Dean Joly and Magoonski, I discussed Battle Royale, and the reasons why I didn’t include it in the list, in the third paragraph of the posting.

By: Wayne

Wayne — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:25:01 +0000

Also Mel Gibson’s Apacalypto.