I've watched the movie + Sundae Girl

So I've watched The Hunger Games movie today and it really wasn't what expected. All in all I thought it was great as a movie but not as great compared to the book (isn't it always?). They took out chunks of stuff out from the book, I promise no spoilers. But they did a good job making the Capitol come alive. I love the way the people dressed up with all their crazy costumes, the colourful, vivid wigs and the amazing make up.

Back in my old school they have book week where on one day you get to dress up as a character. I would probably dress up as a Capitol citizen with crazy neon pink nails with fake crystals, a bizarre bubble dress, comfortable flats and pink, pink lips, though no wig! I need to be comfortable so that explains no wig, I just can see myself blowing away a weird pastel pink wig from my face and feeling my head go all sweaty and icky. It's a subtler Capitol look, but hey I need to be able to actually work in class.

Here's a very rough look at it. I tried my best. :)

It's my best try...

All in all a 4.5/5 as a movie and a 3.9/5 as a book/movie comparison. What made me give these scores is because of the fact that the chunk that they did take out didn't include the suspense and strong emotions. You could see right through, even if you didn't know about the books at first that Katniss is going to win because (a) the careers weren't as strong or scary and (b) Katniss wasn't as scared as she should be.

I recently went to the library and got four books. So far I've read only one:

Sundae Girl by Cathy Cassidy

Jude's family are crazy, quirky, bizarre... her mum brings her plenty of problems and her dad thinks he's Elvis! All she wants is a hassle-free life - but it's not easy when she's chasing a trail of broken promises.

Nothing seems to go Jude's way, until she realizes the floppy-haired boy from school could her knight on shining rollerblades. And that sometimes, when everything turns sour, only something sweet can make it ok....

When you read the blurb you might think that Jude's family is way off the tracks but the family really isn't that crazy. I would probably say that her family is funky and that all families have their problems so her family isn't as different as others. The book itself is a little different from Cathy's other stories (that I've read) usually its all lovey-dovey but this one concentrates more on life problems, which reminds me of Jacqueline Wilson a bit. Just a bit. Totally different writing styles. Definitely. I'd give it a 4.5/5 because it doesn't have enough suspense and at times it seems a little too sad and at other times it's just fine, but the way it makes you go up and down is a good thing, just like how the character would feel.

That's all for now :)

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