Shoot that poison arrow

December 5, 2013 5:53 AM

Katniss Everdeen Kills Everything. Warning: arrows hitting people.
posted by MartinWisse (24 comments total)

This is the level of violence in Mockingjay the book. To get a PG13 rating, they'll have to make extensive cuts. Much like the cuts King Arthur made to the Black Knight.
posted by rikschell at 6:04 AM on December 5, 2013

Perhaps Katniss could do a team-up movie with Summer Glau.
posted by Strange Interlude at 6:09 AM on December 5, 2013

Can't complain
Mustn't grumble
Help yourself to another piece of apple crumble
posted by hawthorne at 6:21 AM on December 5, 2013 [1 favorite]

I have to think that the real Katniss would be annoyed by how often she's depicted here juuuust missing people. Harrison Ford would have been a goner.
posted by phunniemee at 6:38 AM on December 5, 2013 [4 favorites]

This made me think of RAMBO KILLS EVERYONE
posted by FAMOUS MONSTER at 6:52 AM on December 5, 2013

MAJOR SPOILERS here for both Game of Thrones and the siege of Troy.
posted by distorte at 7:02 AM on December 5, 2013 [2 favorites]

Thanks for the earworm.
posted by Rob Rockets at 7:15 AM on December 5, 2013 [1 favorite]

@rikschell: This is the level of violence in Mockingjay the book.

My 12yo has been reading the first (?) book and she offhandedly mentioned "I got to the part where they start killing people" followed shortly by "eww...this is way nastier than the movie".
posted by kjs3 at 7:20 AM on December 5, 2013 [2 favorites]

You'd be lucky to hit a barn door with a technique like that (grumble grumble).
It's not all bad, though: we've had a nice upturn in the number of people joining our local archery club
posted by pipeski at 7:28 AM on December 5, 2013

Came for the people getting hit with arrows, was only disappointed once.
posted by blue_beetle at 7:28 AM on December 5, 2013

Technically, walkers aren't people. And don't call them "zombies".
posted by Curious Artificer at 7:32 AM on December 5, 2013

Conspicuously lacking any of the arrow floods from the Jet Li movie Hero.
posted by djeo at 7:32 AM on December 5, 2013 [3 favorites]

MAJOR SPOILERS here for both Game of Thrones and the siege of Troy.

Aww man! I just got the Iliad.

yes, pedantic people, I know Achilles' death doesn't occur in the Iliad.
posted by leotrotsky at 8:27 AM on December 5, 2013 [7 favorites]

You'd be lucky to hit a barn door with a technique like that (grumble grumble).


I thought that her technique was considered relatively good, movie-wise?
posted by leotrotsky at 8:29 AM on December 5, 2013

Thanks for the earworm.

Yup, now I'm sketching out possible fanvids in my head.
posted by ZeusHumms at 9:07 AM on December 5, 2013

That quora link requires a google or facebook login? Yuck.
posted by djeo at 9:11 AM on December 5, 2013

...just ignore it and click through past it. Here's the actual link to Wired from the thread.
posted by leotrotsky at 9:14 AM on December 5, 2013

Quora does suck though.
posted by leotrotsky at 9:14 AM on December 5, 2013

Thanks for the earworm.

Blame Cupid.
posted by MartinWisse at 9:20 AM on December 5, 2013

Now I want to see a Game of Thrones of Blood mashup.
posted by RakDaddy at 9:36 AM on December 5, 2013

That was a lot better than it had any right to be.
posted by Blazecock Pileon at 9:55 AM on December 5, 2013

Interesting fact re Hunger Games: the author used to be a writer on Clarissa Explains it All.
posted by discopolo at 1:55 PM on December 5, 2013 [1 favorite]

The best part of that was the Throne of Blood bit at the end.
posted by nushustu at 3:35 PM on December 5, 2013

I thought that her technique was considered relatively good, movie-wise?

As a woodwind player I've seen everything from saxophonists playing Selmer S80s in WWII era scenes to clarinet players playing right hand over left hand (grumble grumble)
posted by randomkeystrike at 7:42 PM on December 5, 2013