Free Hunger Games and Catching Fire Downloads for Samsung Galaxy Owners

If you own a Samsung Galaxy device, head over to the Google Play store and download The Hunger Games Movie Pack from Lionsgate. Once you've downloaded the app, you can add Hunger Games and Catching Fire to your Play library for free. This promotion is exclusive to Samsung Galaxy owners.

The Hunger Games Movie Pack app gives Samsung Galaxy product owners access to exclusive Hunger Games content, including scripts, book excerpts, video clips and more! Participating Galaxy device owners can download the first two Hunger Games films for free from Google Play*, in addition to receiving all the exclusive content available in the app. New & exclusive Hunger Games content will be made available to Galaxy owners through The Hunger Games Movie Pack app leading up to the film's premiere on November 21.**
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*Limit to 200,000 downloads per movie. Offer available through December 31, 2014 or while supplies last for US customers only.
**The Hunger Games Movie Pack App is available to download for free on the Galaxy Tab S, Galaxy Note Pro, Galaxy Tab Pro, Galaxy Note 3, Galaxy S5 and Galaxy S4.
Requires Android 4.4.2 or higher.

Movie Review: The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

May the odds be ever in your favor as you fight the crowds that will no doubt be lining up to see The Hunger Games: Catching Fire. The second film from The Hunger Games Trilogy is finally here. It was only last month when I represented Cinemit on the red carpet, so I was very excited that to see the film.

For anyone that has read the books, you might wonder about the timing. While trying not to give anything away, I can say that the pacing of the film matched the pacing from the book. There are a few parts that I felt were key in the book but left out of the movie, although fans will be overall happy with the results.

The set for the 75th Hunger Game looked just as the book described it. The cornucopia was in the center of a large lake that was divided into twelve wedges to represent the clock. The CGI for the arena looked great and while the fog was a little too fake, it worked for the story line.

The returning cast continued to do a great job with their characters while the new cast members easily slid into the roles. I am happy to say that Jeffrey Wright did a great job with Beetee. I was a little upset that Sam Claflin used an American accent. While Panem is located in North America, the former United States, I don't think Claflin's British accent would have been misplaced. In fact, his fellow tribute from District 2 didn't speak a single line, so the audience could have just assumed it was the dialect of District 2. Lynn Cohen's portrayal of Mag made fans instantly fall in love with her.

My personal opinion of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is that fans of the first movie and fans of the book will be overall satisfied. I enjoyed the movie and while I can easily nit-pick about changes from the book to the film, I understand why changes must be made.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire will be released nation wide on November 22, 2013. Check out my weekly post, Making Cents with Cori, on Cinemit for weekly specials on tickets and concessions.

Movie Rating for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

I did not see The Hunger Games: Catching Fire at an advanced screening. I went to the earliest available showing at my local theater using a pass from the Covergirl promotion.

Great Deal for Hunger Games Fans from Covergirl and CVS

Covergirl is currently running a promotion in connection with their Hunger Games Capitol Beauty Studio Collection. Spend $20 at participating retailers and get a free ticket to Hunger Games (upto $14).

CVS is one of the participating retailers and they are running an extra care bucks reward which makes this promotion even better. Spend $20 on Covergirl products at CVS and you'll get the following:

• $20 worth of Covergirl products
• $14 movie cash voucher
• $7 extra care bucks coupons

That means you are spending $20 on $41 worth of products.

To get your movie voucher, email a picture of your reciept to cgcf@drvsusa.com and you will get a reply within 48 hours. The reply will have a promotional code to enter on CG Movie Ticket for your voucher.

Important information about the promotion can be found on the FAQ page.

Q: What retailers are running this offer?
A: The following retailers are participating in this program: Walmart, CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Kroger, H-E-B, Giant Eagle, ShopRite, Harris Teeter, Ulta. Receipts from retailers not included in this list will not be accepted.

Q: What are the dates of this promotion?
A: This promotion will run from 10/1/13 to 12/31/13 at 11:59pm EST. Pictures of your receipt must be submitted by 1/7/14. If you are mailing in your receipt, actual receipts must be mailed and postmarked by 1/7/14. Once receipt is submitted, you will receive a PIN code that can be used to go online and download one adult movie ticket with a value up to $14 for Catching Fire. PIN codes as well as Movie Tickets expire on 1/31/14.

Movie Review: Hunger Games

Imagine the world after it has been rebuilt following World War 3. This hasn't actually happened and lets hope it never does, but that is where we start Hunger Games. Hunger Games is the new film based on Suzanne Collins' Hunger Games Trilogy. The first book, which the movie is based, takes place at least 74 years after a new government forms over the ruins of the United States. To prevent the districts from rising up against the capitol a second time, each district is required to send two children, between 12 and 18, to an annual event known as The Hunger Games. The Hunger Games is a televised fight to the death where twenty-four children enter and only one will leave.

Going into the film, I was a little concerned about changes that were made from the original story. I'm not going to list the actual changes because it would give too much of the story away, however Collins has spoken in interviewing explaining that she assisted and approved of the changes to help move the story along.  These changes worked well because the movie felt well paced throughout the story.

Besides the changes that were acknowledged there were some casting decisions that worried me. Could Jennifer Lawrence, a 22 year old woman, successfully portray the 16 year old Katniss? While she still looked older than 16, I am happy to say that her acting skills and a skilled make-up/costume team did a wonderful job aging her down.

The cast was well chosen and the actors were suited for their parts. Woody Harrelson was very convincing as a drunk who was trying not to get attached to his doomed mentees. Donald Sutherland as President Snow did a great job of playing the political villain. The younger actors were also very convincing. Willow Shields as Primrose, the younger sister of Katniss, did an incredible job of showing her anxiety and nervousness as she prepared for her first year of eligibility for the Hunger Games.

Since the film is based in the future, there was a small science fiction aspect in the sets. While it appeared just like the books described, I felt that some parts of the playing field were too far out there. Although they added a behind the scenes aspect to the show which was interesting, I felt the technology was just too unrealistic and the CGI could have been done better.

My personal opinion of this film is that any fan of the book series will leave the film happy with the overall production. Since rumors began last year that a film would be made, we have all been waiting and watching. I'm happy to say it successfully lived up to the hype. If you have not read the books, I highly recommend reading the books before you see the film. This opinion is that of a teacher because the film really doesn't require a background knowledge of the story to enjoy the theatrics. The filmmakers did a wonderful job explaining most of the back story without wasting time.

Hunger Games will be released nation wide on March 23, 2012. Midnight screenings have already sold out nation wide and some theaters have also sold out 3am showings. Expect crowds similar to that of Harry Potter and Twilight for Hunger Games so arrive early and buy your tickets in advance. I have not yet seen any promotions for concessions this weekend, but check your local theater's Facebook page. Regal often has coupons on the weekends.

Movie Rating for Hunger Games

The passes for this pre-screening was received as a blogger to facilitate my review. All opinions are 100% my own. Check out my information post for more information about free movie screenings.

Chance to See an Advance Screening of Hunger Games

The Capitol (and Lionsgate) is pleased to announce that you might be invited to an advanced screening of The Hunger Games which will be released nationwide on March 24, 2012. 24 cities around the country, in honor of the 24 tributes, will host a pre-screening of the film. If you live near one of the 24 cities, you must help unlock the RSVP link by tweeting about the screening.

Another chance at passes to a screening requires a rather large purchase. Buy a Nook at Barnes and Noble on March 10, 2012, and you'll get a pair of passes to an advance screening.

Based off Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games Trilogy, this film will take us into the world of Panem, a future country which is located in North America at least 100 years after a massive war. Each year two children from each of the 12 districts are forced to fight to the death on a television show called Hunger Games as a way to remind the citizens that the government controls their lives.

I have personally read the trilogy and can't wait for this film to come out. I am hoping to get screening passes so I can review the film for my loyal readers.