Anyone who enjoys utterly undemanding trash, absurd gags, and pop-culture parodies might have fun with The Starving Games. Everyone else should probably give it a wide berth.
What’s it about?
The film pokes fun at The Hunger Games: instead of Katniss Everdeen, Kantmiss Evershot volunteers for her sister in the “Starving Games.” Along with Peter Malarkey, she ends up in a TV arena where contestants fight for survival.
The directing duo Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer packs pretty much every well-known reference from the early 2010s into the film. Alongside The Hunger Games, it parodies The Avengers, Avatar, Harry Potter, Angry Birds, as well as stars such as Taylor Swift and Psy.
Quick facts:
- Original title: The Starving Games
- Release year: 2013
- Genre: Parody / Comedy / Trash
- Runtime: approx. 83 minutes
My impression:
The reviews were extremely bad at the time—and not without reason. The humor is often crude, pretty silly, and at times decidedly below the belt. However, anyone deliberately in the mood for mindless parody silliness for a fun evening with friends might still find a few laughs here. I stumbled across it more or less by accident. It reminded me a little of Scary Movie ;) Unlike with Scary Movie, though, I prefer the original here.
Has anyone here seen the movie? More of an entertaining trash snack or a complete waste of time?
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