Come on John Scifres... details on Hunger Games

[Aussie Stickbow Hunter]

Originally posted by pete p:
I honestly wasnt prepared or wanting to see a flick where kids, yes kids, are forced to kill eachother for the entertainment of the upper class and corrupt government. Not slamming anybody that enjoyed the movie...whatever turns your crank. i just wasnt ready to see some 12 y/o getting stabbed or having their neck broke. hey hollywood...way to go on promoting the great sport of archery...

I'll second that Pete.

I struggle to call that entertainment. I haven't seen the movie and nor will I bother to.

Jeff

[Rob W.]

Very cool John!

[Otto]

Hey John

That wouldn't happen to be osage from my brothers place would it??

Awesome story bud!!

[Hawkeye]

John,

Does Dean T. know what you made of your bow building hobby these days?

[Osagetree]

Very cool John!

[Jaikarr]

Originally posted by Aussie Stickbow Hunter:
 

Originally posted by pete p:
I honestly wasnt prepared or wanting to see a flick where kids, yes kids, are forced to kill eachother for the entertainment of the upper class and corrupt government. Not slamming anybody that enjoyed the movie...whatever turns your crank. i just wasnt ready to see some 12 y/o getting stabbed or having their neck broke. hey hollywood...way to go on promoting the great sport of archery...

I'll second that Pete.

I struggle to call that entertainment. I haven't seen the movie and nor will I bother to.

Jeff [/b]

That's sort of missing the point of the movies/books. Nobody went to the movie wanting to watch kids killing kids for the entertainment of the crowd. The movie is more of a warning of what could happen in a distopian future where there is an unaccountable, autocratic government.

Sort of a reminder that the government should serve the people, not the other way around.

Anyway, that's awesome that someone who knows what they're doing made the bow, it's a shame when hollywood ignore the fact that archers go to movies too and we lose all sense of immersion when things like what happened in that greek god film happen. (The major bow of the film was a take-down club bow, spray painted gold and had the sight bar still attached,)

[adeeden]

Very cool John, and congadulations!

[LONGSTYKES]

Congratulations John, Pretty cool. I watched the movie on March 27, with my 10 year old grand daughter, for her birthday. She loved it.

[razorback]

That's sort of missing the point of the movies/books. Nobody went to the movie wanting to watch kids killing kids for the entertainment of the crowd. The movie is more of a warning of what could happen in a distopian future where there is an unaccountable, autocratic government.

Wow John, thems big words your using there, that edumacation is paying off. See you this summer and I have a new toy to show you, though its a bit stiff for your skinny arms.  

[KentuckyTJ]

Sequel (second book of three) is already in planning stages and due to hit the big screens November 2013, maybe they will need new bows John.

[pete p]

by no means do i want to turn this into a debate about the flick or detract from the original topic...John's bows. back on topic.

[Gen273]

Congrats John, That is cool!!!

[maineac]

I just linked the post and picts to our sixth grade reading teacher.  The Hunger Games have been a big hit at that grade level(and higher) for several years now.  Thought the kids would like to see the images and John's description of working on them.

Pete I just read (well skimmed) the entire agenda 21 document. Don't want to get off topic, but I don't get what you find so scary.  Sounds like trying to make the global economy a freer market economy, while balancing population pressures on the environment, the source of all base materials of the free market.  Not a single black helicopter in the whole document

[John Scifres]

Steve, the osage from Ron's place is long gone.  Good stuff doesn't last long around here.  This was home grown, Indiana osage.

Daryl, Dean who?  Don't see him around these parts anymore    

pete p and other off-subject posters, see that little icon that looks like a piece of paper with a pencil on it at the top of the posts?  It lets you edit your post.  Ya might try it.  Just sayin'.

[wooddamon1]

Congrats, John, this is cool!  

[Woodduck]

Proud of you...walk tall. Made in the USA!

[gregg dudley]

Originally posted by Jaikarr:
 

Originally posted by Aussie Stickbow Hunter:
 

Originally posted by pete p:
I honestly wasnt prepared or wanting to see a flick where kids, yes kids, are forced to kill eachother for the entertainment of the upper class and corrupt government. Not slamming anybody that enjoyed the movie...whatever turns your crank. i just wasnt ready to see some 12 y/o getting stabbed or having their neck broke. hey hollywood...way to go on promoting the great sport of archery...

I'll second that Pete.

I struggle to call that entertainment. I haven't seen the movie and nor will I bother to.

Jeff [/b]

That's sort of missing the point of the movies/books. Nobody went to the movie wanting to watch kids killing kids for the entertainment of the crowd. The movie is more of a warning of what could happen in a distopian future where there is an unaccountable, autocratic government.

Sort of a reminder that the government should serve the people, not the other way around.

Anyway, that's awesome that someone who knows what they're doing made the bow, it's a shame when hollywood ignore the fact that archers go to movies too and we lose all sense of immersion when things like what happened in that greek god film happen. (The major bow of the film was a take-down club bow, spray painted gold and had the sight bar still attached,) [/b]

I once overheard two women discussing how they would not let their children go see the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe because it was satanic...  Seems they never heard of C.S Lewis...

The movie shows enough violence to get the point across without being overly graphic.  Much more is implied than shown.  Compared to most modern action movies it is relatively tame.

As far as promoting archery...it is doing more than anything else for that purpose at this time.  Google searches, news articles, etc are showing a lot of interest in the sport as a result of the movie.

[gregg dudley]

By the way >>>------> Nice job on the bows, John!  My kid's initial reaction when he saw the second bow in the movie was, "The bow she had at the beginning was way better!"  

[beyondmyken]

My 15 yo and her friends have read the books but none of them are interested in archery.  :(  

John, I would be curious as to how the movie prop person found you, was it your website or some other means?

[John Scifres]

beyondmyken, Yes, my website.

Thanks to all.  Just the right place at the right time kind of thing.