The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2 [4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital HD] [4K UHD]

(NO SPOILERS)I don't understand why this film is the least rated of all the four. I hate movies that lack substance, I like action but I want character, drama, plot, SUBSTANCE, meaning, deepness of literature, and more. This movie has all that. It's good and long-doesn't feel rushed one bit. Doesn't drag on either. The conclusion of this story is not just the future of the country, it's about Katniss, will she make it? And if so, how? She's gone through so much by the ending of the last film, what could possibly happen next? It's a painful trilogy that artfully crescendos and finalizes with a hearty 20 minute roundup after the climax. Is it artificially extended? NO. We just watched three movies with dozens of characters and sufferings, and the film makes sure we are perfectly fed with a satisfying and organic conclusion to the series. It is perfect. The action has meaning and story, and all these books and films become great literature--yes the films too.The acting is universally high level; the effects are astoundingly realistic, pleasing and accurate of the world we need to see. Everything is perfect in this film. The plot is perfect, of course it's adapted from the book so Collins gets all that credit. Must watch if you enjoyed the first films.

This Blu-ray has copyright protection called Cinavia on it. Playing a legitimate blu-ray sold by Amazon LLC, it starts causing the player to mute for chunks of the movie at a time. Unfortunately, we bought it last year and just opened it, do warranty is out. Guess we'll try a new copy also sold by Amazon and see if it has the same issue.UPDATE: the second copy I got doesn't seem to have the issue with the Cinavia. Maybe they changed something in the production process in the year in between the copies I bought. I'll average my two ratings then and go with 3 stars, because I don't know if it's really fixed or just a luck of the draw on if your Blu-ray will have issues or not.

The Hunger Games (2012; 2:23)The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013; 2:26)Mockingjay Part 1 (2014; 2:03)Mockingjay Part 2 (2015; 2:17)One has to suspend disbelief to enjoy most sci-fi flicks. Some movies make it easy, like the earlier Star Wars series, which have an unpretentious, childlike quality. It’s harder for movies that want to be taken seriously, like the Hunger Games series, which have an underlying somber motif. The story is, quite unoriginally, about a people’s rebellion against a totalitarian government in a dystopian future.Plus, the series has other things against it:Strange story features (e.g., the protagonists use medieval weaponry like bows and arrows, and swords, while the government’s soldiers have guns; there are advanced spaceships and radio communications, but no mobile telephones; etc.);Appalling makeup, especially in the earlier movies, that make the pretty heroine look really ugly, and a character whose sole role, inexplicably, is makeup;Strange and inconsistent physical realities from force fields interposed on actual objects;And so on.But there are things that work well: The screenplay and editing are sound, and allow the viewer to follow the story without significant head-scratching. The special effects are convincing. The lead’s love interest, and the key villain, are very well-played (Donald Sutherland has become a unique brand unto himself as an aged, Machiavellian but polite and impeccably-dressed, monster). But even collectively, these things are insufficient to make it a good series to watch.What really brings it home is one thing, and one thing only: The female lead’s acting. She consummately plays the reluctant heroine, her brow perpetually clouded with the weight of family, friends and neighbors, in fact, an entire people, on her youthful shoulders. She cares deeply for them all. When she kills in combat, it is not with a vicious joy, but as a distasteful, yet necessary, task. Very impressive indeed in an actor so young.

i tried to be brief in my previous comments about this series. gonna be a little less brief this time.i can summarize this final installment in two kind words that are the opposite of how i felt about the other parts: NOT EXCELLENT!! i wondered throughout this entire boring **bleep** film WHY over 90% of the focus this time was strictly on the leading character.WHY were 2 major supporting characters that gave life to this series--the alcoholic and wig woman--given minor screen time? even the other leading character--p--was demoted into a lessor role. WHY?it was all, mostly, waay too much about the mj. is that how the book reads? doesn't matter.allll the annoying focus on the shero and her role in the revolution was ... very poorly written. the role of the people were completely forgotten! overthrowing an individual instead of the system became the focus of the too much focused on character....over 2 hours of ... mush! that's the only word i can think of. it's late. i'm tired. mush is the word i choose!!!it was so mushy i became bored as **bleep** not even half way thru. with about 30 minutes left i was voicing my displeasure out loud with some not so kind words.the exact moment i became so very over the series was during the underground attack by the white alien-looking thingies. THAT was just ... no ... unh-unh ... no ... weird ... and out of place ... misusing valuable time.they truly ran out of gas with this part. it was a very poor and disappointing ending to an otherwise excellent series.the other parts i would rewatch and recommend to others. this part, i recommend they redo, then i will rewatch and recommend to others!!!!1 star!I FRICKIN' LOVE AMAZON!!!(and...uumm...Jeff Bezos too!!!)

I've enjoyed the previous 3 films, despite not having read the books, and although part one of the final was a bit slow in places this final segment seems to pick up the pace again as focus shifts away from the games and instead on the two lead characters leading their united army of rebels from each of the districts in an uprising through the capital to overthrow the evil president ruler and his council.There are still some game style traps etc along the way and a fair amount of action and as a non-reader of the books I enjoyed a few unexpected twists and turns - especially at the end!If you've watched the previous three then you're going to watch this anyway, perhaps the level to which you feel this last film does justice to the series will be influenced most significantly depending on whether you've read the books before hand or not - but as a stand alone film series I think it delivers pretty decent closure, even if the focus does sometimes seem to gravitate to only Katniss a little too much.

This is a marvellous show and the action is still on going. Plenty of twist and turns that has you going from here and there. I rated this an A grade plus for the acting and story that has continued along its path to being just as good as day one without failure, so if you love all the others than this will keep you on your toes, this is the final showdown between the people from Panem and the rebels that will decide the future for all. So now it's your turn to stay and watch a fabulous movie that will put entertainment as first class in the home for a night. Enjoy!

The final part of the Hunger Games set. Rather different to the previous, in that it doesn't focus on 'the games', but the war to take control of the capital. Trying to make their way through the capital they have to avoid/survive many lethal game style traps. If you have not read the books the ending is a bit of a twist. Watchable film but not as good as the previous ones.

To some people the series gets less exciting each film. I however love the whole series and think each film is relevant, important, exciting and interesting. If it was all action all the time you wouldn't get to explore the world and go behind the scenes so to speak.

This DVD arrived very quickly. Would definitely order from this company again.As for the film, brilliant. I didn't see them when they first came out. I must be the only person who didn't. So I watched the whole set at the same time. I don't know how I would have coped if I had had to wait a whole year for the next film to come out. To be recommended.