POLL: What Age Is Too Young to See 'The Hunger Games'?
Blockbuster film opening this week raises sensitive question for some parents.
Ladies and gentlemen, let The Hunger Games begin on screens near you. Tickets are on sale for Friday's 12:01 a.m. debut of the thriller based on the lead book in Suzanne Collins' young adult trilogy. It opens nationally that day in 4,000 theaters and is sure to be a box office smash. Local showings in regular format are scheduled in Brighton (MJR Brighton Towne Square), and Emagine theaters in Canton, Novi, Rochester and Royal Oak. A searchable Metro Detroit list is here. Though the 2008 best-seller's gory violence has been notched back enough to snare a PG-13 rating, the film spurs discussion about age-appropriateness – just as Collins' provocative books do when they're in school libraries or classrooms. The first volume depicts a …
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