Adapting a novel is, well, hard. You have two opposing forces going head to head during the development process: the need to appease fans of the source material, and the need to reach out to non-fans and MAKE them fans. And, if you're lucky, you might be able to spend a fraction of that time actually crafting a good movie. Because of this, most novel adaptations come out as failures in one of these regards; they either confuse or alienate non-fans, or piss off the hardcore fans due to changes in their beloved source material. It's very hard to succeed with all audiences when it comes to adaptations. But does The Hunger Games manage to achieve this feat? And more importantly, does it succeed as a good film all on its own? Find out our take in the matter right after the jump.

One of the funnier things to come out of the Internet lately has been this video debate between William Shatner and Carrie Fisher over which is better, Star Trek or Star Wars.  Obviously they're on opposite sides of the argument and have some funny and interesting reason why.  Now George Takei (Dr. Sulu in Trek) has come out with a video in the hopes of ending the feud and uniting the fans over a common enemy....Twilight.

Meanwhile, Happy Feet 2 succumbs to the power of the vampire and Immortals barrels out.

That’s right, movie geeks; it’s that time of year again.  No, not Thanksgiving, or Christmas.  Not winter or Awards Season either.  No, it’s THAT time of year again; once more, we must move aside and give the movie theaters to all the little Twilight fans.  All week, they have be lining up and buying out all the movie theaters in their area to watch the next chapter in the “best franchise ever,” (says one tween I just made up right now).  This is just downright unfair.  There are so many good movies out there right now, and we have to watch as people across the nation spend money on a franchise like Twilight? Even worse, they are controlling the entire movie theater!  How are you possibly going to break through the lines of vampire teens and creepy Twilight moms to go catch a movie this weekend?  Well, TMP is here to help!  With The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 opening in theaters across the nation today, here’s some of the things you can do to ward your theater of those crazy, crazy Twilight fans.

It is indeed time for another weekend round up, this time coming in on time. If you didn’t read last weeks, we basically go out on the web and find some of the most awesome opinion based articles or random news and talk about it here. Then of course I toss my opinion on the matter and you guys create the discussion! If you guys would like to submit your own articles to be talked about here, comment below or feel free to email us!

It may not have been headlining news, since Bin Laden and the U.S. military took that honor, but many of our Twi-hard audience has been waiting for any Breaking Dawn news and tidbits to be offered by the movie studios. We, at TheMoviePool, try our best to help feed your sparkly vampire addiction with eight new pictures to feast your eyes upon. Let the screaming begin!

Last year Samantha Tumpach was arrested for taping a brief part of the newest Twilight film (New Moon at the time).  Now she's filed suit against the movie theater. 

Summit Entertainment has announced the final chapter in the Twilight Saga, Breaking Dawn, officially has a director, one Bill Condon.

Hot Tub Time Machine director Steve Pink's next project is being described as The Hangover meets Teen Wolf.  Ain't nothin wrong with that.