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Rating: 9/10 (30 March 2012)

I'll start by saying everyone has their own opinion, if you don't agree with mine, I'm sorry, you don't have to read this review.
That being said, the Hunger Games series is one of my favorite series, and ranks among Eragon and the Lord of the Rings for my favorite (in part because Collins' writing style is much more entertaining and easier to follow). That being said, I had high expectations for this movie and I am generally very critical of movies that are based off of books. I was mainly concerned with how they would manage to portray much of the content which takes place within Katniss' head as the book is written from her point of view.
I was not disappointed. Jennifer Lawrence did an amazing job in portraying Katniss, and if you read the book before seeing the movie, her facial expressions and reactions to each event throughout are EXACTLY what they should be.
I would say the book-to-movie ratio in terms of quality is comparable to Harry Potter. Read the book, and enjoy the movie!