Books fans will LOVE it!!!

Rating: 9/10 (24 March 2012)

Okay, so I am a hardcore Hunger Games fan, and I was really impressed with the movie. Obviously, they had to leave a lot of stuff out because it's a 2 1/2 hour movie but they managed to pick out the most important stuff from the book and have it in the movie, so that was good. The actors/actresses did a phenomenal job. ****SPOILERS BELOW**** The book was written from Katniss's point of view but the movie didn't just stick to that. We got to see inside the game makers room, and people's reactions inside District 12. We also got to see Haymitch trying to get Katniss sponsors. I thought they made really good decisions about what to add in and what to leave out. I actually disappointed with how short it was. There wasn't much of the "cave scene" but what they did have was good. The cornucopia was ridiculous. I mean, I get why they made it look so blockie, so it was easier for Katniss and Peeta to climb at the end, but Suzanne Collins described so well in the book I was shocked when they first showed it. Some parts. I wouldn't recommend for kids under 10, even with parental guidance. There was a little bit of swearing (damn, hell) and some scenes were just downright scary. When the mutts first popped out, literally everyone in my theater screamed. Rue's death is kind of gruesome and really, really sad. All in all it was a really good movie and I was super impressed. And it was mostly because I wasn't expecting it to be that good. I wasn't expecting it to be by the book at all, but it was so much more than I expected. The movie was just really good in its own way. If you haven't read the book you might be a little confused about some parts, but I think book fans will be happy. I know I was.