Isn't quite as exciting and compelling as the book, but still entertaining nonetheless.

Rating: Null/10 (20 May 2013)

I'm a huge fan of The Hunger Games trilogy of books, so it was only natural for me to want to go see the movie when it came out in theaters. I went to go see it on the opening weekend, and I wasn't disappointed but not quite satisfied either.
I think they more or less cast the actors right, and I was happy with the acting, especially Jennifer Lawrence's who perfectly portrayed Katniss as I pictured her when I was reading the books. Also, I was surprised by how good the Capitol costumes turned out to be on screen. There were exciting parts in the arena (during the bloodbath) and I was glad with how they filmed the last act with the last 3 tributes fighting on top of the Cornucopia.
However, I think they could've incorporated Madge in the movie, instead of Katniss just finding the Mockingjay pin at the Hob. Madge was one of my favorite characters and I was let down when I found out she wouldn't be in the movie. Also, the muttations. I had always pictured them as ferocious wolves, but not quite as big bulldogs...
The book was very thrilling and I couldn't put it down when I was reading it for the first time. To me, the movie didn't capture all the exciting aspects and suspense but as any other fan of a novel, I know that you couldn't possibly fit every single detail in a 2 hour slot of a film.
I found the movie entertaining, and even though I wasn't completely glad with how the final product looked like, it stayed more or less true to the book which is the most important thing.