Amazed they pulled it off

Rating: 9/10 (26 March 2012)

When I ready The Hunger Games, I was amazed with the complexity and depth of the plot and the characters. I hoped from that day on that the story would be picked up by one of the cable networks and turned into a 3 season series, or 3 mini-series. I was convinced that there would be no way to tell the story in a 2 hour or so movie.
I was right that a lot of the back story would have to be left out of a movie, but the writers, director, and especially the actors (Jennifer Lawernce is outstanding as Katniss) were able to pull the story from the pages of the book and put it on the screen. The only reason I did not give the movie a 10 rating is because it was impossible to bring everything over. This may be the best movie adaptation from a book I have ever seen. If you have read and liked (or more)the book(s), I cannot help but think you will like the movie. If you have not read the books, do not worry, the movie has everything in it you need to know to understand the world in which the story takes place (and I suspect you will want to go get a copy of the book for yourself.)
I highly recommend this movie to all.