If you read between the lines, this movie is pure evil.

Rating: 3/10 (24 February 2013)

Mindset before movie: I was on a aeroplane heading back from PV, Mexico. I saw "Hunger Games" on the on-flight guide and I figured what have I got to lose? I'm stuck on a plane for the next 5 hours anyway. I never even heard of the books until my other half mentioned she read them, so I had no idea what it was about. All I knew was there was a huge buzz around it and the critics raved and blah, blah, blah... Despite all the hype, expectations were low.
Mindset after movie: Wait a minute... I've seen this before, except it was called "The Running Man", and instead of Jennifer Lawrence it had Arny. I like "The Running Man" more and it too wasn't nearly as good as the book(which was ghost written by Stephen King). In this version of "The Running Man" I felt very conflicted; I didn't want to root for the hero, Jennifer Lawrence, because it is what the rich people involved in this production (the kind of people loosely portrayed as the 'bad guys' in this movie) wanted me to do but, I felt I had to root for her because the character is probably gonna start a movement that will help the underdogs of the story take down the cash chuckers, you know what I mean? Beyond that, I see a bright future for Jennifer Lawrence as an actress, I will always love Stanley Tucci and Woody Harrelson no matter what they do. I honestly think the major killer of this movie was all the hype around it and that nobody seems to remember "The Running Man". They should have just remade that instead. With that said I can tell you that anybody who likes this movie is probably still in their teens and are more than likely rolling with the hype or they love the book series so much that it has subconsciously put them in a temporary state of denial.
If you're like me, have matured beyond your teenage years and have seen/read "The Running Man". This movie will make you angry because they just ripped off "The Running Man" while ignoring its existence instead of remaking it. However, if you're a pop-culture sheep who just likes everything that is hyped to death, like "Twilight" or Lady Gaga you'll probably like it. Oh ya, my girlfriend read these books and she hated this movie too...she also forgot that "The Running Man" existed...WHAT IS GOING ON IN SOCIETY THESE DAYS?