Wow

Rating: 9/10 (25 March 2012)

I was actually nervous while sitting in the theatre waiting for the curtains to open, I was that excited about seeing the movie and hoping it would meet up to my standards. It was awesome, it was like reading the book really, the same feeling of wanting to put the book down at points where it's still relatively well for the characters but also really really wanting to know how it continues! There were some things I was disappointed about, some things they didn't include in the movie, but they were all left out for a reason and you know that, had they included them it would have downgraded the movie.
The acting was incredible, what some actors lacked in looks (in my opinion, some didn't look like they did in my head while reading the book) they certainly made up for it in their performance. From the little kids like Willow Shields and Amandla Stenberg to Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson to Donald Sutherland, everyone acted so convincingly, I was brought to tears in the first few minutes.
The only thing that slightly bothered me was the really weird looking Cornucopia, but really, that's such a small thing and easily forgiven :)
Yeah, I'd give it an 8.5, but since I can only give whole stars, I'm going to round it off upwards, because it's completely blown my mind. I'm such a fan of the books and I was really worried it wouldn't be like I would've liked it to be and if you're worried about the same thing, don't be; it's not a copy of the book, it's not better than the book, but it's as good as the book -which is really saying something. Go watch it! :D