I loved it!!

Rating: 9/10 (25 March 2012)

As someone who has read the book series I found this to be a very well done movie adaptation of one of my favorite books. The acting was wonderful and all of the main characters were portrayed perfectly. The contrast between the Capital and the Districts was perfect. I was as emotional watching the movie as I was reading the book, However, there are a couple of minor things that kept me from giving it a 10 rating...
I can see how people who have not read the books may not enjoy this movie as much as those who have. I feel that the movie could have shown more development of other tributes besides Katniss and Peeta. It is not as intense watching the death scenes when you know nothing about the tribute. I also feel that Rue's death was much more intense in the book. In the book you are reading Katniss' thoughts and she keeps comparing Rue to her little sister, which then makes Rue's death heart wrenching. In the movie I feel that that connection between Rue and Katniss may have been lacking a little. I also feel that the difficultly of Katniss and Peeta's friendship in the beginning could have also been discussed in more depth. And I feel that the death scenes were not as intense in the movie as they could have been. The camera was also very shaky at times, especially in the first few minutes of the movie, and it was a little hard to watch at times.
However, I thought this movie was very well done and a very faithful adaptation of the book. I think you will get more out of the movie by reading the book first, but you do not have to read the book to enjoy this movie. I give it a 9/10!