It was alright, go see it in theaters, don't buy it on DVD/blu-ray

Rating: 7/10 (24 March 2012)

I am an avid fan of the Hunger Games novel, but this movie did not come to par with the books. Some of the story's more in-depth moments were stripped from the movie, and the lines that were added into the movie, that were not in the book, made me leave the moment that I was caught up in. Overall, it was decent, and worth seeing in theaters, but not buying on DVD/Blu-Ray. The acting was also not the best. In my opinion, Liam Hemsworth was not a good choice for the role of Gale. He didn't seem too in with the moment, and I was very aware that I was watching Liam Hemsworth, the actor, not Gale Hawthorne, the character. Woody Harrelson did a good job, and Josh Hutcherson and Jennifer Lawrence were not too bad either. The producers/director did a good job of putting in small touches to scenes to show key features in Katniss' life as well, such as the fact that her mom is very weak, and hasn't been there for her children ever since their father died in a coal mine explosion. Some parts seemed to rushed, such as Katniss' time with Rue, which seemed much longer in the novel, and the end was incredibly rushed as well. The end of the film was probably wrapped up in about 6 minutes... not very pleasing. But away from the cons, and pro to seeing the film is the special effects. Obviously there nothing special, but if your a fan of CGI, there's ton to be had in this film. So lets go over pros and cons to seeing this film...
Pros: Good Story, good special effects, Woody Harrelson, a few of the young actors were good, specifically Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson and Amandla Stenburg (Rue). good job touching on the smaller parts of Katniss' life.
Cons: Took out some of the in-depth, background story scenes of the novel. Some of the lines were very cheesy and unreal, Liam Hemsworth=crap, and the scenes with Rue (i.e. her death and the attack on the supplies) were rushed, and the ending was rushed as well.
So, 7/10! Not too shabby!