A slightly flawed but very enjoyable Adaptation

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2012)

Watched The Hunger games last night. It was a pretty good Movie adaptation of a very difficult book to put on film for a mass audience. The Acting and the look if the film was excellent especially Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson as Katniss and Peeta.
The violence,although very much toned down via the slightly blurred shaky cam fight scenes it was realistic enough for the viewer to take it seriously and not in an Arnie Swartzy way. Also the arena Special effects were very well done, but never over done so please TAKE NOTE Micheal BAY and JAMES CAMERON.
If i had one minor complaint,it would be that some of the much need humour regarding Haymitch, Effie and Cinna team of Helpers seems to have possibly left on the cutting room floor.
Finally some people have complained that The Hunger Games is not as true to the books as it could have been. But I wish to remind these people that neither was HARRY POTTER,JAWS,THE WOMAN IN BLACK or even THE RUNNING MAN of which the novel in emotion bares more of a resemblance to the Hunger Games than Japans Battle Royal.
All in all The Hunger Games wasn't perfect but I really enjoyed it and would recommend it.