harry potter got better, maybe this will

Rating: 4/10 (3 April 2012)

Disappointed. I read the first book in one day, couldn't put it down. The movie just didn't hit the right switches for me. Adaptations are tough, but there were so many better ways to go about making Hunger Games a film. They paced the movie well. The visuals were solid, especially in Capitol. I don't know what else what was positive about the film. I didn't feel any of the tension between tributes that I felt in the book. Everyone seemed pretty well fed from start to finish. No lack of water. No feeling of fear of getting killed, you don't even see the deaths. And no backstory whatsoever. The backstory is the best part, and the best they can do is a predictably evil president. That being said, it's not the worse movie ever, but I'm in disbelief that it's still at a 7.8 here, and 85% fresh or RT. 4/10?