I will probably read the book now.

Rating: 7/10 (10 May 2012)

Being hailed as the next "Twilight" wasn't what drew me into going to see "The Hunger games." I actually wanted to see it because it sounded like more, and something interesting in a year over populated with remakes, rehashes, and sequels.
Set in the not to distant future, "The Hunger games" sees a complicated world split up into districts. Where 2 children from each district must compete in "The Hunger games," a nasty game off survival where only one will survive. Think "The Running man" meets "Lord of the flies."
Now I'm going to technically stick up for this flick. Some have dismissed it straight away because off its love story or because off its restricting PG13 rating. But I've got to admit that a majority off the movie had me glued. Its just a shame that the unpredictable direction I thought it was going in (which made me want too see it right through to the end) takes the easy way out, which just so happens to be the most unlikely way.
Overall, I think it's better than what adult men would assume from it, but not the work off genius that teenage girls will be making it out too be. Its a great concept, let down a lot by not playing it's own rules, and the time it takes too get too the friggen point might put some people off too.