Not a bad movie - Short Review/Summary

Rating: 8/10 (25 March 2012)

I had not read any of the books prior to seeing the movie. I heard from others that the book was good and so I had decent expectations for the movie. Although I was a bit hesitant in seeing this, as it had been dubbed the next Twilight etc but was reassured by Box Office Mojo that the love story stood aside for the action.
The general idea of having a group of children being forced to kill one another in order to survive and for the entertainment of others, was quite shocking to me (and really made me empathize for the children). Though this idea originated from other sources..
Negative Aspects : - The camera continuously shaking and turning during the action scenes were an awful idea that truly hurt my vision lol.. - Some scenes/scenarios were just plain stupid such as the group of kids deciding to wait for Jennifer's character to come down from the tree and not being able to catch/shoot her down.. and when the crucial supplies were placed in the center of the arena and the "bad kids" didn't even notice Jennifer's character near by... the most ridiculous is when the dogs weren't able to chase down the two characters..
Overall, I thought the movie was good to watch and really is something different.. I would recommend anyone to see it and for those that are put off by the comparisons to Twilight etc, don't be! Go watch and you'll see for yourself.