Loved this movie!!

Rating: 10/10 (6 May 2012)

I have read all of the books in this series, and I re-read them before seeing this movie despite the fact that this could have made me really aggravated by any deviations from the book! Turns out I had nothing to worry about, this screen adaption is excellent. I absolutely loved the casting (except for Donald Sutherland as President Snow - he wasn't evil enough, and President Snow should both obviously frightening and evil. The portrayal of the District 12 people versus the people of the Capital was well done, and the setting of the arena was very close to what I had imagined. I don't know how it could have been done better, even though there were small differences from the book, these didn't really matter. I'm so glad I saw The Hunger Games, and I really look forward to the next two movies - I'll be there when they open.