It's an overall great movie, and highly recommended.

Rating: 8/10 (15 October 2012)

I found this movie as, if not, more exiting than the book. There are a couple things Lionsgate could've done to make the movie better, such as gone more into the story at the beginning, when they just did a brief skim over important details. Such as the cat, and how Katniss met Gale.
The overall setup of the movie is fantastic, and it's obvious the director knew what he was doing with casting and shooting this film. Nothing really drags on, and goes on forever, unlike some movies I've seen.
I gave this movie an 8 out of 10 because I found it captivating right from the start.