Two words, don't bother.

Rating: 1/10 (8 April 2012)

Unfortunately I cannot rate a 0 for this film, but needless to say I'm missing about 2 hours of my life. If you have nothing else to do and contemplating watching, consider doing housework as that's how much joy this films going to bring. It's seems as though it's a case of how do we copy Battle Royale and sell it to the masses... oh yes release a book trilogy and 'pow' here's the film to match a four years later for the kids.
As for the special effects there really wasn't nothing 'great' to shout about - unless you think that the fireballs which were thrown in for something for the CGI staff to work on. As for plot, there was no character building and the most that was built up was boy likes girl, girl doesn't know, she finds out, a quick kiss and end.
There is also nothing statement why the Hunger Games still exist (apparently this is the seventy-something or other game), just a quick thing about something about war. You'd pretty much think that they would have revolted by now, but yet the main character uses her weapon about once.
Quick summary comparison though.
HG - Kids killing each other PG and no real background
BR - Kids killing each other rather brutally with backgrounds
HG - That bloke who comes out of nowhere to save the main character
BR - The teacher who looks out for the main girl and gives her a brolly
HG - Boy has crush on girl
BR - Girl has crush on boy
HG - Both survive
BR - Both survive
HG - They are cheered back into society
BR - They become fugitives
Seems like there's quite a bit of stuff there to not even consider a copy cat there...