Just what I was hoping for.

Rating: 10/10 (22 April 2012)

When I watched the trailer for The Hunger Games, I knew that I had to read the books first, so I did- and it took me two days to read all three. They were so all-consuming, so gripping that you just had to continue reading on until the end.
Going to see the film was almost another way of being able to read the first one again. All the cast were fantastic- just how I imagined them to be, Peeta and Katniss were perfect, and once again, the whole story pulled me in within minutes.
I know there are a lot of people coming out disappointed, and complaining about the 'shaky hand cam' etc., but I think you have the option of going to see the film in two different ways- with or without reading the books first. IF you've read the books, then you'll know that the shaky camera is portraying how Katniss felt in the woods, the intensity of her time spent in the hunger games. I can see how for those people who haven't read the book will come out a little confused, but they've just seen the skinny version of the full-fat book that we've read.
It was fantastic. My expectations were high, and they were exceeded! If you've read the books, you MUST go and see it, to relive what you read. If you haven't read the books, just go in with an open mind, and remember that it's based on a book- with so much detail, they didn't have time for everything, but it didn't matter.
I was so happy when I came out of the cinema,; I thought it was brilliant.