Pretty damn good!

Rating: 9/10 (22 March 2012)

Alright, so I've been anticipating the release of The Hunger Games for quite a while now. I've read the book and am currently half-way through Catching Fire. I must admit, my expectations grew higher and higher every-time I read a positive review on this movie, and, unlike many other movies I had been highly anticipating, I can happily say it delivered on all fronts. I saw the movie yesterday (Thursday) and I loved it. Whilst I took all the negative criticism thrown at the movie into consideration, most of that is nit-picking and no one should expect a movie to be exactly like the book.
What you get in The Hunger Games is an amazing story, lots of suspense, a small sub-plot (that being love) and most of all, terrific acting. The movie is great, Jennifer Lawrence was perfect as Katniss, and frankly I don't think any other actress could have taken the roll of Katniss as well as Jennifer did. Everyone's acting was sublime and it came together so well.
Whilst I had a few moments in which I was thinking 'why did they leave that out?' That did not take away from the overall experience and you can tell this movie has been made with love and care, and when Suzanne Collin's (the books writer) co-wrote the screen-play for the movie, you can expect it to be good. I'm not one to sway anyones opinions, but this movie has really proved to be on a ground of it's own and can really take the helm as being another big blockbuster franchise.
Bring on Catching Fire!