An excellent film with and excellent story

Rating: 9/10 (22 June 2014)

FIRSTLY, I want to make it clear after reading some of these reviews I was deeply disappointed with the response from people claiming they had lost money, and that the film was a waste of time as they did not enjoy the story, to those people I want to tell them that THERE ARE BOOKS, if you was not sure about the story-line of the film then read the book before hand.
As I have read the books myself I felt deeply connected to the characters of this amazing story, and as a film student I feel the film itself was visually fantastic, I'm extremely glad Francis Lawerence took on the role of director for this film as he has gotten rid of the awful shaky camera style (Seen in the first Hunger Games by Director Gary Ross) , and shown the world of Panem in detail, the way I imagined it ( and more) when reading the books.
I thoroughly enjoyed every-second of the film, and the actors did a amazing job of bringing these characters to life. One criticism of the film was the fact a couple of important scenes from the book were not included, however the fact extra scenes were added that were not included in the book due to the restrictive narrative won me over.
Keeping the review short I will finish it here saying that overall I loved the second instalment of The Hunger Games series more than the first, and I'm eagerly awaiting the final two films. To people who are unsure about the films, or say they dislike the story-line I urge you to read the books by Suzanne Collins and then maybe you can appreciate the characters much more and realise these films are not just about love, they include sacrifice, loss, politics, corruption and PTSD. 9/10 for Catching fire!