The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is Phenomenal With No Regrets!

Rating: 8/10 (23 November 2013)

I have been waiting for The Hunger Games: Catching Fire ever since the first film was released! I've watched all the movie trailers, listened to all of the songs from the soundtrack, even written my own song for the film, and even bought a mocking jay pin! I was really nervous about seeing this film, different director usually means lots of changes! I was afraid that Francis Lawrence was going to "freestyle" Catching Fire and not reference the book like the first director did, but I can say without holding back that, FRANCIS LAWRENCE KILLED IT!!!
The directing was amazing! The cinematography was incredible! The script was real! The acting was SPECTACULAR!!! Costume, ON POINT and STUNNING!!! Katniss's wedding dress and entrance fire dress was BEAUTIFUL! FIERCE! and SEXY! Effie's costumes..HILARIOUS!!! This film definitely had me entertained throughout the entire film!
But, there were some rather intense moments in the film. But, i mean it in the best way possible! Francis Lawrence deserves an A+ for suspense! Jennifer Lawrence deserves an Oscar nomination for her raw performance! The entire cast, including the extras, were INCREDIBLE! The Hunger Games: Catching Fire dropped my jaw at least twice! Right when you think it's going to all be fine and good, everyone's walking away...BOOM!!! Francis Lawrence definitely did not hold back, and neither did Jennifer Lawrence.
With the new director also came some new Visual Effects! I really was proud of the VFX team on this film, they took it to a whole new level! The modeling and texturing was amazing and realistic, and THE FIRE was FIRE!!! In the first film, the fire didn't really look like fire. I'm very pleased that they improved on the realism of the flames on her dress. The arena was beautiful, as if it had been pulled straight out of the book! And even the SFX make up artist did an amazing job!
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire is thrilling throughout, it WILL keep you at the edge of your seat, guaranteed! With an amazing ending, it leads us perfectly into MockingJay. The Hunger Games is a film that everyone can enjoy, even if you haven't read the book, you're still in for an original treat! The Hunger Games: Catching Fire deserves a 5 star rating in my opinion! And I hope the film continues to shred up the box office!!! Happy Hunger Games...and my the odds be NEVER in your favor!