Really good!

Rating: 10/10 (12 May 2015)

Release Date: November 22, 2013 Director: Francis Lawrence Writers: Simon Beaufoy and Michael deBruyn Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth, Woody Harrleson, Elizabeth Banks, Lenny Kravitz, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Jeffery Wright, Stanley Tucci, Sam Claffin, Donald Sutherland Runtime: 146 minutes (2 hours and 26 minutes) Studio: Lionsgate MPAA Rating: PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and action, some frightening images, thematic elements, a suggestive situation and language.
I finally saw THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE during senior exams last Friday at my school and I had to say, I was expecting the worst book-to-film adaptation movie ever made, but it was really cool to see this film and I got so energized by it and I really loved the first film.
The plot takes place a few months after the previous installment, Katniss Everdeen has now returned home safely after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute and lover, Peeta Mellark. Throughout the story, Katniss senses that a rebellion against the oppresive Capitol is slimering through the districts.
First, let's go on with the story. I may not have read the book, but the movie is just really cool from my point of view and I really loved this film and the character development is just amazingly well done and the acting is amazing this time around.
The acting is stronger than the acting in the first HG. Jennifer Lawrence is great as Katniss once again. Josh Hutcherson and Liam Hemsworth are cool as their returning characters. Lenny Kravitz, Sam Claffin, Elizabeth Banks, Donald Sutherland and the returning and new cast members are just amazing as they were in the previous film. The newest addition is the late Phillip Seymour Hoffman, may God rest his soul, as his character and I really thought he was amazing in this film.
If you hated the shaky cam in the first film, that is gone. The action sequences are all very well shot with IMAX cameras and I was impressed this time around. The direction by Francis Lawrence (director of I Am Legend) was really cool and much better than Gary Ross' direction of the first film.
Now the script: The script is actually amazing and I will not go into details about the script, but the way the scriptwriters wrote this film was simply amazing and I could not have been happier with that either and the dialogue is NOT ANNOYING as in some of today's other movies.
The music in this film is awesome and the soundtrack was really amazing an I think James Newton Howard's score is really amazing in this film. The song "Atlas" by Coldplay, I was hoping to hear, but I did not see the full film all the way until the end credits, so I'll try to find it.
Overall, while the first HUNGER GAMES was OK and had some major flaws, this one is totally flawless. There is no other way to describe and I hope to see Mockingjay : Part I before Part II comes out this November and I hope it is not another rip-off of The Final Destination.
The film is getting a 10 out of 10.