The Hunger Games 2: Ripping Off Battle Royale 2

Rating: 1/10 (12 March 2015)

Honestly, I wish I could give this movie a zero or less. I have never written a movie review before but the level of disgust and pure ridiculousness of this B movie inspired me. I like both Jennifer Laurence and Josh Hutherson but I'm guessing only financial gain could have got them to star in this movie seeing that the screenplay was an uncredited ripoff of Batoru rowaiaru II: Chinkonka !
With that said, I am writing this review for one purpose only: IF YOU HAVE NOT SEEN THE BATTLE ROYALE 2 (2003), PLEASE GET A COPY AND WATCH IT FIRST! PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND CINEMA, WATCH THE ORIGINAL FIRST!
Yes, I am caps-lock yelling at you! This is one of the few times where you would truly lose out on a beautifully tragic experience. This isn't the typical foreign language to English port where some things are lost in translation, yet despite a few missing scenes or poor acting the story is still conveyed. This is practically a complete rework, however, it still manages to (almost) come to the same conclusion. Consequently this ruins any chance you have of watching the original and being able see the story unfold the way it's meant to, because the whole time you know how it will end (even as the other 99% will be new to you).
Do yourself a favor and watch the original, it's really worth it this time.