This movie was fantastic, and stayed incredibly true to its source material, which could be attributed to Hunger Games author, Suzanne Collins, co-writing the screenplay. The shaky cam techniques used by director Gary Ross were sometimes distracting and overdone, but he proves he's the right man for the job when the more serious and emotional scenes hit you so hard that it's sometimes surprising. Jennifer Lawrence, who delivered an incredible and Oscar nominated performance for her work in the indie film Winter's Bone, delivered another incredible performance here as the lead heroine, Katniss, and proves without a doubt that she's here to stay.

I loved the Book, the movie was great!!!! But of course the book was better because of all the details.

When it comes to books made into movies, you usually like whichever you experienced first more than the other. When it comes to The Hunger Games, I loved the book when I read it, and I loved the movie just as much . . . if not more. The movie was able to put me in that same knotted stomach, horrified and angry place that the book had taken me to, and it had me near sobbing several times. The movie moved things along and even seemed to make some of the weaker points of the book work better. I think the quick shots and shaky camera at times added to the tension and chaos. Because it was PG-13 the actual violence was minimal and The Games seemed a bit too quick and easy, but overall this was an excellent adaptation. Loved it!

Most people who read the book first felt the movie was lacking, however I watched the movie first, then went back to read the book. For me, this movie definitely deserves 5 stars. If you like this series, go watch Battle Royale!

Went in to this not knowing exactly what this movie was about and loved it! I thought they did a superb job. The acting was great and really had me totally absorded in the movie. Can't wait for the other 2 movies to come out.

READ THE BOOKS FIRST!!! If you don't you most likely won't understand some of it because of all of the internal monolog.

Loved this, stayed true to the book!!!

a very well done screenplay, based on a truely magnificent book

Loved the books and the movie. I think reading the books first helps with the movie. And when you read the books you can understand the characters better. But they did a great job keeping your attention.

great movie!!! I seen it twice and going to buy this movie asap!!

One of my favorite movies and it stayed true to the book. It a definite must see!

I didn't read the book but I think the movie was great. Suspensful yet action packed with an unexpected love story. A very good date movie. I also think the cast was great and diverse.

I'm very weary of when books are turned into movies. It's seems like a lot of books are being made into movies these days. I had not and still have not read the Hunger Games series yet. But I happened to see that the movie was on sale on iTunes on my iPad. So I bought it and downloaded it onto my iPad. I have to say that I was really impressed with this movie and it was something that I wasn't expecting and not in a bad way.

Great movie!!

kids loved this movie and can't wait for the next