I watched this movie after reading the books, if that adds anything.This is a solid movie, better than the first. It does everything pretty well, from characters to special effects, wich plenty of memorable scenes splattered in. The special effects look fine, and the characters are mostly likable, bar a few. Everything is recreated pretty faithfully from the book, and it works because of this. If they went their own route, this movie would certainly be worse.The music is forgettable and uninspired. I really can't remember any track besides the unecesarry song in the credits. The sound design is passable, but does fail a lot. You'd expect more from a movie like this, and the sound design is really the big failure here.Jennifer Lawrance does a good job in this film, but I'm sad to say that it is not the same for everyone else. The acting as a whole is quite poor, and it sadly makes a lot of scenes unconvincing and much less tense than they should be.The action in this is alright. It works for a movie like this, and is kind of tense. You'll probably enjoy it. The choreography, where there is any, is good and the set design is fun.All in all, you'll enjoy this movie, but don't expect a cinematic masterpiece. If I could give it a 6.5, I would.

Fun fact - the length of time it takes for The Hunger Games to start in this movie is 82 minutes. The length of "South Park - Bigger Longer And Uncut" (including credits) is 81 minutes. If you want to be entertained by this movie, I'd recommend playing both simultaneously and switching over to "Catching Fire" when South Park sadly ends. Plot - This movie is very boring for most of it. All of the events up until the Hunger Games start are boring, predictable (even if you haven't read the book), nonsensical, and forgettable. The story even when the Hunger Games actually starts is still pretty stupid but at least there's some entertainment to be had in the hilarious nonsense of stupid characters, continuity errors, bad effects all contributing to the poor execution of this sequel.Characters - Most of these characters act like total morons. None of them are very interesting. Most of the characters do the thing where they withhold information just to create some cheap conflict. I'm not a fan of watching stupid people run around on screen in idiotic situations. Some of the actors seemed to be into their roles, but most of them didn't seem to really care. Sights and Sounds - The sound design is ok, I guess. Most of the effects are very bad. The cinematography is terrible. The previous movie made so much money you'd've thought that they made enough money to buy a tripod. Evidently not as this movie is also extremely reliant on the handheld. The Games - The Hunger Games seem to be very improvisational even thought they're supposed to be a decades-old tradition. Everything is very random but at the same time simplistic. If you really think about any aspect of these movies they really fall apart. The story isn't very compelling or interesting or coherent. its mainly just a load of nonsense designed to entertain the target audience of 12-year-olds who liked the book.

After watching The Hunger Games Catching Fire Movie a few things come to mind :1) Ahhhh Jennifer Lawrence ( still drooling from the first film) 2) I see Woody Harrelson is still doing his best impersonation of Woody Harrelson 3) You see guys ? 'nice guys can get the girl ' .... at least until part 3 4) Poor Peta , dude be taking so much shit for Katniss ... He gets cut , electrocuted , almost drowns , attacked by killer monkeys , gets kidnapped .... WTF else is he supposed to do for her ? 5) Should be aptly titled 'Catching Peta' 6) Is like every dude in this movie super handsome ? 7) Damn , I better get my ass to the gym 8 ) Probably one of the best sequels ever released 9) Bigger and better than the first

"The Hunger Games: Catching Fire", is a more then solid sequel to 2012's "The Hunger Games". "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" begins as Katniss Everdeen has returned home safe after winning the 74th Annual Hunger Games along with fellow tribute Peeta Mellark. Winning means that they must turn around and leave their family and close friends, embarking on a "Victor's Tour" of the districts. Along the way Katniss senses that a rebellion is simmering, but the Capitol is still very much in control as President Snow prepares the 75th Annual Hunger Games, The Quarter Quell, a competition that could change Panem forever. The Quarter Quell for the seventy fifth games are that the tributes will be reaped from the existing victors. Katniss must make choices that will put herself and her family in danger of being killed. She and her fellow tribute Peeta must train once again for another games, but this time they must make allies as everyone who they are fighting against know one another, Katniss and Peeta are the outsiders. The Directing in this film is very well done and very smooth. "Francis Lawrence" boosted the game from the previous film in the franchise, which was directed by "Gary Ross". The difference between the two directors is that "Francis Lawrence" is a visionary which clearly stands out in the film. "Jennifer Lawrence" once again did a fantastic job as Katniss Everdeen but unfortunately "Josh Hutcherson" didn't quiet reach the heights of the last film as Peeta Mellark and its hard to say but "Josh Hutcherson" kind of sucks in this film. "Sam Claflin" did a fantastic job playing Finnick Odair as well as "Jena Malon" Playing another secondary character Johanna Mason. Although "Jena Malons" Johanna Mason was easily a scene stealer. Which bring me to the characters, the secondary characters in "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" are sensational and they have some enormous character development throughout the movie, as well as Katniss and Peeta. The Cinematography in this film couldn't get better, which is another improvement over the first movie as there is no shaky cam. "James Newton Howards" composition of the Score was amazing with the standouts being, "The Tour", "A Quarter Quell", "Lets Start" and "Arena Crumbles." There are 29 songs in the score. Lastly The Special Effects in this film are very good in some parts but noticeable in other parts. Overall "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" improved enormously over its predecessor with better acting by "Jennifer Lawrence", smooth directing by "Francis Lawrence", great characters and good special effects. I give 2013's "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire" a 10/10.