The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013)

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"Epic and immersive. There were a few amateurish spots (shady acting/hard to understand motivations/mechanism feeling scenes) but overall I loved watching it. Jennifer Lawrence makes Katniss human. I have never seen that in any other non-indie movie. Sometimes you watch a movie and it makes you remember why movies are really something to love and not just formulaic cliched time filler garbage. "

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"7 out of 10 Great movie, enjoyed it, a bit overhyped, but all blockbusters are. I still think the first one was better, this one included more drama, more suffering, and less of the hunger games, but it was very well executed, so i can't complain, but the ending was weird and unsatisfying for two and a half hour movie. ------------------------------------------------ "

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"It's no surprise to me that Catching Fire would be my favorite of the movies since it's my favorite of the books. The casting of the Victor Tributes was perfection in my opinion and they really went for it in the heartbreaking scenes. Also, Josh Hutcherson surprises me more and more with each film. That kid can act. "

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“I was hoping this would improve on the first because, well that's what people said it did, and then it turned out to be the same as the first: You only truly understand and enjoy the value if you read the books. This is not what I want from adaptations, they should be an isolated art form and not require any previous knowledge to enjoy.

Flat acting and terrible pacing also make this an average dystopian fantasy.

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“Well i finally got around to watching The Hunger Games: Catching Fire and i have to say that it was more entertaining then the first installment of the franchise. Sure i liked the first one but i felt it lacked in a few areas so that's why i ended up giving it only a 6.5 out of 10. This movie improves were The Hunger Games lacked the directing acting, action, plot, Special effect, all better in this one. Its always good when a sequel can out do its predecessor it gives you a sense that the later installments can only get better and were this movie is leading to its looking like its going to be that way.

Just like the first movie Catching Fire takes some time to get into the actual Hunger Games which i was a bit disappointed by but at least the first half was of the movie was more” read more

An improvement

“I wondered if 'Catching Fire' would be as good as the first 'Hunger Games' flick and to my surprise it turned out to be better!

'The Hunger Games' was a decent movie but it didn't hold a candle to the sequel! In 'Catching Fire', Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) and Peeta Mellark (John Hutcherson) have survived the Hunger Games but they won't kill each other and later they end up entering the 75th Hunger Games! The title 'Catching Fire' says it all, the marvellous effects of flames, the epic fight scenes, the great acting and the (slightly) more convincing story made 'Catching Fire' an improvement on the original!” read more

“"The other victors. Because of her, they all pose a threat. Because of her, they all think they are invincible." For those unfamiliar with Suzanne ”

“Now I loved the first The Hunger Games movie and I enjoyed this was too. I did however feel that this one lacked some of the spark the first movie had. It seemed like this one was a bit longer and still made the larger chunk about what happened before the games. Although I do admit that the events before the games in this one were a bit more interesting than the last one it was still kind of boring. The cast is pretty much the same with the inclusion of Philip Seymour Hoffman (R.I.P.), Jeffrey Wright, and Jena Malone. The tributes are much more unique in this one as their age range is much wider and they all have more knowledge of what to do. It also didn't have quite enough of the action I was hoping to get. Then again I am one of those who hasn't read the books so I probably don't know w” read more

I just found it better than the first...

“Whatever you say I am not a big fan of this franchise. I did not like much the first installment other than a decent entertainment. So this was another 'let it go' movie from me. But when the time came to see it, I was a little surprised of being better than the first. The second hour was good and before one was a mild slow. The real interest is the, follow-up movies from here on. The end of this part created a curiosity for the next movies of the series. Looks like it would be very interesting with big changes in story than first two.

The movie series supposed to be a trilogy, but you know it tasted big commercial success that mean big buck in filmmakers pocket. In 2013 this movie was the highest gross from north America. So like 'Deathly Hollows' and 'Breaking Dawn' this franch” read more

“"The other victors. Because of her, they all pose a threat. Because of her, they all think they are invincible." For those unfamiliar with Suzanne ”