My unasked-for review of The Hunger Games

Haven't reviewed a movie in a while. Maybe this iPad really is kind of helpful!

Tonight we saw the movie version of the Hunger Games, a book series which I enjoyed tremendously. From the minute I finished the first chapter I was hooked, and even though I am a notoriously slow reader, I devoured all three in a matter of days (Games of Thrones can't say that...I've been stuck on page 500 for about two weeks now.)

That said, I approached the movie cautiously. Would they capture the right look and feel? Would it veer into farce? Would they tone it down to secure a PG-13 rating?

Spoiler alert, especially included just for my dear Mousey...

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