I just kept looking over at my boyfriend with sad face, tears streaming down my face. This movie definitely felt as heart-wrenching as reading the book did. I was really surprised.

Initial pictures didn't sell me because I expected him to be more handsome. This is the guy that all the ladies in the Capitol drench their undergarments over and this guy just wasn't that awe inspiring. But when you see him talking to Katniss and he's got the sugar cube all I could think was "That's Finnick." He does…

What does it say about me that I wanted every single outfit of Effie's to be mine (and only the feathery dress of Katniss')? Did anyone else feel this way? Does this mean I'm all Capitol and would drink that stuff to make me puke so I can go on eating? Am I heartless?

Effie was my favorite most-improved thing about Catching Fire. She went from being completely vapid, to someone whose allegiances are mixed, who is trying to reconcile the world she has bought into and the world that she's seeing unfold. There's such a connection to Katniss and Peeta, and so much sadness now that she…

I really liked Sam Claflin from Pillars of the Earth so I went in with a pro-Claflin bias, but I thought he did a great job. The sugar cube scene was very well done, almost an improvement on the books b/c you get the idea right away that this guy has some brains going on underneath the beefcake. And he was…

The jabberjay scene was so upsetting! Unsurprisingly, I was all tears for that, too.

Finnick was really good, and anybody that thinks Jesse Williams would have done a better job than Sam Claflin is a fool.

Fantastic. And hot.

How great was Finnick! I was very dubious about the casting choice, but somehow it worked. There were several great moments where Sam Claflin did a great job conveying the complexity of his character. The sugar cube scene, which annoyed me in the books, turned out great - more intelligent and calculating than…

That knitted vest/pullover thing she was wearing at the beginning is THE BEST. Looked on ravelry.com for a good pattern. Found one, but not quite what I'm looking for. If anybody has any suggestions let me know!

It's amazing that everyone was meh on Jena Malone and now we're all so impressed. She really was fantastic as Johanna, which I was not expecting at all.

I legit want all of Katniss's district 12 clothes. That weird knitted shawl/scarf/vest she is wearing when Gale kissed her? I want that.

So glad to hear that other people cried their way through this movie, my boyfriend thought I was losing my mind...

I love love loved the movie, and cried pretty much the entire time. I definitely think CF did a way better job of making us feels all the feelings than HG did. I think HG(the movie) is completely to blame for anyone who isn't 100% Team Peeta as well. The movies have sort of shallowed out the relationship between Peeta…

I JUST WANT SOMEONE TO HAVE SEX WITH GALE. Preferably me. But the fact that NO ONE in this universe has sex with Gale is just not plausible.

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Spoilers for the Third Book as Well

Went to see this yesterday and I agree on all of these. This was a much more visceral and traumatizing film than the first and I mean that in the best way. Despite (or maybe because) I knew what was coming I was almost shaking at points. The focus on the PTSD was spot on. The panic and caged animal aspect of the whole…

Ha ha ha haaaaa, the planes line.