The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
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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.


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Optimus
Top 10 Highly-Rated Reviews-
4.78
Leonard Maltin’s “The Hunger Games…” Exceeds Lofty Expectations -
4.75
A. A. Dowd’s “Catching Fire Is a Superior Sequel” Emerges Triumphant -
4.73
Edward Douglas’s “… Catching Fire” a Lucid Linguistic Masterpiece -
4.7
Rich Cline Loves His Job in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Movie Review” -
4.68
Genevieve Koski’s “Catching Fire” Defines Criticism -
4.63
Brian Orndorf Fires Up Imagination in “The Hunger…” -
4.6
Matt Looker’s “Review: Catching Fire” Is Firing on All Cylinders -
4.58
Rob Vaux’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Is an Entrancing Narrative -
4.53
Robert Roten’s “Laramie Movie Scope: The Hunger Games…” Kills Softly -
4.5
Kurt Loder’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Is Thoroughly Reasonable

Pessimus
Top 10 Poorly-Rated Reviews-
0.63
“‘Hunger Games’…” by Dann Gire a Shock to the System -
0.9
Steve Biodrowski’s Review of “Catching Fire” Is a Typo-Ridden Spolier Fest -
0.95
Michael Smith’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Reeks of Pop Corn -
1.2
Dennis Schwartz’s “Cleverly Helmed” Is a Crime Against Humanity -
1.45
Jim Judy’s “THE HUNGER…” Bleak, Boorish, Babbling Bomb -
1.5
Diana Saenger’s “Catching Fire” Can’t Find a Spark -
1.55
Kimberley Jones’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Leads Astray -
1.55
Richard Corliss Plays Court Reporter in “Catching Fire: …” -
1.6
James Verniere’s “Smoke but No ‘Fire’” a Plea for Help? -
1.83
Paul Chamber’s Atrocious “Catching Fire” May Signal the Apocalypse

Chorus
199 Other Reviews-
4.5
Richard Larson’s Big, Brainy “Hunger Games” Is a Smorgasbord -
4.48
Dana Stevens’ “Catching Fire Needs More Kindling” Is Already Ablaze -
4.45
Todd Gilchrist’s “Catching Fire” Is a Fellini-Like Web Page of Beauty -
4.4
Colin Covert’s “Hot Sequel” Sizzles With Great Critique -
4.4
In “Hunger Games: …”, Richard Roeper Restokes the Flame -
4.4
Simon Foster’s “Catching Fire” Deserves a Read -
4.4
Luke Y. Thompson’s “The Hunger Games Sequel” Is a Reader’s Delight -
4.38
Travis Hopson’s “Movie Review: “Voluble, but Valuable -
4.35
Devin Faraci’s “Hunger Games” Lacks Brevity, Still Wins Big -
4.33
“‘The Hunger Games… ‘” by Mike Russell Bewitches With Its “Brevity” -
4.3
Eric Goldman’s “Fire Review” Is a Katniss Wonderland of Visuals & Wisdom -
4.3
Jeffrey Lyles Is a Rising Star of Criticism in “Blazingly Brilliant” -
4.28
John Serba’s “Catching Fire” Blazes, but Is Only Serba-Esque -
4.25
Steve Persall’s Aim Is True in “Catching Fire” -
4.25
Frank Swietek’s “Hunger Games,…” Twists, Turns, Titillates -
4.25
Bill Goodykoontz’s “Catching Fire” Is a Taught, Concise Review -
4.23
Tom Clift’s “Catching Fire” Is World Weary but Still Appreciative -
4.23
Oz Reimagined as a Fascist State in Peter Debruge’s Fine “Catching Fire” -
4.23
Rene Rodriguez Thumbs Convention in Excellent “Catching Fire” -
4.23
Christopher Orr’s “Leaner, Hungrier Hunger Games” Is Tasty and Satisfying -
4.2
Bill Gibron’s “Hunger Games” Is a Solid Competitor -
4.2
Tim Grierson’s “Catching Fire” Smolders With Solid Critique -
4.18
Anders Wright’s Review of “Catching Fire” Is Worthy Criticism -
4.18
Kofi Outlaw’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire Review“Is a Hefty Delivery -
4.18
Drew McWeeny’s “Lawrence Digs” Is a Middle Movie Love Letter -
4.18
Erik Davis’s Review of “Catching Fire” Offers High Praise, Intelligently -
4.18
Vincent Mancini Is the Lenny Bruce of Film Criticism in “Reality Show” -
4.15
Jake Coyle’s “Catching Fire” Blazes on the Page -
4.15
Alonso Duralde’s Review of “Catching Fire” Is a Fun Blonde With Brains -
4.13
Bradshaw’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Has a Fire of Its Own -
4.05
Dom Mill’s “Catching Fire Review” Enjoys the Craziness -
4.05
Scott Weinberg Is a Contractor of Criticism in “Better Than” -
4.03
Rob Hunter Will Make You Scream “Ay Yay Yay” in “Left to Burn” -
4
Margot Harrison’s “Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Foments a Little Rebellion -
4
Ian Buckwalter Focuses on the Other Lawrence in “Real Heat” -
4
Wesley Morris’s “The Girl Who Played With Fire” Is Compelling, Subversive -
3.98
Rob Thomas Puts His Heart Into “The Hunger Games: …” -
3.98
Jame Rocchi’s “Review: Catching Fire” Catches Fire of Excellent Criticism -
3.95
Chris Fyvie’s “Catching Fire” Is Red Bull From a Fire Hose -
3.95
Kirk Honeycutt Gets Real With the Audience in “The Hunger” -
3.95
Todd McCarthy Mesmerizes in Strong, Long “Catching Fire” Review -
3.95
Eric D. Snider Is the Eminem of Film Criticism in “Grand Finale” -
3.93
Loey Lockerby Is the New Star of the Lower Midwest in “Burns Bright” -
3.93
Dustin Putman’s “Fire (2013)” Will Simply Melt Your Face Off -
3.93
Beware of the Berardinelli Blaze in James Berardinelli’s “Games, The” -
3.93
Mick LaSalle’s “Fire Review” Might Inspire a Review Connoisseur Film -
3.9
Matt Neal Is a Chef of Criticism in “The Hunger” -
3.9
Chris Bumbray Has Got It Goin’ on in “Catching Fire” -
3.9
Justin Craig Leaves Readers Katnissized in “Been Waiting” -
3.9
Katherine Monk’s “Hunger Games” Is a Filling Snack -
3.9
It’s All in Good Fun in Paul MacInnes’s “First Look” Hunger Games Review -
3.9
Tim Brayton’s “PULL ME” Is a Deep Critique for One to Get Lost In -
3.88
Josh Larsen Delivers Solid “Hunger Games” -
3.88
Tracie Cooper Escapes Self-Imposed Curse in “The Hunger Games…” -
3.88
Mark Kermode’s Review of “Catching Fire” Is One With the Zeitgeist -
3.88
Kenneth Turan’s “Fiery Katniss” Announces the Arrival of Doc Turan -
3.85
Kirk Baird Reminds of a Juvenile Classic Tune in “Burns Bright” -
3.85
Ty Burr’s “‘Catching Fire’…” More Than Just a Flash in the Pan -
3.85
Sara Stewart’s “Sizzling Sequel” Is on the Edge of Glory -
3.83
Jordan Hoffman Experiences Religious Conversion Reviewing “Catching Fire” -
3.83
Mathew DeKinder Is on Fi-Yah in “Tasty and Filling -
3.8
Rebecca Murray’s “Fire Movie” Will Result in Worldwide Braingasms -
3.78
Fans of Andrea Chase Will Demand BTS Video After Reading “Hunger Games” -
3.78
Joe Morgenstern’s “Catching Fire: . .” Finds Its Mark -
3.75
Soren Anderson May Receive Key to Seattle Due to “Thrills, Chills” -
3.75
David Denby Digs Deep in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” -
3.75
Fresno Screams “WE WANT BENTMAN!” Due to Rick Bentley’s “Hungry for More” -
3.73
Ian Nathan’s “Hunger Games” Is Gonzo-Like & Worthy of Multiple Readings -
3.73
David Edelstein’s “Catching Fire” Review Recovers From Ugly Start -
3.73
Peter Bradshaw’s Review of “Catching Fire” Is Brief but Brilliant. -
3.7
David Blaustein’s Critique Suffers Due to J-Law in “Satisfying Sequel” -
3.68
Matt Prigge’s “Better Hunger” May Lead Many to Be Not Down With MPC -
3.68
Christy Lemire’s Review of “Catching Fire” Thorough but Light -
3.68
Randy Myers Bullseyes Greatness in “Review: …” -
3.65
Chris Hewitt’s “Positively Explosive” Lacks Deep J-Law Sizzle -
3.65
Sandie Angulo Chen Brings Honesty and Sex Appeal to “Catching Fire” -
3.65
Michael Dequina’s “Catching Fire” Leads to Visions of Dequina Hologram -
3.63
Chris Knight Focuses on Observations Over Analysis in “Struts Her Stuff” -
3.63
Rebecca Cusey’s “Let the Revolution Begin!” Lacks Sophistication or Wit -
3.63
“Games: Catching” by William Goss Sizzles but Lacks Blaze of Glory -
3.6
Bob Grimm’s “Hunger Games” Is Review-on-the-Go Fun -
3.58
Jason Zingale Is Muhummad Ali Sans KO Talent in “Movie Review” -
3.55
Steve Newall’s “Catching Fire” Is an Appetizer for Big Boy Reviews -
3.55
Josh Bell Takes a Significant Step Forward in “Anticlimactic” -
3.55
Mark Dujsik’s “THE HUNGER GAMES: CATCHING FIRE” Fails to Catch Fire -
3.53
Stephanie Zacharek Has Men on Her Mind in “Catching Fire” -
3.53
Ken Hanke’s Laid-Back “Hunger Games” Is Apple Pie on a Sunday -
3.5
Nancy Churnin’s Review of “Catching Fire” Leaves Readers Wanting No More -
3.5
Eric Eisenberg’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Is a Slow Burn -
3.5
William Bibbiani Burrows With Bundles of Bunnies in “More Hypocrisy” -
3.5
Robbie Collin’s “Catching Fire, Review” Will Leave Readers Hungry -
3.5
Jordan Farley’s Review of “Catching Fire” Is a Long, Worthwhile Ride -
3.45
Kelly Vance Tries to Mount a Revolution in “Catching Fire” -
3.45
Matthew Toomey Reveals His Golf-Film-Reading Dilemma in “Review: Hunger” -
3.45
Katniss Battles Judi Dench in Bob Mondello’s “Two Heroines” -
3.43
Glenn Lovell Works From a Checklist in “Catching Fire” -
3.4
CJ Johnson’s “So Far, So Good” Only as Good as It Is Far -
3.38
Carla Meyer’s Blaze Burns Too Long in “Catching Fire” -
3.38
Annlee Ellingson Introduces the Mega-Summary in “Hunger Games” -
3.35
Steven Rea Is the Grandmaster of Cutesy Fluff in “Better, Broodier” -
3.33
Cath Clarke’s “Fire (12A)” Has Usain Bolt in Dagger Pumas -
3.33
Joe Williams Glides on Auto-Pilot in the Whiny “Overlong Hunger” -
3.3
Keith Uhlich Struggles to Produce Full Critique in “Fire: Movie” -
3.3
“Hunger Games” by Tim Evans Is an Easy, Breezy Image Review -
3.28
Bob Bloom’s “Action Packed” Is Far From It -
3.28
Peter Howell Is Selected for the Film Summary Games in “Mind Games” -
3.28
Peter Canavese Struggles Hard in “Catching Fire” -
3.28
Nell Minow Buries the Lead in “Catching Fire” -
3.28
Michael Sragow’s “‘Catching Fire’…” So Good, It’s Bad -
3.25
MaryAnn Johanson’s “Reluctant Heroine” Is Riddled With Product Placement -
3.25
Geoff Pevere’s “Best Sequels” Talks Big but Can’t Back It Up -
3.25
Ben Mortimer’s Passion Just Saves “Catching Fire” -
3.25
Ann Hornaday’s Review of “Catching Fire” Too in Love With J-Law -
3.25
James Rocchi’s “Review: ‘Catching Fire’” Avoids Criticism Like the Plague -
3.23
Rafer Guzman Compares Katniss to Bella Swan in “Sluggish” -
3.23
Lisa Kennedy’s “Revolutionary” Is an Audition for Common Sense Media -
3.23
Jackie K. Cooper’s Effort in “Games Catching” Is Offensive and Disturbing -
3.2
Antonia Quirke’s “Hunger Games” Is the Epitome of Snark Over Substance -
3.2
David Nusair Lets the Reader Guess What His Problems Are in “Game Series” -
3.2
Stephen Whitty’s Review of “Catching Fire” Neglects the Middle Child -
3.2
Erin Free’s “The Hunger” Is the Tease of Film Criticism -
3.2
Joe Neumaier’s “Catching Fire” Is a Visually Aggressive VagueFest -
3.18
Blake Howard’s “Catching Fire” Could Have Been Great -
3.18
Jules Brenner’s “Catching Fire” Is the Rare Filibuster Review -
3.15
Tony Macklin’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Not Blase -
3.15
Claudia Puig’s “From Lawrence” Inspires Siri Clock That Reads Snoozers -
3.15
T’Cha Dunlevy Has Seen Catching Fire and Describes It in “Catching Fire” -
3.13
Donald Clark’s “Catching Fire” Flames Out Early -
3.13
Alistair Harkness’s “Catching Fire” Turns to Ash -
3.1
Owen Gleiberman’s “Fire (2013)”Is a Dull Arrow of Wisdom -
3.1
Emma Dibdin’s “Catching Fire Review” Is a Solid Effort—Mostly -
3.1
Brian Tallerico’s Writing Squelches Otherwise Great “Catching Fire” -
3.08
Joe Gross’s Early Spark Dies Out in “Catching Fire” -
3.08
“The Hunger…” by Peter Travers Lacks Portion Control -
3.08
Gary Wolcott’s “Catches Fire” Is Lazy and Dull but Shows Promise -
3.08
Clunky Prose Extinguishes Scott Nash’s “Catching Fire” -
3.05
Tom Long’s “Scope and Execution” Lacks Commitment and Detail -
3.05
Luke Buckmaster Pouts and Forgets Basics of Film Criticism in “Fire Movie” -
3.03
Gibbs’s “Fighting Spirit” Is More Interested in Characters Then Critique -
3.03
Linda Cook’s “‘Catching Fire’…” a Flash in the Pan -
3
Ed Whitfield’s “Catching Fire” Tries to Stamp Out the Blaze -
2.98
Thelma Adams’s “REVIEW: … CATCHING FIRE” Is Brooding and Meditative -
2.95
Manohla Dargis’s “Striking Where…” Almost Strikes Out -
2.95
Pete Vonder Haar’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Tamps Down the Flames -
2.93
Kristian Harloff’s “Catching Fire” Is Amiable, but Rambling -
2.93
Kent Turner’s “Smoldering Glances…” Rocks, Rolls -
2.93
Mara Reinstein’s Gushing “Catching Fire” Is for Super Fans Only -
2.93
Liz Braun’s “Edgy Sequel” Appears to Have Been Ravaged by the Review Games -
2.9
Graham Young’s “Fire (12A)” Is a Stressful Group of Thought Bubbles -
2.9
Kevin Carr’s Patchy “Catching Fire” Suffers From Bouts of Clunkiness -
2.88
Rex Reed’s “Up in Smoke” Blows Smoke Up Something… -
2.88
John Beifuss’s “High Fascism” Unleashes Image Assault on Innocent Readers -
2.85
Chuck Koplinski’s “Welcome Improvement” Is Lost in the Shuffle -
2.85
Matthew Turner’s “Fire Film” Is Lost in a Noisy Web Page -
2.8
Ethan Alter’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Spoils the Childe -
2.78
Cue the Sad Trombone for Henry Fitzherbert’s “Games-Catching” -
2.78
Walter Chaw Sparks a Revolt With “Catching Fire” -
2.75
Andrew O’Hehir’s “Whose Revolution Is It?” Is an Assault on Ambiguity -
2.75
Cary Darling’s “Catching Fire” Is an Awkward Dance With Apostrophe Typos -
2.75
Charlotte O’Sullivan’s 10-Year-Old Gives His Review in “Boysy Blockbusters” -
2.73
Andy Lea’s “Catching Fire” Makes TMZ Look Deep -
2.7
Jeffrey M. Anderson Will Tell You What Doesn’t Happen in “Fire (2013)” -
2.7
Peter Rainer’s Review of “Catching Fire” Isn’t Short Enough -
2.68
Julian Roman’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Thrice Crowns -
2.65
Emma Simmonds Plays Dartboard Film Criticism in “Catching Fire” -
2.6
Sophie Monks Kaufman’s Conceit Unconcealable in “The Hunger Games…” -
2.6
Critique Goes Up in Flames in Marshall Fine’s “Catching Fire” -
2.6
JimmyO’S “Catching Fire” Fizzles From the Get-Go -
2.6
Eric Kohn Swings for the Fences, Grounds Out in “Double Bill” -
2.6
Kam Williams Offers Two Sentences of Critique in “Forced to Compete” -
2.58
“Fast and Firm” by Matt Pais Is Absolutely Ridiculous -
2.55
Whine Fest Is Hosted by Roger Moore in “Catching Fire” -
2.5
Lori Hoffman’s “Intensity Upgrade in Catching Fire” Is Warmed Over -
2.5
D. K. Holm’s “Fire Sale” Is a Unique Crafting but Not Deep With Critique -
2.48
Clint O’Connor’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”--a Rave of Lawrence-Ia -
2.48
Unfortunate Mistakes, Heinous Design Stamp Out Laura Clifford’s “Fire” -
2.43
Robert Kojder’s “Catching Fire Review” Is a Bit Boring and Forgettable -
2.38
Willie Waffle Answers an Age-Old Question in “Catching Fire” -
2.33
Bruce Bennett’s “THE HUNGER…” Full of Empty Calories -
2.33
Michael Phillips’s Passive-Aggressive “Director Gives…” Slow-Burns -
2.33
Spoiler: Lawrence Toppman Is Ending-Ignorant in “Film Series” -
2.3
“HUNGER GAMES…”, Louise Keller’s Latest, Is Beyond Redemption -
2.28
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat’s “Catching Fire” Doesn’t Work as a Review -
2.23
Mark Adams’s “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” Gamely Applauds Lawrence -
2.2
Daniel M. Kimmel’s “THE HUNGER…” Forgets to Keep Reader Hungry -
2.2
Jonathan Hickman’s Review of “Catching Fire” Is Confused -
2.18
Gerald Peary’s “Fuse Film…” Fatally Flamboyant -
2.15
Ben Sachs’s “IMAX Experience” Is One Paragraph of Magical Mystery -
2.15
Todd Jorgenson’s “The Hunger…” Talks a Big Game, Says Nothing -
2.13
Felix Vasquez Jr’s “Catching Fire” Suffers From Poor Sentence Structure -
2.08
Susan Wloszczyna’s “THE HUNGER GAMES” Will Render One Breathless -
2.05
Al Alexander’s “Satisfying Sequel” Is Anything But -
2
Film Journal International’s “Film Review… Catching Fire” Disappoints -
1.98
Michelle Alexandria’s “Catching Fire” Is a Wet Blanket -
1.95
Susan Granger’s “‘The Hunger’…” Starves the Audience -
1.9
David/Jeanne Kaplan’s “Our Review” Ultimately Implodes -
1.88
Will Leitch’s “Killing Jennifer Lawrence” Is One Odd Duck -
1.88
Jim Schembri’s “THE HUNGER GAMES 2” Is Too Smarmy for Its Own Good -
1.88
Matt Brunson’s “The HG: Catching Fire: Trailblazer” Needs More Game