I can’t say I was really disappointed with “The Hunger Games,” and I was right.

I feel like I am one of the few that didn’t really enjoy the movie as much I would have liked. It was targeted at the Twilight fan base, which consist of kids 12 years and up.

Shoveling in a womping $155 million over the weekend, “The Hunger Games” made history by becoming the biggest non-sequel opener and placed third for weekend openers behind “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2” and “The Dark Knight.” “The Hunger Games” tells the story of Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), a hunter from a post apocalyptic world that takes the place of her young sister, Prim, to fight to the death in the reality game show, the Hunger Games.

As a reminder of the past war that put 13 districts against the ruling Capitol, a girl and a boy are chosen from each of the now 12 districts to fight to the death leaving one winner as a reminder of who is in control.

With the male tribute from her district Peeta (Josh Hutcherson) and the help of their mentor Haymitch (Woody Harrelson), Katniss strives to survive against the contestants and each obstacle thrown at her from the Gamemakers controlling the arena. I jumped on the bandwagon over Spring Break and read the first two books, “The Hunger Games” and “Catching Fire.”

I’m trying to get through the third book, “Mockingjay,” but with school and the disappointment of the movie I haven’t had much motivation. Both of the first two books are very well written, rewarding you at the end of every chapter with insight on characters and the Capitol and the surrounding Districts or leaving you with cliffhangers craving for the next chapter. As I was reading the book I had a good feeling they would ruin it for me with the movie adaptation.

I didn’t see it on opening night, but the next day I immediately went over to AMC theaters after my classes for a matinee showing. I can’t say “The Hunger Games” was a horrible movie, but I can say compared to what I imagined from the book, all the hype from its ad campaigns and the enormous amount of attention on Twitter, I was hoping for something special.

I enjoyed the scenes in Capitol. I thought the graphics were decent at depicting the landscape of the city and the make-up and costumes of the citizens was interesting. Someone from Twitter said it best, “If Tim Burton and Marilyn Manson had a baby, it would turn out like the Capitol.”

Jennifer Lawrence’s performance was pretty much spot on. I thought she could have been a little bit more starved like in the book, but it’s the movie and I’m “being way too critical.”

Since I started reading the book after seeing all the hype with Lawrence as Katniss I had her tatted in my mind and saw her as the perfect candidate for the role. The character doesn’t stretch too far from her role in “Winters Bone,” both characters very independent and willing to take risks to keep their families alive.

I have one huge gripe. I wish they would stop the “#TeamPeeta” “#TeamGale” shenanigans. They did it with Twilight, and that’s fine because Twilight did it first. The book did have this sort of love triangle, but that is contained and the story concentrates more on how Katniss is going to survive not whom she’s more in love with.

In my opinion, neither should end up with Katniss, but if I have to choose, I’m gonna go with “#TeamPeeta.” Among all the other disappointments (the origins of the mockingjay pin, Peeta’s leg, the tongueless slaves) “The Hunger Games” was a really not that big of a letdown. 

You immediately expect the book to always be better, but it wasn’t just the changes in the story details; it’s because it wasn’t really targeted for me. If you’re not into the whole Hunger Games hype or just saw it and didn’t enjoy it, I suggest you check out “Battle Royale.“ When the movie is done, you’ll light up a cig and say, “oh, wow…”  If you’re like most people, go see it. You’ll probably enjoy “The Hunger Games” more than I did.