New Hunger Games Catching Fire Clip Shows Deadly Katniss, First Reviews Hit Internet

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire does not hit theaters for a few more days (Nov. 22, to be specific), but early reviews are overwhelmingly positive. We've also got a new clip from the movie that shows a much more lethal Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence).

First, check out the clip, which shows Katniss in the training center. After several seconds of other competitors swinging swords and throwing knives, Katniss steps up with her trademark bow and arrow, dodges some hologram attacks and fires some arrows with deadly accuracy:

Some early reviews for Catching Fire have also come in and they are overwhelmingly positive to the point where many say it has surpassed the original 2012 movie in every way. Todd Gilchrist of The Playlist writes the following in comparing the movie to a certain other famous movie sequel:

"But as the Empire Strikes Back of young adult adaptations, Catching Fire is a monumental achievement, a massively entertaining crowd-pleaser that is thought-provoking and personally inspiring in all of the ways that it aspires to be."

As of this writing, the film holds a 95 percent rating on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes. You can also check out some more reviews at that link.

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire  also stars Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, Woody Harrelson as Haymitch Abernathy, Elizabeth Banks as Effie Trinket, Philip Seymour Hoffman as Plutarch Heavensbee, Donald Sutherland as President Snow, Sam Claflin (Snow White and the Huntsman) as Finnick Odair, Alan Ritchson (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014)) as Gloss, Jeffrey Wright (Boardwalk Empire) as Beetee, Amanda Plummer (Pulp Fiction) as Wiress, Lynn Cohen (Eagle Eye) as Mags, Bruno Gunn (The Vatican Tapes) as Brutus, Meta Golding (CSI) as Enobaria, Stephanie Leigh Schlund (The Last Song) as Cashmere and Elena Sanchez (Looper) as Cecilia.