Director Chris Colubus had success with the first two Harry Potter films but this is a terrible joke and perhaps the worst contraption he ever stuck his name on. Perhaps he should check the lost and found first. When Zeus's lightning bolt is stolen, it is up to Percy to retrieve it before Hades captures it. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Sean Bean: Pathetic juvenile showcase about teenage Percy who learns that he is the son of the Ocean god Poseidon. Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010): Dir: Chris Columbus / Cast: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Tell your children to read the book, this movie is insulting to human intelligence the way it was written. The actors are not bad, the action scenes are OK made and the special effects are nicely done, but i would like to present the script writers of this movie with a new edition of the Spanish Inquisition for what they've done here. Pierce Brosnan expression when he has to tell his ridiculous lines is evidence enough how completely stupid this movie is.
Its full of cliché, predictable, boring and dumbing, after 30 min in the film the kid finds out why his mother had to put with his step-father " The only thing that kept the wrath of the gods from finding you was his great stench that kept you hidden ", this is the moment i should have walked out of the theater, i was foolish and stayed until the end, and i am writing this review now in the hopes that people don't go and waste they're time on this movie the way i did. It rarely happens that i go at the cinema and see a movie that i hoped to be good and entertaining and leave not only with disappointment but actually furious that i was tricked by this movie's trailer to waste my money on the ticket and 2 hours of my time. Overall, I actually liked this film, it was fun to watch, while nothing absolutely outstanding or mind-blowing. The real joys however are with Uma Thurman, who gives a delicious turn as Medusa, and Steve Coogan who was a big surprise as Hades. Pierce Brosnan was surprisingly good as Mr Brunner/Chiron, though it was a bit of a shock seeing him with a horse's lower body, Rosario Dawson is fabulously sexy as Persephone and Sean Bean is okay as Zeus though he doesn't have much to do. People have said Alexandra Daddario was too old as Annabeth, I wouldn't know, but she looks lovely and is very spirited in the role. Personally I liked the acting, Logan Lerman is surprisingly appealing as Percy, and Brandon T.Jackson is lots of fun as Grover. The film also moves briskly in general, and the direction is decent.
The music only adds to the excitement and the dialogue has some very nice moments with some humour from Grover and with Gabe when he is seen on television talking about Percy's disappearance and both Medusa and Persephone are deliciously seductive in looks and in dialogue. Complaints aside, the film looks incredible, the special effects are excellent and the cinematography and scenery are clever and skillful. Back to the storytelling, it does have a lot of exciting moments, such as the scene at the museum with the fury, in Medusa's lair, the fight with the hydra, in the underworld and the climax, but some parts in the middle half drag and feel clunky, and I personally could have done with less of the scene in the casino.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief had a brilliant concept to work from and a fairly original one at that, and while the references were very interesting and cleverly incorporated, the writers could have simplified a little how much they included. There are those who say that it gets bogged down by too many mythological references, and I have to say I kind of agree. Where the film is lacking is in the storytelling. However, I really enjoyed this film, it is hardly the best movie I have ever seen, but I personally consider it one of the better movies of 2010 that I've seen so far, and that is saying a lot considering how disappointing some of the movies have been. That said, I can understand the disappointment of those who loved the book.
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I have to admit it, I haven't read the book, but regardless of whether it was faithful or not, this rarely ruins a movie or TV adaptation for me.