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Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief |  | Director: Chris Columbus
Actors: Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Sean Bean
Studio: 20th Century Fox
Category: Movie
Buy New: $3.99
as of 9/4/2010 21:11 EDT details
Seller: Amazon Video On Demand
Rating:  162 reviews
Sales Rank: 56
Genre: Action
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: Video On Demand
Running Time: 119 Minutes
ASIN: B003U6BE8I
Theatrical Release Date: February 12, 2010
Release Date: June 29, 2010
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Synopsis:
Modern and mythical worlds collide in this thunderous fantasy-adventure starring Pierce Brosnan, Kevin McKidd and Uma Thurman as you've never seen them before! Percy Jackson is no ordinary teenager...he's just learned he's the son of Poseidon and is accused of stealing Zeus' lightning bolt - the most powerful weapon ever created! With storm clouds brewing, Percy embarks on an incredible cross-country journey to prove his innocence, recover the bolt and prevent a war amongst the gods that could destroy our world! |
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 percy jackson.... September 4, 2010
Michelle Polk (Mississippi, USA)
I didn't like this movie because of the negative aspects in it. It could have been much better if they would have stuck with the book. The affects are good but the story lines is a little choppy. I wonder if any of this directors even read the books! The supporting actor gave the movie its worst features. I don't recommend this movie to anyone.
Meh September 4, 2010
E. Garrett (Kwajalein, RMI)
From the title it looks like a Young Adult film (didn't know it was based off of a YA book series) and I was expecting something with production values like Harry Potter or even the Spiderwick Chronicles -- that didn't happen. The story was a bit too fast paced, the acting a bit canned, and the scripting kept me expecting a commercial break. This would have been better as a pilot for a TV series as it could have been fleshed out a bit more.
 Waste of talent and money September 1, 2010
BBB (Somewhere in Massachusetts)
Chris Columbus is terrible. Why does he keep getting hired? It's now to the point that if my family sees his name on a film, we'll avoid it. This movie was a horrible disservice to Rick Riordan and the Percy Jackson books. I wish HBO or any other cable channel with the means would hire intelligent visionaries who are fans of the material to develop a series based on the books. The difficulties would include aging the characters believably from 12 to 16 or so, but perhaps certain books and series (such as the Harry Potter books and this one) can truly be brought beautifully to the screen only as part of TV. As to this and the Potter films, there are those fans of the books who dislike the film adaptations and those who just don't care; they'll see anything based on their beloved books. Count me in the first group.
Disappointed August 29, 2010
Karen McConathy
I read the Percy Jackson series twice, once before viewing the DVD and once after. I had been trying to encourage my 13 year old son to read the series, but he only did so after seeing the DVD. So, if nothing else, the movie encouraged my son to read! For everyone who liked the movie, I highly recommend that you read the series! The written storyline is so much better!
We never saw the Lightening Thief movie in the theater, only the DVD. My son liked the movie. The actors were very good and so were the special effects. Unfortunately,the movie deviated from the storyline to the point that the major reason for any sequel was lost. I was very disappointed in the DVD storyline; so much so, that I gave the DVD away and will not keep it in our DVD library.
SPOILER ALERT, I'm now stating some of the differences and why I was disappointed. There were a lot of minor differences that can be attributed to poetic license. One example is that the characters were all in their late teens in the movie, whereas in the first book Percy and Annabeth were only 12. Another example is that Percy didn't know that he was a demigod at first. The latter doesn't detract from the series; but the former does, because of the prophecy. The reason for Percy not knowing his dad was attributed to Zeus' jealousy of his brother Poseidon. Hades was portrayed as a maniacal power grabber, where in the book he is not so evil. The characters of Ares and Clarise were omitted. Some of their attributes were given to Annabeth and Luke respectively. The more substantial omissions and changes detract too much from the storyline of the book - let alone the series. There was no mention of the prophecy of a child of the "big three". There was only superficial mention of Kronos in the museum scene. Luke was portrayed as the bad guy behind everything, instead of as a pawn for Kronos. Percy, Annabeth and Grover go after the lightening bolt in order to try and rescue Percy's Mom without permission, instead of with permission because of a quest. Minor details: the "Pearls" were a gift from Percy's Dad, not items that they needed to find (although it was done well in the movie); Percy wouldn't wear the flying shoes because of Zeus, so Grover wore them - in the movie he not only wears them, Percy battles Luke with them on; the St. Louis Arch part of the book was omitted; the "Parthenon" replica in Tennessee was not in the book; Luke tries to kill Percy at the end of the book and then disappears.
With the omission of Kronos and the prophecy from the storyline of the DVD, I don't see how they can hope to create a series of movies. I for one, will not go to see them - they can only be made by deviating even further from the written series. It is a crying shame, with the actors, directors, producers and author involved, it should have been a real triumph; instead, it was a farce.
 Great August 29, 2010
Catherine
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
it was great, the Package came very fast, and it was in great condition. :)
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