Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 02/12/10 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG for action violence and peril, some scary images and suggestive material, and mild language Running Time 120 Minutes Genre Action, Sci-Fi Director Chris Columbus Writer Craig Titley, Chris Columbus Cast Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman, Sean Bean, Kevin McKidd, Melina Kanakaredes, Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Catherine Keener, Rosario Dawson, Steve Coogan Studio 20th Century Fox |
PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS:
THE LIGHTNING THIEF (2010)
THE LIGHTNING THIEF (2010)
SYNOPSIS
Trouble-prone Percy Jackson is having problems in
high school - but that's the least of his challenges. It's
the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus seem
to have walked out of the pages of Percy's Greek
mythology texts and into his life. Percy has learned that
his real father is Poseidon, god of the sea, which
means Percy is a demigod - half human, half god. At
the same time, the powerful gods on Olympus are
feuding, which could launch a war enveloping our
entire planet.
Now, Percy must prepare for the adventure of a
lifetime, and the stakes couldn't be higher.
With ominous storm clouds brewing over Earth and his
own life now in peril, Percy travels to a special enclave
called Camp Half Blood, where he trains to harness his
newly discovered powers and prevent a devastating
war among the gods. There, Percy meets two fellow
demigods - the warrior Annabeth, who is searching for
her mother, the goddess Athena; and his friend and
protector, Grover, who is actually a brave but untested
satyr.
Grover and Annabeth then join Percy on an incredible
transcontinental odyssey that takes them six hundred
stories above New York City (the portal to Mount
Olympus) and to the iconic Hollywood sign, under
which burn the fires of the Underworld. At journey's
end rests the fate of the world - and the life of Percy's
mother Sally, whom Percy must rescue from the
depths of Hell itself.
Percy Jackson: Half human. Half god. All hero! --© Fox
2000
Trouble-prone Percy Jackson is having problems in
high school - but that's the least of his challenges. It's
the 21st century, but the gods of Mount Olympus seem
to have walked out of the pages of Percy's Greek
mythology texts and into his life. Percy has learned that
his real father is Poseidon, god of the sea, which
means Percy is a demigod - half human, half god. At
the same time, the powerful gods on Olympus are
feuding, which could launch a war enveloping our
entire planet.
Now, Percy must prepare for the adventure of a
lifetime, and the stakes couldn't be higher.
With ominous storm clouds brewing over Earth and his
own life now in peril, Percy travels to a special enclave
called Camp Half Blood, where he trains to harness his
newly discovered powers and prevent a devastating
war among the gods. There, Percy meets two fellow
demigods - the warrior Annabeth, who is searching for
her mother, the goddess Athena; and his friend and
protector, Grover, who is actually a brave but untested
satyr.
Grover and Annabeth then join Percy on an incredible
transcontinental odyssey that takes them six hundred
stories above New York City (the portal to Mount
Olympus) and to the iconic Hollywood sign, under
which burn the fires of the Underworld. At journey's
end rests the fate of the world - and the life of Percy's
mother Sally, whom Percy must rescue from the
depths of Hell itself.
Percy Jackson: Half human. Half god. All hero! --© Fox
2000
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The first book in Rick Riordan’s best-selling young adult series, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The
Lighting Thief, has been adapted into a feature length film. While the Percy Jackson series is remarkable
and will entertain, not only adolescents, but adults as well, this film will branch out no further than
elementary school. The special effects are bland and cheesy. Many of the great aspects in the book are
completely misconstrued; such as, in the book the gods are not in typical Greek armor as they are in the
movie, but they are dressed to represent pop culture (Poseidon looks like Jimmy Buffet, Zeus a CEO of a
leading company, and Apollo is a hot college guy). The screenwriters make a too many unnecessary
changes to the story line and too many of the characters are left out. The set design and costumes look
low budget and leave much to be desired. It is hard to believe these are the same people that brought us
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
Lighting Thief, has been adapted into a feature length film. While the Percy Jackson series is remarkable
and will entertain, not only adolescents, but adults as well, this film will branch out no further than
elementary school. The special effects are bland and cheesy. Many of the great aspects in the book are
completely misconstrued; such as, in the book the gods are not in typical Greek armor as they are in the
movie, but they are dressed to represent pop culture (Poseidon looks like Jimmy Buffet, Zeus a CEO of a
leading company, and Apollo is a hot college guy). The screenwriters make a too many unnecessary
changes to the story line and too many of the characters are left out. The set design and costumes look
low budget and leave much to be desired. It is hard to believe these are the same people that brought us
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone.
By David Ladd