Review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) by Evan K — 31 Mar 2013

This was a wonderful movie, as well as the books.

This review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) was written by Evan K on 31 Mar 2013.

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief has generally received mixed reviews.

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Weakly made and trying to cash in on Harry Potter popularity, Percy Jackson doesn't live up to either its source material or standards for…

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By Ethan Alter (997) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 03 Nov 2017

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By Debbie M (120) on 28 Apr 2017

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By Sigrid C (8) on 27 Jul 2017

If it was not based on the books it would be alright…

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Percy: You're a donkey?! Grover: Aye, I'm a goat…

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By Lorena E (11) on 30 May 2017

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By Katie H (465) on 14 Apr 2017

Good god, I love the Percy Jackson books, their full of action, suspense, fantasy, character, and a lot of funny modern excuses to move the…

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Has a few decent moments but is overwhelmingly average in almost every way…

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By Zackery S (2) on 23 Oct 2017

So glad I watched this before reading the book. If I hadn't I never would have been able to sit through it…

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