Review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) by Pascal O — 24 Jul 2013

Cool special effects, lots of great cameos, a fun ride!

This review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) was written by Pascal O on 24 Jul 2013.

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

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Slavishly follows every rule of the kids’ fantasy franchise genre, but it’s a well-executed and imagined world. Bet the sequel’s darker…

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The one thing to call this film is a missed opportunity. This movie could have been wonderful. The source material is such an engaging read…

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By Aj T (256) 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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By Debbie M (120) on 28 Apr 2017

The climax for this movie is great,but the movie just falls flat from there. Also some actors are good…

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The film for what it is is good, however, it is very inaccurate to the book it was based on…

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By Noah B (300) on 12 Oct 2018

My daughter and I were excited to see this movie after seeing the book. And I know most movies based on books will miss parts of the book…

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By Karen K (157) on 12 Oct 2018

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