Review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) by J. Michael H — 15 Dec 2013

So here is the formula for the movie: take a fairly well written book, that has already proven successful, and dumb it down as much as humanly possible. Not only did the director and producer ignore even the most thin structure of the book- they clearly have never even read a cliff notes version of greek mythology.

This movie is a prime example of stupid meets special effects. After watching this garbage, I am amazed that anyone thought that a sequel was viable...but then again: the P.T. Barnum business model has always made Holly wood a quick buck.