Review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) by Luann J — 17 Aug 2013

Amazing . . . ended up watching quite a few times.

This review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) was written by Luann J on 17 Aug 2013.

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

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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 Kerry M (319) on 21 Mar 2017

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

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By Meth-Dude (745) on 17 Apr 2017

It was predictable, safe, cliché, some of the special effects weren't particularly good and most of the attempts at being funny fell flat…

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By Melinda D (17) on 31 Jul 2017

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