Review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) by Cami S — 19 May 2013

Chris Columbus' greatest work of failure.

This review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) was written by Cami S on 19 May 2013.

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

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Found it to be quite funny at times, for a movie made in 2010 it is pretty well done in my opinion…

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By Asdfdsaf A (2) on 08 Nov 2017

Anyone who likes this movie is my enemy. If you are a hard and true Percy Jackson fan like me, this shoe makes you sick…

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By Mirandah K (1) 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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By El F (15) on 02 Dec 2018

I love the books...and oh god was this so bad lol…

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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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By Amy D (387) on 08 Nov 2017

Anyone who likes this movie is my enemy. If you are a hard and true Percy Jackson fan like me, this shoe makes you sick…

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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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Basically a random movie with the name Percy Jackson…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 22 Jun 2017

Director Chris Columbus has fun with this goofy premise, but as always I am distracted by the practical aspects of the story…

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