Review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) by Shaun B — 02 Aug 2012

Pretty much a kid-friendly, cheesy version of "Clash of the Titans".

This review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) was written by Shaun B on 02 Aug 2012.

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

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By Daniel W (1,325) on 30 May 2017

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 Ary E (3) on 09 Mar 2018

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 Danny D (678) on 25 Dec 2018

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