Review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) by Shannonp — 06 Mar 2010

A wonderful movie filled with fun and HISTORY!

This review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) was written by Shannonp on 06 Mar 2010.

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

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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 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 Danny D (678) on 25 Dec 2018

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By Joseph B (617) 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 Sigrid C (8) on 27 Jul 2017

If it was not based on the books it would be alright…

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By Jesse M (712) on 24 Apr 2018

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

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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 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 Rene Rodriguez (1,781) for Miami Herald (3,319) on 07 Mar 2017

May not be so deep or richly imagined as J.K…

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By Johane N (1) 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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