Review of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) by Junkdog8 — 21 Jan 2014

Being a great lover of the books I can honestly say that watching this movie made me wish that I never started it. from the very first scene to the very last nothing but the extreme simplification of the story was there.

there understanding of the story in the book seemed to be the lightning bolt was stolen you have to get it back. that was pretty much the only thing that they took from the book. the one thing that I just can't get over is the complete removal of ares from the story.

.. I mean that is both integral to that story and to the entire rest of the series. it is beyond my understanding why the people who write these books don't understand what is necessary to keep the story intact.

not to mention the whole unnecessary side quest to get the pearls. the fact is there was no legitimate reason for the careless disregard for a perfectly excellent story.