Hopefully, the kids in the audience will share my enthusiasm, because kids reading is always a net positive. Being unfamiliar with the series itself, and viewing the movie with someone who is, this film really makes me want to read the books, which I think is a pretty good sign. Columbus’s direction is a little ham-handed and the script too obvious at times, but these are not deal-breakers by any means. Summary: Trouble-prone Percy Jackson is having problems in high school - but thats the least of his challenges. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation Release Date: February 12, 2010. The modernization of the mythical characters is clever, though Coogan’s “Hades as Alice Cooper” turn, while appropriate, is a bit clichéd. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. (Granted, both seem similar because they largely adhere to Joseph Campbell’s monomyth structure, but I digress.) The cast is large and competent the story quick and lively and the effects are well executed. Many are comparing this to the Harry Potter series (same director, same basic structure, fewer classically-trained British thespians), and they’re not wrong, but I believe there is ample room for both. With the help of his friends Grover (Jackson) and Annabeth (Daddario), Percy sets off on an adventure through Greek mythology to clear his name.

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice(2010) Dave Stutler (Jay Baruchel) is just an average guy, but the wizard Balthazar Blake (Nicolas Cage) sees in him a hidden talent for sorcery. Bear in mind that this list is in no particular order. Percy (Lerman), a relatively normal teenager, is attacked in a museum and accused of stealing Zeus’s lightning, leading him to discover a secret: his father is the Greek god Poseidon. This is a list of movie recommendations of movies similar to Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.

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