I guess you know the drill already. With the Lord of the Rings making Hollywood studios go into a frenzy in adapting the many fantasy books out there, not everything Tinseltown touched turned to box office gold, and more often than not, save for that famous boy wizard, what could have been pilots of franchises, became no more than false starts. I suppose it goes to show that a solid story is still fundamental, other than making yet another special effects extravaganza to try and wow a growingly jaded audience.
Simply put, if the Greek gods and goddesses were all powerful, especially that of Zeus, well the first few minutes as played by Sean Bean, made him out to be a clueless weakling who had his all powerful lightning bolt being stolen from under his nose, like taking candy from a kid, and now the kid's throwing a bad tantrum, threatening the fate of the world and that of Olympus erm, the Empire State Building in New York, anyone?
But that is only if Percy Jackson Logan Lerman is guilty in the first place, given that he actually doesn't know his half-god lineage no thanks to Poseidon being horny enough as do the other gods in their frequent visits to the human earth to impregnate Sally Jackson Catherine Keener , and then Sally deciding to keep Percy safe from jealous harm from other godly beings, because being the son of Zeus, Poseidon and Hades Steve Coogan is a big thing actually, the three being big daddies and sworn brothers in this mythology.
But of course in one fell swoop, all hell breaks loose, Percy discovers that a Pen can indeed be a powerful weapon, and allies himself with a Satyr Grover Brandon T.
Jackson his good friend and protector, the cute demigod Annabeth Alexandra Daddario - note the necessary trio of heroes in the vein of Harry Potter here given that they're demigods, but still need to go to a Hogwarts equivalent to hone their special abilities, amongst other Greek god offsprings numbering in the hundreds told you they were horny , in the middle of a nowhere forest, demarcated by a sign board and a force field to keep out muggles, I mean, humans. Being an introductory film to the world of the Olympians, we learn facts like why Percy's such a big deal no he didn't repel the biggest foe in the franchise , and the little do's and don'ts they have to learn from the likes of the centaur Chiron Pierce Brosnan.
But kids being kids, and wanting to save his mom from the clutches of Hell, Percy and his friends embark on an American cross country road trip, and in the meantime try to decipher just who could that Thief be, having 14 days as the deadline to meet, which forms the basis of incidents and episodes that the trio come face to face with in exhibiting their powers well, actually only Percy's.
Part of the fun is to see how other notable names in the casting list get to play up their gods and demon status. Uma Thurman stars as Medusa, spruced up by special effects snakes adorned on her head, which at certain points looked quite CG-ed for its own good. Or having Rosario Dawson star as Persephone in quite fed-up manner, and the lists goes on.
Suffice to say that many of the appearances here are quite self contained in the scene they appear in, that they rarely re-appear again until the sequel already announced for next year.
Joe Pantoliano hams it up as Percy's muggle, I mean human step dad, and I was somewhat impressed by the extremely mean looking CG design of Hades, which can really strike fear with his appearance. The one that came out in the bonfire, that is. With Clash of the Titans coming just round the corner, one wonders whether it may suffer from an audience jaded with this version's interpretation of Greek mythology, plus the uncanny use of the same villainous types that would prove detrimental by the time Titans come around.
I guess that remains to be seen. Meanwhile, stay tuned when the end credits start rolling, as there's a scene that'll come on as soon as the cast list rolls off.
And I certainly have no clue why "The Olympians" were dropped from the title of its release here. FAQ Is "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief" based on a book? What was the place Percy saw after he got off of the elevator in the teaser trailer?
Why are the characters 16 and 17 years old? In the book, they are only Details Edit. Release date February 12, United States. United Kingdom Canada United States. English Greek, Ancient to Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Fox Pictures Pictures Sunswept Entertainment. Box office Edit. Technical specs Edit. Runtime 1 hour 58 minutes. Percy must master his new found skills in order to prevent a war between the Gods that could devastate the entire world.
Screenshots: Adventure Fantasy Family. Genre: Adventure Family Fantasy Plot: A teenager discovers he's the descendant of a Greek god and sets out on an adventure to settle an on-going battle between the gods. Jackson, Steve Coogan Rated: Rated PG for action violence and peril, some scary images and suggestive material, and mild language.
When his lightning bolt is stolen, Zeus accuses Poseidon's son Percy Jackson and gives Poseidon's son fourteen days to return it, otherwise he will initiate a war amongst the gods. His physically handicapped best friend Grover reveals that Percy is a demigod and that he is his protector and his teacher Mr Brunner gives him a pen telling him that it is a powerful weapon.
However Sally is attacked by a Minotaur and vanishes before Percy can help her. In the camp, Percy befriends the gorgeous Annabeth; when they are attacked by Hades who wants the lighting bolt for himself, Percy discovers that his mother is in the Underworld with Hades.
Percy decides to travel on a dangerous quest to retrieve the lightning bolt and save his mother. All images and subtitles are copyrighted to their respectful owners unless stated otherwise.
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