The Greek Harry Potter: Aged and Out of Sorts

Film: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Actor(s): Logan Lerman, Brandon T. Jackson, Alexandra Daddario, Jake Abel, Sean Bean, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Coogan, Rosario Dawson, Catherine Keener, Kevin McKidd, Joe Pantoliano, Uma Thurman, Ray Winstone

Official Drop Date: February 12, 2010

Blades: 3

Review: Once I saw the previews for this film I was not thrilled. The characters have all been aged and the events have been displaced. For those who have not read the books, the next movies in the series may be confusing as they are supposed to help Percy unravel the prophecy told by the oracle. This follows the same story of Harry Potter who has to discover what his prophesy meant and how to either change it, stop it, or usher it in.

Now we have kids that look 20+ portraying characters that are 13 and events that do not take place until the last book are thrown into the first film. Hopefully this really means that the horrible rumors of more films in this series are false. 3 blades for this film because the special effects were actually decent. I pray that the gods see fit to cancel the rest of this film’s contract – but alas I’m doubtful.

blades: ★★★☆☆☆☆☆☆☆

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