No spoilers here, but I have to say I liked The Lightning Thief.
OK, one spoiler: it is nothing like the book. Once I got past thinking "that's not what happened in the book," and "why'd they say that, the book said something else," I started really enjoying the movie.
Maybe there are some spoilers here, but not much.
So Percy didn't really go on an assigned quest. He was just going to free his mom from Hades and accidentally found the lightning bolt and had some sort of flying fight with Luke over the top of Manhattan, but it did turn out well.
Oh, and Uma Thurman makes a great Madusa. Those snakes in her hair were extra creepy. Plus they get extra credit for gratuitous use of the iPhone. Bet Steve Jobs didn't see that one coming.
Anyone know if the kid who played Percy is any relation to Ian what's-his-name in The Vampire Diaries?
Anyway, it was a lot of fun. Way different from the book, but the essence was the same. Go see it.
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This movie was a piece of crap i just saw it and i am already saying just how stupid it was. I have never seen a crappier movie. there wasn't anything from the book in the movie. the creators took the book and turned it into this disgusting piece of crap. I feel sorry for anyone who wants to see it. By the way i say crap but i am actually thinking of a pretty bad swear word that would describe just how awful this move actually was.