tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28070080.post1972905801806731008..comments2023-09-25T12:32:06.693-04:00Comments on Must Love Books: Why I Didn’t Like the Percy Jackson MovieT.S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00201041112128711659noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28070080.post-67909998151008620212011-08-27T15:14:46.451-04:002011-08-27T15:14:46.451-04:00The Actors were too old!!! They say in the synopsi...The Actors were too old!!! They say in the synopsis "Percy Jackson is a regular 17 year old...". 17!?!?! The whole point of the book is that he will "turn 16 against all odds". Well obviously the odds were in his favor, because he is already 17!!! I really hope they give it another try and make it more like the books!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28070080.post-66407166190559196032010-05-11T21:32:13.808-04:002010-05-11T21:32:13.808-04:00I must agree the film was a total washout and i pe...I must agree the film was a total washout and i personaly did'nt watch the entire thing. The books however are ideal for teenagers.Time4u Book Reviewhttp://time4ubookreview.blogspot.com/2010/05/percy-jackson-books-for-teenagers.htmlbbnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28070080.post-14744198152593952302010-05-06T15:10:07.670-04:002010-05-06T15:10:07.670-04:00The changes made to the movie are so dramatic that...The changes made to the movie are so dramatic that it leads be to wonder if the director was in his right mind as he lead this movie or if he was just got a kick out of ruining perfectly good book serieses.<br />Get it right!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28070080.post-73353397908971958702010-03-15T10:24:48.212-04:002010-03-15T10:24:48.212-04:00You're right. Also, the movie was pretty depre...You're right. Also, the movie was pretty depressing because:<br />Luke isnt supposed show his dislike towards olympus and his dad in the beginning, i.e., before Percy, Annabeth and Grover go for their quest. <br />And isnt Luke supposed to try to kill Percy with a scorpion in the end instead of Percy killing Luke with a trident.<br />There was NO clarisse,with her spear, Annabeth some how was a master of all weapons instead of using just her knife.<br />Hades' helm wasn't stolen.<br />Kronos wasent mentioned.<br />They straight up told Percy he was the son of Posiedon.<br />They went into the underworld the wrong way.<br />They didn't mention the mist or the pact of the three gods not to have kids. <br />Persephone isnt even supposed to be in this movie. Her first appearence is in the 5th book.<br />They didn't show Luke and Percy sword fighting at camp<br />They made the whole thing a quest to get the pearls so once they got into the underworld they couldn't get out.<br />and last but not the least:<br />Riptide has to be uncapped.<br /><br />Over all i think this movie is a disgrace to the Book. I wonder if there will even be a 2nd PJO movies after this. Hopefully, As far as all the missing things, are concerned, maybe they can be added later. Considering Harry Potter brought a lot of their big story entries in the second movie and the first was more of a sampler, that how I'll be taking this one. <br />If you have read the book DONT watch the movie.<br /><br />The only 2 things i loved in this movie were:<br />1> Jake Abel <3 <br />2> Logan LermanAnnaFnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28070080.post-13747868509304583022010-02-21T11:15:14.747-05:002010-02-21T11:15:14.747-05:00Two random things that annoyed me:
1) The whole, ...Two random things that annoyed me:<br /><br />1) The whole, "You disobeyed me, Percy Jackson. ...And now you're my favorite student!" crap. A) Not how it happened in the book AT ALL, and B) Cliiiiche.<br /><br />2) Um. Percy can't fly. It's a big deal in the books that he can't fly. So why the hell was he flying all over the place in the movie?<br /><br />Just seems like they made so many radical changes for the movie, and I'm not sure for what purpose. Why take Clarisse out? Why take Ares out? Why randomly add Memphis? Why take out the oracle and the tree/Thalia at the top of the hill?Jennifer Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01298372905242955441noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28070080.post-42300788034819227762010-02-20T19:25:34.246-05:002010-02-20T19:25:34.246-05:00I am so very in agreement, OrganicSchool. Thank y...I am so very in agreement, OrganicSchool. Thank you for supplementing my feelings. I did NOT like the rapey vibe from either Medusa or Persephone and the sidekick thing is something I hadn't even thought of, but you're totally right.<br /><br />I did like that the satyr ate the tin can though, since it was a hilarious play on the whole half-goat thing.T.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00201041112128711659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28070080.post-83789364942420055822010-02-20T18:43:23.885-05:002010-02-20T18:43:23.885-05:00I didn't like how the women were all turned in...I didn't like how the women were all turned into such sensual creatures in the film version! Anabeth is a leather-toting sword-wielding dominatrix of men, Medusa wears leather-laceup jacket and rubs up against her intended victims, and Persephone seduces teenage Satyrs? Give me a break.<br /><br />And the race issue disturbed me even further, because *if* the races are so easily interchanged, why wasn't Percy African American? Why relegate that particular race to the "sidekick" status of the Satyr who eats tin cans, cleans up Medusa's decapitated head, fails at his job while the white kid rocks, and gets left behind in Hades so he can "get it on" with the hot demon? The racial caricatures in this movie were beyond disappointing!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com