Okay, so, if you couldn't tell by the title I'm reviewing The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan. The book AND the movie, actually. Yup, that's how pro I am: I can review two different media forms in one post!
Okay, the book, frankly, is amazing. So it's aimed for kids about nine years old and I get stares whenever I go into the kids' section to get it. It's a really good, funny series and I highly recommend it.
As for the movie, which I just saw today... well. A bit of a less friendly review. It kind of sucked.
Maybe I'm being harsh. I'll list some good points first: Percy was amazing. So was Luke. And the Gods were spot on. Lots of action. Gabe was perfect.
And, as for the bad points... if I wrote every single thing that bugged me about the movie, I would have a very long post indeed. But some main things: First, there was NO KRONOS. And NO PAN. And ANNABETH AND PERCY DIDN'T HATE EACH OTHER. And I NEED TO STOP USING ALL-CAPS. What about the famous "Seaweed Brain" insult? Where was that? I suppose the lack of Kronos and Pan means that there will be no squeal?
But I think my main pet peeve was where they didn't only fail to be faithful to the book, they failed to be faithful to the ACTUAL GREEK MYTHOLOGY. Yes, I'm talking about Persephone, who shouldn't have even been in the Underworld, due to the fact that it was the summer solstice. Not winter. Summer.
Ending rant...
Final rating: I refuse to let the movie drag down the rating of the book.
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