After Chris Columbus had launched the Harry Potter film franchise, he moved onto another young adult series in hopes to create a similar hit series with Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. The film didn't capture the popularity of Potter so everyone thought it was the end of Percy Jackson, but the son of Poseidon is back once again with Percy Jackson and the Seas of Monsters. Could this latest entry get the series the recognition it had hoped for to continue or will this be the last adventure of Jackson?
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters follow Percy and his friends as they set out on a journey to find the Golden Fleece in order to save Camp Half-Blood. The first film worked well enough, but had some slow pacing that kept it from every being the exciting film they were hoping for. With the latest entry, they have upped the action and adventure, but it lacks some of the story. Sure the film flows well enough to tell the story, but it felt rushed and thrown together at times. There are plenty of talented actors here, but sadly most of the performances seemed a bit phoned in. Since the first film Logan Lerman got critical acclaim for Perks of Being a Wallflower, but here seemed to just be going through the paces. Anthony Head of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame takes over for Pierce Brosnan and actually does a better job feeling more like he was meant for this character. Nathan Fillion is only in the film for a small amount of time but delivers his usual funny charm and even manages to throw in a Firefly cancellation reference that is really funny. The action and visuals are a lot of fun despite some of the special effects look like they are from a SyFy Channel film.
This isn't a horrible film by any means, it is actually pretty fun time, but just felt at times that no one's heart was really there. When you see franchise films you want to feel the passion of those involved, but here it just wasn't there. Not sure how well this film did, but doesn't seem to be breaking the box office, but of course the first one didn't either so who knows if there will be another adventure. It would suck for the real fans if not as this one sets up for a new film, but only time will tell.
Percy Jackson and the Sea of Monsters follow Percy and his friends as they set out on a journey to find the Golden Fleece in order to save Camp Half-Blood. The first film worked well enough, but had some slow pacing that kept it from every being the exciting film they were hoping for. With the latest entry, they have upped the action and adventure, but it lacks some of the story. Sure the film flows well enough to tell the story, but it felt rushed and thrown together at times. There are plenty of talented actors here, but sadly most of the performances seemed a bit phoned in. Since the first film Logan Lerman got critical acclaim for Perks of Being a Wallflower, but here seemed to just be going through the paces. Anthony Head of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame takes over for Pierce Brosnan and actually does a better job feeling more like he was meant for this character. Nathan Fillion is only in the film for a small amount of time but delivers his usual funny charm and even manages to throw in a Firefly cancellation reference that is really funny. The action and visuals are a lot of fun despite some of the special effects look like they are from a SyFy Channel film.
This isn't a horrible film by any means, it is actually pretty fun time, but just felt at times that no one's heart was really there. When you see franchise films you want to feel the passion of those involved, but here it just wasn't there. Not sure how well this film did, but doesn't seem to be breaking the box office, but of course the first one didn't either so who knows if there will be another adventure. It would suck for the real fans if not as this one sets up for a new film, but only time will tell.