First this movie was not "action packed", rather boring, the poor dialog and phony emotions left a dry taste in my mouth. I am not comparing the movie to the book, since I never read the book, this movie was bad all on its own.
The first scene I find questionable is; all the demi-gods (aka half bloods) at a hero training camp, scatter like frightened mice, as the mechanical bull busts through the protective barrier. This leaves only three of the demi-gods to fight and destroy the bull.
When the oracle tells Percy about the Titan Kronos, she tells a poor history lesson that Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon killed Kronos when Greek mythology mentions five of six children were eaten by their father and Zeus alone saved his siblings.
The prediction by the oracle was pretty clear, yet Percy claimed not to understand what it meant. Also the movie is full of product placement. Hermes runs the UPS store and just happens to hand them two items they will need to complete the quest. There is a pointless scene just about getting coffee. I didn't catch the name of the coffee shop but I am sure that was the point.
Continuity fell asleep at the switch, several times, for example; During the escape from the yacht, the scene quickly shifts from night to noon daylight. The plot was transparent, I suppose this movie was made for a younger crowd but I give them more credit than the writers.
I won't get into the CGI quality, because I don't care for any movie that depends so highly on the CGI to carry the show. But they used some lower budget effects to reduce the amount of CGI needed. Such as a pair of sunglasses (also didn't make sense) and tight shots of some characters from the waist up. As a personal note, I much prefer to see animatronics and puppetry such as the work of the late Stan Winston.
I can't complain too much since my friend rented this one but I wouldn't spend a dime on this movie.
The first scene I find questionable is; all the demi-gods (aka half bloods) at a hero training camp, scatter like frightened mice, as the mechanical bull busts through the protective barrier. This leaves only three of the demi-gods to fight and destroy the bull.
When the oracle tells Percy about the Titan Kronos, she tells a poor history lesson that Zeus, Hades, and Poseidon killed Kronos when Greek mythology mentions five of six children were eaten by their father and Zeus alone saved his siblings.
The prediction by the oracle was pretty clear, yet Percy claimed not to understand what it meant. Also the movie is full of product placement. Hermes runs the UPS store and just happens to hand them two items they will need to complete the quest. There is a pointless scene just about getting coffee. I didn't catch the name of the coffee shop but I am sure that was the point.
Continuity fell asleep at the switch, several times, for example; During the escape from the yacht, the scene quickly shifts from night to noon daylight. The plot was transparent, I suppose this movie was made for a younger crowd but I give them more credit than the writers.
I won't get into the CGI quality, because I don't care for any movie that depends so highly on the CGI to carry the show. But they used some lower budget effects to reduce the amount of CGI needed. Such as a pair of sunglasses (also didn't make sense) and tight shots of some characters from the waist up. As a personal note, I much prefer to see animatronics and puppetry such as the work of the late Stan Winston.
I can't complain too much since my friend rented this one but I wouldn't spend a dime on this movie.