Hello! Aileen here after a night of watching HALF of the PJatO Movie...the second time. I have nothing against the movie, actually I do book-wise. Movie-wise though, it's a good movie. Great graphics and stuff. It's just SO different from the actual book, The Lightning Thief, that it's almost an insult to me since those books are like freaking AMAZING. I could reread those books a thousand times and still laugh every single time at the same parts. "I got to go to the dam restroom!" Haha, classic. That's from the third book in the series, The Titan's Curse, btw (my least favorite of the entire series, but that's another story).
NOTE: this isn't meant to offend anyone, it's just my opinion/commentary during the movie. Also, this is like Wikipedia, it will have spoilers (learned my lesson when I was reading about a book...D:) So read on with your own discretion.
The beginning is so dramatic and stuff...it's just a fun part to laugh at. Really. Especially when Poseidon just suddenly walks out of the water like a giant and the fisherman (poor dude!) was like looking up at him like "Woah. Am I high or something?" But I absolutely LOVE his eyes!!! So pretty...*3*
On top of the Empire State Building, where it is glowing BLUE (which I think doesn't actually happen in the book until The Last Olympian as a sign to Percy's mom that he's alright. I know, I'm a dork) Poseidon and Zeus have a brotherly talk/whisper silently (I hate it when they do that, I have to raise the volume and then get scared out of my wits later)/argument/threatening each other through their children/child. It's not fair though since Zeus's daughter was...yeah. If you have read the books, you would know what I mean.
Anyway, Zeus breaks open the door to Olympus...wait, wasn't it supposed to be an elevator to the 600th floor that goes straight to Olympus? Oh, must be budget cuts. Anyway, Zeus breaks open the door (is it metal? It probably is) and re-pieces it as he goes in. Show-off much?
Then the scene changes to a boy (we can all infer it is Percy, no?) underwater in his swimming shorts. I think that's the fanservice scene for all those Logan Lerman fangirls...To me though, it's just a really long and awkward scene...but then he goes to the surface and one of my favorite characters is there!!! Yay Grover!!!
After a short "I wish I could stay underwater" and Grover's knowing look stuff ("seven minutes underwater, I wonder if you're, I don't know, a demigod? Just wondering"), they go into class and we meet...MS. DODDS. I just really how she looks...that nose and those teeth, ugh. And she looks the same even with prettier makeup and hair!!! Oh, and Ms. Dodds is a creeper. *shiver*
So Percy goes home after an uneventful day at school to his mom! She looks too...I don't even know but she just doesn't look like Percy's mom. And here we meet another person we all love to hate, GABE! I swear, I could almost smell him from where I am sitting, and that's on the other side of the screen! And he's suck a jerk too...but Percy's just as a jerk back at him. I agree with Gabe, that "son" of yours needs to find some manners.
OMK MUSEUM TIME! Aaaaaaaand Foreshadow!Poseidon is standing at the other side of the street...what could this mean?
And we meet Chi-I mean Mr. Brunner for the first time! I'd love him to be my teacher, he lets his students listen to iPods during class trips (not. fair.)! And Ms. Dodds is being a creeper again and WOAH don't go with her Percy!!! Please? It's bad for your health.
And he does. Of course. And they had to make it extremely quiet before making like an EXPLOSION and freaking me out. Oh, and Percy almost gets killed by...Voldemort with wings? What? Oh wait, it's just a Fury/Kindly One. My mistake. (HP reference much?)
So then Chiron is like "I will tear you into shreds! Begone!" and she scattered. I'm starting to like this guy even more...but then he starts to whisper frantically to Grover that only the AUDIENCE can hear somewhat clearly! Sharing secrets is mean in front of those outside the loop! Shame on you both! And wouldn't it just have been easier to just tell him instead of him being all "I wanna know!!!"? Just say "You're a demigod and monsters are about to kill you so RUN." That'll work, ne?
OMK Gabe is so freaking annoying! He's like "Hey! Can't you see that she's servicing my friends and I?" It's none of your business Gabe just go and...I have to admit, Grover is full of absolute win for kicking that man. He needs to learn respect as well...
I really don't like the car scene. It's just as awkward as the swimming pool scene, I swear. And I hate how the mom explains that the camp is for "really special people, like you". That's not nice man! That is NOT nice! But then OMK FORESHADOWING in the...cow farm? What?
And then BAM! again after whispering/awkward silence. I feel bad for Grover for sitting in the back listening, that must be so awkward....but he redeems himself:
Percy: Why are you taking your pants off?
Grover: My job.
Epic Win.
So they have to, of course, look back and realize that the monster IS STILL CHASING THEM! Wow, never would have guessed! And they almost get smushed by the car, again. But they make it to the entrance of the...WAIT A MINUTE. Isn't it a hill instead of a forest and they didn't get that close to entrance before the minotaur "kidnaps" Percy's mom...and the pen is supposed to be UNCAPPED not clicked! Geez Louise, anything else that's not accurate? (and isn't the horn sliced off in the book? just asking...)
Oh, and Percy faints and there is more Logan Lerman fanservice. The zoom in was a bit much.
Alright, moving on. Percy just woke up and he's like "Woah, I had this weird dream..." Honey, it wasn't a dream. Your mom was taken and your best friend is a satyr. Sorry dear, now do you wanna get almost killed by arrows?
And no Grover, Annabeth is supposed to inform Percy of the whole "dyslexia = brain actually wired for Greek (I don't believe that...) and ADHD = battle senses". Seriously, where is that...oh, found her.
A sparkly scene with Percy's first encounter with ANNAB-they did not just...Dudes, Annabeth is supposed to be BLONDE. Not brunette, BLONDE. At least her eyes are a pretty shade of grey...*3*
So we meet Mr. Bru-I mean "ki-ron" (I thought it was "shi-ron" but oh well...). And oooooh, naughty word! "I'm a real horse's a**." I think you can infer what that word is, no?
OMK how can you lead him to his cabin/shack/dock thing if he ISN'T DETERMINED YET? Seriously, there's supposed to be the hologram of a trident that appears during the capture the flag thing and stuff and then he's treated as an outcast and why are the cabins like tents? And his father made it? Really? Highly unlikely. Please don't lie to the poor boy Chiron, he's already traumatized...
OMK 27:21ish the book title is mentioned. Epic. Lolz. "They believe you are the Lightning Thief". I believe that was a cheap recreation of the title of the movie, but I digress...
Capture the Flag is starting! And Luke is still brotherly and Annabeth is staring! Awww...I prefer the book Percy and book Annabeth though...P+A FOREVER! Wait, they're on separate teams? What? That is BS man, and where is Clarisse? WHERE IS SHE? Is the Ares cabin completely obsolete or something?
I love Nice!Luke though. "I'm coming buddy...Oh, that's a sword, that's a sword." He's so sugoi~! And the inspirational music during the ninja scene is epic.
I swear, if I'm in the middle of a life or death game and there is a creek, I will NOT stop to drink from it. That's called "letting your guard down"and it is something Tezuka Kunimitsu is completely against (PoT reference, I'm even dorkier). And of course, he sees the flag and attempts to get it but Annabeth pops out of nowhere and is like "You think it's gonna be that easy? My mom's the goddess of wisdom. You know what that means? I always win." Um, prideful much?
Percy's counter is the best though, "Well, I always lose." Gotta love him! Especially after he totally pwns after being healed by the creek water! Yay helpful voice in his head that sounds suspiciously like his father, Poseidon!
Annabeth is more of a jerk in the movie, I really don't like it. And she's supposed to have a camp necklace! Dur dur dur...I also don't understand how the red team just gave up and let Percy just walk up and take the flag. He even disarmed himself and everyone's too stunned (?) to stop him. That's just...stupid heroic victories.
Grover is still awesome a couple of minutes later as he leads the "hero" to the banquet table.
"Hey, no dirty looks, stop it."
You just HAVE to love this satyr! Then Annabeth ruins it with a quote of her own.
"I have strong feelings for you, I just don't know if they're positive or not."
Spoiler alert anyone? No? Seriously, she's supposed to be gooey eyed towards Luke until he....and then she's supposed to realize that she loves Percy! Geez...
I'm going to skip the freaky Hades in the Campfire part and the awkward scene change ("Oh-" *scene change* WTP?) and just move on to them sneaking off on a quest...wait. NO ORACLE? No riddles? No "You shall be betrayed by one who calls you friend"? What? That is just...not right.
Okay, let me guess, Luke has a way to get to the Underworld? OMK I was right! And he gives them flying shoes, oh wait, shoe that fly despite the fact that no one said "Maia!" And they have to go on a treasure hunt for the pearls. Um, excuse me but the pearls weren't found, they were given by a water spirit in Santa Monica! (and is that HP music in the background? and isn't that map suspiciously similar to the one in HP?)
So they're in Aunty Em's Gnome Emporium. I think I'm going to save this for next time. Can't wait, ne?
Before I go, a short countdown so far...(based on my notes and not just on the stuff above)
Eye Love: 3
Quiet then BAM: 3
Foreshadowing: 2
Fanservice: 3
Awkward scenes/scene changes: 3
Jerkiness: 2-3? wait, 4
HP references: 3
WTF "that didn't happen in the book!" moments: um, a lot.
Until next time!
Aileen
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