Sadly Over-hyped

hyped garbage

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

The special effects were the best part, but if you read the book, DO NOT WATCH the movie. I was ripping out my hair and mentally screaming. 70% of the movie was from the other books. They mashed up all the books together into one corny and cheesy movie. WHY WOULD RICK RIORDAN LET THEM DO THIS?!

In order to restore their dying safe haven, the son of Poseidon and his friends embark on a quest to the Sea of Monsters, to find the mythical Golden Fleece, all the while trying to stop an ancient evil from rising. Back in 2013 i actually went and see Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters and i loved it, now does the film hold up 4 years later? Oh you can bet on that, i enjoyed the performances of both Logan Lerman and Alexandra Daddario in both films and i loved Douglas Smith performance as Tyson Percy's half brother. The film packs a lot of adventure and some good looking cgi and good performances by the young leads, the soundtrack is also great and although a bit slow and some jokes don't land all the time the film picks up fast and has a lot of action and i loved the scene with the Bull and Percy or when Kronos showed up it's not perfect but it's not as awful as everyone suggested.

PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS is a follow-up to PERCY JACKSON & THE LIGHTING THIEF, itself an adaptation of the debut novel in the popular young adult series by Rick Riordan. I mildly enjoyed the first film in the series, but this unfocused sequel is a lot worse; despite the plethora of on-screen action, not much actually seems to happen and it all rings rather false and hollow.This time, Percy and his buddies old and new find themselves embarking on a quest narrative to retrieve the Golden Fleece, of all things. There are various MacGuffins in the film, none of them particularly interesting or plausible, but what is apparent is the debt this series owes to Harry Potter. There are kids on the run, flying cars, magic sprays that change appearance, and plenty more besides. Inevitably Harry Potter got there first and did it better, leaving this all rather redundant.It doesn't help that the characterisation is kept to a bare minimum. Logan Lerman's hero is a dullish type and Alexandra Daddario struggles to shine as the token love interest. Speaking of tokenism, the comic relief black sidekick is still really clichéd and unfunny. The big guest stars have gone from the original film to be replaced by the likes of Anthony Head and Stanley Tucci, alongside a cameoing Nathan Fillion. For 90% of the running time, PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS consists of CGI-heavy action. Some of the effects are pretty good but as is generally the case with such films, it becomes tiresome very quickly.

What I am amazed about this movie is that it fails on so many levels and being a person who has read the book, I have to ask myself, does it do justice to the book? NO . On the contrary it violates it and makes a laughable movie out of it. The movie tries to take hold of it own destiny by writing it's own story, but it what it finally delivers is a complete mess of wasted talents and bad story telling.I just felt the movie got goofy at times and the actors try so hard to sell it but its pathetic to watch them fail. Logan Lerman and Alex Daddario are the only ones that keep this movie from drowning in its own sea of atrocity. If it was intended to be breezy yet kind of an entertaining action flick for young adults , then on that basis I can give credit that movie has succeeded. But if you are expecting for a solid movie with a sound plot and edge-of-the-seat action,this is not your pick, trust me. The film overflows with sickeningly corny dialog, predictable moments and cliché that you wince in disturbance. Actors try to give life to the characters but that it works only to some extent because by the end of the movie you would lying to yourself if said you cared for any of them. Some scenes in the movie were useless weight to the run time and some weren't used to their fullest potential. Not a great movie and I am disappointed how one of my favorite book franchises has been treated with callous movie making.