Percy Jackson and The Olympians : The Lightning Thief

[xwolverine2]

just saying there's a trend lol

 

[TheComicbookKid]

Castaway was good.

 

[xwolverine2]

nobody has ever seen that borefest twice... lol

 

[SuperAl]

nobody has ever seen that borefest twice... lol

i have

 

[hammerhedd11]

nobody has ever seen that borefest twice... lol

Actually it's a great movie and I and many others have seen it several times. It made over $200 million so somebody saw it more than once. Sorry it doesn't have enough action for you lol wtf bbq.

 

[DarkKnight88]

Yeah, Cast Away is great!

 

[Doctor Jones]

Cast Away is excellent. Only Hanks could pull off something like that.

 

[zanos]

I hope this is better than the book. The series leaves alot to be desired. It's all action and no characterization which actually might translate well in a movie series because the movies can actually work to fix that problem. I can't believe I just thought that.

 

[YoungE808]

*wonders how the topic got on Cast Away*

 

[TheComicbookKid]

New teaser trailer.

 

[xwolverine2]

this movie looks like crap.. even with the great supporting cast

the vfx are terrible too

anyone getting a The Seeker The dark is rising vibe?

 

[YoungE808]

Why is Annabeth a brunette? That's my only squabble with the teaser trailer right now. I'm hoping Chris Columbus can squeeze out a decent movie since he has the experience of making the first two Potter movies. Unfortunately, he also directed I Love You, Beth Cooper which failed miserably. I hope I'm not taking a gamble by putting my faith in him.

 

[Orb]

I hope they don't mess up the book. I really liked it and the VFX look fine.

 

[dark_b]

this is just a bad edited trailer. no denial.

 

[Orb]

Pretty much.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

Why is Annabeth a brunette? That's my only squabble with the teaser trailer right now. I'm hoping Chris Columbus can squeeze out a decent movie since he has the experience of making the first two Potter movies. Unfortunately, he also directed I Love You, Beth Cooper which failed miserably. I hope I'm not taking a gamble by putting my faith in him.

Personally, I think Columbus wanted to lessen as many similarities to the Potter franchise he helmed. Blonde female lead, ages of the children, and made Grover black.

 

[sithgoblin]

The title is way too long. They should have just called it "The Lightning Thief". If anyone liked it enough to make more, they could have introduced the Percy Jackson preface for the sequel, ala Indiana Jones. I hate it that they are setting it up as a series already. Lets see if we like it first.

Some adaptations have the clout to get away with it (LOTR, Narnia). But who the f**k is Percy Jackson? He needs to prove himself before his name gets to sell a movie.

 

[YoungE808]

Personally, I think Columbus wanted to lessen as many similarities to the Potter franchise he helmed. Blonde female lead, ages of the children, and made Grover black.

But wasn't Hermione a brunette? Annabeth looks to be a brunette as well in the trailer with except she has straight hair rather than Hermione's bushy hair.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

I thought Emma Watson was a dirty blonde? Ah, well. The other points are still true.

 

[SapphirePrima]

The lead in this movie is a cutie.


Chris Columbus directed Beth Cooper. Wow, I honestly thought the first Harry Potter books were the best adaption wise. But movie wise not so much.

Anyway this looks pretty good. Are the books worth checking out?

 

[YoungE808]

I'd like to say they are. If you're a fan of Greek Mythology you should instantly love it. The third book is the best (imo) but it's best like most books to start at the beginning.

 

[zanos]

The lead in this movie is a cutie.


Chris Columbus directed Beth Cooper. Wow, I honestly thought the first Harry Potter books were the best adaption wise. But movie wise not so much.

Anyway this looks pretty good. Are the books worth checking out?

They are if you are into simple mindless action with not much in the way of characterization or plot. Percy Jackson is basically a poor man's Harry Potter.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

Couldn't find larger versions.

 

[TheComicbookKid]

UK poster. In the age of bad photoshop, this is really badass.

 

[haephestus]

Character posters are okay. I wonder if Riptide is actually a trident rather than a sword in the movie? Perhaps they wanted to ensure the hero had a unique and easily identifiable weapon (as well as being more marketable).

And is Annabeth's shield wrong? I thought she carried the Aegis with the Gorgon's head design? Or maybe that was only later in the books? Or I could be making up the whole thing - that's pretty likely.

Finally, I wish Gopher looked a little more "mythological", although he seems to be sporting an incredibly hairy left arm in that photo? I don't recall that from the books?

Percy's other solo poster is pretty cool. I wish they'd worked on his "motion" through the water through to give a stronger impression that he can "control" the water. Still, looks pretty cool. And not seeing his face adds some mystery to the whole thing.

Has anyone heard anything about toys for the film? I'm surprised that someone hasn't started marketing the crap out of the film? I would have at least thought they'd have something in stores for the pre-Christmas spending.

Cheers.