chillaxman
July 9th, 2013, 08:13 PM
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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 and to stop an ancient evil from rising. -IMDB Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters page
Hey, VT, I'd like to know what you guys think of the upcoming Percy Jackson movie. It seems as if people are still excited for this movie and to be honest, so am I. The first movie was good if you were a kid who didn't read the books. I was just that. The movie inspired me to read the books (which I hadn't even heard of until the movie came out), but I didn't get to reading them for 2+ years. The second and third times I watched the movie I thoroughly enjoyed it again, even though I was older. I ignored the criticisms it got because I liked it and that's all that matters. I didn't pick up the books until the last few months of 2012. Once I started reading them, I couldn't put them down. As soon as I got the chance I went out and bought the box set of all 5 novels. The books were a great read, although they had some problems. (I may post issues I had with them later on) What I noticed most was the way the movie butchered the continuity of the books.
First of all, the entire cast aged a good 2-3 years. I wouldn't have had a problem with that if I didn't realize how the age of the characters was such a vital plot point. I would use the book and movie's release dates as an excuse, but I'm pretty sure that plot point had been established in book 3, before the movie came out. That is going to be an issue later on. Lerman already looks 17 in Sea of Monsters. He's not going to get any younger.
The second issue I had (Although it's a minor issue, I feel like if I don't mention it, people will bitch about me) was the casting. I really like the main trio, but they dropped the ball continuity-wise on Annabeth and Grover. Annabeth was supposed to be blonde and look like more of a tomboy. Grover they completely changed. I don't have a problem with him being black, as I'm black myself. The cast appears to be a strong cast, but their performances can be weak at times.
The third issue would have to be the writing. The jokes were funny for me three years ago, but right now they're either bad or mediocre. The books suffer from this as well. This would also include the continuity errors that the movies have. I haven't seen the first movie in a little bit so I won't go into depth about those. The movies seem to be directed at the aging fans of the Percy Jackson series, while throwing in things for the kids. It would have been great if they did it well. The books seem to be aimed at the kids that fell in love with the books that happen to age much slower than Riordan thinks they do.
Fourth and final issue I have is Rick Riordan's involvement with the films. I dislike his attitude about the film series. He doesn't seem to want anything to do with the movies because they'll get his vision of the characters and everything wrong. That makes sense and respectable, except that he allowed this to happen. He could have easily said you can't do these movies because of this reason. He could have also not agreed to give the rights unless he has a major involvement with ALL of them. Instead he chooses to ignore their existence while reaping the profits he's allowed from the movies. It's kind of a dick move in my opinion.
Ranting aside, I think we can go on to the second Percy Jackson film. We haven't seen much of it, which is why this thread is based on the series in general, and not just the film. From the trailers I've seen, it looks mediocre. Grover shouldn't be present at all, and for some reason Tyson has two eyes. I don't know the reason for that. On the positive side, it seems as if they're trying to fix some continuity errors. (and Clarisse is a qt3.14) It's nothing I'd go to the midnight premier of, but it's something I'd go see in theaters.
Can the cinematic series be saved? Or is it destined to flop? What went wrong? That's all I got. Discuss!
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 and to stop an ancient evil from rising. -IMDB Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters page
Hey, VT, I'd like to know what you guys think of the upcoming Percy Jackson movie. It seems as if people are still excited for this movie and to be honest, so am I. The first movie was good if you were a kid who didn't read the books. I was just that. The movie inspired me to read the books (which I hadn't even heard of until the movie came out), but I didn't get to reading them for 2+ years. The second and third times I watched the movie I thoroughly enjoyed it again, even though I was older. I ignored the criticisms it got because I liked it and that's all that matters. I didn't pick up the books until the last few months of 2012. Once I started reading them, I couldn't put them down. As soon as I got the chance I went out and bought the box set of all 5 novels. The books were a great read, although they had some problems. (I may post issues I had with them later on) What I noticed most was the way the movie butchered the continuity of the books.
First of all, the entire cast aged a good 2-3 years. I wouldn't have had a problem with that if I didn't realize how the age of the characters was such a vital plot point. I would use the book and movie's release dates as an excuse, but I'm pretty sure that plot point had been established in book 3, before the movie came out. That is going to be an issue later on. Lerman already looks 17 in Sea of Monsters. He's not going to get any younger.
The second issue I had (Although it's a minor issue, I feel like if I don't mention it, people will bitch about me) was the casting. I really like the main trio, but they dropped the ball continuity-wise on Annabeth and Grover. Annabeth was supposed to be blonde and look like more of a tomboy. Grover they completely changed. I don't have a problem with him being black, as I'm black myself. The cast appears to be a strong cast, but their performances can be weak at times.
The third issue would have to be the writing. The jokes were funny for me three years ago, but right now they're either bad or mediocre. The books suffer from this as well. This would also include the continuity errors that the movies have. I haven't seen the first movie in a little bit so I won't go into depth about those. The movies seem to be directed at the aging fans of the Percy Jackson series, while throwing in things for the kids. It would have been great if they did it well. The books seem to be aimed at the kids that fell in love with the books that happen to age much slower than Riordan thinks they do.
Fourth and final issue I have is Rick Riordan's involvement with the films. I dislike his attitude about the film series. He doesn't seem to want anything to do with the movies because they'll get his vision of the characters and everything wrong. That makes sense and respectable, except that he allowed this to happen. He could have easily said you can't do these movies because of this reason. He could have also not agreed to give the rights unless he has a major involvement with ALL of them. Instead he chooses to ignore their existence while reaping the profits he's allowed from the movies. It's kind of a dick move in my opinion.
Ranting aside, I think we can go on to the second Percy Jackson film. We haven't seen much of it, which is why this thread is based on the series in general, and not just the film. From the trailers I've seen, it looks mediocre. Grover shouldn't be present at all, and for some reason Tyson has two eyes. I don't know the reason for that. On the positive side, it seems as if they're trying to fix some continuity errors. (and Clarisse is a qt3.14) It's nothing I'd go to the midnight premier of, but it's something I'd go see in theaters.
Can the cinematic series be saved? Or is it destined to flop? What went wrong? That's all I got. Discuss!