"Rocks are good, stakes are better, but for sheer versatility, you just can't beat a sword"
I went to see Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.
I haven't read any of the books. I'm not sure I care... I was a big enough mythology geek when I was younger that it was basically one big game of Spot the Mythological Figure/Creature.
I also realised that swords really do make everything better.
Everything.
And... well, IDK how old the kid playing Percy is, but give him a few years and I suspect he may turn out to be hot. Then again, I thought the same thing about Robert Pattinson once upon a time, and he's turned into a hobo, so I could be wrong.
[edit: Just checked IMDb. He's 17. We'll give him a couple of years. Also, I just found out that he was in the hilariously random "Gamer", too.)
It's pretty obvious they were going with the idea of having a central trio, like HP - the hero character, the girl best friend/love interest and the guy best friend/comic relief. But I have an issue. I don't ship Percy/Annabeth at all. If anything, I think Annabeth's too good for him. And exponentially more badass.
What scares me is that there were a couple of moments when I was thinking that Annabeth and Chiron was an interesting pairing. He's a centaur. She... I'm guessing she's around 17 or so... w/e, he's a centaur, FFS! How would it even work? Dammit, brain!
Finally:
1. O.M.G., Kevin McKidd AND Sean Bean? :D
2. ....still trying to figure out the conundrum that is Steve Coogan = Hades. STEVE COOGAN, people. He looked (vaguely) like the Eighth Doctor, after he'd been on a month-long bender.
3. this movie does not take itself seriously. At all. I like that a lot. It makes it FUN, and for a movie like this, fun is good.
I haven't read any of the books. I'm not sure I care... I was a big enough mythology geek when I was younger that it was basically one big game of Spot the Mythological Figure/Creature.
I also realised that swords really do make everything better.
Everything.
And... well, IDK how old the kid playing Percy is, but give him a few years and I suspect he may turn out to be hot. Then again, I thought the same thing about Robert Pattinson once upon a time, and he's turned into a hobo, so I could be wrong.
[edit: Just checked IMDb. He's 17. We'll give him a couple of years. Also, I just found out that he was in the hilariously random "Gamer", too.)
It's pretty obvious they were going with the idea of having a central trio, like HP - the hero character, the girl best friend/love interest and the guy best friend/comic relief. But I have an issue. I don't ship Percy/Annabeth at all. If anything, I think Annabeth's too good for him. And exponentially more badass.
What scares me is that there were a couple of moments when I was thinking that Annabeth and Chiron was an interesting pairing. He's a centaur. She... I'm guessing she's around 17 or so... w/e, he's a centaur, FFS! How would it even work? Dammit, brain!
Finally:
1. O.M.G., Kevin McKidd AND Sean Bean? :D
2. ....still trying to figure out the conundrum that is Steve Coogan = Hades. STEVE COOGAN, people. He looked (vaguely) like the Eighth Doctor, after he'd been on a month-long bender.
3. this movie does not take itself seriously. At all. I like that a lot. It makes it FUN, and for a movie like this, fun is good.