Comments on: Quick Thoughts: Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/ Where Cinema is more than just $100 Million productions Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:13:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Jandy http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41085 Jandy Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:54:40 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41085 "experimental science fiction / detective dramedy TECHNOLUST" I have never heard of this. I MUST SEE IT. “experimental science fiction / detective dramedy TECHNOLUST”

I have never heard of this. I MUST SEE IT.

]]> By: kurt http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41084 kurt Thu, 18 Feb 2010 01:44:18 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41084 One of the wackier Swinton roles was that of triplets in the experimental science fiction / detective dramedy TECHNOLUST. Not that great of a movie, but there was a lot of fun in the performances. I agree that she brings it almost every time out of the gate, and her omission from the nominations (for JULIA) this year seems one of the 5 big oscar snubs for 2010 (the other four are Nic Cage for Bad Lieutenant, Where The Wild Things Are for film and effects, Matt Damon in The Informant! and Viggo Mortensen for The Road.) One of the wackier Swinton roles was that of triplets in the experimental science fiction / detective dramedy TECHNOLUST. Not that great of a movie, but there was a lot of fun in the performances. I agree that she brings it almost every time out of the gate, and her omission from the nominations (for JULIA) this year seems one of the 5 big oscar snubs for 2010

(the other four are Nic Cage for Bad Lieutenant, Where The Wild Things Are for film and effects, Matt Damon in The Informant! and Viggo Mortensen for The Road.)

]]> By: Jandy http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41083 Jandy Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:58:18 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41083 I wish I'd watched Orlando before reading the book. Or so long after reading the book that I didn't remember it very well. As it was, I watched it with the month of reading it, and it just...pales. But then I'm a bit of a Virginia Woolf fangirl and you just can't get her lyrical prose quality into a film. Doesn't work. I wish I’d watched Orlando before reading the book. Or so long after reading the book that I didn’t remember it very well. As it was, I watched it with the month of reading it, and it just…pales. But then I’m a bit of a Virginia Woolf fangirl and you just can’t get her lyrical prose quality into a film. Doesn’t work.

]]> By: Marina Antunes http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41082 Marina Antunes Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:36:10 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41082 Lets face it, Tilda Swinton is pretty much always amazing. Regardless of how bad the film. I still remember the first time I saw her in Orlando. Now THAT'S mind blowing stuff. Lets face it, Tilda Swinton is pretty much always amazing. Regardless of how bad the film.

I still remember the first time I saw her in Orlando. Now THAT’S mind blowing stuff.

]]> By: Henrik http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41081 Henrik Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:24:02 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41081 Yeah you're missing a biggie, Birgit Nordin in The Magic Flute. Yeah you’re missing a biggie, Birgit Nordin in The Magic Flute.

]]> By: Shannon the Movie Moxie http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41079 Shannon the Movie Moxie Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:04:18 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41079 Tilda Swinton in the Narnia films is one of my faves, she's absolutely amazing. Tilda Swinton in the Narnia films is one of my faves, she’s absolutely amazing.

]]> By: Jandy http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41078 Jandy Wed, 17 Feb 2010 22:00:12 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41078 I think if you take careers as a whole, though, and not one specific film, Bette Davis rules that category. She kind of invented high camp. I think if you take careers as a whole, though, and not one specific film, Bette Davis rules that category. She kind of invented high camp.

]]> By: Kurt Halfyard http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41077 Kurt Halfyard Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:33:46 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41077 Dang, I should have caught that one as I have a real soft spot for that TV Mini (Wow! What a Cast!) and Richardson is easily my favourite part of it. I even did a Finite Focus on Ms. Richardson in Merlin -- http://www.rowthree.com/2008/03/25/finite-focus-miranda-of-rocks-and-goldfish-merlin/ -- so Kudos for pointing out my oversight Marina! (For that matter Richardson in Cronenberg's SPIDER is pretty crazy), Dang, I should have caught that one as I have a real soft spot for that TV Mini (Wow! What a Cast!) and Richardson is easily my favourite part of it. I even did a Finite Focus on Ms. Richardson in Merlin — http://www.rowthree.com/2008/03/25/finite-focus-miranda-of-rocks-and-goldfish-merlin/ — so Kudos for pointing out my oversight Marina!

(For that matter Richardson in Cronenberg’s SPIDER is pretty crazy),

]]> By: Marina Antunes http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41073 Marina Antunes Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:24:47 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41073 For me it's a tie between Swinton and Huston. They're both great but Angelica Huston actually scared me when I first saw that movie as a kid. Another good one: Miranda Richardson as Mab in the TV version of Merlin you and I love so much. And BTW, I can't believe that series is over 10 years old. That's crazy. For me it’s a tie between Swinton and Huston. They’re both great but Angelica Huston actually scared me when I first saw that movie as a kid.

Another good one: Miranda Richardson as Mab in the TV version of Merlin you and I love so much. And BTW, I can’t believe that series is over 10 years old. That’s crazy.

]]> By: Kurt Halfyard http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41072 Kurt Halfyard Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:02:25 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41072 Who is Queen in the hihg-camp uber-wench derby: Susan Sarandon in Enchanted Michelle Pfeiffer in Stardust Uma Thurman in Percy and the Potter-Clones Tilda Swinton in The Chronicles of Narnia Sandra Bernhard in Hudson Hawk Bette Davis in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane Sharan Stone in Basic Instinct Elizabeth Moody in Dead Alive Samantha Eggar in The Brood Tura Santana in Faster PussyCat Kill!Kill! Divine in Pink Flamingos or Angelica Huston in The Witches Any I'm missing any biggies??? Who is Queen in the hihg-camp uber-wench derby:

Susan Sarandon in Enchanted
Michelle Pfeiffer in Stardust
Uma Thurman in Percy and the Potter-Clones
Tilda Swinton in The Chronicles of Narnia
Sandra Bernhard in Hudson Hawk
Bette Davis in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane
Sharan Stone in Basic Instinct
Elizabeth Moody in Dead Alive
Samantha Eggar in The Brood
Tura Santana in Faster PussyCat Kill!Kill!
Divine in Pink Flamingos
or
Angelica Huston in The Witches

Any I’m missing any biggies???

]]> By: Shannon the Movie Moxie http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41069 Shannon the Movie Moxie Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:51:25 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41069 Oh, I liked Uma - campity camp camp though, but fun! Brosnan was working it, and I can see it not reading as well. Yep, Grey's is on McKidd's IMDb... but I've never watched it. No more TV! Too much TV already. Goldfarb - it's extremely common for the actors to be older than the characters, and often to age the characters a tad as well. 12 year old characters are really hard to do well as central character, Harry Potter films did it well which sets a high precedent. Didn't notice any Christian undertones in the film at all. Oh, I liked Uma – campity camp camp though, but fun! Brosnan was working it, and I can see it not reading as well.

Yep, Grey’s is on McKidd’s IMDb… but I’ve never watched it. No more TV! Too much TV already.

Goldfarb – it’s extremely common for the actors to be older than the characters, and often to age the characters a tad as well. 12 year old characters are really hard to do well as central character, Harry Potter films did it well which sets a high precedent.

Didn’t notice any Christian undertones in the film at all.

]]> By: goldfarb http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41065 goldfarb Wed, 17 Feb 2010 19:03:46 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41065 this film is really quite bad.... as an adaptation it fails to convey the central point of the book (and the series) and of the changes made, none of them are needed or well done... the kids are much too old (in the books they are 12 - Daddario is 24!) the greek mythology is well done and playfully modernized in the books - in this film it's goofy and Christianized, esp the Hades sequence...Persephone doesn't want a war because then she'd have to spend all her time with Hades and wont be able to commit adultery? in the book the Gods are forbidden to interfere with mortals and they don't interact with their demi-god children mostly out of indifference (the point of the entire series of books)...this is changed in the film - for no reason at all... the 'villain' is changed from Kronos (a titan) using Luke (and Ares - entirely missing from the film) to just Luke...why? what insane changes to the next book will be required for the sequel? (which I don't see happening given this film's box office and generally terrible reviews). The Harry Potter films were a success because they were based on very good books and make with a huge commitment of time, money and talent...these books are ok, fun and popular - but they're no Harry Potter and this adaptation is cheap, fast and sloppy. this film is really quite bad….
as an adaptation it fails to convey the central point of the book (and the series) and of the changes made, none of them are needed or well done…
the kids are much too old (in the books they are 12 – Daddario is 24!)
the greek mythology is well done and playfully modernized in the books – in this film it’s goofy and Christianized, esp the Hades sequence…Persephone doesn’t want a war because then she’d have to spend all her time with Hades and wont be able to commit adultery?
in the book the Gods are forbidden to interfere with mortals and they don’t interact with their demi-god children mostly out of indifference (the point of the entire series of books)…this is changed in the film – for no reason at all…
the ‘villain’ is changed from Kronos (a titan) using Luke (and Ares – entirely missing from the film) to just Luke…why? what insane changes to the next book will be required for the sequel? (which I don’t see happening given this film’s box office and generally terrible reviews).
The Harry Potter films were a success because they were based on very good books and make with a huge commitment of time, money and talent…these books are ok, fun and popular – but they’re no Harry Potter and this adaptation is cheap, fast and sloppy.

]]> By: Marina Antunes http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41063 Marina Antunes Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:21:19 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41063 I thought Uma was brutal as was Brosnan it was just too much for me so when the others started coming up, it was just piled on. McKidd is on Grey's? I just remember him from a bunch of small roles in movies. He's a handsome fellow. I thought Uma was brutal as was Brosnan it was just too much for me so when the others started coming up, it was just piled on.

McKidd is on Grey’s? I just remember him from a bunch of small roles in movies. He’s a handsome fellow.

]]> By: Shannon the Movie Moxie http://www.rowthree.com/2010/02/17/quick-thoughts-percy-jackson-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-41059 Shannon the Movie Moxie Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:59:22 +0000 http://www.rowthree.com/?p=26059#comment-41059 I'm very curious to the groan inducingness - I didn't have a moment like that but did have some campy laughs. Are we talking turban or a certain name? I thought there was some definite 'Zac Efron school of acting' going on here, but nothing terrible that took me out of the film .. which would be hard considering it's a world between two worlds. I thought most of the adults were good. The only thing I thought didn't work was some of the effects, either scale ones or the ones that made them appear in their 'natural' state. But, those aren't easy and I can still 'see' stuff like that even in the Harry Potter films. Loved Sean Bean, Kevin McKidd (will I have to start watching Grey's?) and Uma Thurman. I would LOVE to see "The Life and Times of Hades and Persephone". That would be an underworld of awesome. They were great. Glad you got something from it, at least! I’m very curious to the groan inducingness – I didn’t have a moment like that but did have some campy laughs. Are we talking turban or a certain name?

I thought there was some definite ‘Zac Efron school of acting’ going on here, but nothing terrible that took me out of the film .. which would be hard considering it’s a world between two worlds.

I thought most of the adults were good. The only thing I thought didn’t work was some of the effects, either scale ones or the ones that made them appear in their ‘natural’ state. But, those aren’t easy and I can still ‘see’ stuff like that even in the Harry Potter films.

Loved Sean Bean, Kevin McKidd (will I have to start watching Grey’s?) and Uma Thurman.

I would LOVE to see “The Life and Times of Hades and Persephone”. That would be an underworld of awesome. They were great.

Glad you got something from it, at least!

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