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Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested) Binding: DVD Brand: Fox EAN: 0024543668824 Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Item Dimensions: Label: 20th Century Fox Languages: Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox MPN: 024543668824 Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: 20th Century Fox Region Code: 1 Release Date: June 29, 2010 Running Time: 120 minutes Studio: 20th Century Fox Theatrical Release Date: 2010 Related Items: Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: "Modern and mythical worlds collide in this thunderous fantasy-adventure starring Pierce Brosnan, Kevin McKidd and Uma Thurman as you've never seen th Amazon.com: Mythology and the modern world collide in this epic quest for justice by Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman), your basic below-average, misfit student whose family life is a mess and who's misunderstood by everyone except his best friend, Grover (Brandon T. Jackson). A voice warns that everything is about to change as Percy enters the New Roman and Greek Art Gallery on a school field trip, and, indeed, it does. Percy's substitute teacher morphs into a mythical beast and tries to attack him, and it's revealed that Percy is the son of Poseidon, and a true demigod. Percy also discovers that Grover is really a satyr--half-human, half-goat--and his sworn protector, and that one of his teachers is a centaur--half-horse, half-man--who's more committed to Percy's education than he could ever have imagined. On top of it all, Percy is the prime suspect in the recent theft of Zeus's lightning bolt and is being hunted by the gods. Following these shocking revelations, Percy is taken to a special training camp to learn to control and use his exceptional powers, and in the process, his mother is imprisoned by Hades. Against all advice, Percy, his protector Grover, and Annabeth (Alexandra Daddario), daughter of Athena, leave camp to rescue Percy's mother from the underworld. Their quest is extremely dangerous and puts them squarely in the path of Medusa (Uma Thurman), with her venomous hair and gaze that turns people to stone. The three also battle a five-headed, fire-breathing beast and visit a Las Vegas casino patrons never leave, and finally they find themselves deep in the underworld, at the mercy of the unpredictable Persephone, wife of Hades. Somehow, Percy must both convince the gods he did not steal Zeus's lightning and prevent a war of the gods that could potentially destroy the entire world. Based on the books by Rick Riordan, Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief is an exciting action film rich with ancient mythology, yet set squarely in the 21st century. Enriched by strong special effects and some potently disturbing images, it is a powerful story about family, trust, determination, and love. (Ages 11 and older) --Tami Horiuchi Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Great Movie for adolescentsThis movie ended up being my favorite one of all time so far. It is a combination of Greek mythology and modern American Life. This is a fantasy movie. It has spectacular special effects and displays 3 young Americans who go on a quest to aquire 3 pearls while overcoming monsters and other human threats. It's worth watching if you love fantasy movies, special effects, or movies that star teens and young adults. Rating:  - Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (Blu-ray)Movie - 3.5 I've never read the books, I haven't read or seen any Harry Potter, and I still haven't seen Lord of the Rings at this point, so I'm not "over-sensitized" by the fantasy genre like some people may be. But I did recently see The Last Airbender, which is a total desecration to its source material. And I have to say, with that heap of garbage in mind, The Lightning Thief blows it out of the water in comparison. Lightning Thief is a PG movie, which doesn't bother me at all, as ... Read More Rating: - An origin story a little too close to Harry Potter, but fun for most ages1 Disc Widescreen DVD, being released June 29, 2010 "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief" besides being a mouthful was directed by Chris Columbus with a screenplay by Craig Titley based on the novel by Rick Riordan. Riordan's books much like the Harry Potter series, have really taken off particularly with the middle school age crowd. His stories follow Percy Jackson named after Perseus who discovers he is a demi-god, son of Poseidon and that there are other demi-gods living ... Read More Rating:  - percy jackson....I didn't like this movie because of the negative aspects in it. It could have been much better if they would have stuck with the book. The affects are good but the story lines is a little choppy. I wonder if any of this directors even read the books! The supporting actor gave the movie its worst features. I don't recommend this movie to anyone. Rating: - MehFrom the title it looks like a Young Adult film (didn't know it was based off of a YA book series) and I was expecting something with production values like Harry Potter or even the Spiderwick Chronicles -- that didn't happen. The story was a bit too fast paced, the acting a bit canned, and the scripting kept me expecting a commercial break. This would have been better as a pilot for a TV series as it could have been fleshed out a bit more. 
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