Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Director: Chris Columbus                                                                                          Genre: Adventure | Fantasy | Action 
Date Release: Feb. 12, 2010                                                                                      Runtime: 2 hrs
Rated: PG (for action violence and peril, some scary images and suggestive material, and mild language)

Produced by Fox 2000 Pictures, comes the story of a teenage boy who is a demigod - half human, half god. His name is Percy Jackson. He is the son of god of the sea, Poseidon. Percy Jackson and The Olympians: The Lightning Thief entails Greek mythology and how gods of Mount Olympus seem to have walked out on the 21st century which is Percy's generation, his Greek mythology texts and into his life. At the same time, the powerful gods on Olympus are feuding, which could launch a war enveloping our entire planet.

Now, Percy must prepare for the adventure of a lifetime, and the stakes couldn't be higher. 

With ominous storm clouds brewing over Earth and his own life now in peril, Percy travels to a special enclave called Camp Half Blood, where he trains to harness his newly discovered powers and prevent a devastating war among the gods. There, Percy meets two fellow demigods - the warrior Annabeth, who is searching for her mother, the goddess Athena; and his friend and protector, Grover, who is actually a brave but untested satyr. 

Grover and Annabeth then join Percy on an incredible transcontinental odyssey that takes them six hundred stories above New York City (the portal to Mount Olympus) and to the iconic Hollywood sign, under which burn the fires of the Underworld. At journey's end rests the fate of the world - and the life of Percy's mother Sally, whom Percy must rescue from the depths of Hell itself.

Cast: 
Logan Lerman as Percy Jackson 
Brandon Jackson as Grover Underwood 
Alexandra Daddario as Annabeth 
Uma Thurman as Medusa 
Pierce Brosnan as Mr. Brunner / Chiron 
Kevin McKidd as Poseidon 
Sean Bean as Zeus

Screenwriter: Chris Columbus, Craig Titley
Producer: Greg Mooradian, Guy Oseary, Mark Morgan
Total U.S Box Office: $87,159,279


My Rating:
9/10