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Title: Save You Money. Buy the Book.
Review: I had hopes for this film. It had a good book THE LIGHTNING THIEF: Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book One and, with Chris Columbus as director, I hoped to see some adherence to the original plotline. Boy, was I wrong! The book plot centers about a series of mysteries -- who Percy is, why the Gods are trying to kill him and who actually stole the lightening bolt. The book also establishes via its subplots several lead-ins to the future sequels. The movie solved the first two mysteries in the very first scene, ignored the subplots and many of the rich characterizations that made the story half-way believable. We're left with some good CG monsters and a cast whose talents are totally wasted on a really banal dialogue. One is left with the impression that the studio refused to come up with the money for a good script writer after spending its wad on its animations. I feel cheated. This is one where I'd like to go to Fox and Chris Columbus and demand my money back!
