Comments on: Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief http://piratejournalism.com/2010/02/16/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/ “Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and start slitting throats.” – H.L. Mencken Sat, 14 Jan 2012 06:16:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Tricia http://piratejournalism.com/2010/02/16/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-203 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:12:57 +0000 http://piratejournalism.com/?p=287#comment-203 Hey Beverly,

I haven’t read the books – is there a lot of martial arts in the books??

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I would like to add that I have read all of the books and I thought they were great, I was hooked from book one. When I heard about the movie and how things were drastically changed I was so upset, even something as small as the actress, Alexandra Daddario, who plays Annabeth Chase, not having blonde hair was a pretty big deal for me. Also, In the book they explained all of those things-why Percy’s blamed, why his “pen”(which is supposed to be uncapped not clicked)always returns to his pocket, and how the real culprit behind the stealing of Zeus’s Bolt pulled off the whole thing.- The book,I can tell, is WAY better than the movie(though I haven’t actually seen the movie because I’m afraid It’ll be too much of a let down). I really hope that if they make the other 4 books into movies that they’ll follow the books more and not take out so many scenes. If you haven’t read the books I advise that you start because from what I hear the book and movie are very different. Plus the books will answer so many questions and probably make you wonder what the director was thinking when he made it into a movie. So at least read the book(s)-you won’t regret it.

]]> By: BeverlyT http://piratejournalism.com/2010/02/16/percy-jackson-and-the-olympians-the-lightning-thief/#comment-199 Sat, 06 Mar 2010 02:24:33 +0000 http://piratejournalism.com/?p=287#comment-199 Hi Christopher,
Movies are never as good as the books. I try never to watch a movie unless I read the book first OR I just plan on never reading the book.This keeps my disappointment at a minimum. I am a substitute teacher and I am using the 1st Percy Jackson book to get kids reading. It is very entertaining and give a lot of Greek historical background. The book explains why Medusa is in a garden/gas station. I say, read the books…they are good fun and will help children with reading fluency and comprehension. I have just started reading book #5 and it is an easy read. The movie, being a complete scheme by Hollywood to capitalize on the success of the books, should just be something that you do on a Saturday afternoon. Maybe they will spend more money and pay closer attention on movie #2.

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