PJO MOVIE REVIEW ~*MAJOR SPOILER ALERT* ~

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Okay.

I'll do this in lists.

Things I Liked About The Film

- LOGAN. Okay. I have to say it. HE IS THE PERFECT PERCY JACKSON. He is actually amazing in it. Not just in looks, either - he's convincing and really endearing, completely hilarious at times and gives an AMAZING performance. The bits with him and Gabe were GREAT, those were my favourite. The Sally/Percy/Gabe dynamic was the best working relationship of the film. I LOVE HIM. The kid needs a major career, I'm telling you. Best lines ~ "I really should be on medication..." And the giggling. He has a great giggle. He also seems to hug, like, EVERYONE in the film XD

- BRANDON. I was sceptical when he was first cast, but I shouldn't have been - he was by far the funniest character as Grover, and again very convincing. It was like the script-writer had given everyone else the crappy lines and saved all the good ones for Brandon. Best lines (there were many to choose from) ~ "Burning money? In a recession? That's gotta be like treason or something..." "Don't kill them! Don't kill them! Those are working class Americans!" Plus, he's a total pervert in this film, which weirdly I kind of liked :)

- THE CGI. Epic.

- HADES. He was amusing.

- THE GODS' BRITISH ACCENT. I just thought it was cool that they were all English. :)

- GABE. He was perfect. Best line ~ "It was when my stepson turned to drink and drugs it all went wrong..." Percy: Oh, man...

- LUKE. Some didn't like him, others hated his guts, but personally I thought he was pretty good.

- CAMP HALF BLOOD. Really amazing set - it was gorgeous. The Capture the Flag game was JUST like I imagined it.

- MEDUSA. Uma Thurman rocked, man. And the woman running around her emporium was like something out of a horror movie...

Bits I Did Not Like
- ALEXANDRA DADDARIO. Meh. She wasn't the WORST... She was just average. She wasn't the Annabeth we knew - if anything, she was kind of lack-lustre.

-PERCABETH. It was kind of hinted at... And then besmirched. Meh. Unaided by the fact that Daddario is NOT Annabeth Chase.

- SCRIPTING. Possibly the weakest element of the film. Craig Titley should be ashamed - the script was dire and cheesy, with the most cliche ridiculous nonsense littering the scenes. Meh.

- THE BIT WHERE THEY GOT DRUGGED. That was just weird. Though I liked Logan's giggle.

- THE MUSIC. The Lady Gaga song did NOT fit in, neither did the Grover dancingness! Plus the score was completely generic and unoriginal - it marred potentially good scenes. And someone said, "Good luck, you're on a highway to hell." So the song Highway To Hell started playing. *sigh*

- THE FACT THAT DADDARIO HAD HER HANDS ALL OVER LOGAN. No fair. ;)

- THE GODS' SIZE. They were HUGE - when Percy and Annabeth spoke to them, it looked like something out of Honey I Shrunk The Kids.

- THE CHEESE. All kind of cheesy.

- PERCY'S MOM. I liked her a lot, but it was the way Percy seemed not very upset his mum had died for like most of the film...

- THE CORNY POSEIDON/PERCY MEETING. I thought the bit in the book where Poseidon and Percy met was BRILLIANT, but in the movie it was cliche and dull.

- THE ABSENCE OF KRONOS. Luke was kind of trying to overthrow the earth...on his own. Which was kind of lame.

- CHIRON. Pierce Brosnan. You were god-awful.

- FAILURE TO EXPLAIN ANYTHING. They didn't explain anything at all. They skimmed over Chiron's amazing explanations and stuff. Not chuffed.

Major Plot Changes

- The whole plot is the three demigods (Alex, Logan, Brandon) travelling to find 'Persephone's Pearls', which are hidden across America which will allow them to escape from the Underworld
- Poseidon stayed with Sally and Percy when he was a baby, but this was turning him into a mortal (?) so Zeus decreed Gods couldn't see their kids. Um..no.
- No Kronos. Lame, lame, lame.
- No Ares! That was a shame, I really liked him.
- The Hydra features, Proscrutes and the Chimera do not, nor does the Denver Waterpark stuff... All they do is go to a modern-day Parthenon, a casino in Vegas (Lotus Casino) and Medusa's lair, which was a bit of a disappointment.
- You know the heartbreaking decision Percy has to make, to leave his mom behind in the Underworld? Well, he doesn't have to make it. GROVER stays behind, then Zeus brings him back. Weird.
- Persephone coming on to Grover. Sexually inappropriate.
- The whole Logan holding Alex's hand when he was in the pool. Weeeeeeeird.
- Luke's confession that he was the lightning thief. It was dull.

Overall rating - 6/10, for pure entertainment value and the fact that Logan is the most talented thing since sliced bread.




But I might see it again. JUST for Logan's sake :)

TTYL,

Love,
believeinthegods
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PJO MOVIE RELEASED TOMORROW!

I've got my tickets. I've forced my friends into getting THEIR tickets. I'm. Ready. To. Roll.

Check back here over the next few days for my review, okay? :)

I'M SO EXCITED. When are you guys going to see it, hmm?

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH I'M SO EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!























I'm calm. I'm calm.

TTYL,

Love,
believeinthegods
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Check out...

...the movie countdown! Cool, eh?

If you have a blog, put it on yours - just check it out here :)

What are your plans for release date? First screening, anyone? ;)

Love,
believeinthegods
xxx

Amazing PJO Gods Pics!

Thanks to @ItsPercyJackson over on Twitter, I've found some uber cool pictures of the Gods from the movie (only three weeks!!)

Poseidon, I think, looks the coolest XD

TTYL,

Love,
believeinthegods
xx

Borders PJO Video

You should check out some sneak peeks of the PJO movie over at the Borders site - there's a vid about Annabeth, Rick taling about Percy and the movie itself.

:)

TTYL,

Love,
believeinthegods
xxx

REALLY Cool PJO Movie Poster

Okay.
I full on LOVE this.

Seriously.

Thanks to aRedMoon for the pic!

TTYL,

love

believeinthegods
xx

NEW PJO TRAILER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dI08-pCFJj0


O M G

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Percy Jackson: On Set Pics (Logan!!! And some other people. But Logan!!!!)

New Picture - Logan On Set!

Ha-ha, nice jeans....and sunnies :) Love the one in NYC!!

The one with Logan in sunglasses, in the woods that I'm assuming are supposed to be those at Camp - playing Capture the Flag? Training? We don't know....but I do know I'm a little excited... :D

Love,
believeinthegods
xx

Setting For Camp Half-Blood

This is the beautiful setting for Camp Half Blood - Golden Ears Park in Canada. Pretty, huh?

Love,
believeinthegods
xx

PJO Movie Photos!

Look what I found!!

Only pics from the new Percy Jackson movie...

:)

Love,
believeinthegods
xxx

Ares Cast - And It's Another Big Name!

Ray Winstone is playing Ares! He's been in EVERYTHING, from The Departed, Sweeney Todd, Narnia, Indiana Jones, Macbeth, Henry VIII....they're really going all out to secure a big cast!

TTYL,

Love,
believeinthegods
xx

Percy Jackson Leaked Script

Worth google translating this - not sure if this is real, but rumour has it this is the Percy Jackson script.... leaked?!

Dunno. Read anyway!

Love,
believeinthegods
xx

Dionysus Cast

Hmm, Dionysus casting. I always imagined him a little older, but I quite like the look of this guy.

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Oh. Dear.

First image from Percy Jackson movie.

Sorry, but that isn't Annabeth Chase.


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Casting Rumours....Again

So, looks like there's been a lot of casting news. This is Joe Pantoliano, who is rumoured to be playing Gabe - he's been in the Matrix, Racing Stripes and played Pan in Hercules (how ironic), and this is what he looks like :)


And this is Dimitri Lekkos, who is rumoured to be playing Apollo - and I have to admit, he does make me giggle a little girlishly *blushes* He's been in...um, very little, to be honest with you - but I like him.



We also have Christie Laing, who is rumoured to be playing an 'Aphrodite Girl' - to be honest, she looks more like the Silena I envisioned. She's been in Scary Movie 4 and Smallville.



And this is Stefanie von Pfetten, who is rumoured to be playing Demeter - she's been in The Call and Battlestar Galactica.



Another Aphrodite girl - Marie Avgeropoulos, apparently, who has been in I Love You, Beth Cooper. She seems quite pouty:



There are also a couple of cops and uncredited class mates - there's this one 'Smart Ass Kid', who I think will be a bully at Camp or School - this is him, his name is Richard Harmon, he's been Smallville as well:



There's also a girl down as 'Pretty Girl' - I wonder who she could be?!

Love,
believeinthegods
xx

Sally Jackson Casting Announced

This is the casting announced for Sally Jackson - her name is Katharine Keener, and she's been in Into The Wild and Capote (they sound famous, but I've never seen them...) I have to say that I imagined Sally a little younger, but she seems nice looking enough, right?

And I just found out I actually beat Rick Riordan into posting the casting. Wow! That's cool!

TTYL,

Love,
believeinthegods
x

OHMYGOD THEY'VE CAST PERCY JACKSON

THEY'VE CAST HIM, IT'S REAL, IT'S OFFICIAL - HE'S BEEN CAST. AND HE IS PERFECT


AND THIS IS GROVER:



WILL NEVER BREATH AGAIN. OHMYGOD.

Whoa, Whoa, Whoa - Stop Press

Ben Barnes in the next Twilight film? WHAT??

For those who are unaware as to Mr Ben Barnes is, he was the star of summer blockbuster Prince Caspian (sooo much better than #1) and was in Stardust, playing young Dustan Thorne (and also auditioned with his boy band to go for Eurovision, which for any non-European readers is the corniest European Singing Contest in the world. Seriously. The only good thing to come out of that is Abba. We're going to lose this year, as well, simply because it's become way too political. But that's not the point.)

(If you want to see Prince Caspian singing, here's the link: V.funny).

But apparently he's playing Head of the Volturi, Aro. I mean, WHAT???

Now that means I have to go and watch the damn movie!

And another thing - does anyone think Peter from Narnia might be gay? This just occured to me when I was watching Prince Caspian and he was delivering some of his lines. Let me know.

TTYL,

Love,
believeinthegods
xx