When I reviewed the first Percy Jackson film, I took great pains to put the film in context, particularly regarding its relationship to the Harry Potter series. Anyway, see this if you liked the first film, but don't expect it to be better than the original, because it's sure as hell not. Also, where the fuck are the gods? They couldn't have had Sean Bean or Kevin McKidd show up for like a couple of minutes? They didn't even get them for voice acting. There's no major fight or just eats them and then they escape by blasting a hole in its stomach like 2 minutes later. Admittedly, that monster is pretty cool, but underused. The Sea of Monsters is shown for a couple of minutes, and there's only one fucking monster shown. For something that sounds so awesome, it's so disappointing. My biggest problem though is with the movie's namesake: the Sea of Monsters. The story itself is horribly predictable.I'm sure it's much better in Rick Riordan's book, but every supposed plot twist is telegraphed, so there's next to no suspense. Aside from that, the story is pretty boring.the only two bright spots are the scenes in the stomach of the guardian of the Sea of Monsters, and of course when the group meets Hermes, played by Nathan Fillion (obviously the best part of this film). That goes double for Tyson the cyclops.interesting character but the actor is terrible, and so are the attempted comedic lines the writers gave him. The three main characters from the first film are portrayed pretty well here, but with the exception of Clarice, who's pretty awesome, the rest of the new characters are pretty stupid. Rating: PG (Mild Language|Fantasy Action Violence|Some Scary Images) In order to save Camp Half-Blood, Percy and his friends embark on a journey to the Sea of Monsters - aka the Bermuda Triangle - to find the magical Golden Fleece. However, he doesn't have much time to brood - the enchanted borders that protect Camp Half-Blood are dissolving, and a horde of mythical beasts threatens the demigods' sanctuary. Though Percy (Logan Lerman), the half-human son of Greek god Poseidon, once saved the world, lately he's been feeling less than heroic.
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