Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is the book we began our summer with, so it was a terrific surprise to learn that it would be the film that ends our summer vacation on a fabulous note. Tomorrow marks the first day back to school in Kentucky, today marked our first viewing of Sea of Monsters on the big screen. Sheer awesomeness!
To avoid publishing any spoilers, I'll simply say:
- the movie was everything I expected (based on impressions from the first film) and then some a.k.a. excellent!
- there are deviations from the book (which typically has to happen with a screen adaptation) but all of the highlights are intact. The essence of and the outcome remain intact, keeping it in line with the overarching Percy Jackson spunk and intrigue you expect.
- there are some righteous one-liners in the movie, capitalizing on the delightful sense of humor we've come to expect from Rick Riordan.
- my sons immediately requested to begin reading the third book in the series. Which truly sums up their high approval of the movie and book series... because normally I have to nag a little when it comes to getting them to commit to regular family reading time.
Synopsis: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters continues the young demigod’s epic journey to fulfill his destiny. To save their world, Percy and his friends must find the fabled and powerfully magic Golden Fleece. Embarking on a treacherous odyssey into the uncharted waters of the Sea of Monsters (known to humans as the Bermuda Triangle), they battle terrifying creatures, an army of zombies, and the ultimate Evil.
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One lucky Olympian-lov'n reader will receives the following prize:
· $30 Visa gift card to see the movie
· The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) paperback book
· Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters tote back and keychain
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Special thanks to 20th Century Fox for providing materials, prize pack and compensation in the form of a duplicate prize pack to facilitate this post. All thoughts and opinions are that of Comic Book Mom.
Clarisse is my favorite.
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I've not seen this series so would be anxious to win so I can learn about the characters but I love Prometheus from Greek Mythology.
ReplyDeleteI've never read the books, but I love the story of Persephone.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is Percy
ReplyDeleteAthena is my favorite character from Greek mythology.
ReplyDeleteI haven't read the Percy Jackson books yet, I like Hercules from Greek Mythology!
ReplyDeletePercy Jackson is my favorite character from the series.
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Ronald Oliver
I love Percy himself but my favorite is probably Grover.
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Samantha
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Percy :)
ReplyDeleteI like Annabeth from the series. Greek mythology...that's harder, lots more characters. Mnemosyne, the mother of the nine muses would be my choice, but she doesn't get much press. :)
ReplyDeleteI love them all, however I really enjoy Grover! My son loves Percy.
ReplyDeletefave character is percy but throughout the series, tyson snuck up on me as a character i looked forward to :)
ReplyDeletePercy is my favorite character.
ReplyDeletePercy is mine and my sons favorite character!
ReplyDeletePercy is my sons and my fave character
ReplyDeletePercy is my favorite character
ReplyDeleteI like Grover. thanks
ReplyDeleteI like Grover. thanks
ReplyDeleteMy favorite - Eros.
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I love Percy's character and hated that he and Annabelle weren't "really" in the heros of olympians series
ReplyDeletePercy is also my favorite character. Athena is my favorite Greek Mythology character.
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my fave character is percy from the series, and apollo from greek mythology!
ReplyDeleterafflecopter: daniel
Perseus is my favorite and of course Pegasus.
ReplyDeleteAmanda Sakovitz
My favorite is Percy
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