Percy Jackson (was Re:New DH article (major spoiler if you haven't read the book!))

[kemper]

> Robin:
> It was a great action movie, but if like me, you'd read 
> the books first you'd be highly disappointed.  TLT had 
> at least 3 characters (that I can recall) that were cut 
> from the film which could, like the HP series, cause 
> loads of problem if they continue to film the rest of 
> the series.  Also, Hades is altered from the book as 
> well.  I work at a theater part-time and I've listened 
> to many students complain that the movie was not the 
> book they read.

Kemper now:
I read the books and, yeah, the screenplay sucked.  But I enjoyed this first movie way more than HP's first one.  

Percy doesn't have a huge or crossover to adult fanbase that HP enjoys, so hopes for a better sequel seems lost.  It's too bad because the series overall is fun, each book is better than the last, and the world just on the outside of our mortal vision is thought out. 

Kemper