Was this movie a total waste of my time? No I wouldn't say so. Even I watched in horror as the story was brutally murdered before my very eyes, some very interesting imagery struck a chord or two with me. In particular, when they finally get to Hades, the floating objects had a very good effect on the mood of the entire movie, and offered a much-welcomed distraction from the story. The visual effects were for the most part good, but it only takes a few sub-par computer graphics to spoil the entire movie. Percy Jackson and the Olympians managed to just barely scrape by, as some of the graphics were truly lamentable.
Casting varied between perfection, and total disregard for the book, as most of the characters seemed fit for their parts, with the huge exception of Annabeth. Although books make it abundantly clear that she has silver hair and eyes, neither of them are done justice in the movie. Was this poor casting, poor production values, or just a poor directing decision, the character on the whole felt unrepresented.
On the plus side, it's good to see Sean Bean in a recognizable role for once.
As bad as this movie adaptation was, I think I would give them a second chance. If they can make a half-decent adaptation of the sequel, The Sea of Monsters, it just might be the franchises saving grace. Unfortunately, making any sequel at all will be difficult, to say the least. Many extremely important characters and plot elements were entirely left out and a very major character dies. Also, the stereotypical boy-gets-girl, everybody-lives-happily-ever-after ending probably means we've seen all the Percy Jackson we're going to see.
In a sentence: I was disappointed by how poor an adaptation this was, and, although it had it's moments, this movie was a disgraceful representation of the book. should you go see it? I recommend you stay home and just read the book.
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