Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters - Deluxe Edition (Blu-ray 3D + Blu-ray + DVD)

Loved the cliff hanger at the end

I am a historical buff of ancient folklore, especially Greek & Roman mythology. This and the first Percy was an extremely entertaining entryinto these types of tales of ancient heroes, gods and demi-gods and such fantasies. These films are wonderfully produced, terrific special effectsand beautiful photography. A good cast, good acting and very cute girls (good!) though I miss the beauty from the first film. This one ends witha suggestion of a third movie but I guess that is not going to happen. I did buy the book set but have yet to read them. I am told the first moviechanged the story a bit, but I liked it well. The only error as far as the gods go is the name of Heracles. In Greek it is Heracles, not Hercules, theRoman name. A minor point but if you have read any of my other reviews, I like to be right on accurate. But all the kids are charming, the youngCyclops very likeable and added to it a Iron Clad left over from the Civil War (neat!). The Sea Monsters are only in the film for a rather limited timebut it was well done. Kronos as you might know was the father of the Gods, but decided to devour them. But they were gods and could not die;and later extracted revenge. This is the second movie recently that told a story about evil trying to revive Kronos. Good luck, that! Anyhow, forfantasy and myth lovers this should found very entertaining. FIVE STARS; good fun without the vulgarity that is present in most movies today.I got my DVDs from Amazon as ususal. Recommend this highly. Enjoy!

Powerful meaning

My son, 10, was a huge fan of the Lightning Thief and since then they have started reading the books in class. The result, as you may expect, is that he's devouring Percy Jackson content like crazy. My daughter, almost 3, has a crush on Percy Jackson as well so for better or worse I'm usually stuck watching one of these movies at least a few times a week. We cut the cord with cable/satellite so it's streaming movies only for our household, but that's another story.Back to the film. While the first movie was good the second has improved on that formula and put out a sequel that is even more entertaining. The biggest strike against this film is the re-casting of Pierce Bronson's character. No idea why that happened (availability, cost, creative differences), but all things being equal, a single character re-cast as a gripe isn't that bad I suppose. Lots of action in this sequel and the special effects are very good.I've not read the books, but it seems that anyone who is a huge fan of any written series may well be disappointed by a film adaptation. It's just not possible to incorporate EVERY aspect of the book into a movie. If you divorce the two, and view them as separate entities you are better off. My understanding is that this movie is much truer to the book, but my son hasn't complained about either, but if you are a purist you will probably enjoy this more than the first.It's a good teenage romp following a group of demi-gods on their quest to find the golden fleece and stop the impending resurrection of the original titan, Kronos. If you enjoy greek mythology, action/adventure, and have children this is hard to go wrong on.

Good movie

Rick has made an amazing series! When my oldest was in junior high and had stated playing football games that we would have to travel to, my other three were bored. I decided that my daughter who at the time would not pick up a book if her life depended on it, that the three of them would benefit from me reading out loud to them. I started with the first in the series and trust me they were not happy, but about half way into the book they were hooked. Not only did I read to them whole traveling to games but they also put down the game controller, yes I said they put down the game controllers and came and got in my bed with me and I spent an hour or two reading to them. My husband does not read that often but he heard little snip its of what I was reading them and when we were done with the first book he asked for it and read it. that was our pattern until we caught up with Rick. Right now two of my kids have checked out his new series from the library. My husband put Percy right up there with Harry Potter. Now we wait for each of the movies to come out. That is what we did this past Christmas day!

"Percy Jackson: Sea Of Monsters" takes audiences on a thrilling ride through the world of Greek mythology, blending action, humor, and fantasy seamlessly. My son is a fan of the Percy Jackson series, he was eager to see how the second installment would unfold, and wasn't disappointed. The narrative is fast-paced, ensuring there's never a dull moment. The humor is well-placed, adding a light-hearted touch to the more intense moments of the story.

It was a good movie about fantasy for kids, but not for adults. I liked that it stressed relationships and how to get along with very different personalities. The use of magical objects with powers given by the old Gods of Greece made things interesting.