Percy Jackson and the Olympians

Is that really such a big deal though? As long as the actress can channel the character and be convincing in the role, does it matter if she should really be a blonde (or redhead, whichever she is)?

A question about the books, for those who have read them- are these children's books or are they adult friendly? I'd never heard of these before, but the premise sounds interesting.

Edit: I believe this movie is directed by Chris Columbus, who directed the first Harry Potter movie. So this will probably be similar, as far as the book-to-movie adaptation goes.

 

It's absolutely impossible for directors to pick characters that every fan will think is perfect for the appearence of the character. Too many people have too many different oppinions of books. I for one have read the first book but it was a very long time ago and I really dont remember the vivid details. I'll probably end up seeing it anyway because Faith is in love with the book series and she about died of a heart attack when she saw the previews for the movie so I'll probably get dragged along lol.

 

Anyone seen the movie who's read the books? I just finished the first book and really liked it, and I was tempted to see the movie today, but I'm one of those who'll sit and nitpick everything that the movie does wrong to the point that it's hardly enjoyable. The previews to the movie look interesting, but I'd like a fan's opinion before I spend my money.

 

Percy, Annabeth, and Grover visited the Lotus Casino in the first book. They stayed 5 days and it almost made them miss the summer solstice deadline.

I've finished all five books now, and I've pretty much decided not to see the movie. From the comments I've seen, the movie changes a lot of stuff (which actually surprises me coming from Columbus, because I thought at the time that Harry Potter 1 was almost too faithful to the book). It already gets on my nerves that they got such old actors to play the kids (and cast a woman (as opposed to a girl) as Artemis, though she probably didn't get screen time in this anyway). And I heard they cut Ares and Kronos from the story. I can sort of understand it, because if they don't end up filming sequels, it'd be annoying for average folk to watch The Lightning Thief and have loose ends, but I don't like it.

Agreed. I could tell from The Lightning Thief that they'd end up a couple. Can't see how this would shock anyone.

Loved every one of them. ^_^ My favorite is The Titan's Curse.