LET’S WATCH: "Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief"
Added 2025-03-15 22:55:16 +0000 UTCWhat a FUCKING trainwreck... lololol but a fun train wreck.... if that makes any sense.
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I’m late but idc what anyone says the joy this gave me as a child outweighs any uh “badness” of this movie series💔
Lost_
2025-08-29 10:06:35 +0000 UTCI get what you’re saying about the movie but like a lot of people in the comments have said I loved this movie when I was younger. Me and my brother would watch it all the time. I’ve always loved Greek mythology so this movie made me so happy! The second movie I think had more action scenes and more mythological creatures which I thought was so cool. But I’m sure you wouldn’t like the acting in that one either. I overall loved them both and still rewatch them sometimes, and I’ve always been sad they never finished the series :(
Rylie
2025-05-21 02:29:08 +0000 UTCSo these movies aren’t great and they don’t adapt the source material well at all. However, I was a young boy and seeing Alexandra Daddario in this was the earliest moment I can remember where not every girl was gross anymore and for that reason it holds a special place in my heart 😂 also I won’t tolerate the Grover hate! That’s just the way the character was written for these movies. It’s not great but it definitely fits the late 2000s/early 2010s “cool kid” aesthetic they were going for. If anything I’d say he’s one of the few actors in this series actually putting effort into their lines, granted most of them weren’t necessarily seasoned actors.
JP
2025-04-04 09:19:15 +0000 UTCThat’s a 17 year age gap btw. They met when she was 36. She also was in baywatch, true detective and other movies and shows
Lewis Herriett
2025-03-31 00:27:51 +0000 UTCAnnabeth is called Alexandra daddario, she was 22 when she started in this. Now aged 39 she is married to a 56 year old man named Andrew form who was previously married to Jordan’s Brewster who is famous in the fast and furious films
Lewis Herriett
2025-03-31 00:25:12 +0000 UTCI'm saying! I liked the 1st movie, and the 2nd wasn't too bad either. I love being able to watch movies with Alex, but I'm glad I've already seen this one; otherwise, I would miss most of what the actors were trying to portray...and saying, for that matter. The commentary about Brandon T. Jackson....woah. Talking like that? It makes it seem like my boy, Alex, could ruin a wet dream if something happens he doesn't like. In the words of 90's group Guy, "Let's Chill, let's settle down", but the next line would reference just watching the rest of the movie. That's it, no more Disney movies for you, sir! To answer his question just before the hour and 5 minutes mark, I'm leaning more towards 'a-hole'. I mean, let's be real---this movie is on tne Disney Channel, not Cinemax: After Dark.
Evin Ellington
2025-03-29 01:39:50 +0000 UTCI’m 21 in June and ngl I had a lot of fun with these two Percy Jackson films in my early teens and even re watched them since and still find fun out of em!
Dee Murdock
2025-03-29 01:15:59 +0000 UTCIf it’s any consolation, this movie was meant for kids/younger audiences which is why it doesn’t write off well for adults… I saw it when it first came out and loved it… as an adult, it lacks… so keep that in mind…
DragonQueen
2025-03-28 21:49:35 +0000 UTCI agree with the general “movie was a miss” comments, especially when comparing them to the books. However, I think because there’s so much negative talk about the movie online from book fans, you let it bias your opinion of the movie even before you watched it and that led to you specifically looking for faults to find without really just taking in the film as it was. I watched the 1st movie before I read the books. I liked the movie so much that I felt like I had to read the books (since at the time there was no announcement for a second movie). I just wish you hadn’t let online comments bias your reaction from the get go. You started the reaction saying that it was a “terrible” movie without having even watched a second of it, when honestly, it’s not that bad of a movie. Don’t get me wrong, it’s an absolutely horrible film adaptation of the book series, but it’s not a horrible movie. You even said yourself that it was somewhat enjoyable and then immediately talked about how all the main characters were bad actors or that the script was bad.
kay_1013
2025-03-25 06:49:00 +0000 UTCIn the Movies defense I would say its targeted towards younger audiences cause i mainly watched it when i was like 5-10 (also cause i like mythology) its not... amazing but to a kid its the coolest movie (at least it was for me)
RatK1ng_TV
2025-03-24 12:15:37 +0000 UTCYou should either listen to audiobooks or watch the show definitely watch the show it was amazing the movies by themselves are good but when you compare it to the books they're trash
Carmen
2025-03-22 15:00:31 +0000 UTC2nd movie is steaming pile of garbage, don't waste your time on it
Ian
2025-03-20 02:31:11 +0000 UTCListen to the audio books and add them to the Patreon
KrYpT
2025-03-19 23:13:46 +0000 UTCYeah, that's exactly what I meant. I think these movies are pretty good for what they are, and I also think the show is better. Alex obviously disliked the movie, for the most part. When I said everything can't be a winner, I meant for him, not for everyone. I also know people who can't stand Harry Potter or Narnia....just a matter of opinion. Since he had no prior context for the movie or knowledge of the books, I was actually hoping he may have a different opinion if he understood who the target audience was.
Jessica Houser
2025-03-19 22:32:36 +0000 UTCI mean things can befor children and still be good. For example Harry Potter.
Syed Ali Rizwan
2025-03-19 21:19:39 +0000 UTCI too would much rather Alex jump into the Disney + series rather than watch the 2nd movie
Kevin DiSalvo
2025-03-19 17:30:28 +0000 UTCAlex you gotta read the books. I read them growing up and they’re way better than the movie. Also this was a book series turned movie. It wasn’t good. As you can see in this movie. Also it was made for kids. And it was made by Disney lol.
Dony Acevedo
2025-03-19 05:55:19 +0000 UTCGrover is like that with women because he is a satyr
Ed
2025-03-19 01:55:52 +0000 UTCOnce Alex watches the TV show his opinion on Grover would change
Jacob Hawkins
2025-03-18 17:39:36 +0000 UTCthats terrible as well lol
Kira
2025-03-18 17:10:11 +0000 UTCI dont think the acting was the problem in this movie. The script was a little weak.
Kira
2025-03-18 17:09:43 +0000 UTCI would give the books a read. I really enjoyed them. Admittedly I read them when I was in middle/early high school when they first came out so take that with a grain of salt.
Evan
2025-03-18 14:50:31 +0000 UTCYeah when the next show poll comes on Imma put PJo. Plus season 2’s coming in May so timing’s great.
Devyam Seal
2025-03-18 14:21:27 +0000 UTCYou gotta check the TV show bro
Jacob Hawkins
2025-03-18 04:17:48 +0000 UTCCrazy that Alex didn’t know the person that plays Percefrneis was in DareDevil and also plays Asoka in live action Star Wars although he hasn’t seen live action Asoka
Nick Howser
2025-03-18 04:03:36 +0000 UTCI watched this movie when I was young and thought it was so good. But I think as I have gotten older I’ve realized just like Alex, this movie sucks. I do think the target audience was for younger audiences.
Andrew aquino
2025-03-18 03:42:03 +0000 UTCAlex hated rover so much lol 😂
Andrew aquino
2025-03-18 03:39:45 +0000 UTCHow did they manage it? By completely ignoring the actual source material to the point where the creator of the books still to this day HATES these movies and distances himself from them. And honestly, I used to love these movies years ago, but especially after re-reading the books and watching the show, it's actually shocking how they literally changed 75% of everything to the point where a lot of it doesn't make any kind of sense. Like there's so much that didn't even need to be changed to begin with. And the next movie is worse on that front. Like the movies can be fun, I agree, but as a Percy Jackson adaptation? No way. And the bonus that I just love watching Alexandra Daddario, but... Yeah, lol I really hope that you at one point have the chance to watch the show, it's really good and made by the creator himself. As always thanks for the content man!
MSephiroth
2025-03-18 01:45:19 +0000 UTCWrath of the Titans/Clash of the Titans.... answer to the Similar but much better movies
Aridevo
2025-03-18 01:17:14 +0000 UTCThis is shit screen adaptation, you should see a TV show from Disney, it is much better
Ana
2025-03-17 22:37:34 +0000 UTCNah Grover sucked in this movie lol. It was deserved
Cory
2025-03-17 22:23:20 +0000 UTCYou do realize this was a movie poll, yeah?
Cory
2025-03-17 22:22:22 +0000 UTCNah Ryan Reynolds’s is actually funny. The hate was deserved.
Cory
2025-03-17 22:21:59 +0000 UTCKeep in mind Alex, these are based on children's books. Ages 9-12. My son read the books in 4th grade and enjoyed the movies as well. Though the movie isn't great, and it strays from the book material, I really enjoy Greek mythology. It's always been interesting to me. With that said, everything can't be a winner I guess. The show is fantastic though....I definitely recommend it.
Jessica Houser
2025-03-17 21:39:15 +0000 UTCI'm sorry but you people are really fucking stupid. You are all complaining that he should've watched the series while the poll WAS CLEARLY FOR A MOVIE. Are you this fucking dumb that you can't read? Oh and by the way... this movie was ass.
IGOR PODEMSKI
2025-03-17 20:52:54 +0000 UTCDamn this movie is really ass…fun to watch but really ass haha
Oliver
2025-03-17 19:32:58 +0000 UTCNeed to watch the show movies are a poor imitation of the books
Noah Smith
2025-03-17 19:17:25 +0000 UTCtotally agree
Abuzz Klanica
2025-03-17 18:19:10 +0000 UTCYou need to check out clash of the titans and wrath of the titans
David Howard
2025-03-17 17:10:33 +0000 UTCHe probably would have hated it more than this one
Xanny
2025-03-17 17:08:51 +0000 UTCHey man, no need to send any strays to Grown Ups but i get where you're coming from. He could be reacting to actual good movies with exceptional acting and story lines, instead we got ppl voting in every Kung Fu Panda movie for some reason. If a movie with sequels wins a poll then the next movie in that series should automatically make the next poll. He should start an 18+ Patreon for the people who dont want to watch Disney movies cuz it seems we are incredibly out numbered
Xanny
2025-03-17 17:05:18 +0000 UTCor clocks
Xanny
2025-03-17 16:56:27 +0000 UTCHe's reacted to a few shitty movies now and ive never seen him hate a character more just cuz of some corny lines the writers put in
Xanny
2025-03-17 16:56:03 +0000 UTCNever seen Alex hate a character more. I think once he decided he didnt like the movie he started hating way too hard. If you're gonna hate a movie because of some corny lines and mediocre acting, then keep the same energy for Ryan Reynolds movies cuz if it were Ryan saying it he'd prolly laugh, he just isn't a fan of the actor (Grover) it looks like.
Xanny
2025-03-17 16:53:39 +0000 UTCAss movie good books if you're a middle schooler enough sajd
MaulTheObese
2025-03-17 15:30:26 +0000 UTCYou did the wrong one. You need to watch the TV series it's only about 10 shows. I was so excited but the movie really sucks compared to the series. You really get full development of the quest. Please do the series
Lesa Ahrenstein
2025-03-17 14:30:16 +0000 UTCI bet if Alex liked concept of the movie but not how it was done, he would definitely like Percy Jackson tv show on Disney+.
Filiman
2025-03-17 12:53:01 +0000 UTCActually, he has a point. Alex does specifically call out the ethnicity of black people only. In Zootopia, he said the little rabbit con artist was “a big black dude.” He also said the fox was a black guy. He did it again in another recent reaction. He never calls out any other ethnicity.
Diana
2025-03-17 09:54:54 +0000 UTCUnfortunately, this Patreon is probably too young to even know what that is.
Diana
2025-03-17 09:49:26 +0000 UTCIt was a movie poll. Alex made that clear. Plus, there were other movies in the poll. How could people think it was referring to a series?
Diana
2025-03-17 09:39:07 +0000 UTCBut he hated Spaceballs according to a recent Q&A.
Diana
2025-03-17 09:32:05 +0000 UTCHow did they vote for this over anything, lol
Diana
2025-03-17 09:29:54 +0000 UTCYou should check out the movie wolfs on Apple TV Gorge Clooney and Brad Pitt killed it
Hunter Angell
2025-03-17 07:39:19 +0000 UTCI think a good TV show for you to watch would be Good Omens
Hayden
2025-03-17 06:16:04 +0000 UTCComparing this movie to the books it is supposedly based on. They are so utterly completely different besides the fact the both of our Greek gods and there's a lightning bolt that's stolen. But that's about it. The characters are very much different and better in the books. Grover is completely different. How he behaves. This movie just sucks. As always, read the books first and love them. This movie sucks. The TV show it's better but I would not give it an a+ either. This movie definitely an F.
Caleb Lefebvre
2025-03-17 05:27:59 +0000 UTCTBH Grover does kind of suck in this one lol
MattPalmer237
2025-03-17 05:10:03 +0000 UTCDefinitely lmao like leave the guy alone he played his part fine and brought sarcasm/life to the other two serious friends
Garrett Lake
2025-03-17 03:33:06 +0000 UTCThat is a very cool shirt. Will watch this movie/reaction tomorrow
Jamie Camilleri
2025-03-17 03:02:37 +0000 UTC@cory exactly. If you only notice that that’s all you’re looking for being he just trashes poorly written characters. If you want to blame someone blame Hollywood for writing the characters so poorly. Lol 😂
Matthew
2025-03-17 02:33:50 +0000 UTCI usually love these reactions because they are so funny. But I just could not get past how much hate and viciousness he was throwing to Grover. It's just a character and there's really no need to hate on him that much with EVERY single line or comment or action he makes. I get a joke every now and then but damn all I did was get annoyed that Alex wouldn't stfu about how much he has to let us know he hates Grover with every fiber in his body. Made this reaction really, really annoying but I'm a devoted fan so of course I finished it. Not trying to get hate or bitched at. Just sharing my thoughts on it.
Geneva Cervantez
2025-03-17 00:55:12 +0000 UTChe just recently did scary movie! check it out!
Geneva Cervantez
2025-03-17 00:51:00 +0000 UTCYa I feel like he’s hating on Grover way too much!
David Rodriguez
2025-03-16 23:57:04 +0000 UTCthat’s crazy
Paxton Roberts
2025-03-16 23:24:42 +0000 UTCNo, it didn’t say “series” on the poll. It said “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” It was missing “The Lightning Thief” subtitle, but regardless TV shows are never included on polls that are specifically for movies.
🎧🎥EVAN🎬🍿
2025-03-16 23:11:20 +0000 UTCI've seen alot of people saying they thought it was the show, it said Percy Jackson Series on the poll and it's only about 10 episodes
Katie Jackson
2025-03-16 22:37:15 +0000 UTCThis movie is a bit older now so the early 2000’s acting from Grover was kinda spot on and considered funny/cool back then. He’s a satyr and satyrs are naturally horn dogs so yeah he’d have 11 wives if he could. That’s why he got all giddy for the daughters of Aphrodite earlier on lol. His character is also supposed to be upbeat, cheerful, eccentric, and loyal with his friends but he is also written to be timid in a sense. If the author, Rick Riordan, was involved with the making of these movies he would’ve done Grover a lot better. I read the whole series of books 3 times through and they were absolutely and still are to this day my favorite books.
Garrett Lake
2025-03-16 22:34:09 +0000 UTCIt said Percy Jackson Series on the poll, so I thought it was the tv series too
Katie Jackson
2025-03-16 22:32:59 +0000 UTCPLEASE watch clash of the titans and Wrath of the titans movies.. they’re the godlier tier version of this lore. I promise you won’t be disappointed 😭🙏
Garrett Lake
2025-03-16 21:53:00 +0000 UTCIt is also just a shitty movie, especially compared to the books and show
Michael
2025-03-16 20:14:18 +0000 UTCI didn’t remember how much worse this was than the tv show until now.
Michael
2025-03-16 19:35:19 +0000 UTCNot my Vegas story but a buddy and his wife went a few years back. For some context this is a big dude who is shy as hell and pretty soft spoken, while his wife very vocal and extroverted the one who drags him out to places. Well when he got back he was telling me and a few co workers about the trip and mentioned a strip club. This is not the type of guy to go to one so we obviously asked how the hell that happened. Turns out his wife was the one who suggested it because she’d never been, they went and sat him right in front of the fking stage. Dude wouldn’t tell us anymore than that but he was obviously embarrassed about something, so we asked his wife (we all worked in the same hospital at the time). Turns out a girl kept dancing around him making him uncomfortable as hell, and he didn’t want to be rude so he was going to tip her. But he had no money on him, so he had to turn to his wife and ask her for money. She said and I quote, “ this man looked at me like a kid on Sunday morning asking for money to put in the offering plate”. We still haven’t let him live that shit down,gotta love ole Altar Boy
Nightmareman99
2025-03-16 19:32:27 +0000 UTC1:01:00 their 12 in the books and around 13-14 in the new tv series. These films didn’t even involve the original author cutting him out completely, so the films are not accurate to the books at all and the author has publicly come out criticizing the film. They did involve him in the tv show so it is much more accurate to the book. Really don’t know why they even tried to adapt the books in movie format it just doesn’t work. The Percy books are all quite long hell the first book which this film “covers” is 400+ pages and their are 5 of them all 300+ in just the main series. With 18 books in total across 5 different series. Read the first 2 series, Percy and Jason, back in the day shit is extensive Not as good as Harry Potter but very interesting world
Nightmareman99
2025-03-16 19:09:00 +0000 UTCWhat does everyone think of clash of the titans?🤔 (2010)
Charlie Fontana
2025-03-16 19:01:45 +0000 UTCLogan Lerman is a great actor. Unfortunately this had terrible writers. One of my favorite movies of all time though “Fury” he does an amazing job in. As well as Jon Bernthal, the punisher. Brad Pitt, you already know. Shia Lebeouf you already know. And Michael Peña, who’s most notable to you from ant man. Fury is amazing. Must watch.
Jared Johnston
2025-03-16 18:53:00 +0000 UTCHow did people vote this over hunger games 🤦
David legg
2025-03-16 18:50:42 +0000 UTCWelcome to this Patreon.
Joovain
2025-03-16 18:44:51 +0000 UTCWhat severance after Arcane pleasee
Down D. Stairs
2025-03-16 18:09:27 +0000 UTCAlex was definitely determined to shit on this movie. He missed a ton of plot points by talking about random bullshit and pretty dismissive of it. I get playing ignorant is a character, but this was willful to forceful ignorance.
PunnPunn56
2025-03-16 18:06:32 +0000 UTCI think you are choosing to only notice when he does it to black characters. He does it to a lot of different characters regardless of race 😂 relax man. It’s okay
Cory
2025-03-16 17:28:52 +0000 UTCPersonally I thought we were voting for the tv series!
David Chamberlain
2025-03-16 14:56:07 +0000 UTCOkay idk about scary movie but as far as satire goes Spaceballs is a classic!
David Chamberlain
2025-03-16 14:54:16 +0000 UTCI mean one thing people dont get is that the movie (adaption of the kid novels of the same name) was made for an audience of age 8-15, which is why they focused on the cgi and overall looks and ignored the writing because kids are never gonna find it odd (I know I didnt, until I got older). If you look at it this way, the movie was absolutely amazing.
Kushagra Dhama
2025-03-16 14:18:46 +0000 UTCyou need to watch the titan movies
David21 gaming
2025-03-16 13:57:44 +0000 UTCThere is purposefully no windows in casinos so u don’t know what time of day it is
Logan Staffer
2025-03-16 13:19:25 +0000 UTCThis movie is good but definitely not great especially after reading the books i appreciate this movie because it made me want to read the books because I've always loved Greek and Roman mythology growing up that said the tv show is 100 times better and you should definitely give that a try next. To me personally don't even bother with the second movie
Alex
2025-03-16 13:15:15 +0000 UTCAre you dumb?? I want Alex watch good movies and not these piece of sht childs movies like percy, grown ups etc. If you want to waste time with stupid movies then good for you
Abuzz Klanica
2025-03-16 13:12:18 +0000 UTCAlex I don’t think u would enjoy Vegas bc u say u don’t drink and I don’t believe u gamble?
Logan Staffer
2025-03-16 13:10:33 +0000 UTCAgreed lol but it won so nothing we can do lol we got the next poll!! Lmao
Logan Staffer
2025-03-16 13:09:39 +0000 UTCJust because u didn’t want it doesn’t mean other people did. He goes on what wins polls. If u only wanna watch what YOU wanna watch then get the hell off this Patreon and watch shit by urself. Bye nobody will miss u :)
Logan Staffer
2025-03-16 13:08:19 +0000 UTCA big problem is they wasted their budget on casting big names for side characters that the main guys kinda suck😬
Logan Staffer
2025-03-16 13:00:51 +0000 UTCU all shiting on persy .. but at the same time make alex watch space balls or scary movie.. lol they are waste of time xd
roberts veselis
2025-03-16 12:44:13 +0000 UTCSometimes u Americans..need to chill out about acting lol .. i need to watch some movies from i dont know india .. lol .. in this movie acting wasnt great.. but still its not that bad.. for me this movie feel like something from disney channel thats way I just ride with it .. its fun kids movie.. nothing more or less..
roberts veselis
2025-03-16 12:39:30 +0000 UTCI’m not calling him racist but there are observable biases that are starting to become patterns that genuinely hurt my heart as a black man to see. If he just shat on bad characters I wouldn’t be saying anything but often he shits on black characters before there is even a chance to get know how they were written. It’s usually within their first few scenes
CoinOperatedBoy
2025-03-16 12:32:22 +0000 UTCLiterally in the Star Wars rebels reaction recently there was a black kid character who barely just showed up and he would not stop shitting on him until they actually did something cool and then he changed his stance. This happens all the time
CoinOperatedBoy
2025-03-16 12:12:39 +0000 UTCWhat do you mean by ''don't think anyone voted for the movie''? First, it was suggested and the reason it got in the poll is because a lot of people liked(voted) to get it in the poll. Then people voted in the poll to let it win. And Alex made a poll if we would watch this or first the final of some series. And for the third time, people voted for this movie. I have seen the series and to be honest I got really tired of all the explaining stuff instead of just showing it. Alex mentioned in this movie it was too much tell not to show for him but to be fair the series is worse than expected. I haven't read the books so I fully believe that the books and the series are more truthful to each other. But I personally found the acting in the series worse than here. I know the ratings for the series are a lot better than the movies. And if you like them more it's fine. I like this movie more. But to say that you think no one has voted for this movie is silly. Because you know people did.
Thomas
2025-03-16 12:04:30 +0000 UTCIm not religious at all but my best guest of what Hell is, i like the one we see in the TV Show Lucifer. Living again and again our worst moment in Earth, our worst memory, our deepest regret. And living it again in again in a loop
Dexter
2025-03-16 11:11:06 +0000 UTCYou want a wild Vegas story ? have you seen the Hangovers ? xD
Dexter
2025-03-16 10:57:06 +0000 UTCyeah then kids are only here i guess
Abuzz Klanica
2025-03-16 10:50:48 +0000 UTCYou ask what the hell looks like according to me? I would say watch the series Lucifer. The way they explain it in season 5 is how I see it. to not give any spoilers I leave it here.
Thomas
2025-03-16 10:47:51 +0000 UTCI love this movie for nostalgia reasons but now I feel bad for the original suggestion. Y’all hate it so much
Benny Gonzalez
2025-03-16 10:30:01 +0000 UTCBecause it was highly requested?
Benny Gonzalez
2025-03-16 10:24:32 +0000 UTCi dont understand why you waste your time with these stupid movies. There are lots of great movies by nolan, kubrick, scorsese, villeneuve, cameron, fincher, coen brothers, tarantino, eggers etc. and you are choosing the worst movies you can waste time with.
Abuzz Klanica
2025-03-16 10:03:31 +0000 UTCPercy's reaction to his mother's disappearance is relatable to me. When I learned my grandmother had died I didn't cry or was sad right after. I first need to process what I have heard, think about what it really means, and feel sad. After that, I thought about all the happy memories, and only when I saw my grandmother's lifeless body the tears came. So I can understand why you found his acting not appropriate. But for some, it is the way they will react.
Thomas
2025-03-16 09:38:11 +0000 UTCto be honest i feel like the term kids movie and family movie have become synonymous, this film wasnt just meant for kids it was marketed for everyone and yeah kids probably liked the movie more because they dont really care about some stuff but just because its pg dosent mean its movie for kids.
Noah Oxley
2025-03-16 08:52:23 +0000 UTCi remember reading the books when i was younger and watching the movies subsequently after and i liked them at the time but i think now they just hold a place of nostalgia in my heart. but i CANNOT understand how this won the poll over peak but just me
Typical Gamer
2025-03-16 08:34:21 +0000 UTCYou need to watch Troy, its a masterpiece compared to this fr.
Jack Hall brady
2025-03-16 07:56:35 +0000 UTCYou're actually tripping
Cohen Boak
2025-03-16 07:10:12 +0000 UTCI know I'm in the minority but I actually like this movie. It's fun and entertaining. However, I haven't read the books or seen the second one or the TV show. I just know the movie is a LOT different from the book (for instance: Percy, Annabeth and Grover were 12 in the book but 16 in the movie), which is surprising considering Chris Columbus directed it and the first two HP movies are undeniably the closest to the books (I even forgot he directed this one lol). The writing isn't that great either. Rick Riordan, the author of the books, hated the script and the changes, though he did not blame the actors and was grateful for how many people discovered the books because of the movies. Anyway, I feel like you were too hard on the Grover character. Btw, they were literally drugged and under a spell in the casino so of course they didn't think any of it was abnormal! I also think you missed when they said they had been in there for 5 days, even though it only felt like a few hours. It fucked up with their sense of time. And you're right, it has an absolute stacked cast but some of them were severely underused (like Uma Thurman and Pierce Brosnan). This isn't Logan Lerman's (Percy) best role by any means but he's an incredibly underrated actor. I highly suggest The Perks of Being a Wallflower and even Noah 👍🏻
Heida
2025-03-16 06:21:22 +0000 UTCOk, can we please watch Clash of the Titans next? Classic fantastic movie!
Kripke's Corner
2025-03-16 06:21:14 +0000 UTCOne cool thing about the movie is that Julian Richings was in it. He plays Death in Supernatural TV series and one of my FAVORITE actors. He was awesome as Death in Supernatural. I had forgotten he was in this movie. Also Jake Abel who played the Winchester's lost brother.
Kripke's Corner
2025-03-16 06:20:31 +0000 UTCAlex shits on poorly written or douchey characters I guarantee Alex isn’t just shitting on black people lol
Matthew
2025-03-16 05:53:32 +0000 UTCThank god it’s over. How this won the polls is beyond me.
Tanster
2025-03-16 05:35:58 +0000 UTCAs someone who enjoyed the books, I have always been very underwhelmed with these movies. I believe the show that came out recently was much better both in terms of an adaption from the books as well as being its own standalone piece of media.
Coby Blaylock
2025-03-16 05:34:17 +0000 UTCOf course they voted for the movie. Why would a TV show be included in a movie poll?
🎧🎥EVAN🎬🍿
2025-03-16 05:16:09 +0000 UTCAre you calling Alex racist?
Matthew
2025-03-16 05:14:16 +0000 UTCYour own opinions without knowledge of the books or anything would come in handy, instead people come into these movies with knowledge of critics and mainstream culture which blinds their view of how creative and fun these movies are. Enough said
Adam scott hampton
2025-03-16 04:50:37 +0000 UTCnah it’s definitely an ass movie
Kevin Bailey
2025-03-16 04:46:10 +0000 UTCWell at least this movie is out of the way now
Cory
2025-03-16 04:06:06 +0000 UTCI agree this movie sucks, but does Alex not realize it wasn’t written for adults but for kids? It’s PG for gods sake. Plus he should have just watched the tv series cause that’s actually good, I don’t think anyone voted for the friking movie
David Chamberlain
2025-03-16 04:00:04 +0000 UTCI really enjoyed the books and the movies as a separate experience. The biggest problem I feel is this dialogue was written for characters that were twelve years old, so when they aged up the characters they should have upgraded the dialogue. Grover was written as the token comedic relief but ended up becoming cheesy or annoying. It wasn’t done well. The second movie is worse because it seemed like they knew they weren’t getting another movie and tried to shove in as many storylines from other books as they could.
Erin Mcmanis
2025-03-16 03:57:22 +0000 UTCThe books are phenomenal. To fans of the book, this movie is an abomination. I've only watched it once, and I'm still deliberating on whether I should watch this reaction, thereby increasing it to twice.
DarnedStingray8
2025-03-16 03:51:50 +0000 UTCPersephone is ashoka btw
Quinton
2025-03-16 03:47:59 +0000 UTCSo if I notice it right, Alex wasn't really happy with the film writing or cast and could be more happy with, I don't know, Hot Fuzz or Avatar or any other film
Astoria
2025-03-16 03:42:37 +0000 UTCDude said his editors name and my high ass thought he broke the 4th wall and started talking to me 😂
Aarron Denton
2025-03-16 03:34:43 +0000 UTCbro missed percy uncapping riptide for the first time hate to see it
Thomas Roark
2025-03-16 03:27:04 +0000 UTCOnly 10 min in and I already love watching someone react who knows NOTHING about these books or movies
Logan Staffer
2025-03-16 03:20:35 +0000 UTCAgree, the show is wayyy better. Each season is one book
Hector Reyes
2025-03-16 03:10:56 +0000 UTCbrother i walked away from my phone and i hear that description and im thinkin is this guy bout to watch a CoRn on here!??!
Matthew Hunt
2025-03-16 03:05:17 +0000 UTCI’ve lived in Vegas my whole life and I still don’t know my way around the strip. Such dirty crackheads everywhere, especially on Fremont
Lucas Husli
2025-03-16 02:35:57 +0000 UTCWe could have had Princess Bride... sigh.
Linda Thackeray
2025-03-16 02:28:56 +0000 UTCBut why
Bmaster532
2025-03-16 02:19:21 +0000 UTCthe long thinking pose before “grover’s in for it” had me dead 😭
Aidan
2025-03-16 02:00:50 +0000 UTCI didn't notice that which other reaction are you talking about?
Syed Ali Rizwan
2025-03-16 01:52:38 +0000 UTCI definitely see the cheesiness watching it all these years later. This series was developed about 20 years ago as a set of novels, was very popular and taught in middle schools. This movie had to be developed in a way that was appropriate and marketable to show in classrooms. I've read the books and I think the actors do a good job at capturing the spirit of the characters. They also aged the characters in the movies as they start out younger in the books.
Eddie A
2025-03-16 01:35:32 +0000 UTClol would of loved invincible finale over Percy Jackson
Xmrtehe
2025-03-16 01:07:50 +0000 UTCYou need to watch the show it’s way better than this garbage as a massive book fan of Percy that I am
Montana Bruce
2025-03-16 00:50:23 +0000 UTCI don’t know if you can recognize him, but the black dude is from Tropic Thunder lol
Benny Gonzalez
2025-03-16 00:43:34 +0000 UTCNeed to see the show next, forget the second movie
Devin Brown
2025-03-16 00:38:06 +0000 UTCThe disneyplus series of Percy Jackson is so much better and have better acting and writing. And actually follows the books. Imo
Stone27
2025-03-16 00:32:43 +0000 UTC100% Agree!
SpringTrapLord
2025-03-16 00:30:51 +0000 UTCI’m not caught up on invincible and I have nostalgia for PJ so that’s my reason but idk why it won the original poll in the first place tbh
Matthew
2025-03-16 00:18:47 +0000 UTCI wasn’t gonna say anything but it happened again, bro I love you but why you always gotta put down the black characters it’s like every reaction
CoinOperatedBoy
2025-03-16 00:16:59 +0000 UTCHaha thanks! Plenty more to come!
Josh Gill
2025-03-16 00:15:27 +0000 UTCNo its not lol
Steve
2025-03-15 23:54:21 +0000 UTCAgreed! I'm a HUGE fan of the books. The fact the series had Rick and Becky Riordan as showrunners means a lot. While the series differs a bit from the books, it is most faithful in all the important ways.
Tymm Gwayn
2025-03-15 23:38:16 +0000 UTCI can’t believe this won its original poll
Too Original
2025-03-15 23:28:42 +0000 UTCI can’t believe this won over Invincible 😭
Jesssssss
2025-03-15 23:25:57 +0000 UTCAlex you gotta watch the TV series now lol it was just renewed for a 3rd season before the second one even released
Steve
2025-03-15 23:23:19 +0000 UTCI can't tell if he likes it
Steve
2025-03-15 23:22:09 +0000 UTCJosh, that Thumbnail rocks !!! 🫶
💫 ZenNova ✨
2025-03-15 23:14:19 +0000 UTCThe caption 😭😭 I don't think this one is that bad lol
Ana
2025-03-15 23:13:13 +0000 UTCI love these 2 movies idc they are good just cause it’s not book adapted doesn’t mean it isn’t good
C. J. Ramirez
2025-03-15 23:12:36 +0000 UTCI BEG of you, please please please watch the TV show adaptation of the books. It's so much better than the movie!
Nicole Howdyshell
2025-03-15 23:04:54 +0000 UTCHope you had a good visit with friends!! Thanks for the new upload!!!
Noah Etcheberry
2025-03-15 23:04:40 +0000 UTC🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Noah Etcheberry
2025-03-15 23:04:15 +0000 UTCLove the thumbnail
TheGaming Churro
2025-03-15 23:01:44 +0000 UTCHere’s my take on the movies as a book fan First movie is not bad at all (horrible adaptation but on its own it’s a fun time) Second movie is pretty bad it’s still fun but the fun doesn’t take away from the negatives the movie has the same way the first does
Chad Higgins
2025-03-15 23:00:49 +0000 UTCpls pls watch the show
Kendall Barker
2025-03-15 22:59:56 +0000 UTCI don't know but this thumbnail gives me goosebumps 😂
Astoria
2025-03-15 22:59:10 +0000 UTCI remember when I first watched this movie. I really enjoyed it and didn't understand the hate. Then I read the books....safe to say, I now understand the hate. I know the books are usually better but they were SIGNIFICANTLY better with this one. I do think it's still enjoyable as a standalone film. Not the best, but not the worst.
Bombastic Chucktastic
2025-03-15 22:58:46 +0000 UTCi actually really liked the movies when i was younger. but i also really like the main actor 🙈😂
Darleen B.
2025-03-15 22:58:13 +0000 UTCThe Show is way better then the movies.
Voltage Renage
2025-03-15 22:57:10 +0000 UTCWdym, thid is a great movie
Isaiah Robinson
2025-03-15 22:57:00 +0000 UTCBad movies
Josh Thompson
2025-03-15 22:56:16 +0000 UTCPerfect!!🔥🔥❤️
Sigurd Storm
2025-03-15 22:56:10 +0000 UTCYedd
Isaiah Robinson
2025-03-15 22:56:08 +0000 UTC
