Percy Jackson

[rayne]

Rick Riordian's "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief" has captured the attention of many fantasy lovers.
The Son of Neptune, his latest in this series just came out this week. I really feel like these books could be made into a TV series and be successful. What do you think?

 

[Benjamin Clayborne]

Well, the first book was made into a movie, and it didn't do fantastic.

 

[rayne]

Like Eragon (Corn). It could have been so much more. I sometimes wonder what these producers are thinking. However, the scenery in Eragon is fantastic. I would love to see that part of Romania one day.

 

[Gryffin]

I heard of the Percy Jackson books and the movie that just came out. I didn't think the movie looked all that fantastic but I think anything that gets kids to read is great. What age group are the books best for?

 

[Map the Dragon]

The movie version was a piss-poor adaptation of the novel. Riordan jumped the gun in selling his movie rights before growing in popularity - this would have led to more film/screenplay control on his part if he had waited. BUT, when the money is right the money is right.

The film is god-awful in terms of translating the tale. The kids are too old to have started the series and thus too old to continue the films. Although the books were a little bit too YA for my tastes, I still enjoyed them all and will read any more he develops.

 

[Joe the Gnarled]

I think Rayne did touch on one good point... The series might have made a better TV series than move, but that did not happen so we are stuck with (as Map said) "piss-poor adaptation of the novel"

 

[myrddin173]

It has been announced that the sequel is due out in March 2013.

 

[ScipioSmith]

Really? As someone who actually liked the movie I'm actually quite excited for that, but I didn't think it was going to happen.

As I said, I quite liked the movie; possibly because I hadn't read the books and so was able to enjoy the hammy performances from Uma Thurman and Steve Coogan without making comparisons.

Sequel needs more Sean Bean.

 

[Dragonie]

I enjoyed the movie but I was disappointed with some of the changes from the book. I think the book was much more emotionally fulfilling, especially with regards to the friendships/pseudo-romances/etc. between the main characters. The reveal of the baddie, for instance, was much more...traumatic? in the book than in the movie.