Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Theatrical Release Date: 2010 03 19 (USA) / 2010 07 02 (USA) / 2010 02 12 (USA)

UPC: 024543668824

Studio: 20th Century Fox

MPAA Rating: PG   Contains:[Violence, Scary Moments, Mild Language]

Summary: This adaptation of Rick Riordan's remarkably popular fantasy book series tells the tale of accident-prone teenager Percy (Logan Lerman), who discovers that he's actually a demigod, the son of Poseidon, and he is needed when Zeus' lightning is stolen. Percy must master his newfound skills in order to prevent a war between the gods that could devastate the entire world. The film is directed by Chris Columbus, and co-stars Uma Thurman, Pierce Brosnan, and Sean Bean. ~ Perry Seibert, Rovi

Category: Fantasy

Features: cc
5 Deleted scenes
Discover your powers quiz
The book comes to life featurette

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Format: DVD

Release Date: 06/29/2010

Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1 Cinemascope

Audio: DD5.1 Dolby Digital 5.1

Runtime: 118 Minutes

Sides: 1

Number of Discs: 1

Language(s) English,French,Spanish

Subtitles: Spanish

Region: USA & territories, Canada

Chapters: Disc #1 -- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
1. The Fight of His Life [:47]
2. Seven Minutes (Main Titles) [3:51]
3. Show Some Respect [2:48]
4. Half God, Half Human [2:18]
5. Your Father Loves You [:29]
6. Camp Half Blood [4:39]
7. The Surprises Mount Up [5:32]
8. Let the Battle Begin [4:10]
9. Go to the Water [6:29]
10. Straight From Hell [:18]
11. An Actual Quest [2:57]
12. Guide to the Underworld [4:24]
13. Auntie Em's Garden Emporium [2:32]
14. Don't Look! [1:52]
15. Forbidden [3:34]
16. Annabeth's Mom [3:16]
17. Twice as Bad [6:43]
18. Going to Vegas! [4:45]
19. Don't Eat the Flower [3:13]
20. Climb Aboard [5:08]
21. Give Me the Bolt [:22]
22. Only Three Pearls [3:12]
23. To Bring Olympus Down [7:25]
24. Son of Poscidon [2:49]
25. Time Has Run Out [1:28]
26. In Your Thoughts and Dreams [4:21]
27. Welcome Home [4:03]
28. End Titles (Do Not Open) [4:52]

Tracie Cooper

It's difficult to find a children's fantasy novel without "For fans of Harry Potter" (or the more threatening "Step aside, Potter") among the critic's notes on the back cover. Living in a post-Rowling generation is a double-edged sword for authors whose talent lies in spinning heroic tales with a heavy dose of mythology. The market for this particular genre is certainly larger than before, but the bar is set high at Harry Potter, and he killed Voldemort. Standing out from the pack is a monumental achievement (insert your own "Herculean" pun), and author Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson novels, which follow the lives of the sons and daughters of ancient Greek gods, stood out enough to merit a film adaptation. And so, Chris Columbus, who helmed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets directs Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief -- a natural, albeit ironic choice. The plot offers a soapy, present-day twist on a very old mythos: Ancient Greek gods descend to earth on occasion, where they inevitably find a pretty young woman to distract them from the demands of god-hood, and whom they just as inevitably impregnate. Their progeny -- half-god, half-human hybrids known as demigods -- must fend for themselves on earth, and hone their more godlike qualities at a secure (from monsters) location known as Camp Half-Blood. The demigods we care about are Percy Jackson (Logan Lerman), son of Poseidon, God of the Sea; Annabeth Chase (Alexandra Daddario), daughter of Athena, Goddess of Wisdom; and wisecracking satyr Grover Underwood (Brandon T. Jackson). Their quest takes them across the United States, through the Underworld, all the way up to Mt. Olympus, where they must either return Zeus' stolen lightning bolt, or convince him that Percy is not the thief. The film has its share of flaws, most of them typical for children's fantasy movies. The first half is quite clumsy, and with no internal dialogue the characters' feelings are difficult to gauge. The one-liners (virtually all delivered by Brandon T. Jackson) have a forced quality about them -- setup, pause, punch line, rim shot -- and the action scenes have a tendency to start too abruptly and last a little too long. There are, however, a lot of good things to say about Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief. The elder characters are a lot of fun to watch, particularly Pierce Brosnan, who plays the role of a centaur so naturally it's hard to remember that he's not half-horse in real life, and Uma Thurman as a modernized Medusa with a perfectly coiffed head of snakes (sadly, not black mambas) and a corseted leather jacket that adds to the sense that the young heroes have accidentally stumbled upon the unholy union of a dominatrix and Renaissance festival. Steve Coogan and Rosario Dawson (king and queen of the Underworld, respectively) act exactly the way you'd expect an old married couple to act after spending an eternity with only each other for company, in Hell. The younger actors are also very good -- certainly better than the Potter kids were in Sorcerer's Stone -- but their dialogue is almost slavishly dedicated to setting up the attraction between Percy and Annabeth for future movies, which is too bad, because when they get to act in this movie, they shine -- particularly Brandon T. Jackson, who is capable of so much more than comic relief. The film also looks as fantastical as its story, each set topping the last until the Underworld, with its fiery lakes and slowly traveling airborne debris ("the discarded scraps of humanity"), takes the prize. Overall, while not spectacular, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief has the magic, the energy, and the heart to become a really fun standalone fantasy adventure series for 'tweens. ~ Tracie Cooper, Rovi

Cast and Crew: Chris Columbus  Director 
Chris Columbus  Producer 
Chris Columbus  Screenwriter 
Mark Morgan  Executive Producer 
Mark A. Radcliffe  Producer 
Thomas M. Hammel  Executive Producer 
Michael Barnathan  Producer 
Greg Mooradian  Executive Producer 
Christophe Beck  Composer (Music Score) 
Guy Oseary  Executive Producer 
Craig Titley  Screenwriter 
Karen Rosenfelt  Producer 
Logan Lerman  Actor 
Brandon T. Jackson  Actor 
Alexandra Daddario  Actor 
Jake Abel  Actor 
Sean Bean  Actor 
Pierce Brosnan  Actor 
Steve Coogan  Actor 
Rosario Dawson  Actor 
Melina Kanakaredes  Actor 
Catherine Keener  Actor 
Kevin McKidd  Actor 
Joe Pantoliano  Actor 
Uma Thurman  Actor 
Julian Richings  Actor 
Bonita Friedericy  Actor 
Annie Ilonzeh  Actor 
Tania Saulnier  Actor 
Marie Avgeropoulos  Actor 
Luisa d'Oliveira  Actor 
Christie Laing  Actor 
Marielle Jaffe  Actor 
Elisa King  Actor 
Charlie Gallant  Actor 
Chelan Simmons  Actor 
Andrea Brooks  Actor 
Natassia Malthe  Actor 
Jocelyn Ott  Actor 
Max Van Ville  Actor 
Serinda Swan  Actor 
Dimitri Lekkos  Actor 
Ona Grauer  Actor 
Stefanie von Pfetten  Actor 
Conrad Coates  Actor 
Ray Winstone  Actor 
Erica Cerra  Actor 
Dylan Neal  Actor 
Luke Camilleri  Actor 
Holly Hougham  Actor 
Ina Geraldine  Actor 
Raquel Riskin  Actor 
Yusleidis Oquendo  Actor 
Janine Edwards  Actor 
Valerie Tian  Actor 
Violet Columbus  Actor 
Sarah Smyth  Actor 
Merritt Patterson  Actor 
Julie Luck  Actor 
Andrea Day  Actor 
Stan Carp  Actor 
Suzanne Ristic  Actor 
Richard Harmon  Actor 
Doyle Devereux  Actor 
Maria Olsen  Actor 
Robin Lemon  Actor 
Tom Pickett  Actor 
VJ Delos-Reyes  Actor 
Tim Aas  Actor 
Keith Blackman Dallas  Actor 
Spencer Atkinson  Actor 
Maya Washington  Actor 
Victor Ayala  Actor 
Zane Holtz  Actor 
Eli Zagoudakis  Actor 
Rob Hayter  Actor 
Loyd Bateman  Actor 
Shawn Beaton  Actor 
Jarod Joseph  Actor 
Reilly Dolman  Actor 
Julie Brar  Actor 
Dejan Loyola  Actor 
Mario Casoria  Actor 
Dorla Bell  Actor 
Carolyn Adair  Actor 
Jade Pawluk  Actor 
Patrick Currie  Actor 
Damian Arman  Actor 
Mariela Zapata  Actor 
David L. Smith  Actor 

Country: Canada,USA