The Olympian's Harry Potter: Percy Jackson

When I read one review that described it to be Harry Potter with Greek Mythology instead of wizard magic, I was sold. I thought I like Harry Potter and i like Greek mythology, why not? And I wasn't disappointed, all the while I kept thinking this is so Harry Potter with Greek mythology! :)

Percy Jackson (son of Poseidon), Grover (bestfriend/ protector) and Annabeth (daughter of Athena) are the three main kids who took on the adventure. Awkward hero who just learned of his great powers. Wise-cracking sidekick. Pretty know-it-all girl whose skills outshines the boys. Reminds you of another trio? Yup, it's the new Harry-Ron-Hermione (considering HP is on the 7th book adaptation and it's bye-bye fave trio).  What's with the 2 guys + 1 girl team anyways? This (new) trio though didn't have that bonding effect the other trio had with the audience.

And then where Harry Potter has Hogwarts, Percy Jackson has Camp Half-Blood. But while half-bloods are only part of Hogwarts which is mostly composed of pure-blood wizards, the Camp Half-Blood is simply for just that, the haf-bloods. In this movie, half-bloods are half-God half-human aka Demigods. And where Hogwarts has Dumbledor, Camp Half-Blood has Chiron. And may I say that Pierce Brosnan as Chiron is one hot centaur. And the movie did have a really good Centaur effect. It  didn't feel as magical as Hogwarts thought and lacked that awe effect the had during Harry Potter's first installment.

Other notable performances are Uma Thurman as Medusa, Rosario Dawson as Persephone, and Kevin McKidd i think was effective as Poseidon (although I probably would have preferred Brosnan to play that role). Sean Bean is perfect as Zeus. He has that body and physique that just suit the ancient Greek world. I still remember him as Odysseus in Troy.

Overall i think the movie has its merits. Unless you're very defensive and fanatical about Harry Potter (hence you cringe at all the similarities) it's a fun and entertaining watch. While this new trio will not be the same as the other one, I think they can hold their own if given the chance. I really hope there will be adaptations of the other adventures of Percy Jackson (there are currently five books yeyy!!) and hopefully this franchise will get to establish itself  NOT (just) as the next Harry Potter because really the concept of Demigods is pretty cool. Like the Gods got bored in Olympus and decided to hook up with mortals? Lol.