Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Average Rating: 5.1/10
Reviews Counted: 104
Fresh: 40 | Rotten: 64
It's pretty and packed with action; unfortunately, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is also waterlogged with characters and plots that can't help but feel derivative.
Average Rating: 4.7/10
Critic Reviews: 25
Fresh: 11 | Rotten: 14
It's pretty and packed with action; unfortunately, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is also waterlogged with characters and plots that can't help but feel derivative.
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Average Rating: 3.6/5
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Movie Info
Percy Jackson, the son of Poseidon, continues his epic journey to fulfill his destiny, as he teams with his demigod friends to retrieve the Golden Fleece, which has the power to save their home and training ground, Camp Half-Blood.
Cast
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Logan Lerman
Percy Jackson -
Alexandra Daddario
Annabeth -
Brandon T. Jackson
Grover -
Nathan Fillion
Hermes -
Jake Abel
Luke -
Anthony Head
Chiron -
Mary Birdsong
Gray Sister #1 -
Yvette Nicole Brown
Gray Sister #2 -
Missi Pyle
Gray Sister #3 -
Douglas Smith
Tyson -
Paloma Kwiatkowski
Thalia -
Leven Rambin
Clarisse -
Stanley Tucci
Mr. D. -
Anthony Stewart
Chiron -
Connor Crash Dunn
Tereus -
Óscar Manero
Young Annabeth -
Bjorn Yearwood
Young Grover -
Samuel Braun
Young Luke -
Katelyn Mager
Young Thalia -
Christopher Redman
Reardon -
Jordan Weller
Ichneutae -
Camille Atebe
Harpy Barista -
Anthony Shim
Barista - Hecatonshi... -
Robert Knepper
Kronos -
Robert Maillet
Polyphemus/Laistrygo... -
Richard Yearwood
Ganymede -
Derek Mears
Cyclops #1 -
Aleks Paunovic
Cyclops #2 -
Maxine Miller
Parcel Store Custome... -
Grey Damon
Chris Rodriquez -
Ron Perlman
Voice of Polyphemus -
Shohreh Aghdashloo
Voice of Oracle -
Octavia L. Spencer
Voice of Martha -
Craig Robinson
Voice of George -
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All Critics (104) | Top Critics (25) | Fresh (40) | Rotten (64)
Precious little about this is particularly memorable, but it's the odd touch of local color that makes these routine acts of derring-do a bit easier to bear.
Top CriticThere are plenty of bad films to get riled up about in the summer. "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters" isn't one of them. This is harmless tween-centric fun.
Yes, this is the point in the summer when I outsource my critical judgment to my kids.
You might think it would be endlessly awesome being the offspring of an Olympian god, but it seems like kind of a drag, really, for young Percy Jackson.
In Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, choosing the dumbest character is a colossal task.
Tweens and young teens should be sufficiently distracted by the movie's brisk pace and heroic mayhem - if they're not too unnerved by its at times nightmarish imagery.
More pretty good, if forgettable FX-driven franchise fodder...proficiently directed...also features the ever-surprising Stanley Tucci, who sports the latest in a long line of formidable movie wigs.
If PERCY JACKSON & THE OLYMPIANS: THE LIGHTNING THIEF gave a studio hope enough to jumpstart this franchise then PERCY JACKSON: SEA OF MONSTERS ensures that it 'sleeps with the fishes.'
The thin, silly story stretched into a showcase for visual and special effects left me even colder than the cinema (VMax 2, Event, Sydney)
The vivid fantasy visuals provide wonderful imagery in this sequel about demi-gods and their quests, although to its detriment, the film is plot heavy and lacking in its emotional arc. It is pretty silly, too
These are broad pulp action scenarios that feel sweet, well-worn, and kind of timeless.
Only the brightest colors of the Crayola box are used, whether to sketch out the characters' motivations or illuminate the cartoony visual effects.
A brisk and fun stand-alone adventure that again blends in clever nods to familiar Greek mythology as well as plants promising seeds for larger arcs.
The most memorable scene doesn't showcase Confederate zombies or the reawakened Kronos but 'Firefly' star Nathan Fillion as Hermes, god of speed, dressed like a parcel messenger and bemoaning the fact that the best TV shows are 'of course, canceled.'
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is harmless fun, visually exciting and breezy enough to both enthral its tween audience and hold the attention of accompanying adults.
Worthy adaptation of the Rick Riordan novel, and should set up the next installment in the series.
With a complete change in creative personnel and adjusted expectations Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is a noticeable improvement over the first adventure, but it's still awkward and unsure of itself.
It's great fun for kids
For the most part, the film's fusion of ancient myth and modern teen fantasy seems clumsy and forced, and the story's all-too generic quest narrative is muddled rather than engaging.
Not in the same class as J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, Sea of Monsters nevertheless is a passable late-summer action-fantasy-adventure for younger audiences.
A smart, derivative load of Bulfinch, its director Thor Freudenthal has a name perfectly suited to link the mythical and the psychoanalytical.
There can't have been a very big demand for a sequel to 2010's The Lightning Thief, but at least this is another adequate adventure for the teen demigods.
What it had going for it, though,is that is has the Greek myths, which form the raw material of the story and have enthralled humankind for several thousand years.
None of it's particularly unpleasant, it just smacks of zero effort: a cast and crew perpetuating the franchise solely because some number-cruncher decided it was worth the investment.
While Percy didn't give me a day-long headache like The Wolverine, accepting the extra [3D] dimension distracts from concentrating on who's who.
Scrappy and kind-hearted, with odd flashes of high camp - even if its universe of patchworked Greek mythological elements still makes little sense.
Audience Reviews for Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Super Reviewer
Super Reviewer
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- Voice of Oracle: And the Half-Blood of the eldest gods shall reach twenty against all odds.
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- Luke: Percy What are you doing?
- Luke: Don't walk on my roof!
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- Annabeth: Oh my Gods!
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- Hermes: Perry Johnson!
- Percy Jackson: Actually, it's Percy Jackson, sir.
- Hermes: Oh, whatever.
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- Percy Jackson: You know everything they said about you was wrong.
- Percy Jackson: You do have a sence of humor.
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- Mr. D.: The christians have a guy who can do this trick backwards. Now that's a God.
Discussion Forum
| Topic | Last Post | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Guess the Tomatometer AND Predict the MPAA Rating | 39 days ago | 48 |
| Hey, remember the first Percy Jackson movie? | 19 days ago | 31 |
| Hey, Percy Jackson Fanboys! | 43 days ago | 24 |
| Do they mention Thalia's Tree? | 39 days ago | 12 |
| I just hope they dont smother it with Stupid clichés | 3 months ago | 6 |
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