Percy Potter and the Olympian’s Chamber Thief

Electricty and water? I see this working out well for me.

Every time I waddle my way through Target’s book section, lost in my search for designer Snuggies and bargain face wash, I find myself face to face with one of the books from the Percy Jackson and the Olympians series and I admit, I dismiss it every time.   As it sits there amongst a slew of Twilight rip offs and a mountain of even more obnoxious looking tween novels I assume with indignation that it is nothing more than a blatant rip off of Harry Potter. My mistake?  Yes, but you do not rip off Harry Potter in front of me.  I’ll Sectumsempra your ass.  However after coming across the international trailer for Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, the first in Rick Riordan’s book series (there are 5 books) and the first of what I’m sure will be a successful string of Percy Jackson films I’ve got to say, it doesn’t look that bad.

Now, it needs to be noted that the film is directed by Christopher Columbus, director of both Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets as well as cinematic gems such as Mrs. Doubtfire and Home Alone so your personal opinion may be based on how well you like or dislike his style.  From what I can tell, Percy Jackson seems to have a interesting, solid and most importantly original premise (you’ll have to go read it) as well as a decent cast comprised of Pierce Brosnan, Catherine Keener and Uma Thurman just to name a few, but the selling point is the film’s lead, Logan Lerman.  Look at him; isn’t he just sickeningly adorable?  I’m sure with his perfect skin and goofy teeth he’ll become the next Edward or Jacob or whatever the hell it is teen girls and pedophiles follow.

You can check out more about Logan and the film here and here.  Official site here.

Anyhoodle, my assessment is if you love Harry Potter you’ll probably love this as well.  Meanwhile, next time I’m in a Target, I may just have to give the books a second chance or at least a quick skim of the back cover that way I can sound interesting and up to date next time I hang out with my terrible sister and her friends.  By the way, Target actually has a great book section that is unless you’re in small town America then it’s nothing but lonely women’s cookbook called Cooking for One Equals Fun or Glenn Beck’s Arguing with Idiots.

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