The Lightning Thief movie

Austin and I went to see The Lightning Thief http://www.percyjacksonthemovie.com/ in the movie theatre.

Both of us really enjoyed the movie, and noticed many differences between the movie and the book http://www.amazon.com/Lightning-Thief-Percy-Jackson-Olympians/dp/0786838655.

Since the movie worked so well with high school-aged characters, I didn't notice that the characters were about 4 years older than they were in the book (Percy was 11 years old in the first book of the Olympians series). Austin caught that difference - he's very attuned to adolescence these days, and often reminds me that he is entering adolescence!

Some of the characters met their demise in different ways from the book, some scenes were missing and some scenes were changed. For the most part, Austin and I agree that the changes made for the screen, were necessary for a good theatre experience.

When the movie ended, Austin and I were initially disappointed that a significant event had been left out, but we were soon satisfied with a twist on what took place in the book, re-interpreted for the film. Great stuff!

I think we'll want a copy of this one on DVD - it's a great movie.