Now I have to be honest, I didn't have no sort of 'expectation' for this film. To be honest, I never even read the book where the film is based off of. All I knew was the book was a book written for middle schoolers who are looking for a more entertaining (isn't it already entertaining enough?) way to get into Greek mythology. So with that already in mind, the words 'cheesy' and 'disastrous' zapped into my mind. Twilight came into mind, too, which was a horrendous film series, which brought nothing to this adaptation phase. Harry Potter also squished itself into my endless amount of thoughts, but that too could never be re-matched by such a film. But I digress, nothing stopped me against seeing this film, realizing it could possibly become a good adaptation.
Wrong.
The movie was exactly the adjectives that popped into my mind.
Cheesy? The movie was polluted with scenes that are sure to make you cringe. The humor was way too immature, trying to get at something it cannot quite reach. The special effects came into the equation, but the cheesiness kind of sets it off. Shoes with wings on it? I mean, if it was directed by a good director, those cringe-worthy scenes could have been redeemed, but then a good director never made the film, did they? I laughed at the scenes attempting to be dramatic too, because they all we're trying to be TOO serious. Maybe the film could've worked as a satirical view of the Greek mythology, but actually that wouldn't of ever worked. And the acting, my God, the acting? It was really, really bad. There were a few scenes where a little acting career is shown, but looking at the film as a whole, this factor bothering me the most. They just ran through their lines, waiting until their break to look at themselves in the mirror with pure humiliation. 'Why am I doing this film?' But then again, the movie consisted of teenagers, so maybe this film seen in their eyes was a mythological masterpiece.
Disastrous? I mean, wow. It was almost worse than Twilight. The acting, with the cheesy lines, with the cheesy attempts at making something 'serious' it was just a bad old movie. I admit, the movie can be viewed as just a cheesy escapist movie, but then all your going to be doing is feeling awkward with the amount of cheesiness. Cheesy. That's the better word for it. Peter Jackson and the Olympians: The Cheesy Thief. And yes, the title was bad. Kind of the point..
I don't recommend at all, point taken? Fin.
5/10.
Wrong.
The movie was exactly the adjectives that popped into my mind.
Cheesy? The movie was polluted with scenes that are sure to make you cringe. The humor was way too immature, trying to get at something it cannot quite reach. The special effects came into the equation, but the cheesiness kind of sets it off. Shoes with wings on it? I mean, if it was directed by a good director, those cringe-worthy scenes could have been redeemed, but then a good director never made the film, did they? I laughed at the scenes attempting to be dramatic too, because they all we're trying to be TOO serious. Maybe the film could've worked as a satirical view of the Greek mythology, but actually that wouldn't of ever worked. And the acting, my God, the acting? It was really, really bad. There were a few scenes where a little acting career is shown, but looking at the film as a whole, this factor bothering me the most. They just ran through their lines, waiting until their break to look at themselves in the mirror with pure humiliation. 'Why am I doing this film?' But then again, the movie consisted of teenagers, so maybe this film seen in their eyes was a mythological masterpiece.
Disastrous? I mean, wow. It was almost worse than Twilight. The acting, with the cheesy lines, with the cheesy attempts at making something 'serious' it was just a bad old movie. I admit, the movie can be viewed as just a cheesy escapist movie, but then all your going to be doing is feeling awkward with the amount of cheesiness. Cheesy. That's the better word for it. Peter Jackson and the Olympians: The Cheesy Thief. And yes, the title was bad. Kind of the point..
I don't recommend at all, point taken? Fin.
5/10.