The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953)

The Beast from 20,000 fathoms is one of the first of the atomic age movies. It introduced the world to the special effects of Ray Harryhausen and influenced the director of Godzilla to make his dinosaur movie. It tells the story of an ancient dino awoken by nuclear testing that then goes back to its historic breeding grounds, New York City. Of course it causes a bunch of havoc as it rampages through the city. Only the brave scientist can stop the monster. It is a great monster flick!

The Sea of Monsters

The Sea of Monsters is certainly weaker than the first movie. Many true fans of the book objected to the Lightning Thief because although it kept many of the principles of the first book in the series, they also changed a lot. In Sea of Monsters, movie makers attempted to return to the source material while still keeping some of the plot points brought up in the previous movie. The result was a weird combination that seemed disconnected from both the book series and the first movie. However, the movie can be enjoyed despite this if you take it for what it’s worth. A fun mythical look at modern day life. Percy Jackson is still one of my favorite contemporary heroes.

The Lightning Thief (2010)

The Lightning Thief (2010)

What would you do if you learned you were the son of a Greek god? If you’re Perseus Jackson, you would go on an epic quest to save the world from Hades, god of the Underworld. Percy is the son of Poseidon, god of the sea. This means that he can do a lot of cool things with water that a lot of people can’t do, like basically drown someone on the top of building. Water also heals him and gives him super strength. And he has a pen that can turn into a sword. I want a pen that can turn into a sword…