Sea of Monsters : Movie Review This is my family’s review of Sea of monsters. The Character of Percey Jackson returns in the 2nd book and movie of the series  Sea of Monsters. Giveaway of Rick Riordans Books,   National Center Learning Disabilities  has provided me with a box set of the First 3 books of the Percy Series.

The basic premiss is that the Half Blood son of Poseidon : Percy  is sent to discover a prophecy and  to save his home camp half blood.  He and his 3 faithful friends head off on a quest to find the gold fleece and save the world.    They travel to the Sea of Monsters on their quests. Along the way, they are met with many characters  from witches, zombies, Cyclops and more  in hopes to find the fleece, save the world and the Olympus gods from destruction from a pre-olympus god.

I have to so say my kids are in love with Rick Riordan books.  So they could not wait to see the Sea of Monsters  movie.  The enjoyed the 1st movie of the series Lighting Thief , Sea of Monsters is the  sequel.  The same actors returned for the lead roles.  Their has been a 3 year span between the original and this movie in the series.  I was concerned the actor Logan Lerman could not pull of a 17 year old boy.   He did not disappoint,  he still had an innocents that made him still prefect for the role.   The actors did look older but it was appropriate, based on the movie story line.

My daughters favorite character returned Alexandra Daddario returned as Annabeth  which made her happy,  For girls Annabeth is a strong character,  she is the daughter of the Goddess of Wisdom  Anabeth  smart, feisty, and beautiful.   In the books she saves the boys from a cursed life ,  that was left out of the movie and both my kids were excited to see her save them,  so yes a little disappointing.  Riordan wrote a strong character my daughter could relate to and the screen writers left her heroism  out to be Saved by a boy in the end.. so read the books.   I did explain to my kids why their favorite part would be left (movie budgets, SGI concerns, movie length) I used it as a teachable moment.. see that is why the book is always better.  (

Many of your others favorite characters return  Like Brandon T Jackson as comic relief satyr  Grover and Percy’s newly found half Cyclops Brother Tyson played by actor Douglas Smith from HBO series Big love.  Smith is loveable and innocent as Tyson and you could not help to love his boyish tendency.

I was pleasantly surprised to see Nathan Fillion  as Hermes.  Fillion is one of my favorite actors on tv Staring in Castle.   He was charming as Hermes and I like seeing him make the jump to the big screen.

Movie Review Sea of Monsters :

All and all the movie was good,  entertaining, and fun to watch with the kids. The effects are great and it is not slow moving at all.  I would say spend your money and see it on the big screen.  GO and SEE IT

Kid it does have fighting, but no real guts.  So I would err on kids under 8 or 9.  I took my son 12 and daughter 8 .. both have read the books,  so it brought the pictures in their heads on the screen. .

Here is my daughter video review of the Movie:

Also here is a trailer of the movie..

So Since I think this is a great book series.  Since Rick Riordon has turn both my kids in to big readers.  I want to offer your kids to read the books. The character of Percy Jackson has dyslexia so does the author of the series Rick Riordan.  Both have inspired children to read. National Center Learning Disabilities  has provided me with a box set of the First 3 books of the Percy Series.

If you suspect your child has a learning disability.  Please visit National Center Learning Disabilities  that are a great place to start learning how to work with schools to get the proper test and help you need to have your childs succeed.   Like a Learning check lists to help  you make the best decision you can and explain the maze that is learning plans.

I will be sending the books out to the winner.  Contest for a 3 pack Rick Riordan: Percy Jackson series books.    Contest ends Aug 20th. 2013.

HOW TO WIN: Leave a comment on this post to enter the giveaway.