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As I’ve mentioned before, I love love love Greek mythology, and so I couldn’t help but get a kick out of Percy Jackson‘s shout-outs to the gods, goddesses and various creatures of those excellent stories. I just wish that the pacing hadn’t been so off — there were too many boring spells over the course of two hours, none of which built up very smoothly to the bursts of action sequences.  And parents of younger kids, be forewarned, some of the monsters are SCARY — I wouldn’t recommend this one for children prone to nightmares. Overall, however, it’s good, clean, fun family entertainment — and if all of the series’ fans trek to theaters this weekend to see their boy wonder come to life on the big screen, then I don’t think this is the last we’ll be seeing of Percy Jackson.

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