Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

"Where There Are Gods, There Are Monsters."

2013 1h 46m EN

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6.0

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43%

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METACRITIC

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5.7

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★6.0TMDB · 5,479🥫43%Rotten Tomatoes●39Metacritic★5.7IMDB · 132,757

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Synopsis

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In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and his friends battle swarms of mythical creatures to find the mythical Golden Fleece and to stop an ancient evil from rising.

“Where There Are Gods, There Are Monsters.”

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Cast

Logan Lerman
Percy Jackson
Brandon T. Jackson
Grover Underwood
Alexandra Daddario
Annabeth Chase
Douglas Smith
Tyson
Leven Rambin
Clarisse La Rue
Jake Abel
Luke Castellan
Katelyn Mager
Young Thalia
Grey Damon
Chris Rodriguez

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Thor Freudenthal
Writers: Marc Guggenheim, Amy Lynn Umezu, Wendy McAllister
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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MONEY

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Mid-budget at $90M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.

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2 / 8

ERA

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Released 13 years ago.

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3 / 8

CINEMA

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Part of the "Percy Jackson Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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4 / 8

CAST

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290+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Thor Freudenthal, shot by Shelly Johnson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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6 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Andrew Lockington. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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7 / 8

ERA

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Editor Mark Goldblatt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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8 / 8

CAST

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Logan Lerman and Brandon T. Jackson and Alexandra Daddario carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Thor Freudenthal directs. Shelly Johnson behind the camera. Andrew Lockington scores. Mark Goldblatt cuts. Profitable at the box office. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Mid-budget at $90M — the now-extinct middle tier of Hollywood.
2Released 13 years ago.
3Part of the "Percy Jackson Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
4290+ people credited in cast and crew — a small city's worth of labour.
5Directed by Thor Freudenthal, shot by Shelly Johnson. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Andrew Lockington. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Mark Goldblatt shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Logan Lerman and Brandon T. Jackson and Alexandra Daddario carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "Where There Are Gods, There Are Monsters.".
10IMDB entry: tt1854564 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 14 themes, including "sea", "monster", "based on novel or book", "poison".
12Released under 12 different titles around the world.

The technical file

Cinematography: Shelly Johnson
Original score: Andrew Lockington
Editing: Mark Goldblatt
Production design: Claude Paré
Costume design: Monique Prudhomme
Makeup / hair: Bill Terezakis
VFX supervisor: Dan Kaufman
Sound: Elliott Koretz
Stunt coordinator: Owen Walstrom
Runtime: 106 min · 1h 46m
Aspect ratio (typical): 1.37:1 (Academy)
Status: Released
Budget: $90,000,000
Box office: $199,850,315
Return: 222% of budget
Original language: EN
Certification (US): PG
IMDB: Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Rotten Tomatoes: 43% 🥫 Rotten
Metacritic: 39/100
IMDB rating: 5.7/10 · 132,757 votes
MPAA: PG

Awards

3 wins & 5 nominations total

Part of

Percy Jackson Collection

A fantasy adventure film series based on Rick Riordan's bestselling novels, following Percy Jackson, a modern-day demigod, as he discovers his heritage and battles mythical threats alongside his friends Annabeth and Grover.

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Thor Freudenthal

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Kamurai2020-07-12
★ 6/10
Good watch, might watch again, but can't recommend unless you're just a Percy Jackson fan. This movie definitely had a good budget: production quality is high, enough recognizable side characters that clearly have hefty paychecks (well, heftier than the kids), so much quality cg work that was either unnecessary because it was pointless or overly complicated. I understand that this is from a series of books, but it really felt like they lean really heavy on the idea that Percy Jackson was a "one quest wonder" to the point where it feels like we're watching a b plot with Jackson and Clarisse is the actual a plot. Even the end of the movie contributes to the concept. Bringing Leven Rambin (Sarah Connor Chronicles) on as Clarisse is a refreshing way to breathe life into the sequel, but she's not in the focus of the movie. Bringing Alexandra Daddario back was a good choice, but she seemed incredibly under utilized, like a worse version of Ron Weasley, just a body there, but maybe they'll kiss. Brandon T. Jackson is in and out of the movie focus, so he's only able to do so much to help the movie. Jake Abel (Hunger Games) is back, but as a villain, so while he does a decent job, it's limited. I think after the first movie, they impressed upon Logan Lerman to carry more of the weight of the movie, and let him share the load with Douglas Smith, but while they complimented each other, it's bland complimenting bland. And it's not they the did a bad job, they just didn't do the great job needed for this movie to really stand out. While I think there is an enjoyable movie here, you're not missing anything by skipping it, or re-watching the original.
ulpe112021-07-16
★ 5/10
Well where to start.... It is a nice movie for an evening. Nothing special but ok. I saw the first movie a few years ago an really liked it. I know the classical I have read the books and they are much better is not something anyone wants to hear. In my case it was a mistake and it ruined somehow my experience. But let's start from the beginning. The movie is proceeding quickly without many parts where you grab your smartphone to do something. But sometimes things happen to fast so they are more on the 'I don't believe that.' side of to quick. The effects are ok but not overwhelming. With a good character design and suitable costumes. The music was also supporting the movie. In my case the German synchronisation was also all right. To sum up it is a nice film to watch once but I wouldn't pay extra for that movie.