Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

PG

Released Aug 7, 2013

1h 46m

Kids & Family

Adventure

Fantasy

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Though Percy (Logan Lerman), the half-human son of Greek god Poseidon, once saved the world, lately he's been feeling less than heroic. However, he doesn't have much time to brood -- the enchanted borders that protect Camp Half-Blood are dissolving, and a horde of mythical beasts threatens the demigods' sanctuary. In order to save Camp Half-Blood, Percy and his friends embark on a journey to the Sea of Monsters -- aka the Bermuda Triangle -- to find the magical Golden Fleece.

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It's pretty and packed with action; unfortunately, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is also waterlogged with characters and plots that can't help but feel derivative.

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Guy Lodge

London Evening Standard

Scrappy and kind-hearted, with odd flashes of high camp - even if its universe of patchworked Greek mythological elements still makes little sense.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 9, 2013

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William Goss

Film.com

Precious little about this is particularly memorable, but it's the odd touch of local color that makes these routine acts of derring-do a bit easier to bear.

Aug 8, 2013

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Xan Brooks

Guardian

The kids are charmless, the adults bemused.

Rated: 2/5

Aug 8, 2013

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Richard Propes

TheIndependentCritic.com

It seems far too early in Lerman's career for a paycheck film to enter the picture.

Rated: 1.5/4.0

Sep 19, 2020

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Greg Evans

CineVue

Younger audiences may still find themselves entertained by Sea of Monsters, but by slowing down the pace and having some faith in its actors, it could have been so much more.

Rated: 2/5

Feb 27, 2019

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Frank Ochieng

SF Crowsnest

Unfortunately, Monsters is relentlessly derivative and a watered-down sci-fi saga that the tweens and teens will tune out with all the nonchalant gesture of popping a stubborn pimple on their faces.

Rated: 2/4

Nov 17, 2018

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George M

Awful film. A total disgrace to Rick Riordan who wrote an incredible set of books. This film was terribly written, terribly acted and terribly paced. Not to mention how barely in keeping it is with the books. If 'cringe' had a film, this would be it.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/24/25

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Jack G

What can I even say really? If I could give zero stars I would, this movie completely spits on the series it was adapting with a nonsensical plot that made no sense and just completely disrespects the book. I was just so depressed after I finished watching it because they could have done so much better and this was just so disappointing.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

06/16/25

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Andelson S

Nothing like the Book. This is the only time the book is better than the movie. I would not recommend.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

05/29/25

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Shaun R

Nice watching this with my 11 year old daughter, but it’s all quite rushed and be ready for CGI overkill.

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

04/15/25

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Audience Member

They fixed the characteristics of Annabeth Chase, but other than that, it felt like a rushed movie. If you have read the series like me, the don't even bother watching it because they some how made a movie worse than the first. The movie seems to only have 3 scenes out of the whole second book in the movie, and then they seemed to try and complete the entire 5 book series in 1 movie...

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

04/08/25

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Ryan U

Just as bad as the first, I fear

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

03/31/25

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Synopsis

Though Percy (Logan Lerman), the half-human son of Greek god Poseidon, once saved the world, lately he's been feeling less than heroic. However, he doesn't have much time to brood -- the enchanted borders that protect Camp Half-Blood are dissolving, and a horde of mythical beasts threatens the demigods' sanctuary. In order to save Camp Half-Blood, Percy and his friends embark on a journey to the Sea of Monsters -- aka the Bermuda Triangle -- to find the magical Golden Fleece.

Director: Thor Freudenthal
Producer: Karen Rosenfelt, Michael Barnathan
Screenwriter: Marc Guggenheim
Distributor: 20th Century Fox
Production Co: 1492 Pictures, Sunswept Entertainment
Rating: PG (Mild Language|Fantasy Action Violence|Some Scary Images)
Genre: Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 7, 2013, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 1, 2015
Box Office (Gross USA): $68.5M
Runtime: 1h 46m
Sound Mix: Dolby Atmos, Datasat

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