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AJAiken
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^Yeah, that was definitely my favourite scene. ;)) I liked Grover and Chiron in that scene, too - it was probably the one part of the movie where Grover was a little bit like what he is in the book. ;)

Did anyone else think that the ending of The Last Olympian was a teensy wee bit of a cop-out? I thought it was an excellent book, but it wasn't as watertight a finale as it could have been.

Posted : April 16, 2010 2:41 am
Glenstorm the Great
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^in what way didn't you like it? I loved it. The only critique I would have is that maybe a little too much is battle and talk of battle.

Ditto to your post Ryan.

Topic starter Posted : April 16, 2010 3:58 pm
AJAiken
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I think it was all the stuff with Rachel that I didn't like. She's not my favourite character, well, I liked her at first but by the end I was like "Huh?"

I actually really enjoyed the battle. I reckon there could have been more written about the aftermath, however.

Posted : April 16, 2010 9:40 pm
Glenstorm the Great
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I dont' know how I feel about Rachel- somtimes I love her and sometimes she's annoying :p . So you didn't like

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her becoming the oracle or something?
I thought that part was clever. Or original. At first I thought you were talking about when
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Luke dies. I'm like "how can you not like that ending?!"
:p

I liked the battle too but somehow parts of it didn't feel battle-ish to me or something. Too much strategy talking to something. Idk. I have to reread it :p .

Topic starter Posted : April 17, 2010 6:50 am
AJAiken
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I really liked Rachel up until

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she started drawing those pictures and having weird dreams and stuff. Before then, she was just normal - and that's what was good about her!

No way! I love the bit you have hidden away in your second spoiler. ;) It's fantastic.

Does anyone think that Rick Riordan might return to Percy Jackson, or at least the world of Percy, one day?

Posted : April 18, 2010 4:28 am
Glenstorm the Great
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Yeah I kinda wish she stayed normal, besides being able to see through the mist.

Lol me too :p

Yes- at the end of The Last Olympian he calls PJO the first Camp Half-Blood series. Maybe after he's done with the Kane Chronicles he'll write another series about the

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prophecy Rachel says at the end of TLO
:)

Topic starter Posted : April 18, 2010 5:04 am
Rising_Star
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Yeah, Rick Riordan is planning on writing some more books about Camp Half-Blood, though not about Percy and them. New people.

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Posted : April 18, 2010 1:27 pm
ValiantArcher
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I've finally read all five books and I've also seen the film. ;)) The film I wasn't expecting much out of because of what I'd heard. I actually ended up liking it okay, though, since I knew it would be so different. :)
I rather liked the books---I really enjoyed how Riordan wove in the myths. :)

I think the second was my favourite because of all the tie-ins with The Odyssey, but I did like the other books. :)

About Rachel:

Some days you battle yourself and other monsters. Some days you just make soup.

Posted : April 18, 2010 2:47 pm
Glenstorm the Great
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Yeah, Rick Riordan is planning on writing some more books about Camp Half-Blood, though not about Percy and them. New people.

Yay! I'll miss Percy and the rest but at least we'll be getting more :) .

Valia: yeah

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Rachel becoming the Oracle was neat but I wish they'd had a character that was just normal. But I suppose that Percy's mom was :p
.

Topic starter Posted : April 18, 2010 4:54 pm
Edmund_is_King
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not to seem like a dark annoying rain cloud, and not having read the books.

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The movie was so cliche. Guy meets girl. guy falls in love. girl couldn't care less. guy fights girl, girl wins. guy fights girl again guy wins. girl falls in love with him.
:-t I mean seriously does it get any more cliche then that?
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Not mention guy does completely idiotic and stupid thing and it works. Also completely corny and dumb [-( =;


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Posted : April 19, 2010 10:10 am
Glenstorm the Great
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^the book(s) isn't that bad. The fight doesn't happen and they're relationship is much more developed. Trust me, most fans of the books dislike the movie alot. It cheapens the story and characters.

Topic starter Posted : April 19, 2010 10:39 am
Rising_Star
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^^ though Percy does do a lot of stupid/impulsive/idiotic things in the books. ;)) They sometimes work, and sometimes they have disastrous consequences.

And yes, the books are nothing like that. Percy and Annabeth don't even

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really start liking each other until the second to last book. At least, that's when they admit it to themselves, more or less. Though nothing really happens until the very last book.

All fans of the books that I've come across haven't liked the movie at all. ;)) At least not as an adaptation. It totally cheapened the characters and story.

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Posted : April 19, 2010 12:09 pm
Glenstorm the Great
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^^ though Percy does do a lot of stupid/impulsive/idiotic things in the books. ;)) They sometimes work, and sometimes they have disastrous consequences.

but I like that about him. The only thing I don't love about his character is that he is sometimes too dense. Like how could he not realize that Zoe meant

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Hercules. In Titan's Curse.
/:) :p

Found this on wikipedia :D

"The Heroes of Olympus-
The Lost Hero – October 12, 2010[11]

Note: This book series is the sequel to Percy Jackson & the Olympians."

:D :D :D Hope this is true!

Topic starter Posted : April 19, 2010 1:20 pm
Edmund_is_King
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Okay so I found an audio book on youtube, and I've been listening to it and the movie really butchered the book. The book is actually pretty descent.

That said

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The part at the arch I mean seriously I lived in St. Louis there is no way you could make a jump from the arch to the Mississippi


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Posted : April 20, 2010 11:55 am
Glenstorm the Great
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I'm glad you think the book is better :) . Yeah that part with the arch is a little exagerated, but still cool, especially with the naiad or whatever.

Topic starter Posted : April 20, 2010 1:05 pm
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