Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Director: Thor Freudenthal Thor Freudenthal

Overview

Percy Jackson returns in this follow-up which finds Percy (Logan Lerman) and Annabeth (Alexandra Daddario) racing out to Sea of Monsters (aka the Bermuda Triangle) in search of the Golden Fleece that could save their world. In their quest to confront the ultimate evil, Percy and friends battle swarms of mythical creatures with powers beyond human comprehension. Diary of a Wimpy Kid's Thor Freudenthal directed.

Product Details

Release Date:	12/17/2013
UPC:	0024543867685
Original Release:	2013
Rating:	PG
Source:	BUENA VISTA HOME ENTERTAINMENT
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Wide Screen]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	1:46:00
Sales rank:	12,097

Special Features

Closed Caption; Back to Camp Half-Blood; It's all in the eye

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Logan Lerman	Percy Jackson
Brandon T. Jackson	Grover
Alexandra Daddario	Annabeth
Nathan Fillion	Hermes
Jake Abel	Luke
Anthony Head	Chiron
Mary Birdsong	Gray Sister #1
Yvette Nicole Brown	Gray Sister #2
Missi Pyle	Gray Sister #3
Douglas Smith	Tyson
Paloma Kwiatkowski	Thalia
Leven Rambin	Clarisse
Stanley Tucci	Mr. D.
Connor Crash Dunn	Tereus
Alisha Newton	Young Annabeth
Bjorn Yearwood	Young Grover,Ganymede
Samuel Braun	Young Luke
Katelyn Mager	Young Thalia
Christopher Redman	Reardon
Jordan Weller	Ichneutae
Camille Atebe	Harpy Barista
Anthony Shim	Barista - Hecatonshire
Robert Knepper	Kronos
Robert Maillet	Polyphemus/Laistrygonian
Derek Mears	Cyclops #1
Aleks Paunovic	Cyclops #2
Maxine Miller	Parcel Store Customer
Grey Damon	Chris Rodriquez
Ron Perlman	Polyphemus
Shohreh Aghdashloo	Oracle
Octavia L. Spencer	Martha
Craig Robinson	George
Shelly Johnson	Actor
Thor Freudenthal	Actor
Andrew Lockington	Actor,Composer
Michael Barnathan	Actor
Marc Guggenheim	Actor
Matthew Armstrong	Actor
Chris Beach	Actor
Chris Columbus	Actor
Dan Hermansen	Actor
Ron Bartlett	Actor
Helen Jarvis	Actor
James Bolt	Actor
Anthony Stewart	Chiron

Technical Credits

Larry Karaszewski

Scott Alexander

Marc Guggenheim

Rick Riordan

Thor Freudenthal	Director
Michael Barnathan	Producer
Karen Rosenfelt	Producer
Larry Karaszewski	Screenwriter
Scott Alexander	Screenwriter
Marc Guggenheim	Screenwriter
Chris Columbus	Executive Producer,Producer
Greg Mooradian	Executive Producer,Producer
Guy Oseary	Executive Producer,Producer
Mark A. Radcliffe	Executive Producer
Elliot Koretz	Sound/Sound Designer
Ai-Ling Lee	Sound/Sound Designer
Andre Dominguez	Special Effects
Tyler Bilodeau	Special Effects
Ian Binnie	Special Effects
Coreen Mayrs	Casting
Heike Brandstatter	Casting
Alyssa Weisberg	Casting
Michael Williams	Production Manager
Michael McGee	Sound Mixer
Alec Gillis	Makeup Special Effects
Tom Woodruff	Makeup Special Effects
William Terezakis	Makeup Special Effects
Patricia Murray	Makeup Special Effects
Tobias Poppe	Sound Editor
Garvin Cross	Stunts
Scott Ateah	Stunts
Randy Hall	Stunts
Matthew Armstrong	Sound Effects
Ron Bartlett	Sound Effects
James Bolt	Sound Effects
Rick Riordan	Screenwriter
Jeffrey Harlacker	Producer
Byron Brisco	Stunts
Mark Morgan	Executive Producer

Editorial Reviews

That rare sequel that is far superior to the underwhelming start of the franchise, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters has a snappy pace, appealing performers, and a refreshing lack of exposition that help make it a solid family-friendly fantasy adventure. Logan Lerman returns in the title role of Percy Jackson, a demigod whose mother was human and whose father was Poseidon. After the special security that protects his beloved Camp Half-Blood is breached, leaving all of the demigods exposed to attack, Percy sets off with his trusted mates -- a satyr named Grover (Brandon T. Jackson) and fellow half-blood Annabeth (Alexandra Daddario) -- in order to recover the Golden Fleece, which is guarded by a fearsome Cyclops. Joining Percy on this adventure is a half-brother he never knew he had: Tyson (a winningly shaggy Douglas Smith), who is himself a Cyclops, albeit a much more mild-mannered version of the usually aggressive race. Standing in their way is Percy's old nemesis Luke (Jake Abel), the half-blood son of Hermes (Nathan Fillion) who harbors a huge grudge against his father and has developed a plan to exact revenge for being ignored by him. Thor Freudenthal -- who made the very appealing family film Hotel for Dogs -- takes over directing duties from Chris Columbus for Sea of Monsters, and that change makes a big difference. He has a light touch, and though the effects may be clunkier than what we're used to seeing (and the 3D doesn't help when it comes to the numerous hand-to-hand fights), that deficiency is more than made up for by the appealing leads and a pair of first-rate supporting turns. Some character actors are like bacon -- they make everything they're in just that much better. Sea of Monsters has two big strips of cinematic bacon in Stanley Tucci and Nathan Fillion. Tucci plays Mr. D (short for Dionysus), one of the bigwigs at Camp Half-Blood, and he gives his lines a playful smirk that befits the god of wine and lightens the tone of the movie without ever making fun of it. Fillion gets a crucial scene in the middle of the film, and he too understands exactly how broadly he can play Hermes for laughs without once sacrificing his commitment to the character and the story's more emotional touches -- plus he works in a winking reference to Firefly. The picture admirably refuses to slow down to let newcomers play catch-up with the characters or the plot, but it's so solidly weaved together that not having the backstory doesn't matter. We're thrust right into where Percy is in the present day, and the filmmakers trust the audience to figure it out -- they actually respect the Harry Potter audience that the movie is obviously courting. At the end, when it seems likely that someone will perish, there's an affecting grace to the young actors, who sell a scene that you've watched hundreds of times before. Considering that the premise of this entire series is about finding new ways to make Greek mythology appealing for modern youngsters, that's about the highest compliment that can be paid. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters may not be original, but in this case it's better to be good than novel.