The movie based on San Antonio kid-lit author Rick Riordan’s “Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief” didn’t exactly burn up the multiplex box offices.
Time to see if it has a more impressive showing now that it’s been released today on DVD.
If you haven’t been following Riordan’s books — the heirs apparent to the Harry Potter franchise — here’s the basic story: Modern-day kid Percy is called on a quest to retrieve the Greek God Zeus’ lightning after he discovers (whoa, cool!) that his dad is actually Poseidon.
While the movie version didn’t exactly churn up Harry Potter levels of ticket sales, it got decent reviews and featured some spiffy special effects. Not to mention, Percy (played by Logan Lerman) gets support from a bevy of A-list stars, including Pierce Brosnan, Uma Thurman, Sean Bean, Rosario Dawson and Ray Winstone.
Extras on the just-released DVD include a “making-of” documentary; deleted and extended scenes; “Discover Your Powers” quiz.
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