User blog comment:Darkcloud1111/Camp Half-Blood Series General Discussion/@comment-5019333-20140401213209/@comment-25277802-20140809175445

I watched the first movie before I read the book (only found out about the series after with being in the UK) but I at first thought that the movie was good until I read the Lightning Thief and decided the movie was only great for visuals but not much else. The major issues that I had with the first movie was the age difference - they are 16 and driving, in the book they are 12 and have to get buses! The second movie was better, but they couldn't make up for the damage that had been caused with the first movie. All I'm saying is: watch the movies, but treat them as basically another story! (although the 2nd one tries to find its way back to the original plot).