Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief - movie

Usually when I take the kids to a movie I fall asleep within 30 minutes and don't wake up until the beginning of the end. True to form I did doze off but just for a few minutes which I suppose speaks well of Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief.
This movie will interest kids that enjoy Harry Potter or that sort of thing. Besides the special effects and action I liked the way they wove Greek mythology into the story line. I've always had an passive interest in it and appreciated learning a little about it through a movie (assuming it was accurate of course!).
Kudos also to the writer who kept the dialogue from becoming too staid like an old epic and also from being sarcastic and smarmy. The gods spoke like gods and the kids like kids for the most part.

Rather than include the trailer I'll instead put a clip of Hercules against Moon Men. This was part of the classic 90s Comedy Central show Mystery Science Theater 3000. You can see how much movies have improved. Also, when was the last time you heard someone make a reference to Gymkata?