Comments on: Percy Jackson Trailer Rips Off Harry Potter. Today in Film Bloggery 07/15/09

By: Ankit Jane

Ankit Jane — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 03:19:32 +0000

This blogger has no idea what he’s talking about. It’s okay to attack the movie’s marketers for trying to exploit the Harry Potter connection, which it does seem like they’re doing, but to attack the source material is completely ridiculous. This blogger says the book itself was probably ripped off from Harry Potter, when the author wrote the book IN 1994! How can you rip off a book that hasn’t even been released. Additionally, if you see the new trailers for the movie it looks nothing like Harry Potter- the plot and storyline are totally separate.

By: matthew

matthew — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 01:19:30 +0000

hey i was wondering when are you going to start the production of the next percy jackson and the olypians movie

By: Lulu

Lulu — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:34:33 +0000

Dude. The 1st Percy Jackson book was done BEFORE Harry Potter. I’m so sick of people saying it’s a rip off. Geez.

By: Eh.

Eh. — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:13:54 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fv7ked6phf4

By: Alex

Alex — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:53:59 +0000

Just so you know, Rick Riordan wrote this book for his son because he has ADHD and dyslexia. He actually told this story to him and his 8 year old son had the idea of writing it & publishing it. Riordan’s intentions for the story were for his son feel like he’s no different than anybody else-just special. And just so you know, I have never read the Harry Potter series and never will thanks to you! Now tell me, WTF did Rick Riordan, His Son, or any of Percy Jackson & The Olympians fans, do to you? If you have an opinion, don’t put it on the internet. Because there is other people in the world, who will object.

ps, I’m a fan of the series, and always will be. And I’m only 11

By: Hazel

Hazel — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 09:49:36 +0000

Both books are good in different ways so you should not compare them. How can you say Percy Jackson ripped off Harry Potter? That trailer is just the start of it. Once you see the movie, you’ll know that there is a big difference between them. Also, why don’t you try to read the books? Surely, this would prove to you that Percy Jackson isn’t just some piece of ‘garbage’ but a really, really good book, with an amazing plot and characters. Also, when you said that the trailer was met with “dead silence”, it’s just the fact that people are not that familiar with Percy Jackson. So, there really is no point in calling it a Harry Potter “wannabe”. Try reading. You’ll know what we mean.

By: Tyler

Tyler — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:32:16 +0000

percy jackson is NOT ripping off Harry Potter
Ive read every single book and i also read harry potter harry potter sucked crap
percy jackson was awesome
also, there is barally any simularities in the books.
and also its from a harry potter director so you have to expect some simularities.

By: Molly

Molly — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:47:59 +0000

What The Frick!! THe Percy Jackson and the Olympian Saga is not a rip of its actually better u guys r u just saying its a rip off cuz its a bout magical stuff yea it has its relations but atleast ite better than all hte harry potter junk!!! actually read it until u judge it i read both and uhhhh yea pjo takes the cake

By: ooooooop

ooooooop — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:58:33 +0000

Percy vs Harry: Harry comes because forced to and gets so beat up he almost dies. Percy Wins in 0.0000000000000000000000000000000001 seconds after the match starts ^^.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:00:22 +0000

Read the books.

By: Graham

Graham — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 19:28:48 +0000

Its not a rip-off. You’re an idiot if you think so. The two are so different. Read the damn book.

By: Gabbie

Gabbie — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:37:06 +0000

Oh… my… LORD!! Harry Potter fans are highly rude. Percy Jackson IS NOT ripping off Harry Potter!!! Why must everything be compared to it??? If they just read the darn series, they wouldn’t have felt this way! It is NUTH-THING like Harry Potter!!

By: Me

Me — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 05:06:35 +0000

Not at all the same besides a person with supernatural powers going to a supernatural training place and I can name one thing like that which came before HP. X-Men. Kids with paranormal abilities going to a school to learn how to use them. Old concept used dozens of times through the years HP was NOT the first, just the most recognized. Also story-lines are way different. HP= Boy trying to stop dark lord from gaining immortality from a stone. PJ= Boy charged with hunting down and finding a lightning powerful enough to destroy all of New York! Sound similar? I don’t think so. Don’t judge a book by its cover and don’t judge a movie by its TEASER trailer.

By: Sebastien

Sebastien — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 01:52:04 +0000

Um, are you all serious? I’ll stretch my neck out here and be on the other side of the fence for this: I watched the trailer and loved it. I have often wondered why they make movies about lots of different subjects, but never touched the “Greek God” theme. Everyone in the comments I read all say it resembles Hogwarts this and Dumbledorf that. Does Harry Potter now have a copyright for everything that is magic oriented, decor and backround? Wth? Star Wars fans vs. Star Trek fans. I love Star Wars, but hate Star Trek. Yes they are both in space, they both have hyperdrive, aliens, distant planets to explore, etc. Does that make one a copycat of the other, no. Just enjoy your movies people!

By: Elizabeth,Daughter of Athena

Elizabeth,Daughter of Athena — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:19:15 +0000

How is this ripping off Harry Potter? And that was really rude”waitwaitwait,dont go,we have like an AMERICAN version of Harry Potter”. That is in every way, NOT TRUE!!!

By: Elizabeth,Daughter of Athena

Elizabeth,Daughter of Athena — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 22:14:48 +0000

Harry Potter and Percy Jackson do have some similarities, but Harry never knew his parents, and Percy didn’t know his dad. Both parents are alive. Yes, they both have black hair,greens eyes, but Harry and Percy are different. Percy sneaks off on quests. Harry only goes on a “quest” in The Deathly Hallows. Stop freaking out. The trailer looks AWESOME!!!!

By: Brodie Shaw

Brodie Shaw — Sat, 19 Sep 2009 16:15:18 +0000

Honestly if you read the novel, Percy jackson and the olympians: the lightning thief, you would have different thought yeah it looks like there ripping off harry potter. but the story is not that much the same. there rather different but in a sense the same. id pick percy over harry any day.

By: Janet

Janet — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 03:11:02 +0000

I read The Lightning Thief to my son and I loved it as much as he did. And he did. We’re now starting the third book in the series. The Lightning Thief is funny and exciting and I love Riordan’s style. I hope the movie is as good as the book, but there’s no way of knowing until we see it.

I don’t like the trailer, which is too dark and dramatic. I’d rather see something that better captures the essence of the book, which was lighter and fast moving. I hope they put out a better trailer soon and I hope the movie is worthy of the book.

By: Dijea

Dijea — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:04:40 +0000

No I don’t think its a rip off, and I LOVE Rick Riordan. There is NO WAY he ripped off Harry Potter - I’ve personally read sets of books. Its not the same and the author has no control over how the director makes a set look and I don’t think it looks anything like Hogwarts.

I love Harry Potter & I love Percy Jackson. They are two different entities and I wouldn’t say there was a rip off.

By: jason

jason — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:36:49 +0000

well u may say tht this is a rip off of harry pottter but wat u dont khnow is tht harry potter has similarties to another book by the author Nancy Stouffer. who also wrote about a boy becoming a wizard and even has the two name charcters are larry and lily potter. also a while back when the first harry potter movie was going to be realeased stouffer was even going to sue rowling and ya i dont khnow wat happened from there and also harry potter and percy jackson do have similarities but its not entirly a rip off. also the directer of the first two harry potters was the one who got the series going they may have been the worst out of the movie but its must have been hard for the guy sense he was working with 11 yr old kids.

By: Potter sucks

Potter sucks — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:00:27 +0000

I have read the boooks and I think it will be a pretty good movie! Infact it will be better than those harry potter movies that didnt really follow the books, plus wizard are gay

By: Anon

Anon — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 05:19:42 +0000

For starters, every single book in the world is similar to another book in the world, and this is just one example. Harry Potter is awesome, and so is Percy Jackson. I write. I know that the basic ideas of many books are all the same, it’s just that they’re twisted, put it different settings, made with different endings and characters and reasons. I’m not demanding that you take it back, and I admit they have a lot of similarities, but so do loads of other books out there. If you’ve actually read the books, you’d know they are written very differently. So what if both of them are about a kid learning he’s some great, magical or mythical being? Open your eyes. See that there are lots of other books out there like that, and this. is. just. one. So don’t pick on it.

By: HARRY POTTER & PERCY JACKSON ROCKS

HARRY POTTER & PERCY JACKSON ROCKS — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 23:11:51 +0000

HEY I READ BOTH SERIES AND BOTH ARE AWESOME! PJ IS NOT A WANNABE IT HAS IT OWN THINGS AND ITS GREAT! AND HP IS AWESOME AS ALWAYS!
I PERSONALLY PREFER PJ TO BE CONSIDERED THE “NEXT HP” THAN THAT STUPID TWICRAP (YES, I READ IT)
LOVE HP (L)
LOVE PJ (L)
TWILIGHT SUCKS

By: Cortney

Cortney — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 03:05:38 +0000

Wrong. Totally. I didn’t even think of Harry Potter watching this (again). This takes place in New York. You take an elevator and not a train. Percy Jackson has Greek Myths and (for once I don’t care that) it’s makes you learn. Unlike Harry Potter.

By: THIS WRITER IS A BICH!!!!!

THIS WRITER IS A BICH!!!!! — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 23:46:18 +0000

Christopher Campbell is a gay bich with know live that wants to make fun of percy just because all the harry potter books were fuckish!!!