book fan watches the *PERCY JACKSON* movies and LOSES HER MIND - ashlee tayla

[@Lupinemancer87]

These movies weren't just an insult to the books, it was physically painful to watch them.

[@johnheuslerjr9623]

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[@TheTrueKarin]

Agreed. I was nine year old when they come out and begged my grandma to watch them with me. To make it short, I got two weeks house arrest because that movie let me curse like a sailor. I was just so pissed at this😂

[@ericstorm6582]

To be fair, it's only painful if you haven't read the books

[@plumadeprimavera]

@@ericstorm6582it’s painful especially when you read the books

[@epaine_]

Nah I loved them as a kid and I read all the books before watching u just a stickler for accuracy

[@hostile_prof]

I think one of the biggest trespasses is that they make Poseidon this perfect Dad that wants to be there for Percy but is forbidden. While he did visit Percy as a Baby Poseidon didn’t really care about Percy until after he becomes an important political piece for him

[@AshleeTayla13]

this is SUCH a good point oh my god

[@Honeymuffin]

Agree! Especially since I think Book-Poseidon is even more complex than that. I don't think he only cares about Percy as a political piece. He does kinda love his children, but he just doesn't know and doesn't really care to be a good dad for them since they're just not really... important enough for him. You can see that in the way he acts around Percy but also around Tyson. He's kinda proud, he also has positive feelings for them going beyond them being political but he doesn't know how to handle this feeling at all and also kinda has so many other things on his plate that learning how to handle also is not really high on his priority list especially since he has like hundreds of children. And tbh: That feels way more realistic than Poseidon forgetting that he is a god because he has a child with a human.

[@VanshPatel-rd9of]

⁠@@Honeymuffinthis is exactly correct Poseidon is not the best father while I think he still does love Percy And it’s kinda stated he left to protect Percy he DEFINITELY thinks of Percy as a political piece I think Poseidon gets a little to much hate but it’s not like book Poseidon is a good person I mean a big theme of Greek myth is that the gods suck and in the movie they made up a dumb law about the gods not being aloud to see their kids yeah let’s just break the entire main theme of the story

[@donagorali5950]

You know what I just thought? When the show comes out you can do a reaction series to all the episodes. You are already a PJO fan so you pretty much will be able to judge the episodes at first view!!!! I'm so hyped for something that hasn't even come out yet😂😭😭

[@AshleeTayla13]

I LITERALLY STARTED MAKING COMMENTARY VIDEOS SO ID BE USED TO MAKING THEM BY THE TIME THE SHOW STARTED AND COULD MAKE THEM FOR EACH EPISODE HAHAHA

[@donagorali5950]

@@AshleeTayla13 YAYYYYYYYYYYY

[@gabrielintano2202]

@@brucetaylor1418 Yesss

[@mikeor-]

@@AshleeTayla13 Why don't you play Annabeth in the show? You look and sound just like I imagined Annabeth to be in the books.

[@mena-sr1ht]

@@mikeor- shes a bit too old and also leah is the perfect annabeth. literally watched the first two episodes, she's perfect

[@potterlover96]

"I don't know why that had to change" is my reaction to almost every part of this film 😂

[@digifreak90]

31:10 Yeah, they literally got it backwards with the general aesthetics of the gods. In the book, the gods on Olympus were all dressed in more modern style clothing, with Zeus wearing a business suit and Poseidon wearing stereotypical fishing clothes. Meanwhile Hades was dressed more like what Percy expected the gods to dress like, wearing silk robes (with tortured souls sewn in).

[@aidanbrandt218]

The monotone reciting of the "strong feelings" scene is hysterical. I'm sorry you've put yourself through enough hell to have it memorized though

[@AshleeTayla13]

i have watched this movie every august 18 for YEARS the pain is absolutely self inflicted, i don’t deserve your sympathy i fear, but i appreciate it

[@sylve2474]

I remember when I was deep in the fandom back in like,, 2016 in middle school and that line was memed to death,,, I felt that rendition of the line on a spiritual level

[@jacklansdale77]

A big problem with the scene in Percy's family apartment is that with Percy being a grown man, presumably 17, he could actually throw hands with Gabe, a crux of the story was that with Percy being like 12 he was powerless to stop Gabe. But this Percy could deck Gabe, maybe start the movie with that and that's why he goes to the shoddy boarding school or something.

[@AshleeTayla13]

OH THEY ABSOLUTELY SHOULD HAVE DONE THIS BECAUSE YOU’RE SO CORRECT

[@luisafernandes8929]

The book series helped me get away from all of the drama and expectation in the world and in society. I hope that the TV series does the same for me.

[@californiarolls]

"they simply look different in my brain and i think i'm correct"😂 best movie review i've ever seen

[@DTCTS]

‘Selfish…. They only care about themselves’ yeah that’s usually what selfish entails 😂

[@AshleeTayla13]

IM CRYING i didn’t even pick up on this BUT THATS SO FUNNY

[@DTCTS]

@@AshleeTayla13 Luke is just a compilation of really awkward shit he says 😂😂😂 (relatable)

[@fashionablechangeling1988]

Fun fact: Jake Abel (Luke) is actually younger than Alexandra Daddario (Annabeth)

[@DRAMATICJELLYBEAN]

Oh my god- *insert exasperated sigh*

[@AshleeTayla13]

oh of couRSE he is. i have so many questions for everyone involved with casting these movies holy shit

[@juliab.6592]

One of the many things which annoy me about the 1st movie is that no one explains WHY everyone thinks Percy is the thief. Why did Zeus immediately blame Poseidon, why not any of the other gods or creatures? It just baffles me.

[@meghnagoel6766]

Also they made Hades into the quintessential bad guy yet again. Eventhough it was the exact opposite situation in the book!!

[@juliab.6592]

@@meghnagoel6766 right? I love Hades in the books. He has layers, you feel sympathetic towards him, and the movie version was just a let down.

[@Emisop]

@@juliab.6592 Exactly I just haaate how they acted like Hades is the Greek equivalent to Satan and made him abusive towards Persephone

[@gerardoespinoza4335]

@@meghnagoel6766Not only the bad guy, but also the stereotypical figure of the demon just because he lives in the underworld. 😒😒😒

[@ThePurplePandaJW18]

I liked these movies until I read the books. Now I spend the entirety of both these movies going ‘wrong, wrong, that’s wrong, that’s wrong too’ until my husband goes ‘stop! Enjoy the movies for what they are’ Two seconds later, I go ‘that’s wrong!’

[@AshleeTayla13]

hahaha i had the EXACT same experience with my sister!!!

[@luisafernandes8929]

The book series helped me get away from all of the drama and expectation in the world and in society. I hope that the TV series does the same for me.

[@ArcofCarona]

I watched the Lightning Thief when I was 10, and I had liked it, but when I read the book after, I questioned why the movie got EVERYTHING wrong

[@shibadawn]

Yep, exactly the same for me. Now me and the friend who got me to read them are hyped for the TV show. I hope its a good as the trailer!

[@luisafernandes8929]

​@@shibadawn I just watched the trailer of the first episode and it is really good, and the author gets to be a part of the TV series.

[@cryingtomatohead8626]

Of all the mischaracterization, the bastardization of Hades hurts the most for me.

[@NothingNerd]

Not even a minute in and your are already furious about the lore changes I love it

[@AshleeTayla13]

WELL THEY OPENED THE DAMN MOVIE WITH LORE CHANGES WHY WOULD THEY DO THAT

[@NothingNerd]

@@AshleeTayla13 I completely agree and understand no respect for the source material they contradict how the mist works in both films as well constantly

[@Amatureb]

@@AshleeTayla13 Dam*

[@samofsparta5056]

I’m annoyed that in an interview, the cast got a question about blue food and Logan Lerman said “that has nothing to do with the film”

[@Haileydybdahl]

😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@Amatureb]

Comparing TLT trio adaptations: Film Percy: Lemme just put headphones in cuz Im a cool teen Musical Percy: I swear that I’m a good kid - yea Percy that’s a good one Film Grover: Ohh look the Aphrodite girls time to be a ladies man Musical Grover: Ohh look a bunch of empty boxes! Film Annabeth: Let me just go kill everyone without using any stratagy, my cap or my knife. Musical Annabeth: You drool when you sleep You better wise up cuz I’ll rise up Bring on any challenge, and someday soon someone will notice me.

[@AshleeTayla13]

THE FACT YOU USED “OHH LOOK A BUNCH OF EMPTY BOXES” FOR THE GROVER QUOTE IS SENDING MEEEEE

[@Amatureb]

@@AshleeTayla13 haha. I was watching the musical on youtube when grover said this, let’s just say my family thinks I’ve gone mental.

[@calebray1834]

Yes let’s bring on Kronos in the second movie and have Percy beat him effortlessly.

[@luna-yj2bc]

i think that if you watch the movies as their own individual thing, they're not that bad, but when you then compare them to the books, they're horrible.

[@AshleeTayla13]

i'm glad you think this! a lot of people say this but the film snob in me hates them on a pure film-making level too hahaha

[@Blossom_Screen]

I think the first movie fits this like it’s semi-competently made and has some cool moments. But that second movie??? Woof that’s just bad as a film from the flat characters to the contrived plot, to the unclimactic final “battle” just made me sad over all -10/10

[@gerardoespinoza4335]

Not exactly because even the mythology is wrong. It also goes to the stereotypes like Zeus being the main focus of the good guys and Hades the real bad guy, even though Hades is pretty much a better god and person than his brother. Persephone isn’t supposed to be there because it’s summer and she loves Hades, he treats her like a true queen, even though he actually had kids with another woman.

[@Cabin7_official]

I loved the movie when I first watched it (4th grade) then I read the books around 3 years ago and I hated the movies after that.

[@unirarhissa7697]

I think they wrapped it all up with Kronos in SOM because they knew that they wouldn't be making another movie Happy holidays and happy new year Ashlee!

[@AshleeTayla13]

ahhh that does make sense! i have a memory of them talking about plans for the titans curse movie but it also makes a lot of sense that the studio would've asked them to wrap it up because they knew a third film was unlikely lmao. happy holidays!!!

[@fashionablechangeling1988]

I was thinking that as well but then why would they add the cliffhanger with Thalia at the end

[@samaramahajan8677]

@@fashionablechangeling1988 Exactly?!!?

[@zom8979]

Yes, Hades in the book sent monsters after him because since it was already assumed he stole the bolt he figured Percy also stole his helm of invisibility

[@lackingcreativevalue]

Considering the fact it was revealed that the first episode of the show opens with Percy reading/recounting the first few pages of the book for like 7 minutes straight, I already know the show is going to be infinitely better than these gods-forsaken movies.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

Another gripe with this film that I literally COULD NOT ignore the first time I watched this film was the Hydra fight. The detail regarding the Hydra that I could not ignore was its middle head did NOT breathe fire. For those unfamiliar with the myth of Hercules and the Hydra, the reason Hercules had so much trouble with the middle head was because it was immortal: even after it was chopped off, it would still be alive, and still trying to kill you.

[@markzilla6895]

Sea of Monsters was written by the same guy who did the Green Lantern movie, and man it shows. Kronos is exactly like Green Lantern's Parallax: A CGI shit monster sealed away that the bad guy wants to revive.

[@exekyute]

I really enjoyed listening to you voice so many thoughts I’ve had about these movies ever since they came out. I watch these movies occasionally whenever I’ve been letting stress build up too much in order to complain about them and let off some steam.

[@joshuavj100]

It's wild that people are trying to pretend the movies are good purely because they despise that they made Annabeth black.

[@riot9179]

I honestly don’t care if Annabeth is black or whatever. The TV Shows is just way more loyale to the book compared to that piece of crap of a movie.

[@Rekik_and_Cherelle]

I hate it how Percy sorry Perry knew Luke’s last name even though in the Sea of Monsters it’s told that Percy didn’t know Luke’s last name was Castellan but I guess Perry knows

[@dusksnothere2690]

merry christmas sorry for the pain you go through for us

[@AshleeTayla13]

anything for u

[@SilentSong123]

Now that I know the musical exist I vastly prefer the musicals version of Grover. I've never actually finished the first books but I know enough to know that it's a more accurate depiction..

[@jaxdowns9243]

This is amazing! My favorite reactions are probably the ones from the Lotus Casino part 💙! Glad I took the time to watch this 😁

[@BingQilin]

they better keep "You drool when you sleep" in the tv show

[@MrGlenbw]

Lucky you, it's in the opening scene of Episode 2!

[@slykilla1593]

Now this is an amazing Christmas present

[@AshleeTayla13]

hahah im glad

[@lizziej7723]

“do you think the belief people would get eras tickets is in there” LMFAO

[@SilentSong123]

Fun fact capture the flag was one of my favorite games in pe class we even played it at night once looking back it really reminds me of the capture the flag scene in Percy Jackson we even had glow sticks.

[@kisasszonytokmag1282]

These are the" Peter Johnson " movies (sorry Dionysus🤭😂)

[@Cabin7_official]

Idk why but watching this at double speed is so funny. The fight scenes look crazy 😂

[@mathispotier4646]

i love your videos they always put a smile on my face

[@AshleeTayla13]

well, this put a smile on MY face!! thank you so much

[@idongesitusen5764]

Clarissa & Percy seem more like they like-like each other, rather than despising each other. I’m uncomfortable with this!

[@weebfanfics5454]

Alternative title Book reader watches the *Peter Johnson* Movie and loses her mind

[@NickNelsons_bigsis]

Luke fireing the most powerful lightning while being surrounded by water literally should have killed him right then and there.

[@idongesitusen5764]

Medusa- we’re talking about dating. Percy- No. We’re talking about sexual harassment. And I don’t have to take it.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

If they HAD continued with the film versions of the books, Ashlee, who would you have cast as Nico and Bianca d’Angelo, the twins of Hades?

[@izzalp]

i love that no word was sponken and were already in a rant!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@AshleeTayla13]

HAHAHA i started early

[@lindsayvanas7125]

You're awesome Ashlee, I am also a huge fan of the Percy Jackson movies and the musical.

[@AshleeTayla13]

[@samaramahajan8677]

Huh?! What Movies are you talking about? They don’t exist

[@lindsayvanas7125]

@@samaramahajan8677 Percy Jackson and the Olympians the lightning theif and Sea of Monsters

[@samaramahajan8677]

@@lindsayvanas7125 oh, you didn’t get the joke… basically, the movies are sooo BAD that people just say they don’t exist

[@luisafernandes8929]

The book series helped me get away from all of the drama and expectation in the world and in society. I hope that the TV series does the same for me.

[@emmettlamb587]

58:37 the reason they raised Kronos in this movie is because Logan said he was leaving

[@jaxdowns9243]

I would enjoy a video of you saying the lines during the Lotus Casino scene. Your voice overs of the lines are way better!

[@Shane_A_M]

I do appreciate that we can all agree that Lady Gaga’s Poker Face was the perfect song for the Lotus Casino scene.

[@timdrakeicon]

i'm dying, this is amazing reaction on terrible adaptation of pjo. i love it. and i hope that you will make a reaction to the series in the future❤

[@wolfwings1693]

I’ve already water the lightning theif movie, and I just finished the sea of monsters book, so now I need to go watch my movie. My plan is to have fun insulting the movies, and then use the knowledge of how bad it could get to truly appreciate the series

[@johnheuslerjr9623]

Hearing you groan in agony at the absolute DISASTER that they made of a beloved book series. After watching the first movie when it came out, I was so disgusted and disappointed I noped out so hard... Praying that the tv show does the books justice... 🤞🤞

[@arson659]

When I watched this as a young kid without having read the books, I genuinely thought Annabeth was a different character in each film. Because of how different Alexandra Daddario looks with blonde vs dark hair

[@Labyrinth_1881]

I've always hated Grover asking for Nectar in the drinks. If this was book accurate, Annabeth and Percy would be the only two out of the four that could drink it. Because it would kill Grover and Tyson.

[@harleaarmstrong7659]

Ngl, the whole movie I thought Riptide was destroyed with the mecha-bull and that THAT was the reason he wasn't using it.

[@MariaRivera-hx8ci]

The only good thing about these movies is that they lead me to the books although once i did i could never go back the books are just so funny and engaging i had to buy the entire series including the Heros of Olympus and Apollo's quest

[@SimonPetrikov12]

We have all the greats down here: Mozart, Janice Joplin, Kurt Cobain... Oh! Do you have any..Taylor Swift? Oh we will. Eventually.

[@olliewright1488]

Wow I almost didn’t watch this becuase I meant an hour of the films. But it was also an hour of you hating on the films… so worth haha

[@charlieiannini3502]

31:40 I thought he said "Son of Herpes" for a second

[@armyantmajor2048]

Even pretending that the books don't even exist (don't ever do that), this movie doesn’t even work well as a movie. Even the frickin author actually said that!

[@morganayling]

I watched the movie then read the books because I wanted to get into percy Jackson and I didn't want to wait till the books came. And the first time I watched the movie I got bored of it like halfway through the movie but kept watching because I wanted to finish it.

[@gregcervantes9268]

Merry Christmas Ashlee! Hope you recover from this mess of a film lol

[@AshleeTayla13]

merry christmas!!! i watched the musical bootleg after this and it cleansed my soul, don't worry

[@gabrielintano2202]

@@AshleeTayla13 good lol

[@mikeor-]

Ashlee Tayla, you look exactly like Annabeth Chase from the books. You have the same blonde hair, blue eyes, and the same voice I imagined Annabeth to have (starting from the third book, rather than the first). I wonder, why aren't you chosen to play her in the Disney Plus show?

[@Lokear]

Because it's already been filmed, and they chose an age-accurate cast of kids this time...?

[@gerardoespinoza4335]

Correction, Annabeth has grey eyes, just like her mother

[@luisafernandes8929]

The book series helped me get away from all of the drama and expectation in the world and in society. I hope that the TV series does the same for me.

[@anthonysandoval5512]

When this movie first came out I enjoyed it being someone who never read the books. Now that I'm older while I don't hate it as much as others I can understand why fans of the books hate it. I am actually looking forward to seeing the disney plus show since I've heard people say it looks good judging by the trailers.

[@allthingsjustice6465]

There's so much missed from the books like hos meeting with luke when he's put in the hermes cabin till poesidon claims him. They missed so much from the books like annabeths... less than great first impression, the fight with ares in the end. And just so much

[@SimonPetrikov12]

Medusa talking about how Percy should want to look at her to not be a pawn of the gods makes sense for her character too, not just Percy. Medusa was sorely mistreated by the gods. Poseidon should have been the one to face blame for what he did but Medusa is the one that was cursed.

[@loganjoh1]

“This movie isn’t that bad in being a baby about it” no it is that bad even if this wasn’t based on the books it would be a horrible sequel to the first movie and a bad movie all together

[@Cabin7_official]

The show is so much betterrrrr 😭

[@Alexxandme]

But the cast is wrost

[@jackson857]

Watching your video just now is when I realised that I haven't seen the 2nd half of the sea of monsters. I think I must have given up half way through in the past.

[@tomn6800]

It’s not worth it.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

Hands down my BIGGEST beef with this film is how they BUTCHER the relationship between Hades and Persephone. Yes, he did kidnap her in order to marry her, but he was NOT abusive towards her. The reason she fell in love with him was because even though he abducted her, he treated her like an absolute gentleman and behaved towards her in a way that was the exact OPPOSITE of how her mother Demeter told her men would behave towards her.

[@julianc4859]

This is the closest we will ever get to what we all wanted 😔

[@rhaenatargaryen8061]

them making what is perhaps the worst portrayal of persephone is impressive /j

[@AshleeTayla13]

honestly like. credit where credit is due i guess!!

[@0remo2837]

This is gonna be good

[@kingmoonshadow]

It hurts to know that hese films exist and how Rick was disrepected. He even posted on his website the emails and discussions he had with the writers and filmakers showing how they ignored his wishes

[@That-AroAce-Daughter-Of-Venus]

You know what I just realized? Was Nancy even in this movie at all? She wasn’t a big character, but in the beginning she was pretty big

[@spider_bite2429]

so i havent read the books, only watched the movie and the series or at least what is has so far, so uhhh ik the books are better but like how much worse are the movies, just so ik what to expect when reading the books

[@mathispotier4646]

im very exited

[@Extinct-Lizard]

My family wanted to watch the movie to understand why I liked the series I ran away to my room from how bad it was

[@Cabin7_official]

Is it a school night? Yes. Am I watching this anyways? Y e s.

[@YuriPlisetskyKinnie]

Joe Pantoliano was the only good casting choice in this movie, and the only book accurate charcater Edit: and Jake Abel, I think he looked like Luke, wasn’t written well but was cast well Edit: 26:10 I never even knew there was an explicit version and I’ve only just now realized that it switches to that

[@lucasromerova6150]

I got introduced to the series through the movies so I am nostalgic for it but they are horrible adaptations but my head canon was they was another sea god seeing Poesdion .

[@Vandalia1998]

as someone who just got ino the series this past year, the only thing similar are the names. and even that is stretching it

[@captain_awesome2134]

I used to think the first one wasn't terrible until I re read the lighting thief recently and realized what we could've gotten

[@Jihan90759]

Ashlee seemed extra Australian in this vid

[@AshleeTayla13]

this is a terrible thing im so sorry

[@Jihan90759]

@@AshleeTayla13 I enjoyed the hour roast on the movies

[@criticalthought3739]

0:11 as a fan of the books and someone currently on son of Neptune, prepare to suffer

[@SebasTian58323]

I highly recommend looking up the emails Rick Riordan put out about the movies

[@SilentSong123]

I recite movie lines all the time I didn't know anyone else who did that

[@mathispotier4646]

i haven't seen the movies yet cus i heard there bad so i can watch it as a watch party

[@hufflepuff_halfblood]

I will say I love Stanley Tucci as Mr. D

[@alex-nu6ou]

i love the fact u know the lines LMAO

[@joshhobs9257]

The cabin thing is a normal type of thing for port dwelling buildings at a point in time,also movies based or adapted from books or games rarely stick directly to what it's based because of the time and funding constraints so creative liberties are taken most of the time.

[@samjam8044]

This movie is like a cupcake me out of regret, with a few good tasting sprinkles on top of the frosting of pain and sorrow😂😢

[@SilentSong123]

If it weren't for the movies I wouldn't know anything about Percy Jackson so I have a bit of a soft spot for them but yeah they did Rick Riordan dirty

[@EvilAutisms]

I’m so glad that they never made a titan’s curse movie, i don’t wanna see Nico butchered by these filmmakers

[@jaxdowns9243]

Can you upload a video of the Lotus Casino scene where you say Annabeth's lines? I would enjoy that!

[@jaxdowns9243]

Please do a reenactment of the Lotus Casino scene ❤

[@haydenburns6644]

just pray that the series directed by the ACTUAL writer ends up not being like.... these...

[@AshleeTayla13]

i find it comforting that even if the show isn't good, it will be better than these !

[@berildebbarma4768]

Well movie's are just wraped up like shit 😂😂😂😂.

[@ryanpratt6993]

38:58 Annabeth actually does say something similar in the books, but at least for her, it makes sense she would be distrustful of cyclopes with her history. Percy has no excuse.

[@kozakkozak6277]

Hahahahah I dont understand why Luke come back fully formed after kronos ate him wtf😂😂

[@liseyboop]

okay wait, did you unknowingly reference the sunken place? bc the mom in this movie is the mom in get out!! 👀

[@zom8979]

Someone pointed out that grover shouldn't know that his uncle was killed by medussa as theres no way anyone would have been told unless she decided to message his family

[@PercydeRoloFangirl]

Wasn't it TheMythologyGuy?

[@zom8979]

@@PercydeRoloFangirl yes I just didn't know if she was ok with us mentioning another channel in her comments