... of 5 is because Battle of the Gods was better in my opinion
356991
Only reason it has 4 stars instead of 5 is because Battle of the Gods was better in my opinion. But that metal music that seems to show up in every Dragon Ball Z movie for some reason, that was perfect.
3010223
immortals was better than the preveiw that i saw of it i was surprised that it came together so well a bit of a love story with a hereo and some blood and gut and who doesent love the gos that was very good to add the gods of couse it made for great affects.
2810321
I really feel that they stretched a two movie book into three movies, so I wasn't sure what I would think about the extended edition of all three movies. I really think it's a mixed bag. I'm trying to make generalizations, but some of this could be spoilers!

I actually like the Unexpected Journey Extended. I think they added quite a few scenes that add to the character development and emotional impact. At the the same time, the battle under the mountain doesn't take itself as seriously--the Great Goblin is much more a fool which makes the impact of the more serious final battle that much more.

As for the Desolution of Smaug, I'm undecided. Most of the added scenes add to the character development, but I don't think it makes a better movie. There are scenes added/changed that fix tension, help characterization, and make Lake-Town feel more like a working world. But, Desolation of Smaug feels like a lot of setup for the last movie. Again, not a bad movie in any way, but it's my least favorite of the three and I don't think the extended edition fixes the whole move's problem.

Then as far as The Battle of the Five Armies goes, I just think the extended edition is unnecessary. It steps up the violence and the extended edition is rated R. There are a few additions that aren't battle, but majority is battle that adds to the violence without necessarily improving the battles. The battles are huge action setups against a one dimensional enemy and the extensions don't fix any problems or in my mind make the battles better--and it's a version that I won't watch with my teenage nephew because of the rating.

If you there's a good sale, the extended three pack can be about the price as buying two of the extended movies separately. I only think the Unexpected Journey is a must buy for the extended edition. At least the extended Desolution of Smaug does give you an extended view of the characters. But I'm not sure I even like the extended Battle of the Five Armies...
2101852
Well LOTR trilogy is pretty good and I have the other two and was missing this one. The story is good as well as most of the action sequences but this one tends to go on and on and the final battle at the black gate of Murdor is a bit anti climatic after all we have seen in the previous films. An example in this film is Frodo's scenes with the spider which seemed to just go on and on taking away from the battle of Gondor. Anyway thats my two cents if your a fan you've got to get all three films, however for my money the Two Towers is by far the best film out of the three.
1066875
Hulk Vs. Thor is definitely my least favorite, however it's nowhere near bad, I can't really explain why I don't like it as much, I think it's the animation style, it seems a bit more rushed than Vs. Wolverine. It's also much less violent than Vs. Wolverine, there's less than half the blood. I suppose I'm just not into Thor. Hulk Vs. Wolverine is easily one of the best Marvel films ever, it completely encompasses everything that makes Wolverine awesome, it's bloody, dark, and kind of depressing in parts. One negative thing, it could've used more Deadpool.
2918660
Loooooove it, just wish the boss fights were better, like god of war 3
2570353
I love the Percy Jackson series and most everything Rordian writes. This was very similar, but with Norse gods instead of Roman/Grecian/Egyptian. Because of the mythology though it was much harder to read because the root words are so foreign. Still good, I just can't say I liked it as much as Percy Jackson.
4917762
Ive listened to all of the Heroes of Olympus on CD while driving. They are easy to follow and if you space out for a bit, it doesnt really matter.

I found The Blood of Olympus a little slower moving than some of the previous books. The chapters are told from the point of view of various characters, and it didn't help that my favorite characters  Hazel, Frank, Annabeth, Percy  were not among the spotlighted characters this round. I also miss Joshua Swanson, the voice actor from the first three books.

In what felt like a very PC move, Riordan introduced a lonely angsty gay kid in earlier books. It kind of annoys me that Riordan feels the need to pair up every character, and the sparks flying between Nico and another Half Blood camper were eye rolling in their obviousness. (I'm happy for Nico though.) I hope Riordan wraps up the series before the quality decreases too much. (Edit: just found out this was the final book in the series. Wow, it did not end as strongly as I would have liked. And it seemed pretty clear that at least one character is likely to appear in a future book. I guess we'll see.)

Despite my criticisms, with its relatable heroes and fun information about Greek and Roman mythology, there is a lot for middle schoolers to love in this series, and their parents. I definitely recommend both the Percy Jackson series and the Heroes of Olympus series. They are amusing and entertaining without taking themselves too seriously.
2958894
I have long enjoyed all of Riordan's mythology related books, but Heroes of Olympus has been missing something that the first Percy Jackson and Kane Chronicles had.  I felt like the Heroes of Olympus series was enjoyable but not at the same level of the previous series.  House of Hades took that opinion and flipped it on its head.  Almost all of the characters have a moment which changes them and there are some revelations that will make for a very interesting closing book.
My favorite scene involves the god Cupid, and the scene's brilliance is that you'd never expect Cupid's personality to be the way it is portrayed.  Plus it completely changes the relationship between two characters.  That one scene optimizes the entire book:  Riordan presents a character or situation that we think we know and than flips it to grow the characters in ways we'd not expect.  My favorite book from Riordan previously was The Last Olympian.  I think at the very least Riordan has matched his previous best.  I absolutely cannot wait for The Blood of Olympus.
4048010
This game is awesome it has everything the first two didn't but those are awesome to first off you get some new weapons the levels seem better and the game play is awesome.  Would reccomend this to any body who likes action/puzzle games but warning you this game is hard because of the puzzles just like the other 2 but still is very fun.  Also this is a must have for any classic god of war fans or any god of war games.
1031809
Pretty good, I would recommend the new ones, Conquest in particular just because the new ones have a much better story line.
295453
I will break down ths review by story, presentation and critic. Clash of the Titans begins with a recap of the unseen war between the Titans and the Olympians in which Hades creates the Kraken from his flesh and defeats the Titans yet still is swindled from his place as ruler of Olympus by his brother Zeus. The Gods rule the world from Mt. Olympus and need the prayers of mortals to sustain them, however, fed up with the Gods, mortals have begun to foresake them and thus set up the events of the film. Perseus, the son of Zeus, witnesses his family die and seeks revenge against Hades. Meanwhile, Hades threatens to unleash the Kraken unless Andromeda is sacrificed and Perseus must make a perilous journey to claim the head of Medusa in order to fight the Kraken.

The movie is visually wonderful, I did not care so much for the 3D effects but it looks nice on Blu-ray. The action sequences are intense, the Kraken is massive and Sam Worthington gives us a good performance. Early in the film, you can see he is a simple man who loves his family and appreciates all that life has given him, as his family is taken away from him, his sole purpose is to avenge them and he never loses sight of his purpose. The sound quaility is good and the scenes on Olympus are stunning and the lighting gives a regal yet divine feel to the scene.

The story is where this movie is at it's weakest. I assume the writer went to the George Lucas School of Writing. I understand this is not a remake but rather a relaunch for a potential movie trilogy but the mythology is lost and given a bad sci-fi movie of the week tone. The Gods need prayers to answer humanity's requests but humanity refuses to pray because the Gods don't answer so the Gods are weaken and are unable to respond until they get prayers, see the problem? Hades makes the Kraken which killed the Titans, then why didn't he use the Kraken to muscle Zeus out of Olympus in the first place? There was no romance between Andromeda and Perseus so there was no sense of urgency to protect her. There are lots of plotholes but if you don't take them to heart, this is a good movie and a good way to spend a weekend afternoon.
4715107
I read Aim&eacute;e Carter's The Goddess Test last year and was disappointed in it, but saw enough potential in Carter that I was curious about the sequel, Goddess Interrupted. As it turns out, it's better than The Goddess Test in one major way, but has problems of its own. Overall, they come out about equal and I'm giving them the same star rating.

The biggest problem with The Goddess Test was its bowdlerization of the Greek gods. Carter had rendered the gods nearly unrecognizable by making them believers in a strict Christian morality. Here, she fixes that to a large extent. The gods' lurid histories are restored to them. It's just that, as Aphrodite puts it, they have a tendency to be self-righteous. For this mythology geek, they're much easier to stomach as hypocrites than as sanitized versions of themselves.

The problem, instead, is one of focus. Carter is better at writing, and more focused on, social drama than action or epic conflicts. In The Goddess Test, this intimate style works -- it's an intimate story, part romance, part country house mystery, part examination of grief. While I disliked the portrayal of the gods and the final twist, for the most part the emotional content rang true and was compelling.

In Goddess Interrupted, Carter has an opportunity to make this a more epic story, but this potential goes unrealized. Cronus, the evil Titan, has awakened and is on the verge of being freed. If he escapes, humanity is doomed and all the gods will fade. But the social drama remains the focus of the novel. There's a lot of angst -- Kate angsting about whether Hades will ever love her as much as he did Persephone; Hades angsting about both Persephone and Kate. There's a huge amount of bickering too; characters bicker over who had affairs with whom in the past, who's prettier than whom, and so on. I can't complain too much about this after rejoicing in the gods being more authentic this time, of course. After all, these were the gods who started a war over a certain golden apple. The problem is balance. The Cronus threat feels secondary to these dramas.

The Cronus plot does come to the fore in the action scenes, but there are too few of these, and too much of the action is narrated to Kate and the reader after the fact. During several of the clashes, the other gods leave Kate at home because she's underpowered. Other times, she is blocked from getting a full picture of what's going on. For example, once she can't see well because Cronus (in mist form) is in the way, and in another scene she loses consciousness before the battle's outcome is decided.

Goddess Interrupted ends on a cliffhanger, yet I find I'm not dying to continue. I would be willing to read future books by Carter, but probably not in this series.
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Review courtesy of Dark Faerie Tales

Quick & Dirty: The final battle between good and evil.

Opening Sentence: This is pointless.

Excerpt: Yes

The Review:

Gwen and her friends are back in the last book of the Mythos Academy series. They have lost some and won some, but they still have to figure out what the next artifact that Loki wants and why. The Protectorate brings the rest of the artifacts to Gwen so that she can use her touch magic on them and figure out which one he wants. After touching several, she still cant figure it out and then decide to go back to the school, but during the drive back they are ambushed and Gwens grandmother is taken.

Once back at the school Gwen quickly figures out they are after the candle and why. It is an artifact of Sol and has tremendous healing power. Gwen soon realizes they want to trade the candle for her grandmother, but Linus refuses to budge. So Gwen figures out how to steal the candle, and comes up with a plan that will turn its power against Loki. Soon she realizes she hasn't fooled all of her friends and they set out to avoid the trap and save her grandmother.

Will Gwen be able to defeat Loki and save the world, or will he defeat them all?

Wow, what a ride this last book was. I went and read the whole series in preparation for this review. I loved every minute of it, and there were moments where I almost cried. What a beautiful ending! I have to say that Gwen is hands down one of my most favorite main characters of all time. She was loyal, loving and flawed. She made mistakes and tried her hardest and she was utterly willing to give everything she had more than once to save her friends and the world.

If you are looking for a fantastic YA series to binge on, then look no further. All of these books are out and this one series you will absolutely adore.

Notable Scene:

It was life. All I could do was stand there, clutching the candle, and let the intense rush of power wash over me again and again, each wave a little hotter and brighter than the one before, and sweeping more and more of me away with it, as though the violent spark at the center of my being was melting like the whit was of the candle should have been. It took my breath away. Still, try as I might, I couldn't unwrap my fingers from the smooth wax, and I knew that I was in serious danger of falling so far down into the artifact and the immense power it contained that I might never come back to myself again. I felt like I was drowning in the heat, being burned alive from the inside out

FTC Advisory: Kensington-Teen provided me with a copy of Killer Frost. No goody bags, sponsorships, material connections, or bribes were exchanged for my review.
930681
I really enjoyed the last Olympian. It had everything the others books had: the drama, the fighting, the romance, and the battle. In this book Percy, his friends, and the gods battle Kronos, his gang of evil cronies, and another titan whose name i can't quite remember. This book, like the other four, was well written. It was very touching how Percy and the campers forgave Silena when it was brought to like that she was the spy. I was also glad when Ethan and Luke were made heroes. It was too sad that they couldn't have saved him somehow and just killed Kronos. In the end Annabeth and Percy end up together, and Rachel, who replaced the oracle, gave another prophecy, which i guess is what the other branch-off series the heroes of Olympus is based off of.

If you loved the other percy Jackson booked, you will surely love this one.
762145
Dragon Ball Z: Battle of the Gods (Extended Edition) (Blu-ray/DVD Combo) is a great anime movie. I love watching the extended parts of the anime movie was every entertaining and made the anime film more enjoyable.
4968135
If you own a  PS3, you owe it to yourself to pick up this game. I had a PS2, but never got around to playing God of War 1 or 2. To me, 2 is the best GoW game and 1 is the second. I really liked the third but this is a deal that you cannot miss out on. If you have a PS3 and are on the fence about this game, take a chance with it, I promise you won't be disappointed.