Making a Good "Percy Jackson" Movie | THE IDEA TRAIN

HOLD UP. I know what you're gonna say, and I know I should be over this monstrosity right now, but every time I watch a video about how good Prisoner of Azkaban was, I can't help but wonder just how good a Percy Jackson movie series could've been.

Without further ado, let's get to it.

Okay, I know I've bitched about the live action Percy Jackson movies before, and I'm sure a lot of you are probably sick to death of hearing me talk about them (in person, at least). But I've always had this idea as to what the perfect Percy Jackson adaptation would be like, and I figured it was too good to not share with anyone.

My friend also asked me to make a post detailing how these movies could be good, so there's also that (shot out to Ysa). So, I figured, "why don't I piece together a proper Percy Jackson adaptation?"

"Power Rangers" | MOVIE REVIEW

You know, the only thing that's truly surprising about these Rotten Tomatoes scores is that critics were expecting to like a movie based on the original Power Rangers TV show. Just think about that; critics were expecting to like a movie based on this:

I wonder why they didn't like this one.

Power Rangers is a new movie based on the old Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers TV show from the 90's and, much like the source material it's based on, it revolves around a group of teenagers who get powers and team up to become a unit of superheroes. This one's directed by Dean Israelite (Project Almanac) and stars RJ Cyler, Dacre Montgomery, Ludi Lin, Becky G, and my favorite actress in the movie, Naomi Scott.

"Kong: Skull Island" | MOVIE REVIEW

Damn… You know, I was really looking forward to this one.

The follow-up release to 2014's (very good) Godzilla, Kong: Skull Island was directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings of Summer – also a very good movie) and stars – here goes – Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel Jackson, John Goodman, Toby Kebbell, and Corey Hawkins, and is the second film in Legendary's Monsterverse. It's a pretty different take on King Kong as we know him and takes place just after the Vietnam War. Sounds pretty good, right?

"Logan" | MOVIE REVIEW

The sketch attached to this link pretty much sums up my experience watching Logan. Don't judge.

Logan is directed by James Mangold and is both Hugh Jackman's and Patrick Stewart's very last time playing Wolverine and Professor Charles Xavier, respectively. It's also the second R-rated movie set in the X-Men franchise and, from the trailers, was promised to be not only a very violent and grim take on the character and journey of Logan Howlett, but also an incredibly gripping and emotional personal story.

"The Lego Batman Movie" | MOVIE REVIEW

Okay, I'm four cans into my latest Red Bull binge at the time of writing this review and I'm officially past the halfway mark to completing the reviews for all the movies I saw in February. Let's do this.

The Lego Batman Movie is a spin-off the surprisingly good Lego Movie and stars Will Arnett as the titular caped crusader but, in many ways, he isn't really the version of Batman that we've all come to know and love. This Batman is snarky, incredibly vain, and is pretty much an a-hole, but a loveable a-hole, and that completely works for this movie.