American culture treats its children like tiny idiots—so it's almost noteworthy when a kids' movie comes along that's slightly less bogglingly inane than the norm. Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters is not good, but it's not as terrible as most of what Hollywood churns out for your children: There are only two quip-happy CG animals. A connection to history and myth is drawn, however glancingly. No one audibly farts. by Alison Hallett