Isn't it surprising how a director can change? Let's take Chris Columbus for an example.

He directed the first Harry Potter movie and it was a great success!

Then came the Percy Jackson movies and...

I WANT TO CHUCK HIM OF OFF A FREAKING CLIFF NOW. ACTUALLY, I THINK I WOULD LIKE TO THROW THE BOOKS AT HIM, WHILE HE'S FALLING AT THE PITS OF TATARUS.

I swear, directors failed me.