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benzelz · 07/06/2010, 10:11 pm

Here, you can talk about a movie that has the worst adaptations to the book ever.

I LOVED the Percy Jackson movie but it was soooooooooooo different to the book!!!

ShaggE · 07/06/2010, 10:22 pm

The Stand. Enjoyable enough, but even at six hours in length, everything that made the book great was chopped out.

NateBailey · 07/06/2010, 10:38 pm

Youth in revolt was a funny movie that had good casting and represented the characters really well but it doesn't hold a candle to the book.

There should be a counter discussion on good books that made good movies.
Case in point Jaws and Jurassic Park.

Secret Fawful · 07/06/2010, 10:49 pm

A Series of Unfortunate Events. The acting was pretty good but the directing could have been better, less reliant on CGI, and they condensed three books into one movie.

Also The Relic. I can not begin to express my disappointment with this one. Douglas Preston and Lincoln Child are better than Crichton on his turf, but this movie was made as a cash in, and worst of all it left out the MAIN CHARACTER of the book and the biggest legitimate reason to read the book in the first place. The main character of that book and its subsequent sequels is a badass, and frankly they really dropped the ball on this movie.

Rather Dashing · 07/06/2010, 10:52 pm

Bad book adaptations are so common that, honestly, they quickly fade into being background noise in the universe. It's the great adaptations, and the ones that are greater than their source material that stand out amongst the crowd.

Hayden · 07/06/2010, 11:07 pm

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Originally Posted by Rather Dashing

Bad book adaptations are so common that, honestly, they quickly fade into being background noise in the universe. It's the great adaptations, and the ones that are greater than their source material that stand out amongst the crowd.

Not Harry Potter. Those movies are terrible compared to the books, yet they're still stupidly popular.

Rather Dashing · 07/06/2010, 11:44 pm

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Originally Posted by Hayden

Not Harry Potter. Those movies are terrible compared to the books, yet they're still stupidly popular.

I don't see how the Harry Potter films are especially notable. Sure, like the entire Harry Potter franchise, it has the one notable feature of being incredibly well-marketed. But also like the whole Harry Potter franchise, it has nothing else notable about it. It's a poor book adaptation just like any other, and it doesn't really stand out. That it was adapted from an originally mediocre book rather than a classic and that it obtained large amounts of cash is, well, not really important in terms of what it actually is.

Remolay · 07/07/2010, 02:42 am

I'm going ot have to note one I haven't seen, but from what I've heard the movie for Children of the Corn is the worst adaptation of anything ever. And yet it still got 6 sequels.

Gibbeynator · 07/07/2010, 02:45 am

Not exactly a movie, but there was a TV show of "Flashforward" that had nothing to do with the book except that everyone on Earth has a vision of their future.

jeeno0142 · 07/07/2010, 03:16 am

Lord of the Rings. The films were good, but I preferred the books. There was quite a bit missed out in the film, but it still worked.

Javi-Wan Kenobi · 07/07/2010, 03:52 am

I'd like to do a twist to the topic:
Usually film adaptations of books are worse than the original book, but what happens the other way around? I mean book adaptations (novelizations) of films.
I've read eight novelizations (the six Star Wars films plus the Clone Wars movie, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom -the old one by James Kahn, not the new one that appeared when The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was released), and I think that mostly are cheap merchandise, although they add new scenes that aren't on the movies (mostly scenes that are on the original script but were cut from the final edition).
The only book I trully think that is way better than its movie is Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

jp-30 · 07/07/2010, 04:07 am

The 2nd & 3rd "His dark materials" movies. Where are my knife & spyglass movies? Huh?

Grrrrrrrr.

(I quite liked the Golden Compass adaptation of Northern Lights, fwiw).

coolsome · 07/07/2010, 04:34 am

Stardust was great but nothing like the book left out lots and made changes I think they where delibret because the author said he didnt want to see a movie try to be fathful and fail so it was looly based on it. Neil Gaiman once described the movie adaptation as the novels cousan rather then adaptation.

EDIT
Im not moaning about the changes I liked most of them and like its diffrent from the book its allmost like 2 diffrent storys.

Gman5852 · 07/07/2010, 05:05 am

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Originally Posted by Javi-Wan Kenobi

I'd like to do a twist to the topic:
Usually film adaptations of books are worse than the original book, but what happens the other way around? I mean book adaptations (novelizations) of films.
I've read eight novelizations (the six Star Wars films plus the Clone Wars movie, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom -the old one by James Kahn, not the new one that appeared when The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was released), and I think that mostly are cheap merchandise, although they add new scenes that aren't on the movies (mostly scenes that are on the original script but were cut from the final edition).
The only book I trully think that is way better than its movie is Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

That reminds me i need to ask if that indiana jones and the crystal skull book i got my little cousin was any good

Also im sure very few of you have heard of this, but
Alex Rider: stormbreaker. The series is genius a great series start to end(sadly there was an end only 2 more books left in the series

) but the movie was just terrible. It was changed a lot. In the book he was givin a gameboy that has many gadgets desgiused as games while the movie he was given a DS that was an actual DS and the games where the gadets along with games, plus he has a girlfriend he doesnt even meet until the 3rd book. PLus there where very few action sequences while there where many many MANY in the book

*Icedhope* · 07/07/2010, 05:13 am

Anything steven spielberg has directed based on a book.

Zonino · 07/07/2010, 05:19 am

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Originally Posted by Icedhope

Anything steven spielberg has directed based on a book.

Was thinking about this. Jurassic Park is a brilliant film but there's quite a few things different from the book. I hear The Lost World is worse but I've not read that book.

Avistew · 07/07/2010, 05:43 am

I first read the subject line in the same way as Javi.
I think there are plenty of terrible books written after movies. A fair amount of bad movies based on books, too. Some good movies.

Movies and books are different and tell their story differently. I think people don't keep it in mind enough. You can't just copy-paste from one to the other...

Also, I think movies are more of a match for short stories. It seems to me a lot of novels would work better as a series or miniseries. Obviously, that would cost more and bring in less money, so you can't be surprised it happens more rarely.

jeeno0142 · 07/07/2010, 05:54 am

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Originally Posted by Sailorcuteness

Stardust was great but nothing like the book left out lots and made changes I think they where delibret because the author said he didnt want to see a movie try to be fathful and fail so it was looly based on it. Neil Gaiman once described the movie adaptation as the novels cousan rather then adaptation.

EDIT
Im not moaning about the changes I liked most of them and like its diffrent from the book its allmost like 2 diffrent storys.

I bought that book expecting it to be the same as the movie, but as you say they are like two different stories. I like the book, and will most likely read it again, but in this case, I prefer the movie.

Alcoremortis · 07/07/2010, 06:43 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gman5852

That reminds me i need to ask if that indiana jones and the crystal skull book i got my little cousin was any good

Also im sure very few of you have heard of this, but
Alex Rider: stormbreaker. The series is genius a great series start to end(sadly there was an end only 2 more books left in the series

) but the movie was just terrible.

Huh? This is an ongoing series. It hasn't ended yet. You're referring book five, Scorpio, right? Cause there's like three more after that and still going strong. Rejoice!

*Icedhope* · 07/07/2010, 06:46 am

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Originally Posted by Zonino

Was thinking about this. Jurassic Park is a brilliant film but there's quite a few things different from the book. I hear The Lost World is worse but I've not read that book.

It's a completly different story, and just like Jaws he cuts out quite a lot.

07/06/2010, 10:11 pm	#1
benzelz Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 69	Bad movie book adaptations... Here, you can talk about a movie that has the worst adaptations to the book ever. I LOVED the Percy Jackson movie but it was soooooooooooo different to the book!!! __________________ I am gonna check my emails with boxing gloves. No, I am gonna fight crime with a bunny. No, I am gonna go invent things. No, I am gonna dig for some treasure! No, I am gonna solve some mysteries! No, I am gonna fight dinosaurs! No, I am going to go time travel on a delorean! Last edited by benzelz; 07/06/2010 at 10:14 pm. Reason: Correcting mispelled word.

07/06/2010, 10:22 pm	#2
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07/07/2010, 04:34 am	#13
coolsome Sam D Coolsome Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: England Posts: 5,971	Stardust was great but nothing like the book left out lots and made changes I think they where delibret because the author said he didnt want to see a movie try to be fathful and fail so it was looly based on it. Neil Gaiman once described the movie adaptation as the novels cousan rather then adaptation. EDIT Im not moaning about the changes I liked most of them and like its diffrent from the book its allmost like 2 diffrent storys. __________________

07/06/2010, 10:38 pm	#3
NateBailey Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Wishing I was still in Tahoe Posts: 14	Youth in revolt was a funny movie that had good casting and represented the characters really well but it doesn't hold a candle to the book. There should be a counter discussion on good books that made good movies. Case in point Jaws and Jurassic Park.

07/06/2010, 10:52 pm	#5
Rather Dashing Throw Baby Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 7,814	Bad book adaptations are so common that, honestly, they quickly fade into being background noise in the universe. It's the great adaptations, and the ones that are greater than their source material that stand out amongst the crowd.

07/07/2010, 02:45 am	#9
Gibbeynator Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 1,086	Not exactly a movie, but there was a TV show of "Flashforward" that had nothing to do with the book except that everyone on Earth has a vision of their future.

07/07/2010, 03:16 am	#10
jeeno0142 Love is for the Living. Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Liverpool, England Posts: 1,122	Lord of the Rings. The films were good, but I preferred the books. There was quite a bit missed out in the film, but it still worked.

07/07/2010, 03:52 am	#11
Javi-Wan Kenobi Adventure Gaming Jedi Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Estella, Navarra, Spain Posts: 1,060	I'd like to do a twist to the topic: Usually film adaptations of books are worse than the original book, but what happens the other way around? I mean book adaptations (novelizations) of films. I've read eight novelizations (the six Star Wars films plus the Clone Wars movie, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom -the old one by James Kahn, not the new one that appeared when The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was released), and I think that mostly are cheap merchandise, although they add new scenes that aren't on the movies (mostly scenes that are on the original script but were cut from the final edition). The only book I trully think that is way better than its movie is Episode III: Revenge of the Sith

07/07/2010, 04:07 am	#12
jp-30 Lint Miner Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: New Zealand. Posts: 2,735	The 2nd & 3rd "His dark materials" movies. Where are my knife & spyglass movies? Huh? Grrrrrrrr. (I quite liked the Golden Compass adaptation of Northern Lights, fwiw).

07/07/2010, 05:13 am	#15
Icedhope 007 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: IL Posts: 3,292	Anything steven spielberg has directed based on a book. __________________ Good things come to those who wait, bad things come to those who hate, girlfriends come to those who date, children come to those who mate. ~ Haggis "My opinons are my own and reflect myself and not TTG also I don't work for them...they just gave me mod powers." "Requiescat in pace my father and nephew" Now Playing: ~~MGS3~~ - ~~Portable Ops~~ - Peace Walker - Metal Gear - Solid Snake - Metal Gear Solid - MGS2 - MGS4

07/07/2010, 05:43 am	#17
Avistew I<3>1 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: France Posts: 5,051	I first read the subject line in the same way as Javi. I think there are plenty of terrible books written after movies. A fair amount of bad movies based on books, too. Some good movies. Movies and books are different and tell their story differently. I think people don't keep it in mind enough. You can't just copy-paste from one to the other... Also, I think movies are more of a match for short stories. It seems to me a lot of novels would work better as a series or miniseries. Obviously, that would cost more and bring in less money, so you can't be surprised it happens more rarely.

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