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By *andsome Hand OP Man
over a year ago

roundabout

Whether it's book to film, film to video game or video game to film, what adaptations do you consider the worst?

I disliked The Mask film because I read the comics first, though I appreciate that if they'd kept stuck closer to the source material it would have been rated 18.

The Aliens vs Predator films have nothing on the comics they're based on.

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By *gent CoulsonMan
over a year ago

Secret hideaway in the pennines

The Tom cruise version of war of the world's, what a load of shite that was

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Harry Potter films. Fantastic range of actors but the screenplay really let it all down. Not true to the vibe of the books at all and sooo much skipped over.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Tom cruise version of war of the world's, what a load of shite that was"

I really enjoyed that? The sound was incredible on that. Especially the booming horns of the Aliens. Really filled you with dread.

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

The Hobbit, bloated and dumbed down.

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By *etcplCouple
over a year ago

Gapping Fanny

Most of the Uwe Boll film adaptations

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By *eliWoman
over a year ago

The recent Dorian Gray with Ben Barnes in it - so dire. Really, really bad. Even Colin Firth couldn't save it.

Oh and the Percy Jackson adaptations.

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

My Sister's Keeper. They changed the entire emotional climax of the book. I wasn't a huge fan of the book but to change the entire end in the film just misses the whole point.

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By *hunky GentMan
over a year ago

Maldon and Peterborough

Nothing specific, but I do hate it when they change the sex or race of the characters.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Harry Potter films. Fantastic range of actors but the screenplay really let it all down. Not true to the vibe of the books at all and sooo much skipped over. "

I agree but can you imagine how many more films they’d have had to make to get all the details in

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I still enjoy both films but Jaws and Green Mile are different from the books.

The Thomas Harris books that the Hannibal Lectar films are based on are better too. Still love the films though

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Neither are 'poor' but the two adaptions of The Great Gatsby didn't come close to putting the book on screen.

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

Learnt long ago if you’ve read the book you are more than likely to be disappointed with the film. There is so much more to a book that a film cannot capture, your imagination builds its own voices and characters, along with those small bits that you think are so fitting to the story but the screen writers obviously don’t or just change the endings all together.

An example of this for me is Asterix, grew up reading these but when I saw the film the voices were all wrong. I had Obelix as this big string gruff man but in the movie he’s strong but a whining boy voice.

The only films that have managed to capture the book for me, are A Time to Kill and Schindler’s List.

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By *andsome Hand OP Man
over a year ago

roundabout

"Learnt long ago if you’ve read the book you are more than likely to be disappointed with the film. There is so much more to a book that a film cannot capture, your imagination builds its own voices and characters, along with those small bits that you think are so fitting to the story but the screen writers obviously don’t or just change the endings all together.

The only films that have managed to capture the book for me, are A Time to Kill and Schindler’s List.

You're damn right, I read the Alien trilogy before seeing any of the films and they were far scarier due to imagination. I love the Alien and Aliens films but they were tame compared to the novels.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"The Harry Potter films. Fantastic range of actors but the screenplay really let it all down. Not true to the vibe of the books at all and sooo much skipped over.

I agree but can you imagine how many more films they’d have had to make to get all the details in "

Yeah I get that. Maybe more suited to a TV show? X

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By *otMe66Man
over a year ago

Terra Firma

Shaving Ryan's privates, nothing like the original. No idea what they were thinking

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Cujo... Possibly the best book I have ever read but actually, definitely the worst film I have ever seen and nothing like the book at all! I was extremely disappointed, even though I know the book is always better

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Close to ever video game movie

And it’s a complete how they keep missing the mark I will never know

They rake In billons a year and then scrimp on low budget movies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Close to ever video game movie

And it’s a complete how they keep missing the mark I will never know

They rake In billons a year and then scrimp on low budget movies "

I rather liked DOOM tbf

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Close to ever video game movie

And it’s a complete how they keep missing the mark I will never know

They rake In billons a year and then scrimp on low budget movies

I rather liked DOOM tbf

Doom wasn’t to bad

Finally fantasy and need for speed are the other ones

But like max pain very underwhelmed

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By *andsome Hand OP Man
over a year ago

roundabout

"Close to ever video game movie

And it’s a complete how they keep missing the mark I will never know

They rake In billons a year and then scrimp on low budget movies "

Silent hill missed the mark for me. For some reason I'm fond of the Mario film

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

World war z is a fantastic book what the film has to do with it is anyone's guess

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By *edantic SheilaWoman
over a year ago

Milton Keynes

A song of ice and fire....*season 5,6,7,8*

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Maybe also why some great films have been made from mediocre books, such as The Godfather? Good

filmmakers are then able to add to the source rather than subtract from it in the case of great books.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Close to ever video game movie

And it’s a complete how they keep missing the mark I will never know

They rake In billons a year and then scrimp on low budget movies

Silent hill missed the mark for me. For some reason I'm fond of the Mario film"

Silent hill missed the mark big time

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

Maybe also why some great films have been made from mediocre books, such as The Godfather? Good

filmmakers are then able to add to the source rather than subtract from it in the case of great books."

The Pillars of the Earth was a fantastic story but a not very well written book. Turning it into a TV miniseries really did it a favour!

Weirdly the sequel was a better book than TV series; the bits they changed were the wrong bits.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Every porn parody.

Honestly, the costumes are way off, and the villains always end up making love with the female heroes.

It's way off!

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By *uriousscouserWoman
over a year ago

Wirral

"Every porn parody.

Honestly, the costumes are way off, and the villains always end up making love with the female heroes.

It's way off! "

Clearly someone has never seen Strokemon.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The Italian Job remark is far too contrived and about the only thing in common is the film title.

Brideshead Revisited film is a shadow of the original series where Jeremy Irons and Anthony Andrews' characters relationship is subtle and understated whereas the film is blatant and almost crass.

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By *ensualMan
over a year ago

Sutton

The film Wanted was dire compared to Mark Miller's comics. But RED by Warren Ellis and the Kingsman (the adaption of Secret Service) by Mark Millar where the films are far better than the source material.

I have no issue where the race and gender are changed. On the basis that race and gender should not be changed, when Shakespeare wrote his plays women were played by young boys and Othello was blacked up. Any Shakespeare production that does not meet the criteria is clearly wrong.

Art and literature is about imagination and is regularly adapted to it times.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Controversial but the original shining

Book is sooo much better and very different

Also first blood, film is ok but the book is amazing

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"A song of ice and fire....*season 5,6,7,8*

Agree they even managed to bring people back to life to survive the whole thing

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By *ed VoluptaWoman
over a year ago

Wirral.

I get upset when I've read a book & conjure an image of the characters in my mind - especially when a physical description by the writer is open to interpretation - and they get someone totally at odds with that to play the part in the film. Usually a Hollywood "heavyweight", for the funding.

I will never forget Tom Cruise in Interview With A Vampire or Winona Ryder as Mina in Dracula.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Every porn parody.

Honestly, the costumes are way off, and the villains always end up making love with the female heroes.

It's way off!

Clearly someone has never seen Strokemon."

I mean... you have to hand it to wood rocket, they really do put production into their parodies! Lmao

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

"A song of ice and fire....*season 5,6,7,8*

Agree they even managed to bring people back to life to survive the whole thing

And didn't bring back to life one character who should have been! Catelyn Stark...

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"A song of ice and fire....*season 5,6,7,8*

Agree they even managed to bring people back to life to survive the whole thing

And didn't bring back to life one character who should have been! Catelyn Stark..."

That was a huge twist in the book and a great one. Would love to see where the author takes the story of Catelyn and the revenge that comes with it.

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By *imon_hydeMan
over a year ago

Stockport

"A song of ice and fire....*season 5,6,7,8*

Agree they even managed to bring people back to life to survive the whole thing

And didn't bring back to life one character who should have been! Catelyn Stark...

That was a huge twist in the book and a great one. Would love to see where the author takes the story of Catelyn and the revenge that comes with it. "

Yeah I'm hoping the remaining books will be very different to the TV series...

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By *pursChick aka ShortieWoman
over a year ago

On a mooch

"A song of ice and fire....*season 5,6,7,8*

Agree they even managed to bring people back to life to survive the whole thing

And didn't bring back to life one character who should have been! Catelyn Stark...

That was a huge twist in the book and a great one. Would love to see where the author takes the story of Catelyn and the revenge that comes with it.

Yeah I'm hoping the remaining books will be very different to the TV series..."

I hope so to, if he ever finishes them, it’s been 10 years in the making and he’s still tweaking

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By *edantic SheilaWoman
over a year ago

Milton Keynes

"A song of ice and fire....*season 5,6,7,8*

Agree they even managed to bring people back to life to survive the whole thing

And didn't bring back to life one character who should have been! Catelyn Stark...

That was a huge twist in the book and a great one. Would love to see where the author takes the story of Catelyn and the revenge that comes with it. "
At the rate GGRM is not going to finish ASOIAF

Git!

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By *arty84Man
over a year ago

Orpington

Pretty much most game and anime adaptations are god awful! It's actually easier to mention the very few that where good.

I'm looking at you 90's Mortal Kombat (not amazing but fun), Silent hill 1 (pretty close to spot on) and Battle Angel Alita (original version was terrible to begin with)... Hmm can pretty much count all the good stuff on 1 hand.

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By *entlemanrogueMan
over a year ago

Motherwell

The watch.

utter crap

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By *entlemanrogueMan
over a year ago

Motherwell

"A song of ice and fire....*season 5,6,7,8*

Agree they even managed to bring people back to life to survive the whole thing

And didn't bring back to life one character who should have been! Catelyn Stark...

That was a huge twist in the book and a great one. Would love to see where the author takes the story of Catelyn and the revenge that comes with it. At the rate GGRM is not going to finish ASOIAF

Git!

100% agter season 4 D and D just got lost, then rushed the ending

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By *icecouple561Couple
Forum Mod
over a year ago

East Sussex

The Darling Buds of May and Call The Midwife

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