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What was the worst bastardization of a classic book into a movie? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] proudblond 14 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The Black Cauldron

[–] somethingsnappy 7 points 10 months ago

That. Is a deep cut, and yes.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago (3 children)

Hunger games.

[–] sanguinepar 10 points 10 months ago (2 children)

I should really read those, as I really enjoyed those movies (the earliest ones more than the later ones, admittedly). What's so different about the movies?

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke is one of my most beloved series

read that series several times and when they announced a movie I was so hyped!

and the movie was just ok :C
I haven't seen any movies based on books since then unless it receives high praises which I haven't seen much

[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (4 children)

The NeverEnding Story

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

So true. Michael Ende was a total genius and the book has to be filmed again. It has so much potential for surreal dreamy landscapes, morphing sceneries, psychedelic images...

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Well. It's clearly not a book, but Disney's Hercules was the first time I really felt disappointed about going to the cinema. My ten year old brain was having none of it. I wanted the adultery, the murder, the dirty stuff the story was supposed to have and I think it's the Disney film (that I've watched) I hate the most up to date.

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[–] H2207 10 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Don't know if it counts as "classic", but Mortal Engines comes to mind. The film cut out over half the book. I loved the book and got really excited for the film, but it was a massive let-down. They could've easily made the film twice as long, maybe more.

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[–] elviraelenor 9 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (3 children)

The vampiers assistent, bases on the Darren Shan series. The tried to fit the first 3 books and the last one in one movie, and skipping over the other 8 books.... And who is Rebecca the monkey girl.... I wand Debbie and Sam....

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[–] silver_Motoko 9 points 10 months ago

I know its not a classic, but Dan Brown's inferno the book and the movie have two different endings and it angers me every time.

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