Hello people, this is a thread for you to rant and rave and discuss the many great and enjoyable books that have been brutally assaulted and butchered by various directors and miscellaneous other people involved in movie production. I can name a few right off, Percy Jackson and the Olympians-The lightning thief.makes the top of my rant list easily. Well not the worst movie I have ever seen (30,000 leagues under the sea takes the cake there. Not 20,000, 30,000.)it was to the book as a piece of oxidizing iron to a refined gold ingot. They cut about 60% of the colorful and unique details, stole some stuff from Sea of monsters,(the second book.) and they changed the main story line of that book to something that made no sense in the movie, as well as destabilizing the entire main premise of the great prophecy involving a child of the big three reaching 16. The dude they got to play Percy Jackson looked 15, in the book he was 12.
They also butchered a childhood favorite of mine when they remade Clash of the Titans.(There is a novelization form of COTT, I own one.) Awesome effects and graphics, completely crapped out story line. That remake had so much potential.
Well I have not read the books, I heard(And observed in the movie with how rushed it was.)they did the same with Eragon.
The only two examples I can think of for a successful books into movies transition are-LOTR and HP.
Now I open it up to the peoples, any book series you want to rant about being ruined? Or discuss what they should have done.
I do not mind people talking about non Scifi/Fantasy book series ether, for example I have heard people say that Anne of Green Gables was very different then the books and not very good.
They also butchered a childhood favorite of mine when they remade Clash of the Titans.(There is a novelization form of COTT, I own one.) Awesome effects and graphics, completely crapped out story line. That remake had so much potential.
Well I have not read the books, I heard(And observed in the movie with how rushed it was.)they did the same with Eragon.
The only two examples I can think of for a successful books into movies transition are-LOTR and HP.
Now I open it up to the peoples, any book series you want to rant about being ruined? Or discuss what they should have done.
I do not mind people talking about non Scifi/Fantasy book series ether, for example I have heard people say that Anne of Green Gables was very different then the books and not very good.
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