MRDRHAWK Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Eragon. Holy shitballs, Eragon. As a book series, they were actually pretty solid, if pure teen schlock (I read them when I was, like, 14 or something gimme a break). The movie was just... piss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Eragon~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nightmare Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 (edited) I know I didn't like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. Mostly the shoehorned backstory for Willy Wonka (HE WAS A STRICT DENTIST'S SON AND THAT IS HOW HE CAME TO LOVE SWEETS SO MUCH oh come on give me a break), but there are other things too that are probably nitpicks more than anything. Edited April 13, 2014 by Nightmare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 I'm glad I couldn't think of any answers. I had faith I'd just end up agreeing with Nightmarre anyway, and I was right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peener weener Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 As a book series, they were actually pretty solid, you're embarrassing me in front of my friends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDRHAWK Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 you're embarrassing me in front of my friends again when I read them I was, like, 14 I bet if I re-read them now they'll suck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 christopher paolini was an inspiration for me when i was like twelve, purely because he was also about twelve apparently i was really fucking desperate for rolemodels back then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eclipse Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Most "exotic" meat that I like: Escargot. Get at me. Current question: Hello there I Am Legend. ;/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Current question: Hello there I Am Legend. ;/ fuck actually yeah this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 i liked i am legend, the film i will mull this question over Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tryhard Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 The Golden Compass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ϲharlie Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Battlefield Earth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacLovin Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I have an idea for the next question! Worst Comic Book/Graphic Novel/Manga to Film? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freohr Datia Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Weeee I think I was 12 when I first read Eragon as well~ But if I went back and read them I bet I'd still enjoy them ^o^ (I'm sorry neckite your friends will probably hate you now~) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sifer Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Avatar the last air bender to the movie version.. there is so-ka, Ahng. Terrible acting and they nerfed firebending the visuals were nice though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyFireMage Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I stopped reading Eragon when it was clear that the main character was a Gary Stu of the highest order. The whole "half-elf" thing was really...urf. The movie adaptation of Darren Shan was really off, now that I think about it. The series took place in Ireland, not America. Although nobody probably knows what I'm talking about. *puts on hipster glasses* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esau of Isaac Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 The Golden Compass. Yeah. I really would've liked to see The Subtle Knife on screen. It's a shame that film ruined the possibility of later adaptions. :( Avatar the last air bender to the movie version.. there is so-ka, Ahng. Terrible acting and they nerfed firebending the visuals were nice though Avatar is not a book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Knight Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker It followed pretty closely to the novel for an adaptation, but it was a meh movie. I really would have wanted to see the sequels though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thor Odinson Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 I think the only book-to-film I even remember watching is the Harry Potter series, and while I have many qualms about the way the films handled things they're hardly the worst B2F out there. But I'll still complain about how they changed characterization for the worse especially since the bits I'm complaining about did not have to be changed for it was not interfering with the films' length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esme Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 The Golden Compass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NinjaMonkey Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (the one featuring Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 (edited) I haven't watched many Book-to-films, and most of them have been good. However, one immediately comes to mind: The Hobbit. Don't get me wrong, as a standalone film, the Hobbit would've been fine. However, so many aspects of the book were changed. Like, why the hell is Legolas there? And Tauriel? I believe that the biggest problem was that they attempted to squeeze a trilogy out of a ~300 page book, which led to massive amounts of filler. Percy Jackson was pretty bad too. Edited April 13, 2014 by Gaia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRDRHAWK Posted April 13, 2014 Share Posted April 13, 2014 i liked i am legend, the film I did too actually also fuck why'd you guys have to remind me about The Golden Compass' movie shit depressed me so much I purged it from my mind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 I Am Legend is a good film but the fact that it totally missed the point of the books makes it a bad book-to-film adaptation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrhesia Posted April 13, 2014 Author Share Posted April 13, 2014 Tauriel? While I agree with you on the filler, I think it's a good idea to maybe add One (1) woman with a talking role to the film. One (1). The original text of the Hobbit does not really manage to do this. (I've not actually seen any of the Hobbit films but I am pretty confused on how they're drawing three films from like 200 pages) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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