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The shitty book thread got me thinking. Is there a book that you love and endear that was turned into the biggest crap filled movie you have ever seen?

or just a book you hate that turned into a movie you hated even more so than the book....

One that sticks out like a sore thumb in my mind was that great expectations movie with ethan hawke. The book was meh, but that movie was a 2 hour piece of unrelentless garbage. I'm sure there are much worse, but thats all i can think of.

Also bram stokers the mummy with lou gosset jr....

I know as the posts continue i will be able to think of more.

I don't know, I think I watched the worst serious movie ever last saturday, I'm sure it is not a book, but I must say it.

xXx State of the Union

I don't know, I think I watched the worst serious movie ever last saturday, I'm sure it is not a book, but I must say it.

xXx State of the Union


it might be a book, i have the mission impossible movie book.

Dare I say it? Starship Troopers. Great book. I refuse to acknowledge the movie of the same name.

Starship Troopers, Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire - they cut out all of the encounter scenes in the maze to add a 15 minute fight scene with the dragon that never happened. Tanked the movie for me.

For all the debate over Blade Runner, few comment on the fact that neither the original, nor the "Directors Cut" have most of the plot points or even a better ending than the original Philip K. Dick novel.

That ending was far superior.

Starship Troopers, Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire,

The Goblet was bad indeed

Never read the Starship Troopers book, should I?

The B.A. thing gave me the creeps, indeed

Starship Troopers, Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire - they cut out all of the encounter scenes in the maze to add a 15 minute fight scene with the dragon that never happened. Tanked the movie for me.
That part where the other schools entered was kinda cheezy me thinks.

The Relic, great book, horrific movie. They changed nearly everything and kept a few character names.

Also, dark works in a book where you're describing things, but in a movie it's reduced to just crappy.

Starship Troopers, Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire - they cut out all of the encounter scenes in the maze to add a 15 minute fight scene with the dragon that never happened. Tanked the movie for me.


yeah you dont have to even read the book to know goblet of fire sucked ass


oh how could i forget the lion the witch and the wardrobe.

most shitty overhyped big budget movie of '05-'06 (even though you cant tell the movie had a budget at times)

oh how could i forget the lion the witch and the wardrobe.

most shitty overhyped big budget movie of '05-'06 (even though you cant tell the movie had a budget at times)
Oh yeah, hated that one. Every time that little one stumbled into the picture, all I wanted to do was punch her in the face. Don't know why, but that's what I wanted to do...

Starship Troopers, Harry Potter & The Goblet of Fire - they cut out all of the encounter scenes in the maze to add a 15 minute fight scene with the dragon that never happened. Tanked the movie for me.

Goblet is too long a book to do as one movie, even The Philosopher's Stone I think they cut to much out of, they could have done Goblet as 2 movies, they would have made more money that way, and they could have torn less pages out of the book, everyones happy. Yes the dragon fight was bad, but also it's a movie about a school... where's the schooling?

Also, dark works in a book where you're describing things, but in a movie it's reduced to just crappy.

Definitely. A lot of times a movie is ruined by the DARK, SUSPENSEFUL MYSTERY!!! (!!!!) you just sit there going, figure it out already! If I was the main character, this movie would have ended an hour ago!

Oh yeah, hated that one. Every time that little one stumbled into the picture, all I wanted to do was punch her in the face. Don't know why, but that's what I wanted to do...


the little one acted better than the rest of the actors on that film.

escpecially the cate blanchett wannabe dark queen.....dreadful.

but also it's a movie about a school... where's the schooling?
Aye, that was stupid, made it look like all they did was that tournament and then that ball. Why couldn't they have done it in a more Unreal Tournament kinda feel? Much more exciting IMO.

Hey!, I liked the centaurs and the griffons!

Goblet is too long a book to do as one movie, even The Philosopher's Stone I think they cut to much out of, they could have done Goblet as 2 movies, they would have made more money that way, and they could have torn less pages out of the book, everyones happy. Yes the dragon fight was bad, but also it's a movie about a school... where's the schooling?
Or they could have just made a long ass movie instead of pretending all movies have to be two and a half hours.

the little one acted better than the rest of the actors on that film.
Maybe so, she still annoyed me.

Anything Stephen King. I'm a huge old school Stephen King fan, but what the Networks did to The Stand and It was attrocious. And there was really nothing gained from the changes they made.

Maybe so, she still annoyed me.


worst actor in that film is definitely Mr. Tumnus

Anything Stephen King. I'm a huge old school Stephen King fan, but what the Networks did to The Stand and It was attrocious. And there was really nothing gained from the changes they made.


the stand and it should be compared to casablanca compared to what the networks did to the shining when they made it a mini series.

worst actor in that film is definitely Mr. Tumnus
Who? That goatperson?

Personally, I didn't think Lion witch and wardrobe was THAT bad. Not living up to the standards of the book, and the acting was slightly cheesy and annoying, but it wasn't too bad a movie. Still a reasonably entertaining experience.

Who? That goatperson?


yeah

the stand and it should be compared to casablanca compared to what the networks did to the shining when they made it a mini series.
Never saw The Stand. But I wouldn't be surprised.

Personally, I didn't think Lion witch and wardrobe was THAT bad. Not living up to the standards of the book, and the acting was slightly cheesy and annoying, but it wasn't too bad a movie. Still a reasonably entertaining experience.

id rather watch chairman of the board (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118836/)

yeah
I didn't really like the story, either for that matter. What kind of a country would have two teenagers. a 7-or-so year old and a 10-or-so year old as rulers? Morons.

Never saw The Stand. But I wouldn't be surprised.

i liked the stand mini series and it, books were 100 times better though.

the shining starred stephen weber and rebecca demornay i mean it was tripe.

id rather watch chairman of the board (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0118836/)

... ooh. Pwned.

All the Harry Potter movies were horrible. I don't understand why everyone liked movie 3, it was the one which mangled the storyline most.

... ooh. Pwned.

All the Harry Potter movies were horrible. I don't understand why everyone liked movie 3, it was the one which mangled the storyline most.
And the werewolf looked like old Chewie.

... ooh. Pwned.

All the Harry Potter movies were horrible. I don't understand why everyone liked movie 3, it was the one which mangled the storyline most.


i just enjoyed the way 3 was filmed. also im a sucker for any movie with gary oldman. but i wont be fooled all the time. lost in space was one ill never forget.

i'll also count comic book to movie adaptations as well.

tank girl and spawn top that list.

Any Stephen King book to movie generally sucks horribly compared to their origination.

Any Stephen King book to movie generally sucks horribly compared to their origination.


not true. pet semetary was pretty close, but both book and movie sucked.

not true. pet semetary was pretty close, but both book and movie sucked.
I loved that book. It was the first Stephen King book I read. C'mon. Gage going after the neighbor telling him he'd done the deed with his wife? That's classic.

i'll also count comic book to movie adaptations as well.

tank girl and spawn top that list.
Arn't those comics though? Tank Girl was like a bad acid trip.

I loved that book. It was the first Stephen King book I read. C'mon. Gage going after the neighbor telling him he'd done the deed with his wife? That's classic.

yeah the book is good for a first stephen king book, but once you start reading others it fails in comparison.

Arn't those comics though? Tank Girl was like a bad acid trip.
yeah thats what i meant by counting comic adaptations .

the crow sequels were shitty too.

league of extrodinary gentlemen should be up there as well

yeah the book is good for a first stephen king book, but once you start reading others it fails in comparison.
Pales, pales in comparison.
Arn't cliches with easily rhymable words hard to use. :rolleyes:

... ooh. Pwned.

All the Harry Potter movies were horrible. I don't understand why everyone liked movie 3, it was the one which mangled the storyline most.
actually thats movie 4.

Pales, pales in comparison.
Arn't cliches with easily rhymable words hard to use. :rolleyes:

please forgive my horrible grammar/spelling/typing....tequila hangover today.

yeah thats what i meant by counting comic adaptations .

the crow sequels were shitty too.

league of extrodinary gentlemen should be up there as well
Ah, yeah Spawn sucked and I have never read the comic. it jsut seemed bad.

Ah, yeah Spawn sucked and I have never read the comic. it jsut seemed bad.


i was a huge fan of the comics the movie was just tripe, watch the HBO series. i own it. great stuff that should never have been cancelled.

Going to have to agree on the Harry Potter movies. I mean, the books aren’t great works of literatures in the first place, but they are at least novel and entertaining. The movies were absolutely insulting.

i still think harry potter should have done what lord of the rings did.

bring out one version in the theatres and then bring out the 2hour + extra footage version on DVD.

in fact all epics like that should be that way. thats why lotr won so many damn awards among other reasons of course.

Hitchhiker's Guide. Worst movie I've ever seen [and I watch many!].

Hitchhiker's Guide. Worst movie I've ever seen [and I watch many!].

it was going great until they shoved the other 2 books into the same film.

Congo, Timeline, Lost World: Jurassic Park.

it was going great until they shoved the other 2 books into the same film.
Aye.

Congo, Timeline, Lost World: Jurassic Park.


eaters of the dead movie was better than i expected though, pretty much like the book.

eaters of the dead movie was better than i expected though, pretty much like the book.
13th warrior? *Has no idea*

13th warrior? *Has no idea*

yeah the 13th warrior sorry.

great book, pretty good film.

Congo, Timeline, Lost World: Jurassic Park.

Congo is atleast a decent movie. If absolutely absurd. If you've never read the book it's a decent flick.

If you have read the book you're wondering who this stupid bint is they named Ross is. The book version was much better.

Lost world, gah. That about sums it up.

Timeline I've not seen, though the book was not spectacular.

Andromeda, a movie every bit as horrid as the book.

it was going great until they shoved the other 2 books into the same film.

At least it wasn't another movie trilogy

yeah the 13th warrior sorry.

great book, pretty good film.
I was just guessing, the old woman said something about "Eaters of the dead" to Buliwyf (sp?). I like that movie, kinda strange, but good.

At least it wasn't another movie trilogy


well i would have love to have seen all the books turn into films. it would more than a trilogy......

I was just guessing, the old woman said something about "Eaters of the dead" to Buliwyf (sp?). I like that movie, kinda strange, but good.

very underrated film.


the book is good as well. enjoyed the book more of course, more so the way the book was written.

very underrated film.


the book is good as well. enjoyed the book more of course, more so the way the book was written.
Yeah, it's kinda hard for movies to beat books imo. Haven't read it though.

Yeah, it's kinda hard for movies to beat books imo. Haven't read it though.

its a good quick read only about 400 some pages i think. i cleared the book in 3 days in 3 hr incrememnts.


btw buliwyf is correct im pretty sure

yeah the 13th warrior sorry.

great book, pretty good film.

Pffft...Great story, great book, and nice, really really nice script. BUT...

The ambient and cinema weren't that great. As far as I remember, one of the vikings sports a gladiator helmet and the chief (Buliwyf) sports a 1450' armor. Nice sountrack, although

The Hunt for Red October is a rather good book. Unfortunately, the movie missed a lot of the plot from the book and was really, for me at least, a huge disappointment.

The LotR trilogy is also a rather bad adaptation. A far too great emphasis on those dratted pointy-eared *bib* as well as the complete betrayal of Faramirs character really destroyed it for me.
However, I will admit that those books are very hard to do properly on the silver screen. They are simply too long and too boring. So, taken as just movies, the trilogy was actually rather good. But as an adaptation they stank…

Hitchhiker's Guide. Worst movie I've ever seen [and I watch many!].
Yeah I agree, I was really disappointed by that movie (although maybe my expectations were too high)

War of the Worlds (both movie versions) get my vote. I won't be happy til they make a movie version of it set in England where its supposed to be! :p

Yeah I agree, I was really disappointed by that movie (although maybe my expectations were too high)

War of the Worlds (both movie versions) get my vote. I won't be happy til they make a movie version of it set in England where its supposed to be! :p
While I'm fond of the older version, I, too, want a version set in England and in the time period the book has. How hard could that be, for heaven's sake?

While I'm fond of the older version, I, too, want a version set in England and in the time period the book has. How hard could that be, for heaven's sake?
What Martians landing in England in the 1950s? (I forget) Preposterous!