unnecessary book to movie adaptations...

i just watched the american. it's a good movie, but the book was better. it doesn't work properly on screen. what are some other examples?

also i'm worried about the hobbit. it'll probably be great, but is it necessary at all? unless it's totally spiffing, i'd say no.

Dune. It can't be done, not properly anyway.

Eragon.

Dune. It can't be done, not properly anyway.

1oh1nine1

shutter island......

LOTR & Harry Potter

LOTR & Harry Potter

themajormayor

Less Than Zero.

LOTR & Harry Potter

themajormayor

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LOTR & Harry Potter

BossPerson

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LOTR & Harry Potter

BossPerson

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LOTR & Harry Potter

muller39

The books were much much better and atmospheric. I think this game made a much better adaption

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LOTR & Harry Potter

muller39

[QUOTE="BossPerson"][QUOTE="themajormayor"]By worse you mean best? [QUOTE="themajormayor"]

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LOTR & Harry Potter

almasdeathchild

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[QUOTE="BossPerson"]LOTR? You mean the greatest trilogy of all time?BossPerson

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themajormayor

Have you watched the extended editions? They make up for the loss of atmosphere of the theatrical versions...

Also, what's wrong with the music? Try thishttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQ9NOV3KNpY

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[QUOTE="BossPerson"]Alright, just give me some real and rational reasons as to why LOTR didn't work for you?

BossPerson

Have you watched the extended editions? They make up for the loss of atmosphere of the theatrical versions...

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[QUOTE="themajormayor"] I'm not saying it's bad. But it lost much atmosphere. Feels more like an action movie than this mystic and atmospheric tale. Listen to the music no mysticism just straight forward action BADABAM DABADM BAM. Also most actors sucked. The game I posted made it alot better.

themajormayor

Have you watched the extended editions? They make up for the loss of atmosphere of the theatrical versions...

[QUOTE="themajormayor"][QUOTE="BossPerson"]I have to respectfully disagree with everything you said.

Have you watched the extended editions? They make up for the loss of atmosphere of the theatrical versions...

Tylendal

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]themajormayor is trying too hard.themajormayor

Dune. It can't be done, not properly anyway.

1oh1nine1

Damn that was fast. Agreed, trying to squeeze it into a 2-3 hour movie is simply impossible.

I'm not a book snob that likes to look intellectual by saying "eh, the book was SO much better" for every single book adaptation. Heck, in a lot of cases, some of the best films were based on books.

Comic book movies are what people should really be getting pissed about. Really? Where starting from the beginning in Spiderman again? That's not going to be boring.

Inception

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LOTR & Harry Potter

almasdeathchild

says the guy who praises The Boondock Saints and Final Destination series...

When is there ever a NECESSARY book to movie adaptation? It's all purely for entertainment. If you don't like it don't watch it.

LOTR

themajormayor

I have killed for less egregious statements.

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LOTR & Harry Potter

almasdeathchild

Who the hell mentioned Star Wars (Ep 1,2 and 3)???

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[QUOTE="BossPerson"]LOTR? You mean the greatest trilogy of all time?Johnny_Rock

Who the hell mentioned Star Wars (Ep 1,2 and 3)???

Twilight. The movies are just so boring compared to the books.NiKva

Twilight. The movies are just so boring compared to the books.NiKva

The Golden Compass. I didn't see the movie adaptation; I just think it's unnecessary.

The Golden Compass. I didn't see the movie adaptation; I just think it's unnecessary.

SirWander

Dune. It can't be done, not properly anyway.

1oh1nine1

The Golden Compass. I didn't see the movie adaptation; I just think it's unnecessary.

SirWander

shutter island......

almasdeathchild

Huh? The movie was one of the most faithful adaptations I've ever seen. The only differences were that the main character doesn't wear his hat, the ending quote, and one or two dream sequences. All but the last were trivial changes,

.. Starship Troopers.. Outside of the characters name and the fact he was fighting arachnids, nothing else was even remotely accurate compared to the book.. sSubZerOo

I think that was the idea, it was more or less meant to be a parody of it.