worst adaptation of a book into a movie?

I Am Legend: They took one of the greatest endings in literature and ruined it.

Anything by Stephen King. In my opinion, "It" was shockingly bad. I couldn't get over how dark and mature the novel was, compared to how squeaky clean the film adaptation was.Solid_Snake325

[QUOTE="Solid_Snake325"]Anything by Stephen King. In my opinion, "It" was shockingly bad. I couldn't get over how dark and mature the novel was, compared to how squeaky clean the film adaptation was.spazzx625

[QUOTE="spazzx625"][QUOTE="Solid_Snake325"]Anything by Stephen King. In my opinion, "It" was shockingly bad. I couldn't get over how dark and mature the novel was, compared to how squeaky clean the film adaptation was.Solid_Snake325

The 1966 Alice In Wonderland. The animals were just people, Alice is a psychopath, the Cheshire Cat doesn't smile and only whispers in Alice's voice, Lewis Carrol's witty jokes were replaced by terrible dialogue.
The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe just tried to be The Lord of the Rings, basically.

V for Vendetta.

JediXMan7

The Count of Monte Cristo with Jim Cavizel had barely anything that resembled the book, but it was a totally bad movie though.

Jurassic Park II - the book was exciting, thrilling, fabulous. The movie was - Gozilla xxxi (the crappy American version, not the good Japanese ones).

The Shining - the end to the movie was just plain stupid. It didn't make sense. Kubrick's version/vision, I guess.

The Shining - the tv version with Weber - even worse than the original AND THE TELEPLAY WAS WRITTEN BY KING! What was he thinking? He makes a child/wife abuser killer the hero? Don't think so! The book was just so much better.

And while we're talking about King - David Soul in Salem's Lot? (That movie is SCREAMING for a GOOD version.)

I, Robot - what a total and complete piece of WillSmith Crap! A great book by Isaac Asimov got turned into a WillSMITH EXTRAVAGANZA!

Despite the fact that the actors and the movies were good, I didn't like ANY of the Harry Potter movies. Guess I have to agree with the other poster. Just didn't fit my vision of the books.

Sahara (written by Clive Cussler)

Planet_Pluto

I forgot what everyone else in the thread posted when I got to this. You are absolutely correct.

One I didn't see anywhere else was Timeline (Crichton). My heavens that was an awful movie...

Eragon... it was so bad, that not even sequels will come..

Northern Lights (which is The Golden Compass in the US),the story is so out of place that I don't even think there will be sequel to it.

Starship Troopers-I don't need to say much.

Chronicles of Narnia:The Lion,The Witch and the Wardrobe-Meh.

Stormbreaker-*Shrudders*

Eragon

I haven't seen enough to say, but I've never been entirely comfortable with any book to film adaptation where I read the book first.

Actually, I do have one. Has anyone ever read Hatchet, concerning a young boy learning to survive in the wilderness with just a hatchet and his wits? Well, there's a film adaptation of it, named "A Cry in the Wild", and it is Absolutely Dreadful.

City of Ember.

1984.

The Neverending Story.

Captivating book adressing modern problematics thru use of clever analogies turns into a magical pooftale for toddlers

Inkheart. They filled it with way to much crap that never happened, didn't include important parts from the story, and ended the story with the first movie. When the actual story spans 3 books.

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Sahara (written by Clive Cussler)

3KindgomsRandy

I forgot what everyone else in the thread posted when I got to this. You are absolutely correct.

One I didn't see anywhere else was Timeline (Crichton). My heavens that was an awful movie...