ookkie
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Post by ookkie on Jan 3, 2016 20:32:58 GMT -5
A Clockwork Orange.
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Post by Limity (BLM) on Jan 3, 2016 20:34:30 GMT -5
DUNE.
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The Unconquered Sun
King Koopa
He has no pants! What a heathen!
Lord of Storms and Kittens!
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Post by The Unconquered Sun on Jan 3, 2016 20:49:56 GMT -5
Both Shrek and How To Train Your Dragon have almost nothing to do with their original books.
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the2ndevil
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Super Seducer Survivor
Where Is Your Santa, Now?
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Post by the2ndevil on Jan 3, 2016 21:19:35 GMT -5
The more recent Left Behind movie.
It was more of an airplane disaster flick that happened to take place during The Rapture than anything else, and was a much better movie because of it.
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Post by Ishmeal Loves Kaseyhausen on Jan 3, 2016 21:30:41 GMT -5
Titanic. Great movie, differs a bit from the source material.
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Post by Joe Neglia on Jan 3, 2016 21:51:26 GMT -5
Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Extreme differences between it and the book it was based on.
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agent817
Fry's dog Seymour
Doesn't Know Whose Ring It Is
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Post by agent817 on Jan 3, 2016 22:00:22 GMT -5
The Running Man. Now I have not read the book, but I am curious about it, considering how I have read that it's a lot different and darker than the movie, and the ending turns out to be depressing. However, you can't go wrong with 1980s cheese in that film, especially with Arnold's one-liners.
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the2ndevil
Grimlock
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Where Is Your Santa, Now?
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Post by the2ndevil on Jan 3, 2016 22:29:00 GMT -5
Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Extreme differences between it and the book it was based on. Having read the book, I would like to see a more faithful adaptation to it, as unlikely as that is, for when the author wrote a sequel, it was closer to the movie, and dismissed the first book as little more than a dream one of the characters had.
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Post by Red Impact on Jan 3, 2016 23:18:15 GMT -5
Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Extreme differences between it and the book it was based on. Which is good, because the mystery in the book was absolutely awful. It was one of those times when taking the basic premise and just running with it was a good idea. I'll nominate O' Brother, Where Art Thou, which is fantastic and a very loose adaptatin of the Odyssey. I'll also say The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, which I know isn't a very popular movie, but I absolutely loved it (I think enjoyment is based entirely on how much you identify with Walter ni the movie). Yes, the product placement was over the top, but it also gave Patton Oswalt a roll, so kudos for that.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 3, 2016 23:35:31 GMT -5
The Man of Steel vs. Batman Returns thread got me thinking about movies that may be quite good on its own merits, but are poor adaptations of their source material. Like how Batman Returns is a great Tim Burton movie, but not a very good Batman movie, if you know what I mean. I've never seen Man of Steel myself, but I've noticed a lot of the criticism I see revolves not around the movie itself, but rather its portrayal of Superman. People who are fans of Superman tend to hate the movie because it doesn't conform to their idea of what Superman should be, while people who aren't fans of Superman to begin with tend to enjoy it. Ditto for Spider-Man 3 and Venom fans. Another example that comes to mind is The Shining. It's a great movie because of Stanley freaking Kubrick, but it isn't a very good adaptation of the Stephen King novel, so much so that Stephen King himself is rumored to hate the movie. On a personal level, I thought the first Transformers movie was decent for what it was - a mindless action movie (the sequels, not so much), but my inner Transformers fan hated it with a passion because it wasn't anything like the Transformers I know and love. Anyone have some more examples? Man of Steel has more problems than just their adaptations of characters. Pretty much everything Zod does is stupid and goes against his stated goals for instance.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jan 4, 2016 0:39:02 GMT -5
Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Extreme differences between it and the book it was based on. Having read the book, I would like to see a more faithful adaptation to it, as unlikely as that is, for when the author wrote a sequel, it was closer to the movie, and dismissed the first book as little more than a dream one of the characters had. Yeah, Gary K. Wolf gave the Roger Rabbit film nothing but praise. The Framed Jessica wound up being way more likable than her Censored version.
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Post by Savage Gambino on Jan 4, 2016 1:19:04 GMT -5
Street Fighter. It should be among the worst movies ever made. But damn is it fun despite crapping on source material and almost no characters behaving like the actually would. Ryu is no hero. Guile and Chun-Li yes, but Ryu and Ken, no. Nor are Ryu and Ken the jerkasses seen in the movie (and by proxy, the USA Network animated series). Just like Masters of the Universe (sayyyyyy....) was a better New Gods movie, SF was a better G.I. Joe live action movie. /Plus, what was Legend of Chun-Li's excuse? If Street Fighter '95 was a better G.I Joe film, Legend of Chun-Li was a subpar Fatal Fury film. I think it says a lot that almost everybody says McDonough's Bison was a much better Geese Howard. For a hilarious inverse, how about Super Mario Bros? Widely accepted as a horrendous movie, and creator Shigeru Miyamoto's biggest complaint is that it's TOO faithful to the games.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jan 4, 2016 3:20:28 GMT -5
The Shining managed ti be better than the book by leaving crap like ghost wasps or whatever they were and moving hedge animals out.
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Post by Hit Girl on Jan 4, 2016 5:32:07 GMT -5
Jaws
They cut all the right stuff from the novel, which as far as I can recall had shit relating to the Mafia in it, and an affair between Hooper and Mrs Brody.
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Post by EvenBaldobombHasAJob on Jan 4, 2016 7:19:45 GMT -5
Kick Ass As an adaption of the book it's way off because it's actually good EVERY Mark Millar adaption should be way off the source (Red Son aside) I know a lot of people hate on Wanted (The movie), but I liked it better than the comic book version. Now I enjoyed the comic at first, but then when I read it the second or third time, I started to see how mean-spirited it was and the book died down towards the end, and then of course, you also had that ending. I still don't even understand what Mark Millar was trying to say with that ending. just came off as sanctimonious and hypocritical whining. V for Vendetta's a great movie that completely misses the point of the book.
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agent817
Fry's dog Seymour
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Post by agent817 on Jan 4, 2016 9:16:56 GMT -5
Nor are Ryu and Ken the jerkasses seen in the movie (and by proxy, the USA Network animated series). Just like Masters of the Universe (sayyyyyy....) was a better New Gods movie, SF was a better G.I. Joe live action movie. /Plus, what was Legend of Chun-Li's excuse? If Street Fighter '95 was a better G.I Joe film, Legend of Chun-Li was a subpar Fatal Fury film. I think it says a lot that almost everybody says McDonough's Bison was a much better Geese Howard. For a hilarious inverse, how about Super Mario Bros? Widely accepted as a horrendous movie, and creator Shigeru Miyamoto's biggest complaint is that it's TOO faithful to the games. I think you should check out Ramboraph4life's review of the Super Mario Bros movie. He actually does like that movie and actually defended it. I personally don't mind the movie, as it is fun in some areas, even though it was cheesy.
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Post by Clash, Never a Meter Maid on Jan 4, 2016 10:19:19 GMT -5
I know a lot of people hate on Wanted (The movie), but I liked it better than the comic book version. Now I enjoyed the comic at first, but then when I read it the second or third time, I started to see how mean-spirited it was and the book died down towards the end, and then of course, you also had that ending. I still don't even understand what Mark Millar was trying to say with that ending. just came off as sanctimonious and hypocritical whining. V for Vendetta's a great movie that completely misses the point of the book. And in contrast, another Moore adaption, Watchmen, was book accurate right down to practically the panels. It arguably suffers as a film because of it IMO, and I think it would have ideally worked better as a Netflix series as opposed to cramming a 12-issue epic into three hours. Ozymandias's plan in the film was better though.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 4, 2016 10:32:13 GMT -5
Harry Potter: Prisoner of Azkaban fits this pretty well. The first two movies were extremely faithful to the books, some would say to their detriment (I don't share that opinion).
Azkaban departed from the previous movies stylistically, and started making changes from the books. It is probably the most well crafted movie of the entire series, but it really starts to omit critical plot points and character building, a trend which continues throughout the rest of the movies.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 4, 2016 11:00:04 GMT -5
I still don't even understand what Mark Millar was trying to say with that ending. just came off as sanctimonious and hypocritical whining. V for Vendetta's a great movie that completely misses the point of the book. And in contrast, another Moore adaption, Watchmen, was book accurate right down to practically the panels. It arguably suffers as a film because of it IMO, and I think it would have ideally worked better as a Netflix series as opposed to cramming a 12-issue epic into three hours. Ozymandias's plan in the film was better though. The alien is something completely unknown was it a scout, an explorer, are there more, are they coming... etc. there are more unknowns so there is more for the world to fear. It gives the enemy a specific face. Doctor Manhattan is super powerful but they know where he is and in general the extent of his power (what little extent there is). Furthermore, Doctor Manhattan is seen specifically as an American attack dog, the Russians and the rest of the world would not be so keen to join hands with America as brother in arms when he turns and bites them. Also it leaves a few holes like Bubastis who only existed as step one of his plan to build the squid (and whose existence goes completly unexplained in the film) and I believe the missing scientists are mentioned as well which again goes nowhere since they aren't working on a giant squid.
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Post by YAKMAN is ICHIBAN on Jan 4, 2016 11:09:58 GMT -5
I still don't even understand what Mark Millar was trying to say with that ending. just came off as sanctimonious and hypocritical whining. V for Vendetta's a great movie that completely misses the point of the book. And in contrast, another Moore adaption, Watchmen, was book accurate right down to practically the panels. It arguably suffers as a film because of it IMO, and I think it would have ideally worked better as a Netflix series as opposed to cramming a 12-issue epic into three hours. Ozymandias's plan in the film was better though. If you want an unbearably long, poorly paced movie, try watching the version of Watchmen with The Black Freighter sequences added back in.
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