Hey guys,
Have you ever seen a movie based on a book and felt that the movie completely ruins the book? Well... I have seen several such movies and I find them extremely irritating. Most of the time I have read the book (and loved it, which I why I go and see the movie in the first place) and when I see a bad adaption, I hate it. So here's a list of movies which have got it completely wrong.
1] Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief:
Firstly, you have to read the book series(if you have not yet done so). Rick Riordan is really fantastic writer. On the other hand Chris Columbus seems like a terrible director! The movie is not a patch on the book and die hard Percy fans will be extremely disappointed on watching it. Lets face it, Logan Lerman CANNOT ACT!
2] The Kite Runner:
A fascinatingly touching story by the great writer Khaled Hosseini describes the story of an Afghan boy and his friend. Set in Afghanistan(like all his other books) the story is really beautiful and guarantees to keep you hooked till the very end. However the movie, promises to bore you out of your skull and make you walk out at the interval itself! The actors are mediocre and fail to bring out the depth of the feelings conveyed in the book. The director obviously wanted to make a few quick bucks here by trying to adapt a bestseller and the movie is bad, at the very best.
3] Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince:
When I walked into the theater to watch this film I was really excited.... by the interval, I was ready to commit suicide. Unlike most other Harry Potter movies, in this one completely strays away from the book and misses out on certain crucial parts just to squeeze a few more titillating kisses(which frankly got boring very quickly). Very very disappointing.
4] A Series Of Unfortunate Events:
This book series by author Lemony Snicket is sad and really entertaining. First big mistake made by the director.. trying to club more than ten books into one two hour movie... Needless to say that I was unfortunate to watch it.
5] Eragon:
When Christopher Paolini writes about Eragon in his book... he portrays him as a cool and tough guy. When you see Ed Speleers on the big screen... you are reminded of a baby crying for his mother(trust me, its not cute). Terrible casting. Besides the movie fails to keep you entertained like the book does.
Well those are the list of movies I really hated because the pretty much ruined some of my favorite books.. Do yourselves a favor and do not watch them.
So until next time,
"Live Long and Prosper"
Pranav Menon,
The Crazy Place.
Have you ever seen a movie based on a book and felt that the movie completely ruins the book? Well... I have seen several such movies and I find them extremely irritating. Most of the time I have read the book (and loved it, which I why I go and see the movie in the first place) and when I see a bad adaption, I hate it. So here's a list of movies which have got it completely wrong.
1] Percy Jackson and the Lightening Thief:
Firstly, you have to read the book series(if you have not yet done so). Rick Riordan is really fantastic writer. On the other hand Chris Columbus seems like a terrible director! The movie is not a patch on the book and die hard Percy fans will be extremely disappointed on watching it. Lets face it, Logan Lerman CANNOT ACT!
2] The Kite Runner:
A fascinatingly touching story by the great writer Khaled Hosseini describes the story of an Afghan boy and his friend. Set in Afghanistan(like all his other books) the story is really beautiful and guarantees to keep you hooked till the very end. However the movie, promises to bore you out of your skull and make you walk out at the interval itself! The actors are mediocre and fail to bring out the depth of the feelings conveyed in the book. The director obviously wanted to make a few quick bucks here by trying to adapt a bestseller and the movie is bad, at the very best.
3] Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince:
When I walked into the theater to watch this film I was really excited.... by the interval, I was ready to commit suicide. Unlike most other Harry Potter movies, in this one completely strays away from the book and misses out on certain crucial parts just to squeeze a few more titillating kisses(which frankly got boring very quickly). Very very disappointing.
4] A Series Of Unfortunate Events:
This book series by author Lemony Snicket is sad and really entertaining. First big mistake made by the director.. trying to club more than ten books into one two hour movie... Needless to say that I was unfortunate to watch it.
5] Eragon:
When Christopher Paolini writes about Eragon in his book... he portrays him as a cool and tough guy. When you see Ed Speleers on the big screen... you are reminded of a baby crying for his mother(trust me, its not cute). Terrible casting. Besides the movie fails to keep you entertained like the book does.
Well those are the list of movies I really hated because the pretty much ruined some of my favorite books.. Do yourselves a favor and do not watch them.
So until next time,
"Live Long and Prosper"
Pranav Menon,
The Crazy Place.
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