Which books have the worst video adaptation? (lemm.ee)

submitted 10 months ago by abbadon420@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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For me it's definitely the Dark Tower, but the Golden Compas was also a huge letdown.

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[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

World War Z is barely at all like the book, and does a lot of really fucking stupid shit instead of having some of the really fucking cool shit from the book.

Like instead of a blind martial arts master surviving the zombies, we get to see one of the main characters slip on a ramp and break his neck. 😬

I still hate how Max Brooks said "Now, it's a little unlike my book, but still good in it's own right!" Because it wasn't.

[-] Omnificer@lemmy.world 9 points 10 months ago

Way worse than break his neck, he outright accidentally shoots himself in the head.

And then it was insane that the zombies can magically tell if someone is specifically terminally ill and then will actively avoid them.

[-] lingh0e@sh.itjust.works 7 points 10 months ago

I still hate how Max Brooks said "Now, it's a little unlike my book, but still good in it's own right!" Because it wasn't.

Yeah. It really bugs me when people are like "it's still a good zombie movie."

It is a bad movie. Regardless of genre.

[-] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 5 points 10 months ago

Tbh the book does a lot of dumb shit too

Like instead of a blind martial arts master surviving the zombies

Imo like this. This is some cringy anime shit, it felt so out of place

[-] ShaggySnacks@lemmy.myserv.one 4 points 10 months ago

A visual representation between the book and the movie.

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I honestly forgot that there was ever a movie made about the book because that movie just took the name and wasn't about the book. Fantastic book. Let's forget about the movie.

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