What book was a total disaster when made into a film?

Nate0072 · 04-28-2009, 11:20 AM

We know that some films are well made for example 'Jaws' or the 'Lord of the Rings.'
In your opinion what films sucked?

Sparrow · 04-28-2009, 11:25 AM

Polanski's 'Tess' - based on Thomas Hardy's 'Tess of the d'Urbervilles' - I walked out half way through.

DixieGal · 04-28-2009, 11:26 AM

Battlefield Earth

Did I win? Was I first to answer this stinker?

tirsales · 04-28-2009, 11:30 AM

Every film based on books by Cornelia Funke.

krisk · 04-28-2009, 11:33 AM

most of the King books

ravenne · 04-28-2009, 11:34 AM

Blindness (book by José Saramago)

kwjones · 04-28-2009, 11:41 AM

Eragon.

RickyMaveety · 04-28-2009, 11:48 AM

Battlefield Earth is a gimme, of course, but also the Dino DeLaurentis version of Dune, which absolutely sucked.

krisk · 04-28-2009, 11:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwjones

Eragon.

really? I didn't think they did too terribly badly with that one

HarryT · 04-28-2009, 11:53 AM

"The Golden Compass" - the first part of Philip Pullman's "His Dark Materials" trilogy. What a disappointment after years of anticipation, especially since the stage adaption (which I've seen three times now) was superb.

tirsales · 04-28-2009, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by krisk

really? I didn't think they did too terribly badly with that one

Hmm .. the film sucked hard, but considering the book did too .. maybe not to disappointing

JSWolf · 04-28-2009, 12:06 PM

All movies based on Danielle Steel novels have been trash. Then again, when you start with books that are trash, it's not hard to make movies that are trash.

Jackie Collins movies are also trash based on her trashy books.

Now here's a good book made into a really bad movie and a really bad mini-series.... DUNE.

kwjones · 04-28-2009, 12:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tirsales

Hmm .. the film sucked hard, but considering the book did too .. maybe not to disappointing

The book wasn't bad for what it was. It was written by a kid for other kids, so I won't be too harsh on it. (He seems to have read a lot of David Eddings) Even if I had not read the book 1st, the movie would have sucked. The fact that I did read the book made the movie that much suckier.

tirsales · 04-28-2009, 12:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kwjones

The book wasn't bad for what it was. It was written by a kid for other kids, so I won't be too harsh on it.

I will - a book should be published because the book itself is worthy, not because the author is special. Corresponding the book should be valued for what it is - not for what the author is (or not).
I have read (far) worse books, but IMO it really hasnt been special or extraordinary.

(Apologies for the OT)

krisk · 04-28-2009, 12:55 PM

I feel the Eragon series is head and shoulders above the twilight crap and look at the kerfluffer over that!

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