Thread: What book was a total disaster when made into a film?
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Old 04-29-2009, 03:59 PM   #57
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Oh, i forgot one: The earthsea series by Ursula K. Le Guin. A great read - but the movie was like a B-movie.
That adaptation made me want to cry

I think what they were trying to do was to capitalize on the popularity of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, and make it as much like those as possible. My roommates at the time (who had never read the books) liked it.
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