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NatCh · 03-01-2007, 02:13 PM

That was a pretty gross departure, Snassek, but the all time worst would have to be Battlefield Earth -- I bought my first (used) copy in the middle 80's and it had a blurb on the cover announcing that it was "soon to be a major motion picture." I waited about twenty years for that movie to come out. I wanted to like it very badly. So badly that it took 'til 45 minutes into it before I could admit to myself just how bad it was.

All it shared with the book (which I actually quite liked) was the title, a few character names and a handful of plot points. Otherwise totally different.

I don't know what they were thinking.

Extremely disappointing.

03-01-2007, 02:13 PM	#21
NatCh Gizmologist Posts: 11,615 Karma: 929550 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Republic of Texas Embassy at Jackson, TN Device: Pocketbook Touch HD3	That was a pretty gross departure, Snassek, but the all time worst would have to be Battlefield Earth -- I bought my first (used) copy in the middle 80's and it had a blurb on the cover announcing that it was "soon to be a major motion picture." I waited about twenty years for that movie to come out. I wanted to like it very badly. So badly that it took 'til 45 minutes into it before I could admit to myself just how bad it was. All it shared with the book (which I actually quite liked) was the title, a few character names and a handful of plot points. Otherwise totally different. I don't know what they were thinking. Extremely disappointing.