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What’s the worst movie adaptation and why? (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by bec1681@alien.top to c/books@metacritics.zone

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I think mine’s Z for Zachariah. The book is insane. A psychological survivalist thriller between a 14 year old girl and a strange man with unknown intent. The movie is… not this. They changed everything meaningful about the characters and lost all the tension. Hope someone does it properly one day. What’s your adaptation peeve?

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[–] jstnpotthoff@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (6 children)

Realistically, Forrest Gump was a great movie and a terrible adaptation.

The book was cartoonish and damn-near unreadable.

[–] southpolefiesta@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Starship troopers is a pretty good movie but it's another example of a movie that has little to do with the source

[–] Dingusu@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

all for the better, Heinlein's writing is atrocious.

Easily the worst of the big names in golden age SF

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