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

submitted 11 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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[-] Fillabong@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Some Dean Koontz and Stephen King adaptations were pretty bad. Hideaway, Phantoms, The Dark Half, Sleepwalkers.

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 4 points 11 months ago

I really enjoy the movie Phantoms, but not because it's as good as the book. It's just a fun movie if you're into that genre. But we could definitely add almost every Stephen King adaptation to this list. Don't get me wrong--some of them I very much enjoy, but that doesn't mean they're not terrible (looking at you, The Stand (first one), Storm of the Century, and Tommyknockers).

[-] Zorque@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

I mean, Ben Affleck was da bomb in Phantoms, yo.

[-] fjordbasa@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Phantoms like a motherfucker!

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

And Liev Schreiber!

[-] Furedadmins@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Phantoms was by Dean Koontz.

[-] Drusas@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

I know. The comment I replied to discussed both Dean Koontz and Stephen King.

[-] Taleya@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago

Langoliers

[-] morphballganon@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I couldn't get past the first couple chapters of Hideaway

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