The Disaster of Turning a Book into a Movie

Sam: I admit it's gotta be tough. High expectations. Devoted fans with an image of EXACTLY what they want their favorite characters  to look like. Sometimes, movie adaptations are fantastic. But we all know that I'm better at hating then praising. So, here's a list of some of the worst book\movie adaptations.

1: Percy Jackson and The Olympians 


The book had it's witty commentary, with Percy's honest view of  his life and world in general. But the movie....

Justin: That about rounds off the good part. Now for the bad. First: Grover. He was the opposite of his character in the book. He made annoying sounds every five seconds, he acted like he knew everything, and he didn't help at all. He even showed the cleaning lady from the motel Medusa's head. A useless disappointment. The Grover in the book was a modest hero who helped Percy whenever he could.

2: Twilight 


Sam: First let me clarify: I am not a Twilight fan. The story is cool enough. But to me, the story really doesn't matter that much. But if you can sell me on your characters, then I'm yours. And the characters (a certain female lead, especially) almost offend me. However, even I can admit that the books were better than the movies.

Seriously guys, we don't need five minutes of you staring at each other while laying in the dewy grass, while playing piano in the back ground. Come. On.

Justin: I didn't read the book, but this movie SUCKED! It had a two minute action sequence, too much dumb romance crap, and half the characters ran around half-naked the whole time (like Seth)! What a load of (language inappropriate for minors. Please show ID to unlock full sentence.)!

3: Series of Unfortunate Events
Sam: Please, please don't get me wrong. I love this movie. I love Jim Carrey's facial expressions in this movies. But I'd read the books first. These days I've trained  myself to think of them as two different story's. But if compared to one another....

Count Olaf. He was one of the scariest book villains I'd read at the time and I, frankly, was terrified by him. The movie turned him into the most likable character, the one with the funniest lines and best acting abilities. This is just not acceptable.

Justine: I don't really remember the movie, but from what I do remember, I have agree with the Hater. Count Olaf was not how I imagined him. Also, they left out a lot of what I was looking forward to seeing! We didn't see the Judge's library, for one. And I don't remember that being the ending! Stick to the books, please.