Top 10 Worst Film Adaptations of the Novel
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- DirectorPaul VerhoevenStarsCasper Van DienDenise RichardsDina MeyerHumans, in a fascist militaristic future, wage war with giant alien bugs.The director passes up on the chance to put power armor on the big screen in favor of shooting "Space:90210", turning a deep social commentary on civic duty into shower scenes and green goo.
- DirectorDavid LynchStarsKyle MacLachlanVirginia MadsenFrancesca AnnisA Duke's son leads desert warriors against the galactic emperor and his father's evil nemesis to free their desert world from the emperor's rule.Two words: "Wierding Module"! Way to take a beautifully layered story and throw it out the window in favor of special effects.
- DirectorGeorge LucasStarsHayden ChristensenNatalie PortmanEwan McGregorThree years into the Clone Wars, Obi-Wan Kenobi pursues a new threat, while Anakin Skywalker is lured by Chancellor Palpatine into a sinister plot to rule the galaxy.Please read the book, that's all I can say!
- DirectorMichael AndersonStarsMichael YorkJenny AgutterRichard JordanA police officer in the future uncovers the deadly secret behind a society that worships youth.Guys, Sancutary is a lunar base and Francis is actually Ballard. All of his Runners made it up there. The Gun had 6 charges: Tangler, Vapor, Nitro, Ripper, Needler, and Homer. Homer was the most feared as it homed in on your body temp and followed you, burning out every nerve in your body when it hit.
- DirectorStefen FangmeierStarsEd SpeleersSienna GuilloryJeremy IronsIn his homeland of Alagaesia, a farm boy happens upon a dragon's egg -- a discovery that leads him on a predestined journey where he realizes he's the one person who can defend his home against an evil king.A decent book written by a 15 year-old turned into a film for 12 year-olds.
- CreatorHans BeimlerRobert Hewitt WolfeStarsPaul BlackthorneValerie CruzTerrence MannHarry Dresden is a wizard, the only one listed in the Chicago phone book. He's got a handle on the crimes that can't be solved by anyone else. Paranormal? No problem. Dresden deals in all matters of supernatural threats.Cute show, but completely missed the spirit of the novels in favor of kitch.
- DirectorRalph BakshiStarsChristopher GuardWilliam SquireMichael ScholesThe Fellowship of the Ring embark on a journey to destroy the One Ring and end Sauron's reign over Middle-earth."Where there's a whip *crack*, there's a way!". Talking about the production of this animated version, no doubt.
- DirectorJerry LondonStarsRichard ChamberlainToshirô MifuneYôko ShimadaAn English navigator becomes both pawn and player in the deadly political games in feudal Japan.The mini-series this was based on was excellent, though obviously unable to convey the depth of character development of a novel as big as Clavell's novel. Taing a 12 hour miniseries and cramming it into a 2 hour movie was painful to watch
- DirectorJohn McTiernanStarsSean ConneryAlec BaldwinScott GlennIn November 1984, the Soviet Union's best submarine captain violates orders and heads for the U.S. in a new undetectable sub. The American CIA and military must quickly determine: Is he trying to defect or to start a war?Remarkably bad adaptation of a thriller that could have easily followed the plot and been just as easy to produce.
- DirectorPhil Alden RobinsonStarsBen AffleckMorgan FreemanIan MongrainCIA analyst Jack Ryan must stop the plans of a Neo-Nazi faction that threatens to induce a catastrophic conflict between the United States and Russia's President by detonating a nuclear weapon at a football game in Baltimore, Maryland.