FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agoWhat's the worst change made in a movie adaptation of a book?message-squaremessage-square302fedilinkarrow-up1155arrow-down13
arrow-up1152arrow-down1message-squareWhat's the worst change made in a movie adaptation of a book?FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 2 months agomessage-square302fedilink
minus-squaremoshankey@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 months agoThe Dark Tower by Stephen King. It was the book in name alone.
minus-squareRob T Firefly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down1·2 months agoDitto the vast majority of Stephen King adaptations.
minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoNah, there are some solid adaptations. Green Mile comes to mind. The two Pet Semtary’s aren’t off the mark. The Shawshank Redemption was brilliant. Plenty more. But we will not speak of The Lawnmower Man.
minus-squareSTUNT_GRANNY@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 months agoThe Mist’s film adaptation has a better ending than the original story. King himself thought so.
minus-squareMaggiWuerze@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 months agoTIL, that Green Mile and Shawshank were based on Stephen King books.
The Dark Tower by Stephen King. It was the book in name alone.
Ditto the vast majority of Stephen King adaptations.
Nah, there are some solid adaptations. Green Mile comes to mind. The two Pet Semtary’s aren’t off the mark. The Shawshank Redemption was brilliant. Plenty more. But we will not speak of The Lawnmower Man.
The Mist’s film adaptation has a better ending than the original story. King himself thought so.
TIL, that Green Mile and Shawshank were based on Stephen King books.
11/22/63 was pretty solid