Worst Book to Movie adaptation (western, director, music, watch)

[ELOrocks17]

To all of us who read a lot, which book to movie adaptation was the worst for you? Were there any movies that were equal or even better than the book?

For me, I would have to say the WORST adaptation was this one right here:



Vs this junk of a movie:



I have read the book over 6 times over the years..love it! The movie was just awful in nearly every respect..

[oeccscclhjhn]

Another Dean Koontz worst: Odd Thomas (2013).
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[hertfordshire]

The Lifetime adaptations of four VC Andrews books: Flowers in the Attic, Petals on the Wind, If There Be Thorns, and Seeds of Yesterday. They start at HORRIBLE and get progressively worse with each one.

[reed067]

Queen Of The Dammed. Botched the entire movie from start to finish.

[bellakin123]

Originally Posted by reed067

Queen Of The Dammed. Botched the entire movie from start to finish.

I totally agree! I couldn't make it through the first 45 minutes.


I also think Needful Things was a terrible movie.


The Da Vinci Code--I've tried several times to watch it. Can't get past the first 20 minutes.


The Giver--what a snoozefest


Guillver's Travels--Jack Black, 'nuff said.


The Cat in the Hat and How the Grinch Stole Christmas


The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy

[Crashj007]

The best adaptation was The Firm. The book ending made no sense at all. It was like a non-resolution of the long term problem.
The movie solution was perfect.

[Ralph_Kirk]

Starship Troopers

I don't know how much worse you can get than a director with the deliberate, stated intention of making the book look bad.

[reed067]

Originally Posted by bellakin123

I totally agree! I couldn't make it through the first 45 minutes.

Loved the music from it that's about it.

[Ed_RDNC]

Pretty much all the James Bond moves after the first two or three (Diamonds are Forever and on).
(and excluding the latest reboot).
They follow the book about 2%

[Clark Fork Fantast]

The worst? I'd say "The Postman." Such a great novel by David Brin, but the movie reduced the story to a run-of-the-mill post-apocalyptic walkaround. Sort of a land-based Waterworld. Kevin Costner made a few stinkers during those years. Too bad, because I like his Western movie visions so much.