Roald Dahl didn't write the entirety of Willy Wonka. He was booted from the movie's production after he failed to meet deadlines and changes were made that he was completely against. As unpopular as this may be, I'm with him all the way in regards to Willy Wonka.
I'm glad you brought Rick Riordan on this List. Percy Jackson series always my favorite book series but the film didn't do very well because it's suck. They should be made on Netflix tv series with the faithful source material. And Watchmojo, can you do the list and fact for Rick Riordan and Percy Jackson that should've show them (fans, readers and others) Please and Thank You!
Will Huey I agree but also think the best adaption for both - especially The Inheritance Saga - would be an anime or cartoon series (like Nickelodeon’s Avatar and such). 👍
Thank you have Rick Riordan as 2nd. But here's the thing. I don't remember there being a movie. Nope. Nope. I refuse to remember it. The only accepted adaption of the books I know of is the musical. The musical is legit (look it up if you haven't heard it yet). Riordan even promotes it, so you know it's good.
Well lucky for you, Disney is releasing a new series on Disney+ of a new adaptation of the Percy Jackson books and this time, Rick Riordan is one of writers and producers of the series.
I excepted to see Cassandra Clare here. But I do agree, with the list and with Stephen King himself. The Shining might be a great film, but it is a bastardization of the novel
December Vesalius Freeform’s tv series (more than) made up for that abomination of a movie. None of the entries on this list have a “redeeming” second adaption try, maybe that’s why Clare’s wasn’t in it. :)
@@LucienSabre My mind did gravitate to the series, and how it could be because of the fanbase it had and whatnot, but the video is titled Authors Who HATED Adaptations and I don't think she is fan of either film or series. Then again, she is no fan so maybe hate is too strong of a word.
I remember never really caring for the shining movie, not really understanding why so many liked it, but then later on i read the book and I was awed. Its def better than the movie imo. I love stephen king's books and have read a few but unfortunately I'm a huge coward so I stay away from them. He's just that good that i'm literally scared for weeks after reading his books. The last book I read from his was from a buick 8 and i was like nope, not doing this again.
I originally liked Kubrick's, "The Shining" , BUT after reading the book I see how FAR removed from the original source it truly is. I appreciate and love the TV mini series.😀
Not gonna lie, I just clicked on this video because I knew Uncle Rick would be on the list 😪 Percy Jackson movies are the proof Fox ruins everything good
Alan Moore may have hated Johnny Depp in From Hell, but he’s probably the only one; that movie is objectively one of Depp’s best performances (also because it was done before Jack Sparrow took over Depp’s career). 😍😍
Watching the Percy Jackson movies was physically painful though. Especially if you're watching it with that one friend who's never read the books and considers the movies a masterpiece. START READING, PEOPLE!
Roald Dahl was so strict about Source-material, that if he was The Creator Of The Original Thundercats show, and if he saw what Thundercats ROAR would be like, who knows, he would have sued the creator of the reboot, and thrown in jail.
Because of how Hollywood messed up Rick Riordan's masterpiece there will never be a Percy Jackson series that could have been just as successful as Harry Potter
It could have been more successful seeing that there are 19 books and the 20th is going to be published soon There are also the crossovers and the guides.
Well, Percy Jackson is getting a TV show on Disney+, so that's something at least. Also the Kane Chronicles are getting a Netflix movie adaptation. And Riordan gets to work with them now, so there's still hope.
To be fair to the movie adaptations featured in this list, sometimes an author's feelings about an adaptation of their work can be different from what everyone else feels about them. Stephen King hates Stanley Kubrick's version of "The Shining", and it's considered a classic horror movie. Roald Dahl hated the 1971 movie version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" with Gene Wilder, and it's considered a classic family film. P.L. Travers hated Walt Disney's version of "Mary Poppins", and it's considered one of Disney's greatest movies EVER. In short, authors aren't always right about the quality of supposedly "bad" adaptations of their works. Even if an adaptation isn't slavishly faithful to an author's original work, it can still be an excellent, classic movie in its own right.
I agree however an author is entitled to their dislike of a film adaptation of their work. As authors they conjure these worlds and characters in their heads. Some literally put their blood sweat and tears into their book, and it becomes as piece of them; it is their creation, their art. If they feel like the movie does not do it justice it doesnt mean they themselves dont think that as the movie stands it is bad, just that as a representation of their creation, it is found lacking. Artists are sensitive, and if anyone is allowed to dislike a movie adaptation its the. Doesnt mean others cant enjoy it or the authors dont want people to enjoy it. I think it's just weird for them to see their creation twisted into something that is, to them, completely different from what they created with love.
Riordan hasn’t really stated publicly how he feels about it yet, but the lightning thief was turned into a musical this year, and as far as I’m concerned as a reader, it’s a wonderful adaptation. These songs are well written, pull in jokes and phrases from the story, the actors do a wonderful job, and even if some of the content is different than how Riordan intended, as an audience member I think it captures the soul of the books to me, which I really like.
Does she??? I thought she was highly involved with it from all the interviews and pics and stuff. I personally thought it was t e r r i b l e and couldn't believe she would actually support something so different from the original material.
@@LeilaleilaZ She was involved at the beginning, but after couple episodes of season 2 she had a serious disagreement with the team. She was kinda mad about differences between the books and the show. (sorry my English isn't perfect)
Leila actually she wasn’t happy from the start. At first the creators wanted to make Izzy just a bimbo in heels. At least that is what Cassandra said. However, she seemed to get on board in the beginning which helped the show. But she was still tweeting shady tweets or posting back handed compliments or putting things on her tumblr. It actually kept getting worse. She actually went after one of the creators for not copying the storyline where Simon cheated on Clary for example. She didn’t support the show at all from season 2 going forward. She even made some book fans (or quite few of them) to turn against the show fans and therefor a lot of the show fans turned against her. It wasn’t pretty tbh.
Leila she never directed or had any major role in the tv show apart from seeing the cast and seeing the set and few other things like that, but she was never a huge part of it and never had much of a say.
Even as a literature major and a fellow author, many of these (especially Tolkien whose source material is beyond difficult just to get a few pages into) I felt the movies had done there best or even made the original sources more accessible to a large audience. However the moment I agreed was with Stephen king. I read, loved and was terrified by The Shining, which had me afraid to have my feed dangle from the bed or read alone. The movie on the other hand, great in its own right, sat shit next Stephen Kings original creation. And King isn’t difficult, with the new ending in The Mist he once said he wishes he had penned that ending.
You guys should make a list on Top 10 authors that loved the movie more than the book. Cause if so, you can put Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club) at #1
I've said it for decades, Hollywood has no respect for authors. How many times have we heard a producer or director rave on about how much much they love the work they're adapting and how they want to faithfully put it on film---then not only make ridiculous changes conforming to _their_ "vision (Kubrick was notorious)" but allowing actors to change dialog and action because _they_ couldn't see _their_ characters saying and doing what the authors wrote and the readers loved?
I really can't see the truth in this thought you've had for decades. A lot of directors from what I've seen understand the basis of the source material and have to work as hard as possible to make their movies as loyal as possible to the books. No toxic fanboy can force them to do what they want. Watch movies like David Fincher's Gone Girl, which is based off a novel and watching it I went in hoping that at least the source material was done justice. Stephen King has explicitly said that he hated Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining and while I don't share his opinion, I can understand how he felt for the movie.
@@captainhowlerwilson508 The author has little to say about how they mangle his/her story when they script it. Most of them just "take the money and run." The first time Edgar Rice Burroughs saw a Tarzan movie, his daughter, who had accompanied him, had to wait until the rest of the audience had left the theater to lead him away, as he was so stunned at what they'd done to his "noble savage." Another video tells the stories of authors who, once they'd seen how Hollywood had trashed their stories, refused to ever sell the screen rights.
@@captainhowlerwilson508 I'm not a toxic fanboy. Did you actually view this video? Hollywood has been mangling their source material since the industry was formed. The unfortunate thing is that many people form their opinions from watching the movies without ever reading the novels from which they came, thereby never knowing how much has been lost or changed.
@@oldenweery7510 I still stand by my thoughts. There are some movie adaptations that I would consider better than the book, whether they were loyal, pretty loyal or just different, whilst there are some that are just good adaptations, but not better and some that trashed the source material and were horrible.
They’ve always done Stephen King dirty in my opinion. Ruining all the major plot points and endings for film. He’s a dark writer and if you can’t put that into the film then don’t bother trying to adapt it at all. Forever bitter about the train wreck that was Cujo.
Then there was "The Mist", which King himself said improved on the ending of his original novella. (I hated the movie's ending, but will definitely concede to King.)
Even the short clips from the PJO movies make me want to vomit. What disappointments. I remember walking out of the theatre being so upset that my favorite books were ruined.
Not gonna lie, I would've wanted to see The Beatles star in LOTR and I have faith in Kubrick it will be a good film but I'm not if it will be a faithful adaptation.
Witches had a movie??????? I just remember reading that and being scared I was gonna get kidnap from my front yard (which happens to a kid in the book)
@Jeremy Brookes That's not it. They didn't explore Sauron's motive or his past, they took away all of Frodo's heroic moments, they completely cut out the scouring of the Shire (which was very important), they put elves into the Helm's Deep battle even though the point of that battle was to prove that men are worthy of inheriting Middle-Earth from the elves, the world-building isn't as detailed and they turned Gimli, Merry and Pippin into comic reliefs.
Bret Ellis didnt HATE 'American Psycho', he said the movie was okay, but that the novel wasnt really adaptable. I disagree tho, I love the movie, I think it was accurate and Christian Bale was everything I wanted in Bateman.
Another adaptation that was hated by the author is Cassandra Clare hating the tv show adaptation of The Mortal Instruments. Which I get it because it doesn't follow the plot AT ALL. Honestly adaptations shouldn't even be made if they aren't going to stay faithful to the source material as much as possible.
If Victor Hugo were alive, he'd hate the 2012 film adaptation of his novel, "The Man Who Laughs". The book, set in 18th century England, tells the story of Gwynplaine, a boy who is disfigured with a Glasgow smile as a punishment to his father, a nobleman who stood up for the people. Gwynplaine, of course, grows up knowing nothing of his aristocratic background and instead becomes a clown, traveling throughout the countryside to perform. He even develops a sweet romance with Dea, a blind girl who works with him. But things get complicated when their act reaches London, catches the attention of Queen Anne's court, and Gwynplaine's true past is revealed. The book deals with themes of class division, how theater can be a political tool, what happens to individuals and society if and when we inherit the wounds and battles of those who came before, what does it mean to love, etc. etc., all things Hugo is known for addressing in his work in general. The 2012 film took the bare bones of the story--character names and basic plot elements--and strung just enough muscle tissue on them so they could hobble about as an obvious "Twilight" knockoff. It's absolute shit.
1: Only positive thing I have heard about the other Shining adaptation was that it's Jack Torance was more of a 3dimensional version of the character and not just Jack Nicholson being... Well just another crazed Jack Nicholson type character. Actually, it is why... As much as he probably got it right more than most off the other actors to played the role I can not bring myself to call him the best joker, because at least with Ledger or what little of Leto we saw I wasn't just seeing all their other famous characters now slightly more crazy than usual and in clown makeup. Also Stephen King also gave the OK for an opera adaptation of The Shining with only the book as its basis, went down well from what I've heard but no idea what he thought of it.
Yess!, I knew Rick Riordan was going to be on this list. And being ranked as number 2, wow! I am currently reading battle of the labyrinth and I do hope the new t.v. show does better.
Believe it or not, even when Roald Dahl was less than a year away from his death and "The Witches" came out, he would stand outside theatres telling people not to see the movie. Since it was actually very accurate, I think it was the change in the ending that really irked him (yeah, I agree on that point). He did, however, like the animated version of "The BFG". Who knows what he'd make of the new one - it only really bears a passing resemblance to the book. As another point, a lot of these movies are good movies. They just might be bad adaptations.
Oh, my gosh! I wanted to love "Where The Wild Things Are" so much. The visuals were like they were peeled right off of the book. But, the actual movie? TALK TALK TALK TALK. So dry. So slow. So boring. I was so disappointed.
C Ewe If you've not read it yet, from this list, I highly recommend The Earthsea Chronicles. There are 3 main books, with a fourth and fifth tacked on years later (Tehanu and The Other Wind, still good books), and she has some short stories that tie into the world she created. If you choose to read them, be sure to get copies that include the map of Earthsea. There was a more recent reprint that left out the maps; shame on those editors bc the maps were drawn by LeGuin and, to me, are part of the books themselves. The maps are invaluable as you follow Sparrowhawk on his journeys. Hope you enjoy!
batgurrl A lot of people believe the Kardashians are excellent role models for young girls. Just because a lot of people or “most people” believe something doesn’t make it true.
Pibbity Bibbity what the fuck are you talking about. King May still not like it but it’s a favorite movie of millions of people. If you were trying to make some sort of analogy it was a fail. Don’t bother me anymore please
There's an excellent reason Rice hated the movie version of Queen of the Damned. It. Was. HORRENDOUS!!!! I couldn't even get halfway through it! They combined The Vampire Lestat with Queen and absolutely mangled both.
I was think about Queen of the Damned not some hours ago. A person I used to know once told me that she didn't like Tom Cruise as Lestat and walked out of the movie theater. Yet, she liked Stuart Townsend as she felt that he better fit the look of Lestat. I've seen both Interview With A Vampire and Queen of the Damned and honestly, I prefer Tom Cruise's performance. Stuart Townsend isn't a bad actor, but I felt that he didn't bring any serious emotional depth to Lestat.
I don't blame the authors. Hollywood does not stay true to the novels, and they screw over the authors. They only do it for the profits, not the passion.
Holy hell, I totally didn’t know they wanted the Beatles to play the Hobbits in the 60s. I wish they’d done it as a short because I need to see that LSD fuelled lord of the rings for sure!
I saw somewhere that P.L Travers and Stephen King change their minds about their hatreds of the adaptations of Mary Poppins and The Shining. I just wanted to point that out. :)
As a kid watching Queen of the damned I didnt realize it was a sequel to interview with a vampire. Yeah I was allowed to watch both as a kid lol. I always liked QOTD especially bc Stewart Townsend in it😍 , but watching it as an adult it's so cringey lol .
Tbh if I were an author and my book would be made into a movie I wouldn't let anyone else but myself to dirrect it because knowing that other are gonna change something or maybe everything isn't worth it
I can understand why Rick hates sea of monsters because that movie had terrible portrayal of greek mythology in the modern world. But since I've never read the books I actually like the lightning thief(please don't ask me to read the book it's not gonna happen)
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Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and You Only Live Twice were both written by IAN FLEMING! not Roald Dahl.
Roald Dahl didn't write the entirety of Willy Wonka. He was booted from the movie's production after he failed to meet deadlines and changes were made that he was completely against. As unpopular as this may be, I'm with him all the way in regards to Willy Wonka.
Percy Jackson were horrible movies, which sucks as the books were amazing!
All of them
I'm glad you brought Rick Riordan on this List. Percy Jackson series always my favorite book series but the film didn't do very well because it's suck. They should be made on Netflix tv series with the faithful source material. And Watchmojo, can you do the list and fact for Rick Riordan and Percy Jackson that should've show them (fans, readers and others) Please and Thank You!
Authors: wow, they're making my book a movie-
Filmmaker: change half of it!
Author: wtf???
I was thinking that throughout the whole entire video! Lol
Cressida Cowell didn't seem to complain much about the How To Train Your Dragon movies.
Unless the authors join the production of the movie
That's what happened with Charlaine Harris' books and True Blood. Alan Ball stuck pretty close for the first 3 seasons then it went bonkers.
Wtf is wrong with people ?! Like seriously
Percy Jackson would work better a series . Maybe on Netflix .
disney could try again with it and eragon.
Will Huey I agree but also think the best adaption for both - especially The Inheritance Saga - would be an anime or cartoon series (like Nickelodeon’s Avatar and such). 👍
I agree with this 💯.
That’s right they should let the characters stay accurate according of the description to the books.😉👍🏻
Maybe instead theyll make hero of Olympus a tv series
The Percy Jackson movies are Peter Johnson movies for the fandom
Thank you have Rick Riordan as 2nd. But here's the thing. I don't remember there being a movie. Nope. Nope. I refuse to remember it. The only accepted adaption of the books I know of is the musical. The musical is legit (look it up if you haven't heard it yet). Riordan even promotes it, so you know it's good.
Michael Griswold has he said nice things about it? I haven’t seen anything lately. Excited to hear that though.
Is there a bootleg or full filmed version somewhere? I want to check it out to see if it's as accurate as people says it is
Not gonna lie, I expected Percy Jackson/Rick Riordan to be number one.
Yes. I want a reboot of those movies with a COMPLETELY new team, thank you.
I guess not even one film crew member EVER read a single page from the books😭
Movie? I want an animated series so they can't screw up other stuff and say "it's hard to do ... in real life/with special effects"
@@lindevoskamp4948 well appearantly dreams do come true sometimes
Well lucky for you, Disney is releasing a new series on Disney+ of a new adaptation of the Percy Jackson books and this time, Rick Riordan is one of writers and producers of the series.
Yeeessss I'm glad Uncle Rick got this. He has been very respectful to the films but clearly they're aweful.
I excepted to see Cassandra Clare here. But I do agree, with the list and with Stephen King himself. The Shining might be a great film, but it is a bastardization of the novel
December Vesalius Freeform’s tv series (more than) made up for that abomination of a movie. None of the entries on this list have a “redeeming” second adaption try, maybe that’s why Clare’s wasn’t in it. :)
@@LucienSabre My mind did gravitate to the series, and how it could be because of the fanbase it had and whatnot, but the video is titled Authors Who HATED Adaptations and I don't think she is fan of either film or series. Then again, she is no fan so maybe hate is too strong of a word.
December Vesalius She said somewhere that she liked the movie better than the series
I remember never really caring for the shining movie, not really understanding why so many liked it, but then later on i read the book and I was awed. Its def better than the movie imo. I love stephen king's books and have read a few but unfortunately I'm a huge coward so I stay away from them. He's just that good that i'm literally scared for weeks after reading his books. The last book I read from his was from a buick 8 and i was like nope, not doing this again.
LucienSabre The series was even worse than the movie though
I originally liked Kubrick's, "The Shining" , BUT after reading the book I see how FAR removed from the original source it truly is. I appreciate and love the TV mini series.😀
Not gonna lie, I just clicked on this video because I knew Uncle Rick would be on the list 😪 Percy Jackson movies are the proof Fox ruins everything good
Yass the books are amazing
Uhhhhh deadpool?
Yes Fox destroys source material.
Lord of the Rings definitely surprised me.
A.J. DeNofa My dad did read the book when he was a teen. he read on the bus and told me the movies are boring
we all agree Percy Jackson and the Olympians was butchered by the films.
Alan Moore may have hated Johnny Depp in From Hell, but he’s probably the only one; that movie is objectively one of Depp’s best performances (also because it was done before Jack Sparrow took over Depp’s career). 😍😍
"V for Vendetta" is a cinematic masterpiece.
God I was gonna be PISSED if Anne Rice and Rick Riordan weren’t mentioned but thank god they both were
Wow. Considering how much PL Travers hated Disney and Mary Poppins I totally expected her to be #1 with a bullett!!!!
Oof.
I realised that SK hated The Shining when I watched Ready Player One.
Watching the Percy Jackson movies was physically painful though. Especially if you're watching it with that one friend who's never read the books and considers the movies a masterpiece. START READING, PEOPLE!
I suggest that for the viewers of GoT.
Man it was fine the first 3 seasons.
Stephen King, I agree with.
Roald Dahl was so strict about Source-material, that if he was The Creator Of The Original Thundercats show, and if he saw what Thundercats ROAR would be like, who knows, he would have sued the creator of the reboot, and thrown in jail.
*Number 1:* Globglogabgalab
_That movie is really hated by one creature who always loves books._
Before watching: 100% sure Uncle Rick will be on the list
And i was right
interview with a vampire is one of my favorite vampire movies
I had no idea that "I Know What You Did Last Summer" WAS based on a book.
Because of how Hollywood messed up Rick Riordan's masterpiece there will never be a Percy Jackson series that could have been just as successful as Harry Potter
It could have been more successful seeing that there are 19 books and the 20th is going to be published soon
There are also the crossovers and the guides.
Well, Percy Jackson is getting a TV show on Disney+, so that's something at least. Also the Kane Chronicles are getting a Netflix movie adaptation. And Riordan gets to work with them now, so there's still hope.
To be fair to the movie adaptations featured in this list, sometimes an author's feelings about an adaptation of their work can be different from what everyone else feels about them. Stephen King hates Stanley Kubrick's version of "The Shining", and it's considered a classic horror movie. Roald Dahl hated the 1971 movie version of "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" with Gene Wilder, and it's considered a classic family film. P.L. Travers hated Walt Disney's version of "Mary Poppins", and it's considered one of Disney's greatest movies EVER. In short, authors aren't always right about the quality of supposedly "bad" adaptations of their works. Even if an adaptation isn't slavishly faithful to an author's original work, it can still be an excellent, classic movie in its own right.
I agree however an author is entitled to their dislike of a film adaptation of their work. As authors they conjure these worlds and characters in their heads. Some literally put their blood sweat and tears into their book, and it becomes as piece of them; it is their creation, their art. If they feel like the movie does not do it justice it doesnt mean they themselves dont think that as the movie stands it is bad, just that as a representation of their creation, it is found lacking. Artists are sensitive, and if anyone is allowed to dislike a movie adaptation its the. Doesnt mean others cant enjoy it or the authors dont want people to enjoy it. I think it's just weird for them to see their creation twisted into something that is, to them, completely different from what they created with love.
When I saw the title, I immediately thought of p l Travers and Mary Poppins
I watched this video to just make sure Rick Riordan was mentioned in the top 3
I love interview with a vampire!!! My heart.😥😥😥😥
I honestly wouldn’t mind if Lionsgate (or another studio) redid Insurgent and Allegiant (Divergent series) BUT with the same cast.
Before watching: please include Percy Jackson
I am satisfied
Stephan King hated the film adaptation of "The Shining"?? (Gasp). Big shock
Riordan hasn’t really stated publicly how he feels about it yet, but the lightning thief was turned into a musical this year, and as far as I’m concerned as a reader, it’s a wonderful adaptation. These songs are well written, pull in jokes and phrases from the story, the actors do a wonderful job, and even if some of the content is different than how Riordan intended, as an audience member I think it captures the soul of the books to me, which I really like.
Anyone else click for Rick riordan?
The music from this video, sound like " THE COUNT OF TUSCANY" .
Lololi bet Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson movie remake is on here
Cassandra Clare hates "Shadowhunters"
Well, I can't blame her, that show is garbage
Does she??? I thought she was highly involved with it from all the interviews and pics and stuff. I personally thought it was t e r r i b l e and couldn't believe she would actually support something so different from the original material.
@@LeilaleilaZ She was involved at the beginning, but after couple episodes of season 2 she had a serious disagreement with the team. She was kinda mad about differences between the books and the show. (sorry my English isn't perfect)
Leila actually she wasn’t happy from the start. At first the creators wanted to make Izzy just a bimbo in heels. At least that is what Cassandra said. However, she seemed to get on board in the beginning which helped the show. But she was still tweeting shady tweets or posting back handed compliments or putting things on her tumblr. It actually kept getting worse. She actually went after one of the creators for not copying the storyline where Simon cheated on Clary for example. She didn’t support the show at all from season 2 going forward. She even made some book fans (or quite few of them) to turn against the show fans and therefor a lot of the show fans turned against her. It wasn’t pretty tbh.
Leila she never directed or had any major role in the tv show apart from seeing the cast and seeing the set and few other things like that, but she was never a huge part of it and never had much of a say.
Tina.Hororka yea it wasn’t pretty fr, was it? Then again can’t blame Cassie.
No JK Rowling in this video. Thank goodness.
Exactly what I thought. I don't think she cares much about how different the movies are from the books
Jadesola Ajao I wish there are more authors like her.
Not surprised about Riordan, I remember his tweets!
3:39 is that Sam Winchester from supernatural?
Even as a literature major and a fellow author, many of these (especially Tolkien whose source material is beyond difficult just to get a few pages into) I felt the movies had done there best or even made the original sources more accessible to a large audience. However the moment I agreed was with Stephen king. I read, loved and was terrified by The Shining, which had me afraid to have my feed dangle from the bed or read alone. The movie on the other hand, great in its own right, sat shit next Stephen Kings original creation. And King isn’t difficult, with the new ending in The Mist he once said he wishes he had penned that ending.
The creators of A:TLA hated the Shyamalan film adaptation of their work. Yes, this is not a book example, but still.
TheMetalhead and that awful excuse of a movie was one of the main reasons why we didn’t get a season 4 so that makes it even worse
You guys should make a list on Top 10 authors that loved the movie more than the book. Cause if so, you can put Chuck Palahniuk (author of Fight Club) at #1
I've said it for decades, Hollywood has no respect for authors. How many times have we heard a producer or director rave on about how much much they love the work they're adapting and how they want to faithfully put it on film---then not only make ridiculous changes conforming to _their_ "vision (Kubrick was notorious)" but allowing actors to change dialog and action because _they_ couldn't see _their_ characters saying and doing what the authors wrote and the readers loved?
I really can't see the truth in this thought you've had for decades. A lot of directors from what I've seen understand the basis of the source material and have to work as hard as possible to make their movies as loyal as possible to the books. No toxic fanboy can force them to do what they want. Watch movies like David Fincher's Gone Girl, which is based off a novel and watching it I went in hoping that at least the source material was done justice. Stephen King has explicitly said that he hated Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining and while I don't share his opinion, I can understand how he felt for the movie.
@@captainhowlerwilson508 The author has little to say about how they mangle his/her story when they script it. Most of them just "take the money and run." The first time Edgar Rice Burroughs saw a Tarzan movie, his daughter, who had accompanied him, had to wait until the rest of the audience had left the theater to lead him away, as he was so stunned at what they'd done to his "noble savage." Another video tells the stories of authors who, once they'd seen how Hollywood had trashed their stories, refused to ever sell the screen rights.
@@captainhowlerwilson508 I'm not a toxic fanboy. Did you actually view this video? Hollywood has been mangling their source material since the industry was formed. The unfortunate thing is that many people form their opinions from watching the movies without ever reading the novels from which they came, thereby never knowing how much has been lost or changed.
@@oldenweery7510 I still stand by my thoughts. There are some movie adaptations that I would consider better than the book, whether they were loyal, pretty loyal or just different, whilst there are some that are just good adaptations, but not better and some that trashed the source material and were horrible.
Is anyone else curious to know how Alan Moore feels about the HBO adaptation of “Watchmen” or is it just me?
They’ve always done Stephen King dirty in my opinion. Ruining all the major plot points and endings for film. He’s a dark writer and if you can’t put that into the film then don’t bother trying to adapt it at all. Forever bitter about the train wreck that was Cujo.
Then there was "The Mist", which King himself said improved on the ending of his original novella. (I hated the movie's ending, but will definitely concede to King.)
Even the short clips from the PJO movies make me want to vomit. What disappointments. I remember walking out of the theatre being so upset that my favorite books were ruined.
I saw Percy Jackson before I read the book and I must say the book was a billion times better.
This was posted on my b-day🎉
Not gonna lie, I would've wanted to see The Beatles star in LOTR and I have faith in Kubrick it will be a good film but I'm not if it will be a faithful adaptation.
Witches had a movie??????? I just remember reading that and being scared I was gonna get kidnap from my front yard (which happens to a kid in the book)
Im 100% with Stephen King. They movie in no way did justice to the book.
I figured Riordan would be pretty high up there
I kid you not, a Watchmojo video from November of 2017 titled "Top 10 Authors Who Hated Their Movie Adaptations" is in my recommended right now....
LJ808 and how is that the same thing
Lmao. I thought I'd seen this one before.
I see why King has an issue with the adaption of his book. Still The Shining is an outstanding movie.
Jess T. I agree. It loosely reflects the book but the movie is GREAT
Very very great list I like it a lot and a lot of fun too and very funny too
Lord of the Rings and Watchmen were great adaptations of the source material and IMO slightly improved on them.
Not Lord of the Rings. Those movies missed out a lot of important details.
@Jeremy Brookes That's not it. They didn't explore Sauron's motive or his past, they took away all of Frodo's heroic moments, they completely cut out the scouring of the Shire (which was very important), they put elves into the Helm's Deep battle even though the point of that battle was to prove that men are worthy of inheriting Middle-Earth from the elves, the world-building isn't as detailed and they turned Gimli, Merry and Pippin into comic reliefs.
Watchmen botched the ending though.
Everyone should be disappointed with the Percy Jackson films
Bret Ellis didnt HATE 'American Psycho', he said the movie was okay, but that the novel wasnt really adaptable. I disagree tho, I love the movie, I think it was accurate and Christian Bale was everything I wanted in Bateman.
Another adaptation that was hated by the author is Cassandra Clare hating the tv show adaptation of The Mortal Instruments. Which I get it because it doesn't follow the plot AT ALL. Honestly adaptations shouldn't even be made if they aren't going to stay faithful to the source material as much as possible.
Also, there are a few movies that are better than the books in my opinion.
If Rick Riordan isn’t in the top 3...
Edit: thank you
If Victor Hugo were alive, he'd hate the 2012 film adaptation of his novel, "The Man Who Laughs". The book, set in 18th century England, tells the story of Gwynplaine, a boy who is disfigured with a Glasgow smile as a punishment to his father, a nobleman who stood up for the people. Gwynplaine, of course, grows up knowing nothing of his aristocratic background and instead becomes a clown, traveling throughout the countryside to perform. He even develops a sweet romance with Dea, a blind girl who works with him. But things get complicated when their act reaches London, catches the attention of Queen Anne's court, and Gwynplaine's true past is revealed. The book deals with themes of class division, how theater can be a political tool, what happens to individuals and society if and when we inherit the wounds and battles of those who came before, what does it mean to love, etc. etc., all things Hugo is known for addressing in his work in general. The 2012 film took the bare bones of the story--character names and basic plot elements--and strung just enough muscle tissue on them so they could hobble about as an obvious "Twilight" knockoff. It's absolute shit.
I had absolutely no idea I Know What You Did Last Summer was a book.
I love “I know what you did last summer”
And “Percy Jackson.” We watched Percy Jackson in year 4 and 5
Had no idea From Hell was a book! Use to watch that movie a lot with my mother as a kid.
Queen of the damed is amazing I don't know why people hate it so much it's my favourite out of both movies
1: Only positive thing I have heard about the other Shining adaptation was that it's Jack Torance was more of a 3dimensional version of the character and not just Jack Nicholson being... Well just another crazed Jack Nicholson type character. Actually, it is why... As much as he probably got it right more than most off the other actors to played the role I can not bring myself to call him the best joker, because at least with Ledger or what little of Leto we saw I wasn't just seeing all their other famous characters now slightly more crazy than usual and in clown makeup.
Also Stephen King also gave the OK for an opera adaptation of The Shining with only the book as its basis, went down well from what I've heard but no idea what he thought of it.
I'm working on being an author and hoping there would be a movie adaption, my worst fears are realized!
The studio ghibli movie takes from earthsea is one of my favorites
Yess!, I knew Rick Riordan was going to be on this list. And being ranked as number 2, wow! I am currently reading battle of the labyrinth and I do hope the new t.v. show does better.
Believe it or not, even when Roald Dahl was less than a year away from his death and "The Witches" came out, he would stand outside theatres telling people not to see the movie. Since it was actually very accurate, I think it was the change in the ending that really irked him (yeah, I agree on that point). He did, however, like the animated version of "The BFG". Who knows what he'd make of the new one - it only really bears a passing resemblance to the book.
As another point, a lot of these movies are good movies. They just might be bad adaptations.
I hadn't idea I Know What You Did Last Summer was so old (i'm talking about the novel).
FOX DID PERCY JACKSON SO DIRTY.
They could add Michael Ende to the next list he hated The Neverending Story.
What about Maurice Sendak??
Oh, my gosh! I wanted to love "Where The Wild Things Are" so much. The visuals were like they were peeled right off of the book. But, the actual movie? TALK TALK TALK TALK. So dry. So slow. So boring. I was so disappointed.
I’m just here to find some new books to read. 😂❤️
C Ewe If you've not read it yet, from this list, I highly recommend The Earthsea Chronicles. There are 3 main books, with a fourth and fifth tacked on years later (Tehanu and The Other Wind, still good books), and she has some short stories that tie into the world she created. If you choose to read them, be sure to get copies that include the map of Earthsea. There was a more recent reprint that left out the maps; shame on those editors bc the maps were drawn by LeGuin and, to me, are part of the books themselves. The maps are invaluable as you follow Sparrowhawk on his journeys. Hope you enjoy!
I heard several times that King changed his mind years later and learned to really appreciate the movie
batgurrl Nope. He still despises it to this day.
Yes, but he still maintains it's an awful adaptation.
Gregory House well most people don’t agree with him lol
batgurrl A lot of people believe the Kardashians are excellent role models for young girls.
Just because a lot of people or “most people” believe something doesn’t make it true.
Pibbity Bibbity what the fuck are you talking about. King May still not like it but it’s a favorite movie of millions of people. If you were trying to make some sort of analogy it was a fail. Don’t bother me anymore please
i only read half of the shining and then my boyfriend wanted to watch the movie and i haaaaated it. him not having read it said he loved it
I thought WatchMojo already did this.
Anna Fowdy that was authors who hated the movie adaption of there book
Hey Paul!
I definitely agree that Nicholson seems crazy from the get go. Still love the movie though.
I agree the book is always better
Ethel Hoose forreal
There's an excellent reason Rice hated the movie version of Queen of the Damned. It. Was. HORRENDOUS!!!! I couldn't even get halfway through it! They combined The Vampire Lestat with Queen and absolutely mangled both.
I was think about Queen of the Damned not some hours ago. A person I used to know once told me that she didn't like Tom Cruise as Lestat and walked out of the movie theater. Yet, she liked Stuart Townsend as she felt that he better fit the look of Lestat. I've seen both Interview With A Vampire and Queen of the Damned and honestly, I prefer Tom Cruise's performance. Stuart Townsend isn't a bad actor, but I felt that he didn't bring any serious emotional depth to Lestat.
I don't blame the authors. Hollywood does not stay true to the novels, and they screw over the authors. They only do it for the profits, not the passion.
Some do it, but not very many do.
Holy hell, I totally didn’t know they wanted the Beatles to play the Hobbits in the 60s. I wish they’d done it as a short because I need to see that LSD fuelled lord of the rings for sure!
You want LSD-fueled LOtR? You HAVE to check out Ralph Bakshi's animated version!
I saw somewhere that P.L Travers and Stephen King change their minds about their hatreds of the adaptations of Mary Poppins and The Shining. I just wanted to point that out. :)
Glad to see Rick hated the Percy Jackson movies as much as we do
What about the Eragon movie?
No Darren shan?
The extended cut of "Dances With Wolves" is better than the book.
Dr Seuss?
Yeah, I was expecting him to be on the list too!
The shining is a awesome movie one of my favourite horror movie
Yes, it is an awesome movie in its own right...but it's a bastardization of the original book.
Karen Fahel I agree
As a kid watching Queen of the damned I didnt realize it was a sequel to interview with a vampire. Yeah I was allowed to watch both as a kid lol. I always liked QOTD especially bc Stewart Townsend in it😍 , but watching it as an adult it's so cringey lol .
i'm still damning the pjo films oh gods
I thought the Willy Wonka remake was even worse. And I HATED Fantastic Mr Fox
EmmaCRB1989 it wasn't a ramek it was another adaptation of the book, there is a difference in the 2 things
*sees title*
Uncle Rick will be here
Tbh if I were an author and my book would be made into a movie I wouldn't let anyone else but myself to dirrect it because knowing that other are gonna change something or maybe everything isn't worth it
Honestly, if it were me, I wouldn't allow my book's the movie rights to be sold to anyone.
@@KaneshaAndrews true
It's a shame that Anne Rice isn't a big fan of fanfics either.
Watchmojo made this list
Khalid Henry look it up it not the same
I can understand why Rick hates sea of monsters because that movie had terrible portrayal of greek mythology in the modern world. But since I've never read the books I actually like the lightning thief(please don't ask me to read the book it's not gonna happen)