omg The Cat in the Hat. I'm so torn on this, because I disagree and agree! I'm definitely not a fan of the adult humour thrown in for cheap laughs, but I also feel like because production went this direction it's not a "wrong" adaptation since it's not 100% based on the books. I hope that made some sense lol
What about The Hobbit do you think they got wrong? The love triangle got under my skin, but other than that I think it was still fairly well adapted.
I didn't even know there were movies based off Dean Koontz novels!
We won't even show The Cat in the Hat in our classroom (of 4th-6th graders!!!!) because they absolutely get the blatant adult humor in it. And besides that it's just not good, IMO.
Oh, god, that love triangle. I wasn't even thinking about that! It's just bloated all to heck with unnecessary stuff they added from the appendices in order to stretch it into 3 movies (and to add in popular characters from the LotR trilogy...), when there simply isn't 3 movies' worth of material. It was successful as a franchise in that I'm sure they made a ton of money, but as standalone films, there isn't even a clear narrative thread amongst them. Like, there's a reason why fan edits of The Hobbit have become such a big thing online.
They are always so poorly cast and so poorly written, it breaks my heart. Fucking Phantoms, man. I LIKE THAT CAST, but NOT FOR THESE ROLES!
I'll admit I'm biased when it comes to LotR & The Hobbit, so I've never really thought that much about it although, like I said, the love triangle was just ridiculous. There's this one thing that bothers me a little though and it's the fact The Hobbit seems much more toned down (drama wise) and humorous compared to LotR. I know they're separate stories, but it doesn't sit right with me that The Hobbit doesn't blend well into LotR.
Ben Affleck lmao I might watch it just for the heck of it. I looked up the movie adaptations and they're all under 6 out of 10, yikes.
Well, The Hobbit book is that way, too. It's more of a kids' story, whereas LotR... just isn't.
The character Rose McGowan plays in the film was 14 in the books. IIRC, they don't even outright say the character's age in the film, but she was 23-24 when it was filmed.
It could just be my perception of it, but it feels like they wanted to tie The Hobbit into the LotR movies so it's not like they couldn't have adapted it to flow better. I think with the books it's not as obvious of a difference because it's lengthy, detailed, and as a reader you can kind of perceive it as you want, where as with the movies it's rather black & white.
What about The Hobbit do you think they got wrong? The love triangle got under my skin, but other than that I think it was still fairly well adapted.
I didn't even know there were movies based off Dean Koontz novels!
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Oh, god, that love triangle. I wasn't even thinking about that! It's just bloated all to heck with unnecessary stuff they added from the appendices in order to stretch it into 3 movies (and to add in popular characters from the LotR trilogy...), when there simply isn't 3 movies' worth of material. It was successful as a franchise in that I'm sure they made a ton of money, but as standalone films, there isn't even a clear narrative thread amongst them. Like, there's a reason why fan edits of The Hobbit have become such a big thing online.
They are always so poorly cast and so poorly written, it breaks my heart. Fucking Phantoms, man. I LIKE THAT CAST, but NOT FOR THESE ROLES!
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Ben Affleck lmao I might watch it just for the heck of it. I looked up the movie adaptations and they're all under 6 out of 10, yikes.
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The character Rose McGowan plays in the film was 14 in the books. IIRC, they don't even outright say the character's age in the film, but she was 23-24 when it was filmed.
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omg Does she at least pass for a teenager?
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