HTTYD and Roger Rabbit are both phenomenally good choices for Movies That Are Good But Are *SO* Different From The Source Material. I'm going to add Secret of NIMH to the list.
From what I've seen of the trailer and understand about the plot Artemis is a good guy, the Fey are evil and preparing to invade the human world, and Julius Root is being cast as a woman for some diversity points means that they basically ruined the character arcs for both of the lead characters and have turned Artemis Fowl into another generic YA fantasy hero's journey story.
Percy jackson deserves better. How about a cgi or animated series. That way you can make the characters look younger without using child actors. You can also have greater effects and stick closer to the books. You can also make spinoff shows for the other book series, with my favourites being the kane chronicles and magnus chase.
The fan base is there too and if something even half as good as the movies were made, people would love it. Even if it is animated, if it’s good enough it will still get the respect it deserves
To say Hollywood is adverse to animation outside of kids films is an understatement. Like most things in tinsel-town, it comes down to actors and their cohorts being ill-fitted and out matched in the medium; in the voice acting department and adverse to media that doesn't visually capture the actor in question.
Same when I listened to the director's commentary for Divergent. After about five minutes, I said out loud to my TV "wow, that explains a lot; you don't understand the book at all, do you?" It did certainly help me understand the adaptation better though...
In a big proportion the blame is on George R. Martin who he can't put an ending to his endless books. He basically left the poor screenwritters alone after Season 6. And without instructions from him things went the way they did.
@@penny1545 still, these poor screenwriters are so bad at their job its laughable, nothing makes any sense in the last season. GRRM is partly to blame, but most people couldve done a better job dan D&D
The Princess Bride movie doesn’t simply remove the book’s framing device. It actually plays off of it to create a new framing device that compliments the book! In the movie the grandfather reads the book to the kid. In the book the kid is grown up and searches for the book only to find his grandfather only read him ‘the good parts’. It’s literally a book-movie combo that deals with adaptation! 😃
The way I always saw it was the book involved a man who used to have his father read a heavily abridged version of TPB to him as a child. The book protagonist only realizes that the version he heard was abridged when he tries to give the original book to his own young son and the kid can’t make it past the first chapter. I always headcannon Ed that the movie version is what if the book protagonist’s father went directly to his grandkid and skipped the middleman.
about the only reason to want that movie to come out... Watching the trailer felt like Disney saying: "you loved those books? you are going to hate this movie..."
@@dango6266 i know nothing about artemis fowl (books or film), but people were disappointed with and hated the film. *So don't group it with Gravity Falls* Also, as a fact check, GF was actually Disney channel and XD, not disney+, and artemis fowl is only a D+ exclusive because covid
@@hbcdhapamzmdfnsdiufnsduifhsopa i massively hope you're using Gravity Falls as the possible scale of good. I am choosing to read your comment as "they did a show as amazing as Gravity falls as well as a movie as horrifyingly bad as Artemis Fowl."
"Ella Enchanted" is such a good book about finding yourself while being forced to play by society's rules. Unless you have read "Clan of the Cave Bear," poor Ella goes on the top of my terrible adaptation list😭
@@DemiSemme I get your point, but with Percy already adapted as disastrous movies even making the author hate them, and Disney themselves being the publishers for the books and all other books by uncle Rick (in english), even giving him his own imprint, I do have more faith in a Percy Jackson adaptation from Disney, even if it is just not to loose their most profitable author.
La Femme Fictionale Definitely a concern, yeah, though maybe the main issue with Artemis Fowl is Disney was skittish about adapting such an amoral protagonist? Not really an issue with Percy Jackson.
""Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving." - Terry Pratchett Also I miss the vest and tie, it looked nice and makes you look more professional. - The Coelura
3:17 "It had a lot of bad messages about teenage behavior, consent and... Possibly being accidentally against race-mixing." Man, YA-romance sure is wild.
Well, technically the word 'romance' derives from a French adverb, meaning 'of the Roman style,' which later became translated as 'verse narrative.' With regards to fiction, it denoted a story 'written or recited, of the adventures of a knight, hero, etc.' Given that many of the chivalric romances of the Middle Ages included 'love conquers all' themes, that's what the term has come to mean in the modern age, but you *can* still have a 'romance' that doesn't include a love story. (It's also the name of the language group including French, Spanish, Italian, and other languages derived from Latin)
@Ghost Yuki heh heh ... the book (the first at the very least) was LOTR meets George Lucas. It was okay, but it truyly leveraged nearly every literary trope out there....
@@yissnakklives8866 the books may have seemed derivative to people who already knew those stories but Eragon was my first high fantasy series and they were so good on their own. I loved those books and the movie butchered it
The movie kept the basic plot structure. While the movie is bland and boring, it's not the least faithful adaptation out there. The only major changes I can think of are reducing Tronjheim into something that looks like Dun Morogh from WoW, making the Imperial Army the main force at the end instead of mind-controlled Urgals, and having Sapphira instead of Eragon get injured in the big fight. Eragon's problems as a film exist on a more granular level than its loyalty to the source material: dumb dialogue, uninspired visuals, general sense of no one in the production giving a shit, etc...
I honestly kind of dislike how they changed where Katniss got the pin, changing it from being from Madge as a symbol of her district and hope of her survival in the games, meanwhile the film just has it that she just got it from Greasy Sae in the shops, just because she thought it looked nice. I prefer the book to the film in that regard. Still fairly accurate.
@@hbcdhapamzmdfnsdiufnsduifhsopa I can't tell if you are just being sarcastic but I will explain just incase you aren't. In the books, Katniss is given her famous mockingjay pin by Madge katniss volunteers. The pin was originally worne by Madges aunt who was in the games with Haymitch i belive. She was one of the last few to survive and her death started Madges mom on her way to madness. Also, Madge is probably the closes thing katniss jas to a friend othen than Gale. Im not sure if this is just from fanfic, but i think its implied that the girls spend a bit of time together in school. In catching fire, Madge stills some of her moms pain meds to give to Gale after the whiping and if im not mistaken, it is heavily implied that she has a thing for Gale. Sadly, she is killed during the fire bombs and is only mentioned a time or two in MJ. I know that there are a few more details that I'm not remembering but its been around 7 years since the last time I read it.
Still hoping for an adaptation review of “Life of Pi,” “Holes,” “The Secret of NIMH,” and “Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.” :P Keep up the great work!
@@jaustill237 yes, it was published in the early 60s I think and was set in Canada. Disney made an adaptation of it in the 60s that was also set in Canada, then made the reboots in the 90s/2000s. Biggest differences included changing the dog breeds and setting in the reboot and having the animals "talk." In the 60s film there is no animal talking, but there is a narrator. I grew up on the 60s film and still really like it, although some of the human acting is truly painful 😂 the music though is amazing!
"Miss Pelgrim Home for Peculiar Children" was a great trilogy, interesting, well written. But condensing 3 books into 1 movie, and making it a boring one, was just an insult to the material and the author.
I actually have such a hard time getting through these books. I'm not even sure why. To me it's very very boring I guess that I just move on to a different one and pick it back up when I've got nothing else at the moment.
The mistake was making it an action adventure movie, should have leaned more into the horror and melancholic aspect of the book. Like goddamn, at least get the aesthetic right, the movie was too bright and cheery looking.
Dragonball may be a problem because of the more strict Japanese copyright law. He made a video about things he probably won't review and why; It's why the Howl's Moving Castle review was removed from UA-cam(though it seems to be available on Patreon).
@@CleverCover05 Last Airbender's seasons are called "books" so I say loophole 😉 And DragonBall has Manga which isn't any different from comic books and Dom has done those before. Case and point: Red.
@@CleverCover05 But the movie is still an adaptation from the show, in the case of Last Airbender in particular (as much as it pains me to say that). I know he focuses on books to film, but I have seen him branch out to include other mediums, such as his Phantom of the Opera review
I mean, yeah, he could review them as from a script standpoint, but Avatar didn't begin as books like HP or FSoG. Dragonball never seemed like something he previously would have read. Maybe now someone could hook him up with all the volumes of manga, but even then it would be a while until we got a review. Otherwise, all he could do now is say he either hated the movies from a movie standpoint and we all pat him and ourselves on the back or he likes it and it causes a storm of WTF in the comments.
I was like: why didn't I already watch this video, as it came out 16 hours ago. Then I looked again and saw it actually said 16 SECONDS. HOLY SH*T i've NEVER been so early :D
Still to this day I read Ella Enchanted and cry every single time. I feel rage, and relief, and happiness and sadness and ALL THE EMOTIONS when I read that book. Sheer genius, and something I would recommend any child has a read of. The movie also made me cry, and feel anger, but not in the good way.
When I read Percy Jackson in 5th grade, I got so excited when I heard about the movies. Suffice to say, I would rather watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on a 5-day loop than finish the Lightning Thief even once😂😭
The first two Hunger Games movies were wild to watch for me, they were almost exactly like I had imagined them when I read them a few years before. Can’t really say anything about Mockingjay as I have not watched either of the movies lol
Eh, I thought the first one was pretty pretentious and lacked spirit. Second one was decent but that's just it: decent. Overall, a very underwhelming franchise.
I really loved the first two, I only had very minor gripes with certain scenes left cut but considering how accurate the movies were I could forgive them. My favorite part of Catching Fire was when they watch the tapes of Haymitch's games and I was super sad that it was skipped over in the film, but I understand why for pacing reasons.
My personal favorite adaptation has got to be The Lord of the Rings, I adore all 3 movies and i am certainly fond of J.R.R Tolkiens books but they can be so hard to get through at times. I've always thought that his greatest strength was his immensely huge and interesting world building as opposed to his story telling. The movies made a lot of great decisions in what to cut out of the story while keeping a nice balance of interesting and coherent.
Tolkien's storytelling intentionally mirrors classical epics like "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" and his characters emulate those found in medieval romances like "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "King Horn." It isn't written like a modern novel at all nor was it ever meant to be, which is why some readers find it hard to read. The movies are extremely modernized, which is why you probably find them a lot easier to digest. I think Tolkien achieves a level of ancientry and mythic power through his archaic writing style, but it's also nice that other people can experience the story who aren't satisfied by that method of storytelling.
@@brooksboy78 Eh. I think that you're giving Tolkien a tad more praise than he deserves, at least for his prose. I enjoy his writing style for the most part, to be sure, but Tolkien did have a distinct tendency to ramble and little concept of pacing or moderation, often becoming so involved with his own world that he didn't account for the reader as much as he perhaps could've. It's one of the (slightly) weaker aspects of an extraordinary work of literature.
Great films, no question, based on great books, but this was a list of best/worst adaptations. And in terms of accuracy, the films are not entirely accurate to the books. Lots of stuff left out, stuff changed or shifted around... I can understand why they’re not on this list but fair enough if they’re your personal faves!
Massive respect for you being able to acknowledge 50 Shades like you did. Yep, it was a massive dumpster fire, but it was a reasonably accurate dumpster fire... That's the trilogy that really highlights that being a good adaptation doesn't mean you're a good movie!
I don't understand why film directors and studios keep crapping all over their source material, don't they have enough pattern recognition to notice that when a film is adapted loyally from the book, Even when the books are shit(looking at you 50 shades and twilight) they still get big money and are successful, when they don't it is shit most of the time. Are their heads seriously so far up their asses that they can't put 2 and 2 together and figure out that not being book accurate is the biggest detriment to making a big money making franchise
As a fan who has watched all of your videos throughout the years I want to say thank you for all your kind work. It made me want to read several of these books because of how much more detailed they are from the movie or show. Keep going on with the same spirit.
It would be interesting. IMNSHO _Hogfather_ really nailed its source, and _Going Postal_ really didn't. I might be embittered because it trod all over one of my favourites of his endings/epilogues (twice, the first voiced by Pterry himself - his made up word 'embuggerance' is not funny, let alone an end-of-film punchline).
When I read “The Hunger Games” after first seeing the movie, it really increased my appreciation for “The Last Unicorn,” another case of reading the book second, because unlike “Hunger Games,” at no point while reading “Unicorn” did I say “Oh, *now* that makes sense!”
I personally had no problem understanding the hunger games without the book. I read book 1 after watching the movie and honestly apart from a little more insight into Katniss thoughts I didn't get much more from it.
it was the 50 shades that pulled me into watching. for a combination of enjoying someone rip the books/films a new one and just a little bit of sadistic pleasure in seeing the frustration of someone who had to read/watch them. what keeps me here is the outtakes when your cat's interrupt you.
The Percy Jackson series and the sequel series are so good. Movies were crap. Did you ever review Eragon? That blew. But then, the last few books weren’t great either. Eldest was awesome.
Honestly I kind of wish they didn’t self publish Eragon - A lot of the problems I had with the last books might have been stamped out by a publisher pointing em out
It's nice to see a Top Ten list on UA-cam that doesn't drag on forever. I usually end up skipping half of the description of each item, and I really appreciate how concise this was while still being very informative and amusing. Thank you :)
I'm still angry about how bloodless Hunger Games 1 was. It almost felt like I was watching the Capitol's take on the story instead of the grim reality of the situation.
Despite the lack of blood, I was still squirming in my seat. I think it achieved the gruesomeness without needing the gore. Due to the Cornucopia scene itself, I never wanted to watch another of the movies. I simply could not watch children kill themselves.
What were you expecting? A load of Rambos killing off each other (even though that would be kinda badass, except it also ruins the themes of First Blood).
I honestly really liked the movie over all as an adaptation. It felt violent enough for me. I just wish they did Peeta’s character a bit more justice. Like no one who watches the movie without reading the book understands the bread scene or the impact of it 😅 they also seem to think Katniss carries him throughout the game instead of him holding his own by being the marketing smarty pants he was
Fun fact about the Coraline adaptation: the band They Might Be Giants was initially hired to make music for the film, wrote up a bunch of songs, and then the filmmakers decided to scrap all but the song that Other Father sings to Coraline, siting that the music wasn’t “creepy enough.” The band has since released one of the songs they’d initially written for the film. It’s called “Careful What You Pack” and can be found on the album titled The Else. It’s a pretty damn good song, though I can see how it wasn’t what the filmmakers were going for.
As I watched, I tried to figure out what I would vote as worst adaptation and landed on "I, Robot" for taking a dump on every reason Asimov wrote the original book. And hey, look, I'm not alone in that!
Technical the movie I robot took the idea of the book caliban. The second brain without restrictions. But they didn't chose that name so.. Nice action flick but worst adaption
That would be a hell of a good question. It stuck to it in places and reaaally veered in others. But the costume porn was tops. And the romance, between leads who hated each other, was excellent.
Scary character designs, though. At least when The Last Unicorn was designed they did far better. It's a lovely film, phenomenal book, and the graphic novel was gorgeous.
Ngl i often haven't watched the movies and the books you've talked about- however i really enjoy the way you review them and it makes for an interesting watch Also as someone attempting to start their own comic/manga/graphic novel, it really helps to hear how plot points can be used and how characters can be written Thank you for these videos
As a 9th grader who grew up with Coraline, I can state that me, my classmates, and my classmiates at my other school are all completely traumatized by this film. As good as the movie may be I can NOT bring myself to watch that movie.
Surprised perks of being a wallflower isn’t on the good list but upon looking it up it appears you haven’t done it yet! Hope you get to it eventually, it’s the perfect adaptation
Question: Why wasn’t Interview with the Vampire on the best list? I personally think that it was a better adaptation than Scott Pilgrim. But it is your list, so we can agree to disagree.
For a true travesty of an adaptation, try 'The Shadowhunter Chronicles: City of Bones'. My god, I watch the TV series just because it's fun to yell at the TV.
Ah, Ella Enchanted movie. How I despise you for making a joke out of my favorite book as a tween. At least Percy Jackson gave me some fun hate watching experiences. Love your videos Dom! I've been watching you for a few years now and love your reviews. You have a very soothing voice. Can't wait for the Queen of the Damned adaptation!
I can’t believer how long I’ve been watching this channel and I still love it. Five years and going strong. What I would love to see is an LiA for a Holes because I think it’s one of the closest adaptations I’ve ever seen. And on the opposite side, my worst adaptation is The Spiderwick Chronicles. Thanks Dom!
I think The Hunt For Red October is a pretty damn good adaptation. Much like The Godfather, it really knew what to leave out and what to remain fanatically loyal to.
I, too, am an adaptation enthusiast and have been for many years, subjecting my schoolmates and teachers to long rants and presentations on the topic. When I found your channel I was overjoyed and have been a dedicated Beautiful Watcher since then. Thank you for keeping on keeping on :)
I’m just gonna take a gamble and say that Harry Potter is on the bad list. EDIT: Oh. I guess not. Given the level of vitriol Dom levelled at some of those adaptations I would have thought it might be on here somewhere.
@@harveywallace6035 I don't mean to be rude but I looked it up, and I think Toast Bread is right. Take a gander of this means to come take a look. A better turn of phrase may be venture a guess? But it's still understandable what the original commenter meant.
I’ve been watching since back when Howl’s Moving Castle was still up I can’t believe it’s been so long! Also glad to see my love for both Coraline the book and movie justified hehe
I would love to see an inverse of this list showing just how far a film can deviate from the source material in the literal sense while staying true to the spirit of it.
I found your channel through your video on Ella Enchanted and was absolutely thrilled to find a 40 minute video tearing to shreds the movie that completely destroyed one of my all time favorite books, and I'm really glad that video was randomly recommended to me a few months ago because you're now one of my favorite creators on here!
I hope you are managing to survive being under quarantine, Dom. You bring me great comfort every time I watch one of your videos and feel less likely to smash through my walls with a sledgehammer from boredom. I have already spent a year in isolation due to medical reasons and had just been released when the outbreak began. I thoroughly hope that this nonsense ends soon and, as I am trying my hardest to be published, hope that one day you will review my work. By the way, it's a pity you burnt the Fifty Shades Freed book. It would have been great toilet paper.
I was almost scared Howl's Moving Castle would be on here. But at this point I think an accurate book adaptation would need at least 2+ movies, plus a way to get all that inner monologue on screen. People might complain about the ghibli movie, but I think it got the basic idea down rather well and I love them both to bits.
@Ghost Yuki its being written by uncle rick himself,so i doubt it could ever be that bad an with disney behind them i can imagine a pretty sizable budget,and they confirmed age accurate actors,
Dominic Noble: #3: the Percy Jackson movie Me: Why would you do that? I was trying to forget these movies, and you brought them back to my memory. Twice. IN THE SAME WEEK.
I love that the Hunger Games is so high on the good list. As a huge fan of the books I found it an awesome adaption. It is hard to create a movie from such an internal book but Jennifer Laurence is just amazing!
Eh, I thought the bloodbath scene was actually good with the shaky cam - its meant to be so chaotic, like Katniss's POV from the book@@calmcloudlesssky3443
10:16 Don;t you worry, he's getting Disney+ Also, I'm guessing this list will be up for a change when Artemis Fowl is released, because that trailer... ugh.
I read Coraline as a kid so when I watched the movie as a teen, I knew what was coming and the way it was depicted made it realllllyyyy creepy just like the book. I loved it and also was rly uncomfortable lol.
I watched Ender' game as a cinematic illustration, not as something on its own. Visual were pretty cool till the last third, but I could've hardly understood the plot without the book
If you ever make a part two to this, I'd love to hear what you thought about the book to film adaptation of Beautiful Creatures. Personally I would rank it very high on the bad list. Same with Vampire Academy. Those were books I l o v e d and the movie felt like a mean high school dramatization of what those books really were. As for Beautiful Creatures... they kinda just threw the book in the trash. One of my all-time favorite movies and books are the Divergent series. The first Divergent film was like someone reading the books to you. I would rank that one extremely high on the best list.
This so much, they turned a good book into a very poorly done generic fantasy movie. If not for the names and being told it was based on the book before watching it I wouldn't have realized they were related
You know Dom I just discover you not too long ago, and I can honestly say I’ve thoroughly enjoyed your channel and all your videos, keep up the good work 👍
Rick Riordan has been working really hard at a new potential adaption for Percy Jackson over the past several months. He can't tell us much at the moment, but he has been doing several meetings with Disney. If you want to help, get #adaptpercyjackson trending on twitter (Fans got it trending several months back randomly, and it caught the attention of Rick and Executives, causing the meetings to start)
Coraline is my absolute favorite book of all time and I'm so glad that the movie did so well with neil gaiman's source material :) seeing it at #1 actually made me really happy haha!
Was waiting for World War Z to pop up on that list. That movie was a multimillion dollar middle finger to the author and the fans that had waited so long for it.
Hi Dom! It's been a treat follwing the series throughout the years. It has introduced me to a lot of books that I didn't even knew existed, as I was only familiar with the film versions of the stories. Thanks for all of the effort that you put into them, it makes the videos absolutely delightful and enjoyable. Lots of love from Panama and her'es to many more Lost in Adaptation videos.
This was interesting to watch and I have been watching your videos since the Harry Potterathon. It was nice for you to look back on your reviews and it’s been great watching you change your perspective on adaptations.
I feel so sorry for the Dom every time he has to talk about 50 Shades.
It's like a curse. The thing keeps on finding it's way back to him. Poor guy.
We all do.
Yes.
But the sadist in me is very happy every time.
Unconnected but
Are you by any chance an
Underland chronicles
Fan?
@@lahlybird895 Absolutely! That's actually what my name is based off of!
Fifty Shades of Grey had a better adaptation than Percy Jackson, my beloved childhood book series.
*I'm going to rage cry*
That’s when we know society has really gone downhill
PERCY JACKSON IS COMING TO DYSNEY PLUS❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Happiest day of my life when I found that tbh :)
Permanent State Of Awe me too
It's much easier to make trash look like trash than making gold look like gold
I'm not sure if "I Robot" should even count. If I falsely label orange juice as milk, does it actually qualify as the worst milk?
I would hug if we weren't in the middle of a pandemic.
That seems to be a theme with Will Smith movies, I Am Legend was basically the same way. The movie and book practically had nothing in common.
Milk is pleasant and healthy. Orange juice is pleasant and healthy in a different way.
I Robot is just meh. And that's me being generous.
I enjoyed the movie irobot. But yeah, your comparison of labeling orange juice milk is apt
@@brony4869 Orange juice milk is actually quite tasty. The only down side is you have to be ready to drink it once it's mixed.
The best movie that is the worst adaption of the source material:
How to Train Your Dragon
Yes
But the books and movies are both great
You know what I hate about How To Train Your Dragon? The title’s a spoiler
I liked the first movie, the second one was ok, and I didnt like the third one
shadebug not as much of a spoiler as “Paul Dies at the End”
HTTYD and Roger Rabbit are both phenomenally good choices for Movies That Are Good But Are *SO* Different From The Source Material. I'm going to add Secret of NIMH to the list.
I bet Artemis Fowl is gonna be on the worst list soon, judging from the trailers.
From what I've seen of the trailer and understand about the plot Artemis is a good guy, the Fey are evil and preparing to invade the human world, and Julius Root is being cast as a woman for some diversity points means that they basically ruined the character arcs for both of the lead characters and have turned Artemis Fowl into another generic YA fantasy hero's journey story.
It is
you were right
Unfortunately, you were absolutely right.
You were so right. As a fan of the books I was so upset
Percy jackson deserves better. How about a cgi or animated series. That way you can make the characters look younger without using child actors. You can also have greater effects and stick closer to the books.
You can also make spinoff shows for the other book series, with my favourites being the kane chronicles and magnus chase.
Like 80% of book adaptations should be animated adaptations
Sadly, people still look down on animated series and can't take them seriously.
At least we have the musical
The fan base is there too and if something even half as good as the movies were made, people would love it. Even if it is animated, if it’s good enough it will still get the respect it deserves
To say Hollywood is adverse to animation outside of kids films is an understatement. Like most things in tinsel-town, it comes down to actors and their cohorts being ill-fitted and out matched in the medium; in the voice acting department and adverse to media that doesn't visually capture the actor in question.
"Its so hard to listen to these idiot writers pat themselves on the back, thinking they did a great job"
My exact feelings about GoT
Same when I listened to the director's commentary for Divergent. After about five minutes, I said out loud to my TV "wow, that explains a lot; you don't understand the book at all, do you?" It did certainly help me understand the adaptation better though...
My exact feelings about ToG >:|
In a big proportion the blame is on George R. Martin who he can't put an ending to his endless books. He basically left the poor screenwritters alone after Season 6. And without instructions from him things went the way they did.
@@penny1545 still, these poor screenwriters are so bad at their job its laughable, nothing makes any sense in the last season. GRRM is partly to blame, but most people couldve done a better job dan D&D
@@shacuras8201 I think you are right...
The Princess Bride movie doesn’t simply remove the book’s framing device. It actually plays off of it to create a new framing device that compliments the book! In the movie the grandfather reads the book to the kid. In the book the kid is grown up and searches for the book only to find his grandfather only read him ‘the good parts’. It’s literally a book-movie combo that deals with adaptation! 😃
It was his father in the book, not his grandfather.
The way I always saw it was the book involved a man who used to have his father read a heavily abridged version of TPB to him as a child. The book protagonist only realizes that the version he heard was abridged when he tries to give the original book to his own young son and the kid can’t make it past the first chapter.
I always headcannon Ed that the movie version is what if the book protagonist’s father went directly to his grandkid and skipped the middleman.
i just love how "The Dom" litterally translates to the judgement in Norwegian
But it doesn't.
"Dommen" would literally and directly translate into "The judgement".
"The" is an English word, and "Dom" just means "judgement".
@@Zeverinsen
the = the.
Dom = judgement.
The Dom = the judgement.
Er ikke så vanskelig
@@Zeverinsen "A judgement" if you really want to nitpick. OP is still correct though.
Came for the vid and learned something from the comments. Nice!
@@Mhidraum No, severinsen was right. "A judgement" would be "en dom"
You seem to have been mistaken.
*That is Peter Johnson, not Percy Jackson*
Yes, that is definitly peter johnson not our boi Percy
No no, stop it with the *dam* Peter Johnson jokes. They're just not *dam* funny.
I literally love the Peter Johnson joke.
Nobody even cares about Perry Jensen
I can't wait for you to tear Disneys "Artemis Fowl"- adaptation to shreds when it comes out
about the only reason to want that movie to come out...
Watching the trailer felt like Disney saying: "you loved those books? you are going to hate this movie..."
@@TheSylda If reboots are successful, then how did Tomorrowland, Wrinkle in Time, and Nutrcracker are box-office bombs...!?
Fernie Fernandez people aren’t super nostalgic about those IPs. Disney’s live action remakes have been disgustingly successful.
@@zokontech I'm aware of that...
I see the author being so happy about the movie on Twitter and it makes me so sad.
Everyone’s a gangster until the number nine best pops up.
Yep you right.
I wasn't ready lol
I'm surprised he didn't site Dan Olson as a reason for why it made sense
Yuuuuuuuuup
'you can't say that sh*t that looks like sh*t doesn't look like sh*t'
- Dominic Noble
At least Percy Jackson is getting a Disney+ reboot series, *with* Rick Riordan working on it
yeah disney+
they did both gravity falls and artemis fowl
@@hbcdhapamzmdfnsdiufnsduifhsopa boi don't group Gravity Falls with Artemis Fowl.
@@dango6266 i know nothing about artemis fowl (books or film), but people were disappointed with and hated the film. *So don't group it with Gravity Falls*
Also, as a fact check, GF was actually Disney channel and XD, not disney+, and artemis fowl is only a D+ exclusive because covid
@@hbcdhapamzmdfnsdiufnsduifhsopa Are you implying that Gravity Falls is bad?
(Don't mind me looking for my knife...)
@@hbcdhapamzmdfnsdiufnsduifhsopa i massively hope you're using Gravity Falls as the possible scale of good. I am choosing to read your comment as "they did a show as amazing as Gravity falls as well as a movie as horrifyingly bad as Artemis Fowl."
"Ella Enchanted" is such a good book about finding yourself while being forced to play by society's rules. Unless you have read "Clan of the Cave Bear," poor Ella goes on the top of my terrible adaptation list😭
My favorite series is the one started by clan of the cave bear. I don't plan on seeing the movie.
Hm i actuallly liked the movie with darryl Hannah. But then again i saw the movie first and then read the books.
i love the ella enchanted movie. but maybe thats cos of nostalgia and that i havent read the book
@katiemercer8868 the movie is good its just not good as an adaptation
I’m still desperately clinging to the scant rumors about a Percy Jackson tv show on Disney+.
Update: It’s Happening!
I will be waiting until I die
Given what we've seen of their Artemis Fowl movie, is that really a good thing to wait for?
@@DemiSemme I get your point, but with Percy already adapted as disastrous movies even making the author hate them, and Disney themselves being the publishers for the books and all other books by uncle Rick (in english), even giving him his own imprint, I do have more faith in a Percy Jackson adaptation from Disney, even if it is just not to loose their most profitable author.
La Femme Fictionale Definitely a concern, yeah, though maybe the main issue with Artemis Fowl is Disney was skittish about adapting such an amoral protagonist? Not really an issue with Percy Jackson.
Just follow rick riot fan on insta he’s been giving updates on that exact topic
I honestly love how much respect you show the book Ella Enchanted. A lesser reviewer would put it down just bc it’s a fairytale. You’re awesome Dom
I love that book dearly, which is precisely why I have disdain for the movie.
I love that book, but I also have a soft spot for the film.
@@tomlinson1710 They did put a lot of effort into making an enjoyable film.
There is a way to put 50 Shades on a "best" list and feel good about it. It's the "10 best movies to choose not to watch-
Nemo Perhaps best movies to educate people on abusive relationships.
Or books that prove the author deserves to die.
10 best movie adaptations no one will admit to actually watching and enjoying
10 best examples of unhealthy relationships
Hey, I think Artemis Fowl will be added onto your worst list immediately after viewing.
Right behind the "Earthsea"-miniseries, I'm sure.
""Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving." - Terry Pratchett
Also I miss the vest and tie, it looked nice and makes you look more professional. - The Coelura
He wears vests/more formal clothes for proper Lost in Adaptation reviews and casual clothes for non-LiA videos.
3:17 "It had a lot of bad messages about teenage behavior, consent and... Possibly being accidentally against race-mixing."
Man, YA-romance sure is wild.
YA Romance sometimes needs to stop being called romance
Well, technically the word 'romance' derives from a French adverb, meaning 'of the Roman style,' which later became translated as 'verse narrative.' With regards to fiction, it denoted a story 'written or recited, of the adventures of a knight, hero, etc.' Given that many of the chivalric romances of the Middle Ages included 'love conquers all' themes, that's what the term has come to mean in the modern age, but you *can* still have a 'romance' that doesn't include a love story.
(It's also the name of the language group including French, Spanish, Italian, and other languages derived from Latin)
@@Kartissa you're right we dont need love stories. We need more stories focusing on friendships or even familial bonds at least in YA
Kartissa You’re right but also did you know words had have different meanings?
Yes. That was my point.
This is a really great list. My only gripe is that Eragon wasn't on the bad list. Still great!
Oh my gosh it deserved to be on there. I really enjoyed this and the movie killed it.
@Ghost Yuki heh heh ... the book (the first at the very least) was LOTR meets George Lucas. It was okay, but it truyly leveraged nearly every literary trope out there....
The doms description of tronjheim alone should be enough to make the bad list
@@yissnakklives8866 the books may have seemed derivative to people who already knew those stories but Eragon was my first high fantasy series and they were so good on their own. I loved those books and the movie butchered it
The movie kept the basic plot structure. While the movie is bland and boring, it's not the least faithful adaptation out there.
The only major changes I can think of are reducing Tronjheim into something that looks like Dun Morogh from WoW, making the Imperial Army the main force at the end instead of mind-controlled Urgals, and having Sapphira instead of Eragon get injured in the big fight.
Eragon's problems as a film exist on a more granular level than its loyalty to the source material: dumb dialogue, uninspired visuals, general sense of no one in the production giving a shit, etc...
I honestly kind of dislike how they changed where Katniss got the pin, changing it from being from Madge as a symbol of her district and hope of her survival in the games, meanwhile the film just has it that she just got it from Greasy Sae in the shops, just because she thought it looked nice. I prefer the book to the film in that regard. Still fairly accurate.
I’m mad that the movies cut of Madge completely! Like why?!?!
@@sylvenefarooq4736 who is madge?
@@hbcdhapamzmdfnsdiufnsduifhsopa I can't tell if you are just being sarcastic but I will explain just incase you aren't. In the books, Katniss is given her famous mockingjay pin by Madge katniss volunteers. The pin was originally worne by Madges aunt who was in the games with Haymitch i belive. She was one of the last few to survive and her death started Madges mom on her way to madness. Also, Madge is probably the closes thing katniss jas to a friend othen than Gale. Im not sure if this is just from fanfic, but i think its implied that the girls spend a bit of time together in school. In catching fire, Madge stills some of her moms pain meds to give to Gale after the whiping and if im not mistaken, it is heavily implied that she has a thing for Gale. Sadly, she is killed during the fire bombs and is only mentioned a time or two in MJ. I know that there are a few more details that I'm not remembering but its been around 7 years since the last time I read it.
@@chloem1851 okay thanks i only saw the movies
@@hbcdhapamzmdfnsdiufnsduifhsopa Madge is the mayor's daughter and Katniss' only friend in District 12.
Still hoping for an adaptation review of “Life of Pi,” “Holes,” “The Secret of NIMH,” and “Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.” :P Keep up the great work!
Wait, wait, wait. There a book for The Incredible Journey?
Holes is such a good adaption.
@@jaustill237 yes, it was published in the early 60s I think and was set in Canada. Disney made an adaptation of it in the 60s that was also set in Canada, then made the reboots in the 90s/2000s. Biggest differences included changing the dog breeds and setting in the reboot and having the animals "talk." In the 60s film there is no animal talking, but there is a narrator. I grew up on the 60s film and still really like it, although some of the human acting is truly painful 😂 the music though is amazing!
I'm waiting for him to make a video about Watership Down.
@@shaynabarnhard2274 that's probably one of the few he hasn't done.
"Miss Pelgrim Home for Peculiar Children" was a great trilogy, interesting, well written. But condensing 3 books into 1 movie, and making it a boring one, was just an insult to the material and the author.
I have to be honest, it's one of the few tim burton films I didnt despise
Yeah there’s not even a plot until like 75 percent into the mocie
I actually have such a hard time getting through these books. I'm not even sure why. To me it's very very boring I guess that I just move on to a different one and pick it back up when I've got nothing else at the moment.
I never get why they condense book series it seems like a waste of money when you could make multiple films on a popular IP
The mistake was making it an action adventure movie, should have leaned more into the horror and melancholic aspect of the book. Like goddamn, at least get the aesthetic right, the movie was too bright and cheery looking.
I need Dominic’s thoughts on The Last Airbender and Dragonball: Evolution.
They're not books though. Anyone who has seen either could tell you from a glance they're both crap.
Dragonball may be a problem because of the more strict Japanese copyright law. He made a video about things he probably won't review and why; It's why the Howl's Moving Castle review was removed from UA-cam(though it seems to be available on Patreon).
@@CleverCover05 Last Airbender's seasons are called "books" so I say loophole 😉
And DragonBall has Manga which isn't any different from comic books and Dom has done those before. Case and point: Red.
@@CleverCover05 But the movie is still an adaptation from the show, in the case of Last Airbender in particular (as much as it pains me to say that). I know he focuses on books to film, but I have seen him branch out to include other mediums, such as his Phantom of the Opera review
I mean, yeah, he could review them as from a script standpoint, but Avatar didn't begin as books like HP or FSoG. Dragonball never seemed like something he previously would have read. Maybe now someone could hook him up with all the volumes of manga, but even then it would be a while until we got a review.
Otherwise, all he could do now is say he either hated the movies from a movie standpoint and we all pat him and ourselves on the back or he likes it and it causes a storm of WTF in the comments.
I was like: why didn't I already watch this video, as it came out 16 hours ago. Then I looked again and saw it actually said 16 SECONDS. HOLY SH*T i've NEVER been so early :D
Last time I was this early, Dominic was still called The Dom. Been watching since your Narnia-review. Cheers to 5 more years!
Still to this day I read Ella Enchanted and cry every single time. I feel rage, and relief, and happiness and sadness and ALL THE EMOTIONS when I read that book. Sheer genius, and something I would recommend any child has a read of.
The movie also made me cry, and feel anger, but not in the good way.
When I read Percy Jackson in 5th grade, I got so excited when I heard about the movies.
Suffice to say, I would rather watch Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire on a 5-day loop than finish the Lightning Thief even once😂😭
I haven’t finished the video but I know that Percy Jackson has to be on this list somewhere.
Somewhere on the very top of the very worse adaptations for sure
its literally on the thumbnail so yea not a wild guess
I. Shit man i didn’t even realize 😂
I clicked on the notification so i didn’t see lol
Yeah, saying that was butchered is an insult to butchering, those were a travesty
The first two Hunger Games movies were wild to watch for me, they were almost exactly like I had imagined them when I read them a few years before.
Can’t really say anything about Mockingjay as I have not watched either of the movies lol
Same for me! It really through me for a loop especially given my disappointment with the Harry Potter adaptation at the time
I actually despised the first film because of the minor changes that changed too much or took away from the foreshadowing
Eh, I thought the first one was pretty pretentious and lacked spirit. Second one was decent but that's just it: decent.
Overall, a very underwhelming franchise.
I really loved the first two, I only had very minor gripes with certain scenes left cut but considering how accurate the movies were I could forgive them. My favorite part of Catching Fire was when they watch the tapes of Haymitch's games and I was super sad that it was skipped over in the film, but I understand why for pacing reasons.
@@ML-tr1hz ironically I thought the 2nd film was pretty spot on. Like nothing important was missed out on
"the giant squid isnt essential to watchmen"
i can actually hear Linkara screaming....XD
My personal favorite adaptation has got to be The Lord of the Rings, I adore all 3 movies and i am certainly fond of J.R.R Tolkiens books but they can be so hard to get through at times. I've always thought that his greatest strength was his immensely huge and interesting world building as opposed to his story telling. The movies made a lot of great decisions in what to cut out of the story while keeping a nice balance of interesting and coherent.
Tolkien's storytelling intentionally mirrors classical epics like "The Iliad" and "The Odyssey" and his characters emulate those found in medieval romances like "Sir Gawain and the Green Knight" and "King Horn." It isn't written like a modern novel at all nor was it ever meant to be, which is why some readers find it hard to read. The movies are extremely modernized, which is why you probably find them a lot easier to digest. I think Tolkien achieves a level of ancientry and mythic power through his archaic writing style, but it's also nice that other people can experience the story who aren't satisfied by that method of storytelling.
@@brooksboy78 Eh. I think that you're giving Tolkien a tad more praise than he deserves, at least for his prose. I enjoy his writing style for the most part, to be sure, but Tolkien did have a distinct tendency to ramble and little concept of pacing or moderation, often becoming so involved with his own world that he didn't account for the reader as much as he perhaps could've. It's one of the (slightly) weaker aspects of an extraordinary work of literature.
Great films, no question, based on great books, but this was a list of best/worst adaptations. And in terms of accuracy, the films are not entirely accurate to the books. Lots of stuff left out, stuff changed or shifted around... I can understand why they’re not on this list but fair enough if they’re your personal faves!
@@Cailus3542 I have disagree
@@HerHollynessit somewhat dose but that’s not bad
*_PERCY JACKSON IS GETTING A TV SHOW ADAPTATION_* which should redeem the terror of the movie adaptations
Sophie Teresa unless it’s completely Disney-fied and even worse than the movies
what films?
Petrified both
Well, Rick himself will be involved in every part of the production.
@@scifigrl92 Well the difference is that rick will have a lot of power through the whole production, like writing the script etc
Oh man, 5 years already, that’s crazy
Hans Hanzo He and Mike look so much healthier now
Massive respect for you being able to acknowledge 50 Shades like you did. Yep, it was a massive dumpster fire, but it was a reasonably accurate dumpster fire... That's the trilogy that really highlights that being a good adaptation doesn't mean you're a good movie!
hey they are very faithful to the books... and are just as horrid in flavor.
@@kinagrill The first one is actually marginally better than the books from what I've heard
@@naplockblubba5369 yeah, and it's the one the author disliked the most cuz it took a lot of liberties. X3
I don't understand why film directors and studios keep crapping all over their source material, don't they have enough pattern recognition to notice that when a film is adapted loyally from the book, Even when the books are shit(looking at you 50 shades and twilight) they still get big money and are successful, when they don't it is shit most of the time. Are their heads seriously so far up their asses that they can't put 2 and 2 together and figure out that not being book accurate is the biggest detriment to making a big money making franchise
As a fan who has watched all of your videos throughout the years I want to say thank you for all your kind work. It made me want to read several of these books because of how much more detailed they are from the movie or show. Keep going on with the same spirit.
Can't wait to see Dom review a Discworld adaptation someday.
It would be interesting. IMNSHO _Hogfather_ really nailed its source, and _Going Postal_ really didn't. I might be embittered because it trod all over one of my favourites of his endings/epilogues (twice, the first voiced by Pterry himself - his made up word 'embuggerance' is not funny, let alone an end-of-film punchline).
When I read “The Hunger Games” after first seeing the movie, it really increased my appreciation for “The Last Unicorn,” another case of reading the book second, because unlike “Hunger Games,” at no point while reading “Unicorn” did I say “Oh, *now* that makes sense!”
The Hunger Games really seems to encourage the watchers to read the books first because of the vagueness.
I personally had no problem understanding the hunger games without the book. I read book 1 after watching the movie and honestly apart from a little more insight into Katniss thoughts I didn't get much more from it.
@@CJDM310 It’s not that the movie didn’t make sense, it’s just that there were a few things that were unexplained, like how Sponsorships work.
Hunger games movies failed on many levels on the book loyalty
We love you, Dom! Stay safe and Healthy!
Also, in my opinion, the Percy Jackson movies deserve #1 worst, but i see why you put them where they are
it was the 50 shades that pulled me into watching. for a combination of enjoying someone rip the books/films a new one and just a little bit of sadistic pleasure in seeing the frustration of someone who had to read/watch them. what keeps me here is the outtakes when your cat's interrupt you.
The Percy Jackson series and the sequel series are so good. Movies were crap. Did you ever review Eragon? That blew. But then, the last few books weren’t great either. Eldest was awesome.
Yes he did but he was not a fan of the book so I am guessing it was not worthy to be on the list.
Tiffany Benedict fair enough. Thanks
Honestly I kind of wish they didn’t self publish Eragon - A lot of the problems I had with the last books might have been stamped out by a publisher pointing em out
It's nice to see a Top Ten list on UA-cam that doesn't drag on forever. I usually end up skipping half of the description of each item, and I really appreciate how concise this was while still being very informative and amusing. Thank you :)
I'm still angry about how bloodless Hunger Games 1 was. It almost felt like I was watching the Capitol's take on the story instead of the grim reality of the situation.
I think they probably did that to keep the rating down
Despite the lack of blood, I was still squirming in my seat. I think it achieved the gruesomeness without needing the gore. Due to the Cornucopia scene itself, I never wanted to watch another of the movies. I simply could not watch children kill themselves.
What were you expecting? A load of Rambos killing off each other (even though that would be kinda badass, except it also ruins the themes of First Blood).
I was surprised at the lack of hunger and food playing any kind of role in the movie.
I honestly really liked the movie over all as an adaptation. It felt violent enough for me. I just wish they did Peeta’s character a bit more justice. Like no one who watches the movie without reading the book understands the bread scene or the impact of it 😅 they also seem to think Katniss carries him throughout the game instead of him holding his own by being the marketing smarty pants he was
Fun fact about the Coraline adaptation: the band They Might Be Giants was initially hired to make music for the film, wrote up a bunch of songs, and then the filmmakers decided to scrap all but the song that Other Father sings to Coraline, siting that the music wasn’t “creepy enough.” The band has since released one of the songs they’d initially written for the film. It’s called “Careful What You Pack” and can be found on the album titled The Else. It’s a pretty damn good song, though I can see how it wasn’t what the filmmakers were going for.
As I watched, I tried to figure out what I would vote as worst adaptation and landed on "I, Robot" for taking a dump on every reason Asimov wrote the original book. And hey, look, I'm not alone in that!
Technical the movie I robot took the idea of the book caliban. The second brain without restrictions. But they didn't chose that name so.. Nice action flick but worst adaption
"An ineffable charm". I see what you did there, Dominic. Bravo!!
Also, WOW, I was not expecting number 9, that was a shocker.
I do wonder which list "Bram Stoker's Dracula" would have gone had he included it, considering it is both faithful and unfaithful adaptation.
That would be a hell of a good question. It stuck to it in places and reaaally veered in others.
But the costume porn was tops. And the romance, between leads who hated each other, was excellent.
I’m going to need a GIF of “the feels man...the feels”.
"And of course, I had to make it into a top ten list because- UA-cam." Just, just youtube.
We do have a good hobbit movie it was made back in the 1970’s and was animated
Scary character designs, though. At least when The Last Unicorn was designed they did far better. It's a lovely film, phenomenal book, and the graphic novel was gorgeous.
The greatest adventure is what lies ahead... today and tomorrow are yet to be said!
THANK. YOU.
Ngl i often haven't watched the movies and the books you've talked about- however i really enjoy the way you review them and it makes for an interesting watch
Also as someone attempting to start their own comic/manga/graphic novel, it really helps to hear how plot points can be used and how characters can be written
Thank you for these videos
I can really recommend many of the books he's talking about! Give them a try, especially the older ones.
I’m surprised Death Note wasn’t on the list.
I think it's cause he didn't do an LIA on it
That thing isn't an adaptation, that's it's own evil entity!
@@Mobysimo it is better not to, the torment he will go through (same as avatar and dragon ball)
TF2Fan101, oh goodness that film was bad
I bet It would’ve been on the list but he didn’t actually do a Lost In Adaptation episode on it
As a 9th grader who grew up with Coraline, I can state that me, my classmates, and my classmiates at my other school are all completely traumatized by this film. As good as the movie may be I can NOT bring myself to watch that movie.
Surprised perks of being a wallflower isn’t on the good list but upon looking it up it appears you haven’t done it yet! Hope you get to it eventually, it’s the perfect adaptation
Ooh this would be a good LIA!
Question: Why wasn’t Interview with the Vampire on the best list?
I personally think that it was a better adaptation than Scott Pilgrim. But it is your list, so we can agree to disagree.
because it's Dom's list, not your list
Which I acknowledged. 🙄
Agreed. Interview with the Vampire is as good an adaptation as Queen of the Damned is a bad one. *shudders*
Yeah, talk about actors that freakin' nailed it.
They probably changed too much. Aging up Claudia, changing the ending, the characters not looking or sounding like their book counterparts, etc.
Your Percy Jackson reviews were the first of your videos I've seen and I've been a fan ever since, keep it up Dom.
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I really really hope you'll do another one of this someday. So many great and horrible adaptations since! ❤
For a true travesty of an adaptation, try 'The Shadowhunter Chronicles: City of Bones'. My god, I watch the TV series just because it's fun to yell at the TV.
The movie was even WORSE. I had literally just finished the book and I STILL didn't have a clue what was happening
I would watch the hell out of that Steven King: Spooky vs Non-Spooky comparison video.
Ah, Ella Enchanted movie. How I despise you for making a joke out of my favorite book as a tween. At least Percy Jackson gave me some fun hate watching experiences.
Love your videos Dom! I've been watching you for a few years now and love your reviews. You have a very soothing voice. Can't wait for the Queen of the Damned adaptation!
I can’t believer how long I’ve been watching this channel and I still love it. Five years and going strong. What I would love to see is an LiA for a Holes because I think it’s one of the closest adaptations I’ve ever seen. And on the opposite side, my worst adaptation is The Spiderwick Chronicles. Thanks Dom!
I think The Hunt For Red October is a pretty damn good adaptation. Much like The Godfather, it really knew what to leave out and what to remain fanatically loyal to.
I, too, am an adaptation enthusiast and have been for many years, subjecting my schoolmates and teachers to long rants and presentations on the topic. When I found your channel I was overjoyed and have been a dedicated Beautiful Watcher since then. Thank you for keeping on keeping on :)
I’m just gonna take a gamble and say that Harry Potter is on the bad list.
EDIT: Oh. I guess not. Given the level of vitriol Dom levelled at some of those adaptations I would have thought it might be on here somewhere.
Just arrived myself let's see if your right.
Taking a gander is having a look. I think what you meant might have been gamble maybe?
Toast Bread it means like taking a quess
@@harveywallace6035 According to dictionary .com "Look at, glance at, as in 'Will you take a gander at that woman's red hair!'"
@@harveywallace6035 I don't mean to be rude but I looked it up, and I think Toast Bread is right. Take a gander of this means to come take a look. A better turn of phrase may be venture a guess? But it's still understandable what the original commenter meant.
I’ve been watching since back when Howl’s Moving Castle was still up I can’t believe it’s been so long!
Also glad to see my love for both Coraline the book and movie justified hehe
Your Who Framed Roger Rabbit episode is still my favorite. I'm glad it got honourable mention even if it wasn't on either list.
I would love to see an inverse of this list showing just how far a film can deviate from the source material in the literal sense while staying true to the spirit of it.
Clueless is probably a good one for that list.
I found your channel through your video on Ella Enchanted and was absolutely thrilled to find a 40 minute video tearing to shreds the movie that completely destroyed one of my all time favorite books, and I'm really glad that video was randomly recommended to me a few months ago because you're now one of my favorite creators on here!
Pre-Video: "Coraline better be on the good list..."
Post-Video: *smug*
Been there lol. Arms crossed with that look of self satisfaction.
Coraline is one of my favorite movies. I might actually go ahead and read the book, though I'm currently caught up with other books.
I hope you are managing to survive being under quarantine, Dom. You bring me great comfort every time I watch one of your videos and feel less likely to smash through my walls with a sledgehammer from boredom. I have already spent a year in isolation due to medical reasons and had just been released when the outbreak began. I thoroughly hope that this nonsense ends soon and, as I am trying my hardest to be published, hope that one day you will review my work. By the way, it's a pity you burnt the Fifty Shades Freed book. It would have been great toilet paper.
2:21 what what come on out with it man if it’s one the best list how is it this hard to explain
2:26 BLASPHEMY!!!
This was fun. 🙂 Thank you for keeping us entertained during this current time!
I was almost scared Howl's Moving Castle would be on here. But at this point I think an accurate book adaptation would need at least 2+ movies, plus a way to get all that inner monologue on screen. People might complain about the ghibli movie, but I think it got the basic idea down rather well and I love them both to bits.
It's my Favourite Miyazaki film.
The moment I saw Percy Jackson wasn't _the_ worst, I got worried😂
@Ghost Yuki they are making a reboot as a series
@Ghost Yuki its being written by uncle rick himself,so i doubt it could ever be that bad an with disney behind them i can imagine a pretty sizable budget,and they confirmed age accurate actors,
Dominic Noble: #3: the Percy Jackson movie
Me: Why would you do that? I was trying to forget these movies, and you brought them back to my memory. Twice. IN THE SAME WEEK.
one movie that should be on this list "Eragon" that movie was atrocious and did the books so dirty
I really enjoyed how fast-paced this video was, top 10s can easily feel like they go on forever. Good job, great video!
I personally would love to see a whole video about what in your opinion makes something a great adaptation
I don't think there's been an episode on The Giver yet but it really, REALLY deserves a spot on the worst list.
AGREED
Last time I was this early, Dom hadn't reviewed Starship Troopers yet
And he added it to the list of the worst adaptations. 😒
Well, at least it's not on the same list as 50 shades. 👍😉
Were you ever funny?
@@saschamayer4050 it _is_ a terrible adaptation. Intentionally so, in fact. Bad adaptation =/= bad film
I love that the Hunger Games is so high on the good list. As a huge fan of the books I found it an awesome adaption. It is hard to create a movie from such an internal book but Jennifer Laurence is just amazing!
I would agree if the cinematography in the execution scene weren't just unforgivable.
Eh, I thought the bloodbath scene was actually good with the shaky cam - its meant to be so chaotic, like Katniss's POV from the book@@calmcloudlesssky3443
Your videos aren't silly, they are amazing and i appreciate everything you put into them. I can't wait to see more. Thank you.
10:16 Don;t you worry, he's getting Disney+
Also, I'm guessing this list will be up for a change when Artemis Fowl is released, because that trailer... ugh.
I read Coraline as a kid so when I watched the movie as a teen, I knew what was coming and the way it was depicted made it realllllyyyy creepy just like the book. I loved it and also was rly uncomfortable lol.
As soon as I saw the title, I thought "I wonder what spot Rebecca got. Surely top 5 in the best side."
I was wrong.
I watched Ender' game as a cinematic illustration, not as something on its own. Visual were pretty cool till the last third, but I could've hardly understood the plot without the book
I discovered your channel during the Harry Potter-a-thon and I'm still enjoying your videos. Keep 'em coming, Dom!
If you ever make a part two to this, I'd love to hear what you thought about the book to film adaptation of Beautiful Creatures. Personally I would rank it very high on the bad list. Same with Vampire Academy. Those were books I l o v e d and the movie felt like a mean high school dramatization of what those books really were. As for Beautiful Creatures... they kinda just threw the book in the trash. One of my all-time favorite movies and books are the Divergent series. The first Divergent film was like someone reading the books to you. I would rank that one extremely high on the best list.
You can see the reason why Frostbite wasn't adapted. Shame, though. I would've liked to see who they cast as Adrian.
I always watch till the very end just for “My goodness... I can’t do that...” and then the ridiculous hilarity that ensues 😝👍
You really missed Eragon, in terms of horrible film adaptations.
This so much, they turned a good book into a very poorly done generic fantasy movie. If not for the names and being told it was based on the book before watching it I wouldn't have realized they were related
If I remember the Eragon review correctly, Dom figured that the movie was better because all the boring spots of the book
Wait a second, where did the rest of my comment go?
I was so about to write this comment, he is my number 1 on the bad list.
Eragon was one of the laziest movies I have ever seen
Surely Good Omens will make the next ''best'' list...
Thank you Dom for all your hard work! Would love to see your thoughts on King adaptations in a video of its own
You know Dom I just discover you not too long ago, and I can honestly say I’ve thoroughly enjoyed your channel and all your videos, keep up the good work 👍
Rick Riordan has been working really hard at a new potential adaption for Percy Jackson over the past several months. He can't tell us much at the moment, but he has been doing several meetings with Disney.
If you want to help, get #adaptpercyjackson trending on twitter
(Fans got it trending several months back randomly, and it caught the attention of Rick and Executives, causing the meetings to start)
Coraline is my absolute favorite book of all time and I'm so glad that the movie did so well with neil gaiman's source material :) seeing it at #1 actually made me really happy haha!
Was waiting for World War Z to pop up on that list. That movie was a multimillion dollar middle finger to the author and the fans that had waited so long for it.
Whose idea it was to adapt World War Z as a fucking MOVIE
Hi Dom! It's been a treat follwing the series throughout the years. It has introduced me to a lot of books that I didn't even knew existed, as I was only familiar with the film versions of the stories.
Thanks for all of the effort that you put into them, it makes the videos absolutely delightful and enjoyable.
Lots of love from Panama and her'es to many more Lost in Adaptation videos.
This was interesting to watch and I have been watching your videos since the Harry Potterathon. It was nice for you to look back on your reviews and it’s been great watching you change your perspective on adaptations.