Worst book-to-movie adaptations

Page 4 of 4 [ 55 posts ] Go to page Previous 1, 2, 3, 4

Previous topic | Next topic

Skibz888
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 25 Nov 2014
Gender: Male
Posts: 965
Location: Orange County, CA

06 Jan 2015, 6:48 pm

AnonymousAnonymous wrote:

I too liked Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy. Sam Rockwell as Zaphod made me laugh! :lol:

He actually was offered the Ford Prefect role, but chose Zaphod.

He was pretty well-cast as Zaphod, but the way the film handled the split heads/personalities thing didn't settle well with me and hindered his performance a little. I think they could have re-written that up a bit. I could definitely see him as Ford, though.

Then again, as stated, I think Sam Rockwell is an extraordinarily gifted actor; he's one of several actors I'd watch in anything, even if the movie itself looked like crap.

AnonymousAnonymous
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 23 Nov 2006
Age: 35
Gender: Male
Posts: 72,808
Location: Portland, Oregon

06 Jan 2015, 8:56 pm

I own a copy of the book in which Sam Rockwell {in a Q&A at the end} states that the studio didn't like his approach to playing Zaphod {in which he tried playing Zaphod as a intergalatic version of Bill Clinton}, so he played Zaphod as a more of a narcisstic rock star.

_________________
Silly NTs, I have Aspergers, and having Aspergers is gr-r-reat!

Skibz888
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 25 Nov 2014
Gender: Male
Posts: 965
Location: Orange County, CA

06 Jan 2015, 9:48 pm

AnonymousAnonymous wrote:

Well, that's more or less how he is in the book, or at least how I picture him. Rockwell's performance is definitely the *goofiest* of any of the character's portrayals, but the character traits of extreme narcissism and extreme charisma are what intrinsically defines Zaphod.

Provided, it's been several years since I've read one of the books (the last one being 'And Another Thing...'), though I did watch the TV series again not long ago. I'll have to give them another go-around sometime this year.

KyleTheGhost
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 29 Jul 2008
Age: 38
Gender: Female
Posts: 70,218
Location: Wisconsin

18 Feb 2015, 8:06 am

Sounds like 50 Shades of Grey will be like Twilight: Popular, but terrible.

_________________
I am Ashley. My pronouns are she/her.

Kenya
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 21 Oct 2014
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,900
Location: West Springfield, MA

18 Feb 2015, 12:07 pm

KyleTheGhost wrote:

Sounds like 50 Shades of Grey will be like Twilight: Popular, but terrible.

Amen to that.

Gaara
Sea Gull

Joined: 9 Feb 2015
Gender: Non-binary
Posts: 209

19 Feb 2015, 11:08 am

Kenya wrote:

Kraichgauer wrote:

I Am Legend.

Actually, it was a pretty decent movie - - until that Godawful ending.

I'm pretty sure everyone hates the ending. They should've stuck with the original.

Wasn't the ending changed because that was what a focus group decided it should be?

Kenya
Veteran
Veteran

Joined: 21 Oct 2014
Age: 33
Gender: Male
Posts: 1,900
Location: West Springfield, MA

19 Feb 2015, 12:36 pm

Gaara wrote: