This list might end up being longer...Anyway, here are some that, well, leave something to be desired. A lot, in many cases. Note: not necessarily in this order, either ...
A Cry in the Wild
It's just boring. Period. The book (Hatchet) is much better. If the movie were to win an award, it should be for the least human actors in a movie: it's pretty much only the main kid (who's stranded in a plane crash), his parents, and the pilot of the plane.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
This one was boring, too. The book was pretty good, though. It just goes to show that some books should be left in their wonderful, book form...
A Wrinkle in Time (2003 TV version)
This one honestly wasn't so bad, but it really bugged me that Meg (the main character) seemed pretty ordinary. It was hard to see why she didn't fit in. In the book, she's got glasses, braces, awkwardness, intelligence...the whole deal. This movie Meg is smart, but not really smart. There's a part where she corrects her science teacher when he's talking about the brain, but from that you'd probably just assume that she was or had once been interested in the subject and looked it up. If you want an excellent cinematic Meg, look to Storm Reid in the new Wrinkle in Time movie. It's a real shame that Madeleine L'Engle (author of A Wrinkle in Time) didn't live to see that one, instead having to settle with the TV version. I was confused when reading IMDB reviews for the 2003 one, because people were saying things like "WHY, Disney?" and I didn't think it was Disney. But, lo and behold, it was. It's a good thing they made up for it with the new one.
The Lightning Thief
Why do they always take books with preteen characters and age them up 4 years or so? Is it just to add a love story? I mean, I really wish there were more characters that age in cinema.
The Giver
Big departure from the book - and same problem as The Lightning Thief.
Holes
I don't remember the movie very well, but it has the same problem as The Lightning Thief and The Giver.
Just to let you know, I'm not saying to not watch these movies. I'm just saying to not expect too much. If you set your expectations low, then you might actually end up somewhat satisfied with how you spent your two hours or so.
A Cry in the Wild
It's just boring. Period. The book (Hatchet) is much better. If the movie were to win an award, it should be for the least human actors in a movie: it's pretty much only the main kid (who's stranded in a plane crash), his parents, and the pilot of the plane.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
This one was boring, too. The book was pretty good, though. It just goes to show that some books should be left in their wonderful, book form...
A Wrinkle in Time (2003 TV version)
This one honestly wasn't so bad, but it really bugged me that Meg (the main character) seemed pretty ordinary. It was hard to see why she didn't fit in. In the book, she's got glasses, braces, awkwardness, intelligence...the whole deal. This movie Meg is smart, but not really smart. There's a part where she corrects her science teacher when he's talking about the brain, but from that you'd probably just assume that she was or had once been interested in the subject and looked it up. If you want an excellent cinematic Meg, look to Storm Reid in the new Wrinkle in Time movie. It's a real shame that Madeleine L'Engle (author of A Wrinkle in Time) didn't live to see that one, instead having to settle with the TV version. I was confused when reading IMDB reviews for the 2003 one, because people were saying things like "WHY, Disney?" and I didn't think it was Disney. But, lo and behold, it was. It's a good thing they made up for it with the new one.
The Lightning Thief
Why do they always take books with preteen characters and age them up 4 years or so? Is it just to add a love story? I mean, I really wish there were more characters that age in cinema.
The Giver
Big departure from the book - and same problem as The Lightning Thief.
Holes
I don't remember the movie very well, but it has the same problem as The Lightning Thief and The Giver.
Just to let you know, I'm not saying to not watch these movies. I'm just saying to not expect too much. If you set your expectations low, then you might actually end up somewhat satisfied with how you spent your two hours or so.
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