Top 10 Worst Movies Based on Books
Note that this is not the same as Worst Movies based on GOOD books. I remove the word Good, because there are bad books with bad movies as well
Oh God, do I hate this movie. It's right there with the Angry Birds Movie, possibly worse. No thought and no care were put into this movie. It's just a pure, phoned-in mess.
It just feels like an excuse to promote a lot of advertising and some really horrible songs.
When I watched this movie, at the end I said to myself, "Is it too late to get that alien invasion from Transformers: Dark of the Moon to destroy the city of Thneedville?"
They might as well have destroyed Oprah because of this! It's a shameful parody of my favorite sci-fi Disney movie, Tomorrowland, and shamefully represents it. Save your money on something that matters.
While the book was funny, this was actually kind of sad to see the protagonist get bad luck like this on the big screen.
This movie follows the beloved children's book with a few differences, or at least, that's what the first 15-20 minutes are about.
The Newcomers
By this, I'm referring to the 2006 remake, not the timeless 1973 classic by Hanna-Barbera. I'm surprised E. B. White hated the original movie. I don't care what his estate has to say. Sorry, Mr. White, but you're wrong. Just because it doesn't follow the book beat by beat doesn't mean it's a bad movie.
Look at Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory: That film also didn't need to follow the book beat by beat to be a good movie. Of course, we live in a world of unnecessary remakes, and this is one of them. Like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, they want to make this as faithful to the original book as possible, but like Charlie again, it fails at every aspect, especially since the 1973 film is timeless enough.
Debbie Reynolds was upset at Nickelodeon for how they ruined a beautiful 1973 classic movie! TWICE! I can't blame her! And now she's rolling in her grave. Thanks for ruining our childhoods, Nickelodeon.
My sister and I watched this because she loved the book. I was PISSED OFF! The main protagonist, Jamie, is such a full-of-herself Mary-Sue, and the movie itself was crappy. I'm surprised the Nostalgia Critic hasn't reviewed this movie yet.
Wait? They made a movie based on that series?
Terrible movie. The actors were badly cast, so the acting was woeful. The books were much better than the movie!
