HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoWhat was the worst bastardization of a classic book into a movie?message-squaremessage-square266fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down14
arrow-up1128arrow-down1message-squareWhat was the worst bastardization of a classic book into a movie?HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml to Asklemmy@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square266fedilink
minus-squareDoubletwist@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·1 year agoI have to imagine that Lawnmower Man is in the running. Talk about having nothing at all to do with the ‘book’ , (well, short story anyway).
minus-squarelastunusedusername2@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoWhen I found the short it was based on I was all “cyber-gore here I come” and then I read it… I guess they both had a lawnmower?
minus-squareRavenFellBlade@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoAgreed. It bears so little resemblance to the “”“source material”“” that they were legally required to remove all mentions of Stephen King from the film credits and promotional materials when it released on VHS.
I have to imagine that Lawnmower Man is in the running. Talk about having nothing at all to do with the ‘book’ , (well, short story anyway).
When I found the short it was based on I was all “cyber-gore here I come” and then I read it…
I guess they both had a lawnmower?
Agreed. It bears so little resemblance to the “”“source material”“” that they were legally required to remove all mentions of Stephen King from the film credits and promotional materials when it released on VHS.