Good movies, bad adaptations
Films based on books that were completely different, but still really good
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- DirectorDean DeBloisChris SandersStarsJay BaruchelGerard ButlerChristopher Mintz-PlasseA hapless young Viking who aspires to hunt dragons becomes the unlikely friend of a young dragon himself, and learns there may be more to the creatures than he assumed.In the books the dragons are more dog-sized, and EVERYONE already has a pet dragon. There is no conflict between Vikings and Dragons. Only the names of the characters are the same.
- DirectorRobert SchwentkeStarsBruce WillisHelen MirrenMorgan FreemanWhen his peaceful life is threatened by a high-tech assassin, former black-ops agent Frank Moses reassembles his old team in a last-ditch effort to survive and uncover his assailants.The comic is a VERY dark, humorless story. There is no romance. Frank Moses basically works alone to assault the CIA headquarters.
- DirectorRobert ZemeckisStarsBob HoskinsChristopher LloydJoanna CassidyWhen a cartoon rabbit is accused of murder, he enlists the help of a burnt out private investigator to prove his innocence."The cutting-edge 1988 Disney film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” is a beloved classic, while the book it was based on is pretty hard to find these days. Author Gary K. Wolf’s 1981 novel “Who Censored Roger Rabbit?” followed detective Eddie Valiant solving a mystery involving Roger Rabbit, Jessica Rabbit and Baby Herman — but the similarities pretty much stop there. Wolf’s version had Roger as a much less sympathetic character and shares virtually no scenes with the movie, save for a couple lines of dialogue." - Clint Davis, thedelite.com
- DirectorFrancis LawrenceStarsKeanu ReevesRachel WeiszDjimon HounsouSupernatural exorcist and demonologist John Constantine helps a policewoman prove her sister's death was not a suicide, but something more.The concept is similar, but Keanu Reeves's character is very different from the character in the comics. Keanu Reeves is brooding, while John Constantine is much more of a impish rogue. They're both anti-heros, but different breeds. The comics deal with all types of magic, while the movie focusing exclusively with the catholic supernatural.