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Anyone else getting pissed off by movie adaptations?
well, hollywood writers have done it again, I have looked around the net to find such movies as the live action Dragonball (-_- already pissed off already), Star Trek , Green Hornet,Kick-ass, Where the wild things are, the endless slew of X-men backstories, and now...astro boy.....
anyone else agree with me that writers need to stop making adaptations and start, oh i dont know, WRITING!? I mean, astroboy? might as well make a gigantor movie now v_v |
Well, a lot of these movies are made to make a profit for the franchise. So these movies are written and made not only to appease the fans (well, some of them), but also to make it presentable towards a mainstream audience. Producers are expecting to make money, and of course that certain niche isn't enough to cover the cost of making the movies.
In a way, you can call it butchering... But hey, I'm optimistic towards Astro Boy. Oh, and some movie adaptations turn out to be as good or better than their original form of media. |
How does Star Trek fit into this? It's not an adaptation, it's a continuation of a the movie series, and it takes something from the TNG timeline and some how brings us back to before TOS, but it's still linear in terms of the movie series. At any rate it's a pseudo-reboot, more along the lines of Casino Royale/Quantum of Solace, not an adaptatioon... And Star Trek needs to come back to the big and small screen, it's sorely missed.
While I agree Dragon Ball looks horrible, completely destroys any integrity the story had and rapes us of our childhoods, I'm still going to go see it in theaters... maybe. And yes writers are reaching for stupid ideas, I just want to clarify that Star Trek is not one of those things... |
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Yeah, it really sucks when they cut stuff out, but that's why it's an adaptation. Obviously things have to be cut out of a 700-page book or a 70 episode series (I actually can't remember how many eps DB has 8D) in order to make it work in theatres. Fans are supposed to be appeased because... hey, their fandom is getting more attention and they get to see someone else's take on the show/book/etc. as well as see their favourite characters portrayed a different way and on the big screen. But like oni flygon said, the director also has to make sure the movie will appeal to peopleoutside the fandom too--so that people who've never heard of things like Dragon Ball before will see the trailer and want to go watch the movie. :( That's how things work but... I for one feel that any movie is better than no movie. If it's terribly bad? You get to watch it and laugh at how bad it is. If it turns out decently, or dare I say, well? Then you can enjoy it. I used to get all worked up about changes to movies a la plot, characters, etc. but now I just enjoy them and read/watch the original material if I need all the detail. |
look, all im saying by wat i meant, is that just it is getting annoying about how whenever you go to the movie theatre....you will rarely find some movie that isnt based off a movie/book/comic/anime/posterboard/board game (they are trying to make a monopoly movie) but thats all Im saying....i just want something original, ya know
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Just a bit, I am however delighted with Disney's portrayal of Narnia ...
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The most horrific butchering ever has to be 'The golden compass'. If you want to read a very long rant then click below. (WARNING: this was written several years ago and contains much bashing of americans)
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Ignoring alipeewee's rant.
As others have already said, they make money and that's what directors want to make. There are things that have been improved from the original such as Narnia IMHO. Some have gone down. But you always have the choice to ignore it. You know? Also, remember there are movies that become shows, etc. |
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That actually sounds interesting! I would watch it! XD |
Monopoly, Dragonball, ASTROBOY?!
Oh dear me, I must've grabbed Arcanine's toothbrush @[email protected] Where has this world gone to? Unfortunately, adaptations will not grab much money from me. Maybe my bro, but not me. |
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sorry about the extensive criticism of all things on the other side of the atlantic, though I think most of the points are valid |
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It's not like changing movie adaptations is always a travesty. I mean, I loved Lord of the Rings, even though it completely omitted the ending in the books. Also, it's not named The Golden Compass because Americans are dumb hurr hurr. It's because of this: Quote:
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