Percy Jackson (together with Troy) taught me one thing: Sean Bean doesn't die, when he's playing someone Greek.
@matsudoambition2509
14 күн бұрын
Or goes to an horror location like silent hill XD
@Craamron
14 күн бұрын
It sounds like you need to watch the epitome of Sean Bean, Sharpe.
@NIDELLANEUM
14 күн бұрын
Still think it would have been epic if they made a Troy sequel and adapted the Odyssey, especially when "Sean Bean always dies" was at its height
@karstenvoigt7280
14 күн бұрын
@@Craamron I have. And I thought to myself: "Yep. I always knew, that the guy with the mop in Sting's club would make his way.".
@karstenvoigt7280
14 күн бұрын
@@NIDELLANEUM And just imagine a surreal scene, when Odysseus visits the Hades - and (as an easter egg) walks through the ghosts of all the characters, Bean had played before and who had died.
@gravityfalls1826
17 күн бұрын
One problem with Miss Peregrine's, is that the film changed a lot of the plot points, included 2 characters that arent in the books, and changed the characters ages and powers.
@eglop5841
17 күн бұрын
For no reason at all too. Directors need to either start respecting the material they adapt or make their own shit up.
@littleseaslug1440
17 күн бұрын
They also got rid of jacob’s jewish background, when his grandfather’s family were killed in the holocaust. This got a lot of attention at the time bc tim burton’s comments about having a certain “aesthetic” to his films/his antiblackness had been a hot topic. Sadly it seems jewish/roma erasure is the norm now with the MCU whitewashing characters like wanda and wiccan
@eglop5841
17 күн бұрын
@@littleseaslug1440 absolutely tragic
@Thurgosh_OG
16 күн бұрын
@@littleseaslug1440 Wanda Maximoff is played by a white actress and has always been white in the comics. Also Wiccan (William "Billy" Kaplan-Altman) has always been white in the comics (I can't find him in any film), how can you call those whitewashing? or do you even know what the term means?
@devanman7920
16 күн бұрын
Miss Peregrine I always thought would be home run for a successful film run but like you said the changes were weird, the biggest hurdle for these films is the ego of the writers, same as successful shows i.e Witcher.
@WildRabiea
4 күн бұрын
I don't know if you'll see my comment, but The Golden Compass was such an important piece of my teenage years. I didn't know about the books, they weren't translated in my native language, but when I saw the movie I fell in love with it. I didn't see any religious content through my teenager eyes, but I saw a strong connection between humans and animals. As a lonely kid my cat was my best friend and I picked up the idea that those we hold close to us become part of us. I watched the new adaptation and thought it was okay, but The Golden Compass will always hold a special place in my heart.
@mollymarjorie9495
3 күн бұрын
The books get more into the religious stuff as they go on. I'm really glad the movie was meaningful to you! It's nice to know that it had a positive effect for people, especially kids at the time.
@DeathofanEra369
12 күн бұрын
Eragon didn’t follow the flow of the book and felt rushed. Hopefully a series will be a proper showing.
@kerianhalcon3557
9 күн бұрын
The book was so good, and like you said it was rushed. There really should have been 3 movies to properly fill it out. The series will suck just like wheel of time, which would have Robert Jordan rolling in his grave.
@jsilvers24
7 күн бұрын
@kerianhalcon3557 how can you say it will suck when we have little to no info on it actually happening? Also, the WoT TV series is on Amazon who is consistently fucking up adaptions, while Eragon would be on Disney+ who has made good adaptions.
@kerianhalcon3557
7 күн бұрын
@@jsilvers24 Lets hope you are correct. I am not going to get my hopes up. you say Disney has made good adaptations, and while some have been fine, most of them have been so abysmal I have ended my Disney subscription, I think almost a year now.
@TheAshtonForever
6 күн бұрын
It's really difficult to capture Eragon and Saphira's connection it's a combo of different types of love that is hard to get in 1hr30 min film like you said it's way more built for tv
@dalemcgathy4996
5 күн бұрын
Eragon wasnt even rush the just didnt follow the book
@yourstruly9013
14 күн бұрын
Percy Jackson taught me that Hollywood can destroy your beloved books at a young age
@technoraize2715
14 күн бұрын
That and don't get your hopes up when they try and make a TV Version of your favorite book series...they either cut off a lot of the plots, add in new characters/change the characters og personalities, and just straight up ruining the plot of what was supposed to be in the book...
@yohanesdanisaputrasantoso8246
13 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂, it's hit hard, for diversity and for "modern audiences" sake,
@moonsigil
13 күн бұрын
it ruins your beloved video games too 🥲
@teganwoods4184
13 күн бұрын
@technoraize2715 Rick Riordan is actively working on the series. He's made changes because he had things he *wanted done differently*. You don't have to like it, but don't blame the differences on anybody or anything. The Author has given it his seal of approval.
@chasesmith7495
13 күн бұрын
@@teganwoods4184 the author is a fantasy writer and doesn't know how film/tv directing works... he may have decided to change somethings ab the show idk but if your doing a tv show and there has already been 2 movies, a videogame, and 3 different series (Percy Jackson and the Olympians, heroes of Olympus, and trials of apollo im not sure if Percy Jackson is in the magnus chase series i haven't read those) but 15 books weve had to understand these characters and all of a sudden he decides to make a change... idc if it has the authors seal of approval or not you cant create 15 books and then make a change like that
@tankizard
9 күн бұрын
A *lot* of Eragon fans, myself included, absolutely *despise* the movie. It felt like, to me, that the screenwriters just made up a story and tacked on the Eragon name with next to ZERO regard for the source material outside the existence of the names and a lone dragon
@oknodiangames6
2 күн бұрын
I've never read the Eragon books. Is it really that bad? Your comment reminded me of what they did to Max Payne with that movie. Same character names, and very few slightly accurate plot details, but otherwise completely unrelated to the original story.
@tankizard
2 күн бұрын
@@oknodiangames6 So, I don't know the Max Payne movie or books, but I would assume that it is a very similar situation. A lot of the events in the Eragon movie happened the opposite way they happened in the book, or they were set up and never resolved
@oknodiangames6
2 күн бұрын
@@tankizard Sorry for not clarifying what Max Payne actually is. Sorry for the confusion. Max Payne is a series of video games with the first two having a really deep and well-written and acted story. You should look them up on youtube. Find a walkthrough with no commentary. If you like books and stories, you might enjoy watching the first two games being played. And yes, that's what the Max Payne movie was like. And the worst part is that the director had said in interviews that he stuck to the game story as much as he could when the entire movie was basically one big unneccessary change. And the saddest part is that the games emulate action suspense thriller movies, and are probably the most perfect games for a movie adaptation.
@wicklebee
2 күн бұрын
Yeah, it was a no brainer to be hated by fans of the books. I was absolutely pissed off at the movie for screwing it up and to this day anytime someone mentions they were going to adapt Eldest I just say: "They couldn't, they killed off the second most important character to the book."
@Stealthclaw
2 күн бұрын
I enjoyed the movie!… well. Until I read the book 😂 then I rewatched it and got very disappointed lmao I think it was alright as a movie but as an adaptation of a book? Mmmm. No thanks, haha!
@joshchavez8190
18 күн бұрын
Wish you had covered “I am number 4” or whatever that series was called
@viddog6457
18 күн бұрын
Loved that book series, my main gripe with the movie was the inconsistency with Six. She had super speed in the movie instead of invisibility. You can’t make a major change like that and expect more movies.
@jorimccall
18 күн бұрын
lorien legacies!
@nadstengco2591
18 күн бұрын
I'm about to comment this one 😅
@marocat4749
18 күн бұрын
its scifi thou
@Vlado.S41
17 күн бұрын
My favourite!
@baileyv398
17 күн бұрын
Very proud to be 1 of the 3 Inkheart fans watching!
@therandomshow_
17 күн бұрын
Hey 👋 me too! 😂
@Alex13501
17 күн бұрын
Inkheart is quite fire, at first i didnt like it, but the books really grew on me!
@Blackroseofplue
16 күн бұрын
Me too❤
@ramenwolf13
16 күн бұрын
Wow, I get to see all three convene!! congrats guys :D
@RPumpkinQueen
16 күн бұрын
seeing the comments that makes me number 4 🥰
@affanjamsari5752
10 күн бұрын
I remembered watching *The Spiderwick Chronicles* at school one day. My teachers decided to show it, but I didn’t really like it all that much; one student was basically crying due to how intense it was. The main thing that scares me about the movie is Thimbletack. The best way I could describe him is that he’s a miniature Bruce Banner; turns into a raging monster when angered. There’s just something about it that really scares me.
@anonimanonimus3620
3 күн бұрын
I loved it as a kid. I watched it so many times and never got bored of it.
@Bybelial
2 күн бұрын
I had it downloaded on my ipod nano lmao Books were better
@GaryDowns-n5v
Күн бұрын
The missin the father was emotional and them not wantin to move
@MatthewTheWanderer
12 күн бұрын
Also, The Chronicles of Narnia series seems to have ended after only 3 movies, even though there are 7 books.
@melodylake18
11 күн бұрын
Netflix is apparently working on a series reboot. I just want them to finish the 7 novels on film. I love the 3 films!
@MatthewTheWanderer
11 күн бұрын
@@melodylake18 Yeah, no need to remake the first 3, just finish making the other 4!
@thibault_goubin
10 күн бұрын
In fact they only needed to do two more movies : The Silver Chair and The Last Battle (the former was in developpement for years before being canceled and replaced by... a netflix TV series !). The two other books are kinda standalones. The Horse and His Boy is an interquel whose main characters are not related to the Pevensies and The Magician's Nephew is a prequel about the "Professor" from the first book and the creation of Narnia.
@MatthewTheWanderer
10 күн бұрын
@@thibault_goubinYeah, you're right. The Horse and His Boy and The Magician's Nephew were the worst books, anyway.
@noahkirschtein8169
7 күн бұрын
idk if they ever planned on making every book. a lot of them follow different characters in a way that wouldn’t necessarily work in a new media. disney wanted to focus on the pevensie kids, but left out the last book for obvious reasons
@Brainstormer_Industires
13 күн бұрын
Artemis Fowl definitely deserved a place on this list.
@KingHoborg
11 күн бұрын
I was pumped for Artemis Fowl (even as an adult). I read quite a few of those books as a kid, but the first few really stuck with me. I knew that having the protagonist being such a villain-to-hero(ish) story would make for a great setup for a couple, maybe two or three, movies. It was so goddamn cool. Then I saw the trailer. My dreams died, I read the books I still had kicking around and called it a day (I forgot it was even a movie until you brought it up).
@Awanturyna
10 күн бұрын
Same, i didn't even watch the movie I waited so long for. Just seeing trailer was like....'oh, it sounds like Artemis Fowl storyline without its spirit', i was Pikachu faced when it turned to be actual Artemis Fowl trailer. Like, just nothing in this trailer was giving 'Artemis Fowl ' to me, i never bothered watching it after seeing trailer
@BrianRollinsVO
10 күн бұрын
I can usually find something redeeming in an adaptation, but that movie just did not understand Artemis Fowl.
@AskanHelstroem
9 күн бұрын
@@BrianRollinsVO hey...at least they made Mulch normal-human-sized. So u know he is a dwarf...wait... But there r so few little people, willing to play a dwa.... But oh, something redeeming? not redeeming per se, but the Design for Holly was cool. Fitting actress, nice suit...
@magicmonster6877
8 күн бұрын
That version of AF should never existed. It did not follow the book and was completely different than what we liked about the book
@porgiwankenobi5668
8 күн бұрын
IIRC Mortal Instruments actually did start as a Harry Potter fanfiction with Ginny and Draco playing the main love interests.
@spntageous5249
6 күн бұрын
Yes which actually started as a Ron/Ginny fanfic, hence the weird incest thing
@AnnieLeslie
Күн бұрын
Spoiler they find out later they weren't actually related. Her dad kidnapped him.
@CGFillertext
14 күн бұрын
The fact that they changed/had to change the villain for the Miss Peregrine movie is sad, because the actual main villain in the book series is pretty interesting and intimidating
@zuzannazielinska7244
5 күн бұрын
They bigest mistake is besicaly traing to cover book 1 and 3 in the same movie (They could just adapt first book). And changing things for no aperent reason
@junglalii
2 күн бұрын
As someone who only watched the movie, I think they did it because they didn't plan to make a franchise. I saw the movie a couple of weeks ago and it felt pretty self-conclusive to me, I wouldn't make a second movie out of it.
@1UPCherry
17 күн бұрын
Eragon crushed me as a child. Imagine being a nerd, and nobody likes your weird nerd crap, but then Nickelodeon makes a movie based off your favorite book series. They butchered the movie so bad, the REASON they couldn't do a sequel is because they forgot to put the most important scene into the first movie: Where Eragon blesses a child with magic. This set up the next book. Without it, THERE IS NO sequel D: ........Also Arya was supposed to be an elf princess with long black hair and that was a HUGE deal. I promise they never read the books when making the movie
@patrickhannan1083
16 күн бұрын
I am absolutely with you there, Eragon was probably the first fantasy series I read for myself instead of my parents reading them with me. Even before the movie came out I rushed to rent the xbox game just so I could get more of the series. I remember crying when Eragon made the glass tomb for Brom, but that wasn't nearly as devastating as how bad this movie was.
@1UPCherry
16 күн бұрын
@@patrickhannan1083 Yup! I got the Eragon game on Ps2 and I remember doing a sort of gauntlet mode. You fight waves of enemies, I got so good I literally did it blindfolded in front of my sister. It was a fun game!
@Jebact
16 күн бұрын
@@patrickhannan1083 Ahem, not to be THAT guy BUUUUUUUUUUUT it was Saphira who made the glass tomb not Eragon.
@Chardan001
16 күн бұрын
When I first saw those set photos of the Urgals I knew it was all over
@Sipu97
15 күн бұрын
I don't know about the child blessing, I think they could have worked around it by either not having her at all (which causes more changes) or by having the event in the sequel. I watched the movie first before the books so I wasn't let down like that, I absolutely love Jeremy Irons as Brom and cannot think anyone else in the role. But yeah... the movie is pretty bad, wish they had done the novels justice.
@SilverFoxfire
10 күн бұрын
Miss Peregrine's made me *so mad* when TB made a lot of choices to swap around ages/powers with characters from the books because he "didn't like them" the way they were in the novels.
@cameronayers2414
16 күн бұрын
Spoiler Alert: Clary and Jace aren't actually siblings. Valentine lies to cause trouble. It's revealed in later books in the series. Still a kinda weird plot device though.
@blackmuzicluver35
13 күн бұрын
Another spoiler: Even weirder is when her actual brother shows up and..yeah...
@ispeakcockney
13 күн бұрын
That plot is the only thing I dislike about the books. I would like for Valentine to be the stepdad of Clary instead of a biological father. Valentine kidnapped Jace to be his son. Before that, Clary's mom already has a son named Jonathan (not with Valentine). Valentine experimented with angel's blood using unborn Clary and Jace and demon's blood using unborn Jonathan.
@anon2427
11 күн бұрын
That’s just a retcon though
@philritter9042
10 күн бұрын
@@blackmuzicluver35and Jonathan was a real piece of work was never so easy to hate a character this much especially when he just goes and kills a random child we all liked for no real reason other than fuck em
@birte5675
6 күн бұрын
Fun fact this siblings plot point is from real far back when the mortal instruments was just a ginny/ron fic so I heard
@dopeentertainment8924
18 күн бұрын
Eragon deserved better 😭
@nikkydalby7126
18 күн бұрын
I’m really hoping the show can do it justice 😅🤞🏻
@pranavprasad8793
17 күн бұрын
@@nikkydalby7126 my only gripe is that, it's being made by Disney, I'd rather it be on Hulu or people at Hulu look after it, they seem to have a better track record than Disney+.
@aryakatya27
17 күн бұрын
@@nikkydalby7126 same here
@davidkrivanka
17 күн бұрын
@@nikkydalby7126 Yeah, I love Eragon.. I've read Eragon in my native language (czech) and English too many times over. It was my first book series and it's what made me fall in love with books and fantasy.. I'd give everything to see Eragon done well and I hope the show will be good
@golden_ranger_solaris
17 күн бұрын
@@nikkydalby7126 show? You have my attention
@GamingTopTen
8 күн бұрын
When I watched Eragon without reading the books: This is the shit! When I watched it after reading the books: This is shit!
@fernisaperson
16 күн бұрын
I so desperately want a full length Miss Peregrine’s show. Never finished the full series, but the books I did read were so incredible and absolutely dripping with an eerie, uncanny style
@paintingdreams290
15 күн бұрын
i do think the books are far better suited to be a six season TV series and honestly thats bc the plots so detailed i dont think movies make sense and the movie also kinda pissed me off so..
@ahmedalbalushi281
14 күн бұрын
I am reading the last book now and really loving it so much that i am afraid they will ruin it if they made a movie or a series out of it.
@ryandabian2982
14 күн бұрын
Gone are the days of 6+ season fantasy YA shows. Could work as a 3-season series on Netflix. Maybe 4 or 5 if its end up being a big hit. Hell, Burton himself could be showrunner as he already gave Netflix their 2nd biggest show ever in Wednesday. Any reason just to put Eva Green in something! The woman deserves to be widely popular outside of modern reboot of Three Musketeers and unwatched Apple+ shows.
@mental_decay_
13 күн бұрын
@@ryandabian2982 Timmy lost his chance when he switched Emma's and Olive's names, erased Enoch who was a key player in figuring out if hallows were going to attack the loop, and brought the twin Gorgons back for some reason
@jaymierae9890
13 күн бұрын
I’m surprised Thrifty said this movie had good reviews because it pissed me off too. I tried to rewatch it when it dropped on Disney, and it was no better than the first time I watched it.
@ConnorWiederich-hr4zu
18 күн бұрын
People have also talked about a failed adaptation called The Dark Tower. There is also the live action The Last Airbender movie that fans like to forget that was supposed to adapt the 3 seasons of the animated show and now there is the live action show.
@DragonTamer-se3oo
17 күн бұрын
The Dark Tower while a fantasy series and a bad film adaptation, does not count as intended for young adults.
@josephknott6174
16 күн бұрын
@@DragonTamer-se3ooI feel like the film does
@ConnorWiederich-hr4zu
16 күн бұрын
@@DragonTamer-se3oo With a name like that I can see why it's for older audiences.
@ronsorage78
15 күн бұрын
I spent $5 on a copy of The Last Airbender movie just to leave it unopened with red tape around it that says "do not open under any Circumstances."
@nitishdubey9002
15 күн бұрын
There is no The Last Airbender live action movie.
@jordanrooker678
9 күн бұрын
The biggest problem with Eragorn was the pacing. I read the book as a kid after thinking the movie was pretty cool, and the books were SOOOOOOOO much better because they didn't rush things at a breakneck pace. Things that take hours in the film take weeks in the book (if i remember correctly, maybe longer), and the characterization is so much better for it, and it really takes it beyond the generic feel as you're invested in these characters. Frankly it never had a chance of capturing that in a relatively short film style.
@barbiquearea
18 күн бұрын
Can't believe you didn't mention Artemis Fowl, which Disney tried to adapt in 2020 with plans on following it up with more movies. But the first film fell completely flat on release that it killed any of their planned sequels.
@kingkazuma2239
17 күн бұрын
Loved the books. I could never see it being made into a movie. An animated TV show would work better
@JuLiane
17 күн бұрын
I LOVED the books as a kid/preteen. They were my whole life and back then I wanted a movie so badly. I remember when it was confirmed that there was going to be a movie years later and I was ecstatic and when the first teaser came out and I saw Haven on screen I was happy, but the more I learned about what they were doing (genderbending Root, combining book 1 and 2, etc.) I was more and more put off and when I heard the words "I'm Holly Short, your ally on the other side" I chose for myself to not watch it. They took the characters, stripped them of everything that made them who they were until only the names remained and then wondered why people hated it. At this point I hope my other favourite book series as a child, Bartimaeus by Jonathan Stroud, won't ever get an adaptation bc I feel like it's impossible to do it justice. The Lockeood&Co. show on Netflix, also by Jonathan Stroud, was very good however, but Netflix did what it usually does and immediately axed it. Which would break my heart if a Bartimaeus adaptation was actually good but gets prematurely cancelled.
@paintingdreams290
15 күн бұрын
@@kingkazuma2239 it can work as a movie (or a TV show) the problem was the movie almost entirely diverged from the source material to a point where it was a good movie, but not a good adaptation simply bc the plot wouldve worked so well if it wasnt an adaptation that had existing source material
@DaDunge
15 күн бұрын
@@kingkazuma2239 Funny thing is it actually does read like an Action Movie. But a proper adaptation of Artemis Fowl has a target audience older than the main character and I don't think disney udnerstood that. Artemis Fowl has firefights explosions and blood. It has Butler beatng the crap out of a trooll witha morning star.
@oneslikeme
15 күн бұрын
I didn't know until recently that it had even been made into a movie. I think the pandemic killed a whole lot of films around this time
@mnplumberman
15 күн бұрын
Miss Peregrine's would be good for TV. The only problem is the aging issue with the children/actors.
@DaWittyWombat
12 күн бұрын
I actually enjoyed that movie, got me to read the books
@MrEdwardHolloway
12 күн бұрын
I also really liked the movie. Had so many big stars in it and also stars now (Asa Butterfield and Ella Purnell).
@rexibhazoboa7097
12 күн бұрын
How is that a problem when animation exist? ...
@PaletteDreams-i1p
11 күн бұрын
Omg it so would
@Nopeasaurus
10 күн бұрын
its a fun book but its not good enough to be a movie.
@CerbearusBane
9 күн бұрын
The worst part of Eragon was how it completely ignored the events of the book it was adapting-to the point where I don't know how they would even adapt the sequels.
@randygiles845
13 күн бұрын
What about Divergent? They stopped the series after three movies and never made the final movie in the series!
@arforafro5523
11 күн бұрын
Divergent was scifi not fantasy, that was a whole different generation of YA novels focusing on future dystopias along with Hunger Games and Mazerunner.
@anon2427
11 күн бұрын
That whole YA post apocalyptic dystopian-lite era was pretty bad
@mynameisreallycool1
10 күн бұрын
Wait, Divergent has more than three books? I didn't even know until now.
@randygiles845
10 күн бұрын
@@mynameisreallycool1 they split the third book into two movies and never made the part 2.
@MASTEROFEVIL
9 күн бұрын
Those movies tried to hard to copy Hunger Games
@nickirenae
12 күн бұрын
The mortal instruments and the infernal devices series altered my brain chemistry forever. I will never be over the fact that they ruined it TWICE.
@amandawalker7739
12 күн бұрын
Yes they had 2 chances and f***ed it up twice!!
@pietermuller3654
11 күн бұрын
At least the series gave us the Alex & Magnus we can carry in our hearts for ever. It's only redeeming quality.
@philritter9042
10 күн бұрын
I really loved the books when I was young even tho the love story was just stupid with all the I’m your brother, no im not. The worldbuilding is great and all but I never got into the prequel. The movie butchered it as if that was the goal they really fucked up there
@NaneB-ny2go
10 күн бұрын
I kind of liked the series, it was so far away from the books, it was like a fanfiction for me😅
@SilentProti
7 күн бұрын
I read the first book, couldn't finish the second. I watched the movie, it was terrible. And since I watched lots of videos about the author and yep, I don't fw the books anymore... I watched a bit of the first episode, and at least it was good the characters got aged up and Clary wasn't such a mean hag to Simon, so that was a good sign.
@misswonnykins9841
10 күн бұрын
I feel like Artemis Fowl needs to be here. Disney did it so dirty that they absolutely sunk the franchise for a good long time. A TV series would be far more beneficial to tell its story, but given how relatively recently the failed movie came out it could be a while before we see anything about an Artemis Fowl show.
@GannerRhysode
6 күн бұрын
Wait. They made an Artemis Fowl movie?
@jordanholloman5907
6 күн бұрын
@@GannerRhysode We don't talk about that disaster.
@tokarukora7272
16 күн бұрын
The golden compass is absolutely not intended for children. It is not a happy fantasy film, it is DARK. And that is how it should be.
@Назгуль1003
14 күн бұрын
I think I was 8 ore so
@darktooth3563
13 күн бұрын
The author said they had wrote it for children... I think it was too dark for you maybe....
@TheDeathmail
13 күн бұрын
It WAS meant for children. It's just that some things that are okay in books are often times less appropriate in movies.... Which makes sense....
@atleastmothmancares1263
13 күн бұрын
@@TheDeathmail So I don't know if you have read the books, but I wouldn't say the books are for young kids either. At least here, they are placed in the young adult section. The books are also dark and the topics covered aren't for younger kids, the film was pretty faithful in that regard.
@NeverwinterJunky
13 күн бұрын
The TV series was excellent though.
@Arcothefox
16 күн бұрын
The Eragon film failed to get a sequel, not because it failed as a movie, but they altered the world and killed off characters that were necessary for the sequels. The smith's children getting conscripted at the start, empire troops in Eragon's village, The Razak dying, and other changes. All these elements happening, meant it was imossible to make the sequels.
@samuelparker7280
14 күн бұрын
Meh it also underperformed and was very underwhelming. I remember going to the theater opening night with 3 friends who all loved the book we were so disappointed hated everything about it. Completely failed as a movie to me and I am normally very forgiving of movies loved the flash for instance
@murphy7801
12 күн бұрын
It failed from someone who was an adult when it came out, because it was dull
@saymyname2417
5 күн бұрын
I never read the series but that's something that is never mentioned in the video: those in charge messed the original story up so badly that the thing was DOA. Eragon and HDM, to mention just two cases.
@PhantomAuthor
10 күн бұрын
Inkheart still hurts. They did that series so dirty.
@adellis24
18 күн бұрын
JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH wasn't a Bomb, it grossed over 4x its Production budget (which was & still is rare) and garnered a sequel.
@FoxyGuyHere
17 күн бұрын
It was awesome. Sequel sucked tho.
@xyreniaofcthrayn1195
17 күн бұрын
@@FoxyGuyHere it was alright but followed the formula of the first a little too much.
@macgyversmacbook1861
16 күн бұрын
Wait there was a sequel!? Because even as a kid I hated the first one
@xyreniaofcthrayn1195
16 күн бұрын
@@macgyversmacbook1861 behold the sequel upon which they go to Atlantis, east of Palau.
@adellis24
16 күн бұрын
@@macgyversmacbook1861 I never said it was good, only that it didn't bomb. I've personally never seen either. Yes, there was a sequel, it starred Franchise Viagra aka The Rock and made over $100m at the box office on an $80m Budget.
@HunterJoeGreene
11 күн бұрын
Inkhart felt like a fever dream! All I could remember was Faizer could bring characters to life by reading out loud, someone close to him got trapped in a book, and it ended with his daughter apparently having this power too
@akuaduulza3103
10 күн бұрын
The books are lovely though, they were my favourite growing up!
@Ji-zt7ny
5 күн бұрын
@@akuaduulza3103 Still one my favourites and I actually really like the movie
@JusticiaGrand
4 күн бұрын
The books are way better than the movie. They are actual German books and I really like the internationality of this entire production. German movie industry does not have all the money and tech to produce a movie like that and seeing one of your favorite authors from your childhood getting this opportunity is great.
@akuaduulza3103
3 күн бұрын
@@JusticiaGrand true! I think Germany produced a film from one of her other books (King of Thieves). I've never watched it but I doubt it even had an international distribution. Anyway she's a great writer, she truly understands the spirit of fairytales
@Lollyta1298
3 күн бұрын
@@akuaduulza3103 It actually had an international distribution 😊 I guess it just wasn't that successful 😅 The movie's called "The Thief Lord", it's a German-British production from 2006 with only British actors (e.g. Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Jim Carter or Caroline Goodall). It's okay for a family movie, but I haven't read the book so of course, I can't say if it does the source material justice 😁
@woodycarlton8743
10 күн бұрын
Roku Spiderwick was actually really good. The characters were aged up to high school and had a heavy mental health story. The actors were all great. I recommend seeking it out.
@Mars0_0mallow
4 күн бұрын
I was looking for this comment I can't believe it only had a 5.2 rating. I haven't gotten far and I broke my TV and haven't replaced it yet so it's on pause for me rn but what I've seen has been really good
@GaryDowns-n5v
Күн бұрын
Ts is actually good
@c292r89dvbh
14 күн бұрын
Clary and Jace are _not actually siblings_ btw. Reading the books, you could see it coming from a mile away. But it was weird that Cassandra Clare dragged out the pretence until City of Glass. Clary does, however, kiss her real brother...I don't know why it was a recurring theme.
@k.p.k.8915
14 күн бұрын
because star wars was also an inspiration
@heart_beat_s354
12 күн бұрын
@@k.p.k.8915 I think the same. The author confirmed it, yeah?
@miyukidawn9803
12 күн бұрын
I mean it is a fanfiction so taking inspration is a given @@k.p.k.8915
@pingusdad
12 күн бұрын
well cassandra used to be pretty infamous in Harry Potter fandom for writing Ron x Ginny fanfics so I guess it's just her thing lol
@MichiElleR
12 күн бұрын
Think it is an author kink. Like someone else commented, she wrote Ginny/Ron fanfic. And Shadow Hunters actually started as a Harry Potter AU fanfic, though the plot is from a Hermione/Draco fan fic, the title itself was apparently one of her Ron/Ginny fics.
@hobbes2555
14 күн бұрын
How to kill a book to video conversion. 1) Drastically change the source material. That's it.
@VanderWolls
3 күн бұрын
His Dark Materials is an absolute gem of a series. The problem the films suffered is that it doesn't fit into the YA formula that Hollywood studios demand. I'm sad you couldn't fit in Jupiter Ascending.
@mutantsupremacies
18 күн бұрын
paul bettany as dustfinger in ink heart deserves a shoutout. he was perfect
@Alejandroigarabide
18 күн бұрын
And Andy Serkis as te villain was great too.
@stahppls2293
16 күн бұрын
He was one of my earliest crushes ❤ Now there's a movie change that I prefer to the book, him having a family inside the book making him desperate to return compared to the book with him being in love with the mom
@shaie3224
15 күн бұрын
Amen
@muraalia
14 күн бұрын
Sorry, this movie has Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany and Andy Serkis?! I need to see this thing.
@Alejandroigarabide
14 күн бұрын
@@muraalia It's worth it. Specially the third act.
@meganhirschi6248
15 күн бұрын
It’s always sad when the magic and uniqueness of a book is turned into something generic. The biggest one of these EVER in my opinion was, “The Dark is Rising”.
@Argendriel
12 күн бұрын
Hey now, everyone agreed that there never was an adaptation of TDiR, let's not change that.
@creslinwest9243
9 күн бұрын
I loved this series, I also hate the fact that I can never remember the name of the first book correctly, I almost always get the "under" and "over" mixed up.. Just googled it incorrectly and found out the correct title comes up anyway. I'm going to get them on audible.
@Argendriel
8 күн бұрын
@@creslinwest9243 Ha, yeah, that title is something. The audiobooks are pretty nice! Love how they got an actual Welsh narrator for The Grey King (which is my favourite book in the series).
@thecandlemaker1329
2 күн бұрын
It's so refreshing to see someone look at a 6/10 score and treat it as the above average result it is, rather than proclaiming it to be a total disgrace because it failed to scratch that 8/10 mark that every piece of media apparently has to reach in this age of apocalyptic market oversaturation.
@thetracybelle
18 күн бұрын
Fun fact: The Mortal Instruments books are basically a rewrite/mashup of some Harry Potter fanfics that Cassandra Clare wrote back in the day (more or less) but she’s been plagued with plagiarism claims so yeah.
@edselgreaves6503
17 күн бұрын
You can tell by the way she named her main character Clary and her antagonist Valentine that she doesn't have a creative bone in her body.
@CassandraY
17 күн бұрын
I deeply enjoy reading fanfictions, but can people STOP making the bad ones into movies? And also stop suggesting them like they're amazing life changing stories because they're being sold for money (looking at you Booktok)? I like my fanfics to be made by people doing it as a hobby or practice and FREE. Stop charging money for substandard stories only because licensing was cheaper.
@louyou6614
17 күн бұрын
@CassandraY lol we may be loosing Ao3 if people don't get a grip and stop selling their fanwork
@jazzycat8917
17 күн бұрын
Oh thats not even half of it. The "Jace is Clary's brother" fckery exists because this plot was originally a Ron x Ginny incest fic that Cassandra wrote out of spite for how much she hated the Harry x Ginny shippers in the Harry Potter fandom. She was a BIG TIME Harry x Hermione shipper, got involved in a shit ton of extremely cringey shipwars and other drama, and the story that would one day become The Mortal Instruments was born from that.
@CassandraY
17 күн бұрын
@@louyou6614 Oh, I know. I download all the fics I like just in case. I've already lost quite a few fics that I liked specifically because they were looking to sell them. Like, stop. If you want to sell a story, turn it into an original story like that one stupid author did with 50 Shades.
@BleistiftSchwert
15 күн бұрын
As Germans me, my family and Friends were CRAZY about the Inkheart being adapted into an international movie with Brandon Fraiser and Paul Bettany (who was just incredible sexy in this movie). The author of Inkheart is a very famous children book author in Germany and has written some groundbreaking books for the German market making many, many kids starting to read
@MSSProductions1
12 күн бұрын
i'm one of these. WIlde Hühner for lifeeeeeeeeeee
@miyukidawn9803
12 күн бұрын
Yes it is popular in germany
@Howler452
9 күн бұрын
I remember seeing Eragon in the theater before reading the book and thought it was the coolest thing ever. Then I read the book, realized it was so much cooler, and went "Wait, this movie awful, what the hell?"
@sorbbae620
14 күн бұрын
i feel like the mortal instuments is, so close to actually being a success, it just doesnt have the required level of polish.
@TheFantasylover96
12 күн бұрын
Agreed, I honestly prefer it over the tv series
@thechaosalter
12 күн бұрын
I agree. Although the series is not so terrible, at least they managed to finish the main plotline of Clary's books.
@PaletteDreams-i1p
11 күн бұрын
There is a mortal instrument show called Shadowhunters and is it just me but I loved every single one of these movies as a kid
@pietermuller3654
11 күн бұрын
The movie flopped in personal opinion with their casting and the bad rewriting of first books ending. The show did a great job a casting and the first season was mostly decent and story accurate, then the season 2 and 3 went of the rails with exactly that combining too many plot points or rewriting them completely , what kept fans watching was the Alex and Magnus story. And while The books become a lot of the same tropes and story and issues for me over and over, with out decent writing or payoff. The Clockwork Trilogy and the The Bane Chronicles where my personal flavorists from all that I have read and are prime for decent movies or mini series if they stick to the books.
@deadpliss
10 күн бұрын
Why? I think the TV series is great, I remember waiting each week for a new episode. I like the idea, thanks to that series that led me to Supernatural
@juanpablogimon2139
17 күн бұрын
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant, The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Jumper, I Am Number Four... Those failed too, right?
@epbrown01
14 күн бұрын
I’m less upset about Jumper not becoming a series, and more upset that Impulse (the spin-off created for KZitem Red alongside Cobra Kai) got canceled.
@happysnowman42
11 күн бұрын
I would love to see the vampire assistant rebooted.
@foreheadAzzA
11 күн бұрын
Was waiting for those movies to show up in the video.
@LenasLeben
9 күн бұрын
Cirque du freak was sooooo good. Unfortunaly it was released by the same time one of the twilight sequels came out :(
@paulodelima5705
8 күн бұрын
I Am Number Four is getting a reboot.
@roax206
9 күн бұрын
With Eragon, the final fight scene in the book set up plot hooks for each of the following books. In the movie, these were all scrapped in favour of having the main hero and vilain fighting on the back of dragons. For a large part, it wasn't that it just wasn't popular but that there wasn't anything in the movie linking it to any sequels.
@lavenderflowersfall280
17 күн бұрын
I really like The Golden compass when it came out. The idea of having your souls be an animal form or something was really cool
@Knyph
17 күн бұрын
I fucking loved that movie as a kid, read the book, loved that but couldn't really remember the movie, rewatched the movie, now I hate the movie, omg they butchered that story so bad.. they cut out the entire third act (even though it's filmed and you can view it without any cgi)
@lyranorthernstar3802
16 күн бұрын
@@Knyphwatch the tv series of it His dark materials it’s phenomenal
@Thepirireis
15 күн бұрын
@@lyranorthernstar3802 I really loved this series👍🏻
@willlyon7129
15 күн бұрын
I did enjoy the world building, but the main heroine wasn’t that engaging.
@melanierenz1517
14 күн бұрын
I liked the movie, too! Which kind of cooled down when I read the books. Got to see the series now.
@WarpingFist
18 күн бұрын
I don’t know if it’s even possible for a new young teen fantasy series to kick off ever again.
@Comicbroe405
18 күн бұрын
I'm pretty sure they're trying to do that now but making them tv shows.
@avb19d6
17 күн бұрын
Certainly possible, original though? That’s the hard part
@jaredwonnacott9732
17 күн бұрын
Why not? Kids still read frequently, things go viral even more easily now than when all these books made it big, and all it takes is one really good book to do something fun, original, and captivating. There will almost certainly be many more successful franchises down the road.
@robertohernandezpena6025
17 күн бұрын
Percy jackson?
@JeantheSecond-ip7qm
17 күн бұрын
Might take a few years for the fatigue to wear off, but ya fantasy’s time will come back around.
@RK-fh4bp
3 күн бұрын
What sucks is when fantasy is put on TV and still sucks…like GOT S7-S8, the witcher, and rings of power. Fantasy may belong on TV, but the bigger need is to have somebody adapt the books in a respectful way.
@hollywooddarling
17 күн бұрын
A Series of Unfortunate Events movie had a lot going for it. To this day, the costumes are revered in the costume design community, especially Violet Baudelaire's dress. The art direction (the end credits are still one of the best end credits I've ever seen in cinema), production design (by Rick Heinrichs) and costume design (by Colleen Atwood) (all regulars of Tim Burton) is still very loved. Despite cramming 4 books into one movie and toning down the wit and cynicism and dark humor, the film still holds up quite a bit, thanks to the excellent casting---- the child actors playing the 3 kids are fantastic (even the baby twins yes!). Emily Browning's performance as Violet is still very loved, and aside from Jim Carrey, the supporting cast is STACKED and excellent. The film is actually what convinced me to start reading the books since as a child I was too caught up in Harry Potter/Narnia/His Dark Materials/Artemis Fowl to focus on another kids/young adult fantasy series but watching the film convinced me. Of course I enjoyed the Netflix series as well, because it finally got the full-length faithful adaptation it deserved, but it didn't have the lavish Gothic treatment and art direction that the film had.
@jean-mi1825
15 күн бұрын
It, indeed had a very Burton-ish feel to it !
@tilergrimm4953
14 күн бұрын
Welp I’ll definitely be reading the books then!
@leesimmons5453
13 күн бұрын
The video's opinion on this movie is strange. Jim Carrey was the only sore point because he never really gave off any sinister vibes. On the up side, Browning was great, and Billy Conolly is always good.
@PaletteDreams-i1p
11 күн бұрын
I loved all the movies and the series of Unfortunate events series which is highly underrated. It had aspects of German expressionism and so many details. The costumes were amazing and Violet, claus and sunny will always be my favorite
@Awanturyna
10 күн бұрын
Not seen the movie or tv show, but for me these books just...don't sound like movie/tv show material. There is so much humour and vibe that is pure word world, i do not see a way for it to be translated into screen medium
@rikkiwear853
18 күн бұрын
Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole is another one.
@kingkazuma2239
17 күн бұрын
That movie was actually pretty cool but it really was just all the books combined into one movie
@YoutubeISPROPAGANDA
16 күн бұрын
It’s a shame because that movie is really really good
@GodisLove689
15 күн бұрын
I loved that movie.
@DaDunge
15 күн бұрын
@@kingkazuma2239 Which is a shame because I would love more, those action shots of owl claws in that movie were so great,
@yhibk1181
13 күн бұрын
One of my favorite series when I was younger! I still have all the books :)
@jackdaone6469
10 күн бұрын
Golden Compass was controversial because the His Dark Materials series is basically a giant atheism tract written by a Redditor.
@iain3564
6 күн бұрын
Where can one watch His Dark Materials
@GomesGabriel84
5 күн бұрын
@@iain3564 HBO
@babymac1379
5 күн бұрын
@@iain3564 I watched it on Max, I don't know if it's still on there
@toyotatacoma1616
6 сағат бұрын
His Dark Materials is one of the best fantasy series ever written. Cope.
@DarkcIoud1111.
11 күн бұрын
Not going to lie, it would be kind of interesting to watch Hunger Games, but from the POV of the people in the Capitol watching the games like a reality show.
@ksawerystankiewicz5562
7 күн бұрын
Actually Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, especially the book gives pretty much that perspective
@CB-hw7iu
6 күн бұрын
I like your idea.
@cielomcmeekin7296
2 күн бұрын
Yes!
@Cara_Aleatorio29
2 күн бұрын
The movie adaptation for this specific book as well. I don't know how different it is, but I loved the movie, I think it was the best of the movie franchise. Now, I don't know how it goes on the books.
@sayyurrr
10 сағат бұрын
@@Cara_Aleatorio29the new movie is actually way more faithful to the source material than the original hunger games movies
@dandereninja4750
14 күн бұрын
Fun fact about shadowhunters it’s later revealed in the series that Clary and Jace aren’t siblings but are called brother and sister by the fairies because they both share angel blood.
@danskrista
10 күн бұрын
If you read the books it's actually not that. They are not brother and sister. But more complicated.
@danterek9901
10 күн бұрын
still wrong
@picklenik9658
9 күн бұрын
Every time he says “you probably haven’t heard of” or “you might not remember” while describing a foundational piece of media from my childhood I’ve seen 15+ times I can’t help but grin. Oh and then there’s the Mortal Instruments movie which scares me so bad watching it at 10 years old I left the theatre to watch the last hour of the Planes movies.
@flowerbloom..
14 күн бұрын
to this day i mourn the loss of mortal instruments. also, ending the movie on THAT cliff hanger was actually criminal, it’s so hard to defend the franchise when people are left believing they’re actually siblings.
@ethanbirling1115
12 күн бұрын
have you tried shadowhunters, it is the mortal instruments show and I believe it good
@PaletteDreams-i1p
11 күн бұрын
Omg that’s what I’ve been saying. Shadowhunters is good and I actually loved the Mortal Instruments movie as a kid
@flowerbloom..
11 күн бұрын
@@ethanbirling1115 ive actually been rewatching shadowhunters since watching this video, its not as good as i remembered it being🥲
@ethanbirling1115
11 күн бұрын
@@flowerbloom.. might be the vibe I wait till spooky season starts.
@SilentProti
7 күн бұрын
oh right, it's funny bc the movie SPOILS that Clary's mom took some potion to fall asleep, and Clary sees that Simon got bitten by a vampire and she says nothing! Both of those things are revealed in the later books! But we're left to believe they are siblings!
@dasdingausmkeller4938
17 күн бұрын
The "series of unfortunate events" movie was my favorite movie as a child and sparked my love for Jim Carrey as an actor. I didn't know the books back then, they're not very well known in Germany and I found the DVD on a garage sale for one buck. Turned out to be one of my favorite stories of all time. By now I purchased all of the books in English (they're pretty expensive so it took me a few years to get all 13). I'm currently reading the 8th book. Haven't seen the Netflix series yet because I want to finish the books first but I'm so excited to finally watch it soon. But the movie will forever stay one of my favorite movies!
@tomotan5552
17 күн бұрын
Contrary to its name I think that we fans of a "Series of Unfortunate Events" have been very fortunate haha because all the adaptations are really good. I like the movie and the Netflix series, both depict the essence of the books very well.
@mamumurako
16 күн бұрын
Haven’t read the books but the movie was also one of my favorites. Loved the casting as well up to the minor characters. There’s also a sense of immersion the way the movie was directed, the same way the first HP movie felt to me. Just a really fun watch.
@Hilltopperpete
6 күн бұрын
In the explanation of why the Golden Compass failed, you missed the reason why the Narnia franchise died. They also abandoned the message and tried to make it into an action/adventure movie, which does not work for Narnia. The Prince Caspian movie was widely reviled because they attempted to shoehorn in a bunch of extra drama - like instead of making Peter a wise and seasoned leader who knows he is not king, they added a power struggle between him and Caspian. And they abandoned the core message: The Narnia franchise died because they couldn't accept that Aslan IS Jesus and tell Lewis' story. Not a metaphor, not a symbol, or a casual reference, but literally THE incarnation of Jesus in the world of Narnia. That is why stories in Narnia are so beloved.
@toyotatacoma1616
6 сағат бұрын
Iirc basically every live action narnia movie was made by a different team and the original movie was made by a more Christian group and by the third movie it was being produced by Disney.
@StephenGoethals
14 күн бұрын
The positive of the Percy Jackson movies is that it got me into the books (which I love)
@eh9344
11 күн бұрын
Dude same. I watched the movie first and thought I liked it, then I read the book, rewatched the movie and then broke my copy of the movie 😅
@tribalbreeze
17 күн бұрын
So pleased you mentioned His Dark Materials - this series was so phenomenal and true to the source material. I loved it and was so thrilled when the BBC did it properly!
@catalinacaro8183
16 күн бұрын
Yeah, I remember watching the movie as a grown up (teen) after reading the books and fell flat, then later found out they made a series, watched and they totally nailed it, was so happy for it.
@lyranorthernstar3802
16 күн бұрын
Yes ❤❤❤❤❤
@TyeRempfer
15 күн бұрын
I logged-in to the comments to say just that. His Dark Materials was done very, very well. Watch it.
@rachelkandefer7515
3 күн бұрын
I remember watching Inkheart and going "this would have been so much better as a book." Then finding out it was based on a book.
@matthewmiller6979
14 күн бұрын
I believe a large part of what killed Eragon was how it deviated from the book. Yes, you have to lose a lot when going from a 300+ page book to a 120 min movie, but there was no way to go into Eldest when Erogan choose to stay and lead instead of going to continue his training.
@sarahhenry3607
13 күн бұрын
For real, there's just a lot of choices they made in regards to the books that just did not make sense. Two major ones I can pick off the top of my head is Arya with her design, and how Saphira got zapped with insta age lightening. Like ya said, obviously we gotta condense things from the books, but I feel one of the biggest reasons people loved Eragon so much was because of how he and Saphira grew up together, learning about each other. Even how he picked her name was significant. I hated how the movie chose to have the dragon name herself. The relationships Eragon develops with the people around him was very captivating, and we got to see him grow up from an insanely rude/dumb kid, to an incredibly understanding and down to earth adult. So to see his character portrayed like it was in the movie... it was rough to say the least
@matthewmiller6979
13 күн бұрын
@@sarahhenry3607 or how they completely changed the Razac and the Urguls
@ethanbirling1115
12 күн бұрын
it's big thing was as stated by paolini himself: "I wasn't entirely sure where the story was going if anywhere, i just got into college and life was going to get rough for as while"(I paraphrased part of that)
@silindemann102
17 күн бұрын
i fear the mortal instruments would be a lot better if it wasn’t written by a woman who very clearly WANTS the main love interests to be siblings … they aren’t siblings btw. but they do think they are for all of the second book and still want each other so bad it’s insane
@caroldevaney7630
15 күн бұрын
And then when she finds her real brother she has already kissed him once
@jenniegjerdsbakk9478
15 күн бұрын
I know that it’s a very unpopular opinion but I love the movie because I found the movie before I read the books. I even have the first book with the movie cover but it’s translated into Norwegian( my first language) I liked and didn’t like the series because I didn’t( basically like the red colour of Clary’s hair, in my mind Lily had the right red colour while Nat didn’t) and since I don’t have the books in English I haven’t finished the series yet😢
@emmalethmayfair9742
14 күн бұрын
In the books they're not really siblings in the end. Valentine (the villian) claims they are, but he is only Clary's father. He stole Jace from the Herondale's and raised him as his own. That said, yes the author stretched that reveal for like 3 books.
@bebel2174
14 күн бұрын
That's exactly why I gave up reading the books, and I really liked the series at first. Later on, a friend of mine who read the whole series told me that they weren't actually siblings, but still, to the point I've read, they THOUGHT that they were siblings and they still acted with a weird sexual obsession towards each other.
@daisyviluck7932
14 күн бұрын
Plus it’s basically a Harry Potter fanfiction
@deplorabledegenerate2630
9 күн бұрын
Funny enough, my Christian fundie family didn't like Narnia because they saw it as blasphemous to turn Jesus into a cat regardless of what Lewis' intention was. Harry Potter I remember specifically being disliked because they used the term "witch" to refer to female wizard. I asked "so if they said wizardess or something instead would that be better?" and reliably they responded they'd still have a problem with it but yes, that would soften their view of it as a franchise. Golden Compass using the word 'demon' freely never stood a chance.
@knighthawk3749
9 күн бұрын
It was daemon, not demon.
@deplorabledegenerate2630
9 күн бұрын
@@knighthawk3749 oh I'm sorry look at the fancy Greek man here with his fancy wise and karmically neutral spirit smashing plates and advancing the sciences well la de da
@MissDatherinePierce
17 күн бұрын
I'm surprised that Inkheart hasn't been optioned by a German production company yet. Afterall Cornelia Funke and her books are probably bigger here than in the States. And there was a fourth book released rather recently.
@sn1pertoaster
14 күн бұрын
German cinema is in such a horrid state due to a bunch of reasons I wouldn't want to see that, honestly
@BethanyBartholomew
14 күн бұрын
Cornelia Funke is brilliant! ❤
@lauraviijii
14 күн бұрын
THERE'S A FOURTH BOOK NOW oh me oh my, re-read here I come
@Fela_rof
13 күн бұрын
@@sn1pertoaster true. better hope a german production company won't ever touch your manuscripts - it's doomed to fail from the beginning 😅
@eternallytree6603
11 күн бұрын
@@sn1pertoaster i'm not german, can you elaborate why? very curious
@tanninkline
14 күн бұрын
Funny thing is, Brom is actually Eragon's father.
@GrosvnerMcaffrey
12 күн бұрын
Murtage was his brother too
@threepoint14159265
11 күн бұрын
But not before a fake reveal that it was Morzan (Galbatorix's former right-hand man). I love the franchise, but again with the Star Wars comparisons...
@GrosvnerMcaffrey
11 күн бұрын
@@threepoint14159265 the books are 👍 the movie is crap
@tanninkline
11 күн бұрын
@@threepoint14159265 Big facts, but I am a die-hard Star Wars fan and understand that family drama is always a massive pull-in for stories that follow a young man like Eragon, and Luke Skywalker similarly. It's hard for something as titanic as Star Wars to not influence authors like Paolini.
@jordanholloman5907
6 күн бұрын
@@GrosvnerMcaffrey Half-brother, but yes.
@Yatezylad
9 күн бұрын
Eragon had the same problem of burning key plot points way earlier than in the books to 'make it more interesting'
15 күн бұрын
I was very surprised that Vampire Academy didn't make it into this fine video. Maybe next time.
@saraangel6696
15 күн бұрын
maybe he's saving it for the two failed attempts video?
@WonHakWoon
13 күн бұрын
But I liked that movie :(, I watched it multiple times
@Miyanoai14
13 күн бұрын
I actually liked the movie. 😂 was very unexpected when I did. The thing is it’s actually accurate in plot. It’s just the tone that was off. But i was tired of dark stories at that point.
@nickirenae
12 күн бұрын
One of my favorite series as a kid. As soon as I heard the same people that made mean girls were making the movie I knew it was doomed. Peacock actually did really well with the reboot series but it got cancelled too and I’m still not over it
@SHunt2024
12 күн бұрын
@@nickirenae I want to see the series sooo bad. I'll try Peacock next year. I switch streaming services out each year.
@tamaraclaw
15 күн бұрын
"City of Ember", "The Seeker" to add to your list.."Mortal Engines", "The Giver" but those are more science fiction than fantasy
@ChrisOsberg
9 күн бұрын
You just gave Roku streaming the best advertising that they've ever had.
@GrAlien123
14 күн бұрын
What happened to them? Terrible Screenwriters. Terrible Casting directors. Terrible producers & directors. Most importantly a lack of respect and love for the original work, which can make even otherwise competent people terrible choices. As can easily be seen with failures like The Rings Of Power and The Wheel of Time. Time might be an issue for very complex adult fantasy, but stuff like Eragon fits easily enough into a movie timeslot. Series have issues with their budgets, something more time can only rarely make up for and neither more time nor more budget help when someone decides to change important plot points for no reason or is more concerned with DEI instead of good storytelling.
@j.6380
17 күн бұрын
I’m surprised to see *I am Number Four* didn’t make the list
@RockyRZ
17 күн бұрын
You mean divergent?????
@heyitsjazzi
14 күн бұрын
Omg I loved that movie as a kid- you've made me wanna find and watch it again now I'm an adult, wonder if I'll think it's awful now 👀😭💀
@heyitsjazzi
14 күн бұрын
@@RockyRZno they mean I am number four 💀
@calyco2381
14 күн бұрын
@@RockyRZi am number four and Divergent are 2 different movies. Divergent still got sequel - Allegiant. While i'm no 4 is not.
@janismuzikants9320
14 күн бұрын
@@calyco2381 actually it got 2 sequels. Insurgent and Allegiant. Allegiant was supposed to be divided in 2 parts but the 2nd part of it didn't make it..
@HFOfficial
9 күн бұрын
Let's not forget Artemis Fowl, such a tragedy
@rinsuaa
15 күн бұрын
spiderwick chronicles was my gateway to western fantasy and i loved the books so much as a kid, it’s one of the reasons i’m obsessed with d&d and fantasy in general now. the books were also my introduction to tony diterlizzi’s wondla series and holly black’s other works like cruel prince, both of which i love even now. they could never make me hate u spiderwick chronicles!!!
@nezumisenshi
13 күн бұрын
Im just sad with the Adaption. I loved the Books so much and still do. They where my entry into fantasy and loving to read. But i never recomend the movie to anyone because it barely Container anything of what i loved so much about the books.
@rinsuaa
12 күн бұрын
@@nezumisenshireal i agree, the movie wasn’t great and i’m disappointed with how they “adapted” it. the books will always be superior imo and i hope the movie managed to at least introduce some ppl to the books
@rat_in_a_bucket
12 күн бұрын
@@nezumisenshi As someone who had never read the books (never knew there were books tbh), I was obsessed with the movie as a kid. It doesn't surprise me that it shares very little with the books (most adaptations are like that).
@lyehd4475
12 күн бұрын
Never read the books. So without knowing the books I honestly LOVE the movie. Even today as a full grown adult
@nezumisenshi
12 күн бұрын
@@rat_in_a_bucket im aktually happy for everyone that loves the Movie. I dont hate it and im no person thats like "The book was sooo much better" or that i hate every change between Books and Movies. In this Case its just that the things i personally Fell in love with arent im the Movie at all so im kinda sad that people dont get to see these things and we could Talk about it.
@karolinepedersen6037
12 күн бұрын
It's sad Eragon didn't make it, bc the books is still popular and people love them
@river6634
6 күн бұрын
These days it is considered middling. I enjoyed it for what it was.
@Uncouth
2 күн бұрын
The biggest issue with Eragon is how bad it was compared to the books. If you hadn't read them before it was probably fine. Those of us who did though.. let's just say we didn't expect a kids movie at all.
@anthonyd.1428
12 күн бұрын
Just to clarify why the Catholic church had a particular beef with the Golden Compass, was that the author was an atheists who named his fictional world evil empire the same name as a Catholic organization. It would be like having the evil group named Make a Wish Foundation. The real world MWF would be angry and demand you change the name.
@thesilentgod7863
9 күн бұрын
Should have gone with the original
@creslinwest9243
9 күн бұрын
Today I learned something new. Thank you.
@kathilisi3019
6 күн бұрын
There are absolutely some very sketchy ultra-catholic organisations that look pretty evil if under scrutiny. I haven't ever heard anything equally bad about the make a wish foundation.
@Getwright-
18 күн бұрын
Another one I remember was the vampires assistant. Based on the Circe de freak books. I was a fan of the books so I was super excited when I heard about a movie coming. It wasn’t bad but suffered from exactly what you mentioned: trying to cram to much into 1 movie
@Gater32322
17 күн бұрын
The Cirque Du Freak books were so awesome
@Randompersonnumber3
17 күн бұрын
Not only that, they spoiled a major part of the series that is in one of the last books in the adaptation of the first book! I was reading the series when I saw the movie and was mad! (Fortunately I had already guessed the twist but still!)
@mental_decay_
14 күн бұрын
They bastardized the books, don't kid yourself
@sarahhenry3607
13 күн бұрын
I'm in that awkward spot where I saw the movie first, kinda love it a lot. And now I'm too hesitant to read the books xD
@mental_decay_
13 күн бұрын
@@sarahhenry3607 The books are much better, like for one thing, Evra is a sweetheart in it unlike in the movie and I love reading his and Darren's friendship. The first book is the Vampire's assistant, Cirque Du Freak is the second
@niklasdaffingerAnonym
10 күн бұрын
Spoiler for Mortal Instruments While I agree that in Mortal Instruments it wasn't excactly great to make the plot twist that they supposedly are siblings, it is later revealed (after a lot of drama an relationship issues and forbidden feelings) that they are NOT related by blood. Her father raised him, yes, but they aren't related in any way. Though there is her actual biological brother who has a disturbing interest in her and (while in disguise) kisses her. So there is that😕
@KommandeurMumm
16 күн бұрын
What also killed the Golden Compass movie was the marketing. The first teaser trailer for the movie compared it to Lord of the Rings and starts literally with the One Ring transforming into the Compass. So yeah, people who didn't know the books were led to believe it was something else beforehand. Additionally the movie covered not even the whole first book and left out the rather harsh cliffhanger of the book, it also took away almost all of of the religion critique. It was a disaster in every way you look at it.
@josevenhundret3384
14 күн бұрын
oh yes... a bad mismarketing, similar to "Bridge to Terabithia"
@eshbena
13 күн бұрын
@@josevenhundret3384 Bridge should NEVER have been marketed as a fantasy film for kids! That movie is utterly gut wrenching and wtf people that's NOT something to show to kids unless you want them in therapy for years after!!!
@3baxcb
13 күн бұрын
The one silver lining is that GRRM went with HBO for the adaptation of his book series rather than any movie franchise proposal that would have been far more difficult to just get green-lit. Now that series had its run, a prequel series is going stong with another spin-off on the way.
@murphy7801
12 күн бұрын
That and it's heavily atheist story 😂 that doesn't fly in the USA
@XStrawberryFaun
18 күн бұрын
Spoilers for The Mortal Instruments (RE: the Clary/Jace thing) // The sibling twist with Clary and Jace literally put me off from the books for so long, because... you know. It's such an unnecessary thing in already over-the-top books, and some (but not all) people try to defend it by reminding us that ||**SPOILERS**|| they aren't REALLY siblings! (That's a whole convoluted plot line on its own.) But even if they aren't "really" related, the end of the first book, and the whole second book, and part of the third book treats them as if they ARE. Because that's what Clary and Jace think, and what everyone else thinks. AND THEY STILL PURSUE A ROMANCE (kind of)! So, it's still freaking weird (and that's putting it mildly). And then there's the thing with Clary's REAL brother having a thing for her... Cassandra Clare, when I get you... 🙃
@deadpooldan9862
16 күн бұрын
Yeah, the books are weird, but they’re also really great, especially the franchise as a whole. Try reading the other series in the Shadowhunter Chronicles
@XStrawberryFaun
16 күн бұрын
@@deadpooldan9862 I'm realizing I probably came across like I don't like the Shadowhunters universe, and I wanna clarify, I was actually super into them a while back! I've read the Infernal Devices (some of my favorites), part of the Dark Artifices, and a few of the "side books" (the Bane Chronicles, Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy), and I agree that they can be pretty good! I just haven't read most of them due to life stuff and being pretty busy the past couple of years! :p I just always get annoyed at the sibling thing haha
@deadpooldan9862
16 күн бұрын
@@XStrawberryFaun I can understand that, it really is super weird, but the books are so good I don’t let that drag them down. Even with it, it’s only on the Mortal Instruments series, not in the other series, so if you can get past that, it’s a smooth, great ride. I’ve read every book in the franchise, they’re all pretty good
@loriandanna
15 күн бұрын
Found out the mortal instruments started as a Harry Potter fanfic where the main love interest was Ron and Ginny. Looking at most of her other fanfics you see she is very into sibling incest, so I believe it was started as an siblings but had to get changed after the public backlash which I remember was big.
@UnpopularMeow
15 күн бұрын
@@deadpooldan9862 I didn't like The Mortal Instruments that much, but adore The Infernal Devices.
@rajithfernando6200
15 күн бұрын
These are the ones that need reboots, not the ones that are already successful. These stories were mostly good and they deserve to be retold, but better.
@petertrudelljr
17 күн бұрын
also keep in mind that Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings BOTH leaned heavily on the fact that the books were so popular, most people already knew the world-building. They could paint that in broad strokes. I'm waiting for a Nine Princes in Amber TV series...
@kathrynblodgett1969
15 күн бұрын
I would love to see this series. I tried reading Amber way more than once. Actually fell asleep READING. But the premise was exactly what I like and often look for. I think a TV series could actually help it. Lol
@DaDunge
15 күн бұрын
That's true for Harry Potter but I don'ät see that at all in Lord of the rings. Sure they leave a lot unsaid but unlike Harry Potter its never anything crucial.
@snuffysam
15 күн бұрын
@@DaDungeEh, to an extent, but like the LOTR movies didn’t need to explain what an elf is, y’know? The cultural osmosis covered a lot of the core worldbuilding.
@DaDunge
15 күн бұрын
@@snuffysam Cept Galadriel does explain the three main races in the opening, then Bilbo explains Hobbits
@baroquejen
14 күн бұрын
Well that's an unexpected but fully-endorsed by me suggestion!
@Corlwow
9 күн бұрын
Artemis Fowl did not deserve to be executed like it was.
@XX-sp3tt
13 күн бұрын
3:00 It's called basic story structure. The hero's journey has survived for so long BECAUSE it's so applicable.
@gdtestqueen
8 күн бұрын
I remember learning this back in an Anthropology course. I think Joseph Campbell had a book about it. How the Hero’s Quest/Journey has been around so long and been the basis for so many of our myths, legends and now our fiction books and films.
@qj0n
8 күн бұрын
@@gdtestqueen it's not the only model though. Christopher Booker described 7 models of the story (or more precise - plot)
@Bloodglas
18 күн бұрын
your experience with reading Percy Jackson in school and going to see the film as a class was my experience with Eragon. also, Artemis Fowl could unfortunately be on this list.
@nikkydalby7126
18 күн бұрын
I remember being SO EXCITED to see the movie & reread the Eragon book the week before going to see the movie. I was literally speechless - like mouth open & everything because I was absolutely floored by the direction the movie was taking. Hated that experience & absolutely loathe the movie to this day 😂
@TheTrekkie42
17 күн бұрын
Boy Artemis Fowl fucked up so bad. And out of all the fantasy series it probably would’ve been the easiest to put in a movie. But they skipped the entire arcs of the two lead characters and destroyed their premise.
@paintingdreams290
15 күн бұрын
the one thing is both adaptations wouldve worked as stand alone movies if they werent actually adaptations bc the plots were so diverged from the source material, hell, half the reason me and my friends were over the moon for the TV series for Percy Jackson was bc it was such a better adaptation (and most of the changes were the writers decision, which imo meant that knew what could work and what couldnt better). I was so disappointed w the movies tho
@DaDunge
15 күн бұрын
Artemis Fowl and Seventh Son should be on this list as should be Guardians of Ga'hoole.
@guilhermenovo8967
15 күн бұрын
Artemis Fowl has a movie !? WHAT !?!?!?
@bigbeans1793
8 күн бұрын
Eragon failed because the person who wrote the script had obviously not actually read the books. At best, they had glanced at the description on the back of the book. The series is incredible and I for one am thoroughly excited to hear that there is a reboot on the way. Oh and as far as the Percy Jackson reboot goes, give it another chance. It followed the books way better than the original movie and is actually quite good.
@jaysons7395
18 күн бұрын
I would be stoked on a dark materials video. Loved the series.
@uzetaab
17 күн бұрын
Agreed. It's a hidden gem and deserves a wider audience.
@Heightren
18 күн бұрын
Something about the Golden Compass movie is how it egregiously switched acts 2 and 3 around.
@jean-mi1825
15 күн бұрын
Actually, the last act of the book is absent from the film. But it WAS filmed. The Studios thought the first film should not end with a sad ending (Did they actually WATCH they own LotR films ? WTF New Line) and that it would be too long with this last act that made a villain of one of the heroes and killed one of the main kids !
@Darkprosper
12 күн бұрын
@@jean-mi1825 I think that the difference is that with LotR, they went all in, making the entire trilogy no matter what. For the Golden Compass, it looks like they wanted to make the movie "work" as a stand-alone, and then make sequels if it succeeds. Giving it the book ending, without any follow-up, would have been weird, and I don't think that it would have saved the movie, so maybe it was the correct choice after all ?
@jacquelinelugo5518
8 күн бұрын
Honestly The Shadowhunters tv show wasn't that bad. The changes they were for the better. Trust me as someone who read the books. The author did the whole incest thing twice in the series, and it was even more creepy the second time.
@PsychedelicDude
16 күн бұрын
One of the failed franchises that hurt me the most was Netflix's Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency. I don't know if it was faithful to the books, but i really loved it.
@mariposa9506
15 күн бұрын
Me too 😊
@AdornamentDesigns
15 күн бұрын
I loved that one, too!
@ryandabian2982
14 күн бұрын
I think that one was a co-production between the BBC and Netflix. If I'm not mistaken, BBC didn't want to continue with the show and Netflix didn't want to pick up the slack on its own, so it got cancelled. Similar to what happened to Anne with an E.
@urielaceves1924
13 күн бұрын
Don’t quote me. But I remember that Douglas Adams died rather untimely, and left the third book unfinished. There was already not a lot of material to keep going
@fredericapanon207
Күн бұрын
@@urielaceves1924 yes, I remember being very sad when I learned that Douglas Adams had died of pneumonia.
@lewiswilliams6331
15 күн бұрын
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children…Definitely wanted a second film.
@JD71194
8 күн бұрын
Eragon they changed everything and just kept the names. Fighting durza on a smoke dragon, no dwarves, no elves, no urgals, and worst of all no elva blessing. the only movie adaptation i think is worse is timeline
@tamaramcrae4037
14 күн бұрын
“I am number 4” was pretty good, the ending left us thinking another movie would happen
@darthtepes
17 күн бұрын
I'm a little surprised that Fifth Wave is not on the list bc it was targeted on YA demographic and failed miserably, so as the Vampire Academy. The latter deserved much better outcome that it got on screen.
@dennisrounds1996
12 күн бұрын
I remember watching the film and they kept saying that it took place in …Dayton OH and I’m like…lol No, No you’re not
@EricvonGuttemberg
Күн бұрын
The problem with Eragon is that filmmakers distanced it so much from the books (twisting essential points of the plot) that the movie actually sucked not only as adaptation, but as a movie itself.
@lovewenwin
14 күн бұрын
8:40 yes please
@janekalbinsky
12 күн бұрын
I'll second that. When I read the books, I was already at the end of grad school. I took an extra class just so I could write my thesis paper on the trilogy. Then the movie came out and I was pretty disappointed. Watching the end credits, I was already pretty certain there would be no sequels and it was probably better that way. However, when the TV show was announced, it had Phillip Pullman on board as executive producer, whatever that meant and I grew hopeful. And what can I say, the show did not disappoint. It managed to stay true to the books while taking quite a few liberties with the story. Those changes worked. They worked really well and all in all, His Dark Materials is a highly recommendable show! Please make a video about it!
@abstrakb1552
10 күн бұрын
Yh definitely make that video 👍🏾💯
@initiatedtitan
6 күн бұрын
The show was so slow and main character was useless. The side characters were a bit bitter. Ending was meh. Main characters don't even help with the main villain.
@Alejandroigarabide
18 күн бұрын
"Galvatorix" doesn't sound villanous to me. It sounds like one of those gag names the side characters from Astérix would have, all sounding silly and ending on "ix".
@Grace-er9ep
18 күн бұрын
It could also be a drag name
@CassandraY
17 күн бұрын
It sounds like a prescription brand name to me
@darthtepes
17 күн бұрын
it sounds like a remedy or smth like that. You know, the commercial be like: "Headache? Toothache? Take Galvatorix!"
@JuLiane
17 күн бұрын
It's Galbatorix, not Galvatorix. Not much better tho
@maidingermany
16 күн бұрын
There are real brythonic male names who sounds simular, Vorteporix, Vindiorix, Camulorix and Deomiorix for example, there are more. Rix is celtic for ri:go, king.
@adamsmoberly
7 күн бұрын
For those who don’t know, The Mortal Instruments, written by Cassandra Claire (who basically is the inspiration for the main character, similar to Bella in Twilight and her author) was also a fanfiction writer who wrote Harry Potter fanfics….and one that was a Ron X Ginny romance fanfic (🥴🤮🤢💀🪦) was also called The Mortal Instruments….yeah… I aslo noticed that Harry Potter and Hunger Games are pretty big, and I think it’s because they aren’t very original. HP has like many similarities to many other books while HG is liter a gender swap retelling of Battle Royale basically. Even the number of tributes (24), the equivalent to students in BR (42) is the same number in reverse. I mean I think it’s not on purpose, but 24/42 is an outrageous coincidence I’m hide sight.
@rachelkenyon9163
16 күн бұрын
I hear people say Fantasy should be a series so that it can have more buildup and development time and then complain that things are boring or "slow burn" and give up on them.
@replay19811
18 күн бұрын
He didn't mention The City of Ember. I was disappointed it didn't continue. Unless you consider Silo an adult reboot. They both star Tim Robbins. I guess he likes living underground LOL.
@kingkazuma2239
17 күн бұрын
City of Ember had such a great concept too
@kurtstobbs9616
16 күн бұрын
I'm currently reading the first book for the first time then watch the movie and spot the differences
@Thurgosh_OG
16 күн бұрын
@@kurtstobbs9616 Always watch the film first, then the book expands the story for you. If you do it the other way around, you'll mostly be disappointed in the film adaptations.
@kurtstobbs9616
16 күн бұрын
@@Thurgosh_OG I did watch the movie awhile ago but there were times i watched the movies before reading the books like Percy Jackson, Harry Potter and The 5th Wave.
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