I still can’t stop but think how stretched out the Hobbit films were, for an otherwise short book. That’s a sin that stains forever with me. The Lord of the Rings films, do have their own flaws, but they’re fairly contained and can be debated as to whether they were good or not. I have so much trouble excusing anything with the Hobbit though.

And I hope we never, ever see anyone tackle The Silmarillion. Simply because, there will be so much improvised fluff in that would-be film, that it’d make the Hobbit films blush.

  • nymnympseudonym@piefed.socialEnglish
    40·
    2 days ago

    As a young person, I loved A Wrinkle in Time and the entire set of sequels.

    And so I say a heartfelt FUCK YOU to Ava DuVernay, who crappified this masterpiece into vapid pap film that felt like it was written by Kellogg’s marketing team in conjunction with the Ad Council of America.

    Apparently the film lost $130 million. Thank God there is little chance of a sequel.

    • thisbenzingring@lemmy.todayEnglish
      192·
      2 days ago

      My wife loved the book in her tween years and encouraged me to read it… I’m not the intended audience for sure and some of the ideas were cool but that book sucks lol

      • nymnympseudonym@piefed.socialEnglish
        19·
        2 days ago

        I had a crush in middle school. Back then you signed your name on a physical card to remove a book from the library. I saw that she had rented A Wind in the Door just before me. I was so thrilled to ask her about it. She vaguely remembered losing interest and hadn’t read Wrinkle. Heartbreak.

        I got married to a completely different woman a few decades later. She had a long commute, was looking for audiobooks, ofc I suggested Wrinkle . Her take-away? “Couldn’t get past what a whiny bitch Meg Murray is. Had to stop.”

        Jesus fuck what is with you people

        • Cethin@lemmy.zipEnglish
          2·
          6 hours ago

          I haven’t read them, so I can’t give my opinion. We’re all allowed to enjoy (what others may call) garbage though. There’s no need to justify it. Hell, I will fully agree some things I like are total trash, and that’s alright! Art isn’t objective, and all kinds of emotions can make what could be a totally underwhelming thing something special.

        • tyler@programming.dev
          4·
          2 days ago

          I mean, I didn’t like the book either… and looking on goodreads we’re not alone. It doesn’t even have 4 stars.

    • fireweed@lemmy.world
      5·
      2 days ago

      I really enjoyed the books as a kid too, and was disappointed with how bad the movie was. But–from what I remember of the book–it was pretty faithful. I think the book doesn’t stand up to the scrutiny of adulthood.