We've all freaked out about our favourite books making it to the big-screen and we all share that same dubiousness about how it will be carried out. Will the budget be able to cover it? Will it disappoint or surprise? Will it make me want to cut my eyeballs out?
Unfortunately, the answer to those questions are mostly negative. We've all dealt with the crushing disappointment of our favourite book being slaughtered by the silver screen and feel ashamed of the producers for ruining such an excellent piece of literature.
Here is a list of the biggest successes and failures to book-to-film adaptations...
- SUCCESS Harry Potter
Harry Potter is possibly the biggest movie franchise of our life time with the exception of Lord of the Rings. Although there were some slight differences from the books to the film, they did a pretty good job in sticking to the story and selecting a near-perfect cast! JK also wins a medal for 
not turning the golden trio in to a love triangle and for that, I am forever grateful.
not turning the golden trio in to a love triangle and for that, I am forever grateful.- FAIL Percy Jackson and the Olympians
No one hates the Percy Jackson movies more than Rick Riordan, the author. One can only imagine how soul-destroying it must be to see your years of hard work turn to crap on screen. Yes, Logan Lerman is very yummy, but he is also not a 12 year old boy like Percy.
The films could not have taken a more different approach to the story if they tried and it disappointed fans everywhere!
The films could not have taken a more different approach to the story if they tried and it disappointed fans everywhere!- SUCCESS The Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit
The characters are cute, hairy and adorable and there's plenty of action. Another well-cast movie done and another inevitable death for Sean Bean (we don't know why they always kill you seany). The Lord of the Rings seems to always be a family favourite, despite the books being published yonks ago. 
They might be long movies but at least they're interesting unlike the books which are apparently very heavy-going. Also, has to be one of my faves purely down to the sound track which is bloody gorgeous *swoons*.
They might be long movies but at least they're interesting unlike the books which are apparently very heavy-going. Also, has to be one of my faves purely down to the sound track which is bloody gorgeous *swoons*.- FAIL Cirque Du Freak: The Vampires Assistant.
This is possibly the WORST book to film ever made. I watched the movie first and I have to thank to movie for letting me know about the books (which were the books that got me in to reading so thank you Mr Shan). The film was pretty unrecognisable to the book and had its own little thing going on with some cray-cray monkey girl who isn't even a character in the book(!!!?!?!?!?!?).
Such a shame when an amazing, promising series like Cirque Du Freak gets murdered by its movie. There was loads of potential to make it great but they cocked it up, as per usual, particularly with the cast which were about 8 years too old to be playing the characters they were playing. Also - another British book being Americanised in to some weird summer teen flick!
Such a shame when an amazing, promising series like Cirque Du Freak gets murdered by its movie. There was loads of potential to make it great but they cocked it up, as per usual, particularly with the cast which were about 8 years too old to be playing the characters they were playing. Also - another British book being Americanised in to some weird summer teen flick!
These are just a hand picked selection of my favourite ones to love and hate but there are loads more. Good ones being The Hunger Games (which in the later movies has become better than the books), The Fault in Our Stars, The Princess Bride, Stardust and (as much as it pains me to say it) Twilight. Bad ones being How I Live Now, Stormbreaker, The Importance of Being Ernest and many, many more.
Maybe one day we'll get to see another good series adaptation that we will connect with like we have to the successful ones! Who knows?
What's the worst book to film you've experienced? Let me know!
Is x
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