Movies based on a book, and the author (or his/her estate/heirs) is/was salty about how it turned out.
The Fellowship of the Ring - Christopher Tolkien claims that Jackson “eviscerated” the book.
The Shining - Stephen King was outspokenly dissatisfied with Kubrick’s version, so much so that he wrote and produced a mini series that would conform to his own original vision of the story.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl was unhappy with the focus (and the name of the film) having been changed away from Charlie to Wonka, and did not like the music. He disavowed the film, and refused to sell movie rights to the sequel book as a result.
300 - Alan Moore is famously pricklish about the adaptations of his work. When interviewed by EW, Moore admitted that he had no interest in seeing the adaptation saying "I had a lot of problems with it, and everything I heard or saw about the film tended to increase [those problems] rather than reduce them: [that] it was racist, it was homophobic, and above all it was sublimely stupid.”
Raise the Titanic! – Clive Cussler absolutely hated the way his book was simplified for the Jason Robards movie in 1980, and it was twenty-five years before he agreed to a movie treatment of another one of his novels (Sahara, in 2005).
,(spoiler – he didn’t like the way that one turned out either, to the point that he sued the production company for breach of contract for drastically changing the screenplay)
Movies based on a book, and the author (or his/her estate/heirs) is/was salty about how it turned out.
The Fellowship of the Ring - Christopher Tolkien claims that Jackson “eviscerated” the book.
The Shining - Stephen King was outspokenly dissatisfied with Kubrick’s version, so much so that he wrote and produced a mini series that would conform to his own original vision of the story.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl was unhappy with the focus (and the name of the film) having been changed away from Charlie to Wonka, and did not like the music. He disavowed the film, and refused to sell movie rights to the sequel book as a result.
300 - Alan Moore is famously pricklish about the adaptations of his work. When interviewed by EW, Moore admitted that he had no interest in seeing the adaptation saying "I had a lot of problems with it, and everything I heard or saw about the film tended to increase [those problems] rather than reduce them: [that] it was racist, it was homophobic, and above all it was sublimely stupid.”
Raise the Titanic! – Clive Cussler absolutely hated the way his book was simplified for the Jason Robards movie in 1980, and it was twenty-five years before he agreed to a movie treatment of another one of his novels (Sahara, in 2005).
,(spoiler – he didn’t like the way that one turned out either, to the point that he sued the production company for breach of contract for drastically changing the screenplay)
Mommie Dearest - Christina Crawford , author of the memoir about the abuse suffered at the hands of her famous mother Joan Crawford, has generally denounced the movie as grotesque , not because the events in it weren’t true, but because the (unintended) campiness and “over the top” depictions and acting of Faye Dunaway took away from the seriousness of the abuse.
Movies based on a book, and the author (or his/her estate/heirs) is/was salty about how it turned out.
The Fellowship of the Ring - Christopher Tolkien claims that Jackson “eviscerated” the book.
The Shining - Stephen King was outspokenly dissatisfied with Kubrick’s version, so much so that he wrote and produced a mini series that would conform to his own original vision of the story.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl was unhappy with the focus (and the name of the film) having been changed away from Charlie to Wonka, and did not like the music. He disavowed the film, and refused to sell movie rights to the sequel book as a result.
300 - Alan Moore is famously pricklish about the adaptations of his work. When interviewed by EW, Moore admitted that he had no interest in seeing the adaptation saying "I had a lot of problems with it, and everything I heard or saw about the film tended to increase [those problems] rather than reduce them: [that] it was racist, it was homophobic, and above all it was sublimely stupid.”
Raise the Titanic! – Clive Cussler absolutely hated the way his book was simplified for the Jason Robards movie in 1980, and it was twenty-five years before he agreed to a movie treatment of another one of his novels (Sahara, in 2005).
,(spoiler – he didn’t like the way that one turned out either, to the point that he sued the production company for breach of contract for drastically changing the screenplay)
Mommie Dearest - Christina Crawford , author of the memoir about the abuse suffered at the hands of her famous mother Joan Crawford, has generally denounced the movie as grotesque , not because the events in it weren’t true, but because the (unintended) campiness and “over the top” depictions and acting of Faye Dunaway took away from the seriousness of the abuse.
Movies based on a book, and the author (or his/her estate/heirs) is/was salty about how it turned out.
The Fellowship of the Ring - Christopher Tolkien claims that Jackson “eviscerated” the book.
The Shining - Stephen King was outspokenly dissatisfied with Kubrick’s version, so much so that he wrote and produced a mini series that would conform to his own original vision of the story.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl was unhappy with the focus (and the name of the film) having been changed away from Charlie to Wonka, and did not like the music. He disavowed the film, and refused to sell movie rights to the sequel book as a result.
300 - Alan Moore is famously pricklish about the adaptations of his work. When interviewed by EW, Moore admitted that he had no interest in seeing the adaptation saying "I had a lot of problems with it, and everything I heard or saw about the film tended to increase [those problems] rather than reduce them: [that] it was racist, it was homophobic, and above all it was sublimely stupid.”
Raise the Titanic! – Clive Cussler absolutely hated the way his book was simplified for the Jason Robards movie in 1980, and it was twenty-five years before he agreed to a movie treatment of another one of his novels (Sahara, in 2005).
,(spoiler – he didn’t like the way that one turned out either, to the point that he sued the production company for breach of contract for drastically changing the screenplay)
Mommie Dearest - Christina Crawford , author of the memoir about the abuse suffered at the hands of her famous mother Joan Crawford, has generally denounced the movie as grotesque , not because the events in it weren’t true, but because the (unintended) campiness and “over the top” depictions and acting of Faye Dunaway took away from the seriousness of the abuse.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - Ken Kesey refused to watch the movie because he didn’t like that it wasn’t told from Chief Bromden’s perspective. He also didn’t like Jack Nicholson’s casting.
The Fellowship of the Ring - Christopher Tolkien claims that Jackson “eviscerated” the book.
The Shining - Stephen King was outspokenly dissatisfied with Kubrick’s version, so much so that he wrote and produced a mini series that would conform to his own original vision of the story.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl was unhappy with the focus (and the name of the film) having been changed away from Charlie to Wonka, and did not like the music. He disavowed the film, and refused to sell movie rights to the sequel book as a result.
300 - Alan Moore is famously pricklish about the adaptations of his work. When interviewed by EW, Moore admitted that he had no interest in seeing the adaptation saying "I had a lot of problems with it, and everything I heard or saw about the film tended to increase [those problems] rather than reduce them: [that] it was racist, it was homophobic, and above all it was sublimely stupid.”
Raise the Titanic! – Clive Cussler absolutely hated the way his book was simplified for the Jason Robards movie in 1980, and it was twenty-five years before he agreed to a movie treatment of another one of his novels (Sahara, in 2005).
,(spoiler – he didn’t like the way that one turned out either, to the point that he sued the production company for breach of contract for drastically changing the screenplay)
Mommie Dearest - Christina Crawford , author of the memoir about the abuse suffered at the hands of her famous mother Joan Crawford, has generally denounced the movie as grotesque , not because the events in it weren’t true, but because the (unintended) campiness and “over the top” depictions and acting of Faye Dunaway took away from the seriousness of the abuse.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - Ken Kesey refused to watch the movie because he didn’t like that it wasn’t told from Chief Bromden’s perspective. He also didn’t like Jack Nicholson’s casting.
Fahrenheit 451 - OK, so Bradbury actually did like the score and some of the visuals, he was generally pissed off by interpretations of the book (and the movie isn’t alone in this) suggesting it was criticizing government censorship. It is actually about a dystopia where people have decided ON THEIR OWN to stop reading, stop thinking critically, and choose quick entertainment over thought. It’s actually a little scary when you read what he wrote back in the 1950s.
Movies based on a book, and the author (or his/her estate/heirs) is/was salty about how it turned out.
The Fellowship of the Ring - Christopher Tolkien claims that Jackson “eviscerated” the book.
The Shining - Stephen King was outspokenly dissatisfied with Kubrick’s version, so much so that he wrote and produced a mini series that would conform to his own original vision of the story.
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl was unhappy with the focus (and the name of the film) having been changed away from Charlie to Wonka, and did not like the music. He disavowed the film, and refused to sell movie rights to the sequel book as a result.
300 - Alan Moore is famously pricklish about the adaptations of his work. When interviewed by EW, Moore admitted that he had no interest in seeing the adaptation saying "I had a lot of problems with it, and everything I heard or saw about the film tended to increase [those problems] rather than reduce them: [that] it was racist, it was homophobic, and above all it was sublimely stupid.”
Raise the Titanic! – Clive Cussler absolutely hated the way his book was simplified for the Jason Robards movie in 1980, and it was twenty-five years before he agreed to a movie treatment of another one of his novels (Sahara, in 2005).
,(spoiler – he didn’t like the way that one turned out either, to the point that he sued the production company for breach of contract for drastically changing the screenplay)
Mommie Dearest - Christina Crawford , author of the memoir about the abuse suffered at the hands of her famous mother Joan Crawford, has generally denounced the movie as grotesque , not because the events in it weren’t true, but because the (unintended) campiness and “over the top” depictions and acting of Faye Dunaway took away from the seriousness of the abuse.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest - Ken Kesey refused to watch the movie because he didn’t like that it wasn’t told from Chief Bromden’s perspective. He also didn’t like Jack Nicholson’s casting.
Fahrenheit 451 - OK, so Bradbury actually did like the score and some of the visuals, he was generally pissed off by interpretations of the book (and the movie isn’t alone in this) suggesting it was criticizing government censorship. It is actually about a dystopia where people have decided ON THEIR OWN to stop reading, stop thinking critically, and choose quick entertainment over thought. It’s actually a little scary when you read what he wrote back in the 1950s.
The Phantom Tollbooth - Norton Juster didn’t like the film based on his excellent children’s novel.
Originally posted Cabaret, then I remembered that it isn’t a traditional musical (unlike the stage show) in that with one exception, all the songs are performed in the Kit Kat Club. And the one exception is also a situation where people are actually singing-- it’s not an affect of the medium.