I think mine’s Z for Zachariah. The book is insane. A psychological survivalist thriller between a 14 year old girl and a strange man with unknown intent. The movie is… not this. They changed everything meaningful about the characters and lost all the tension. Hope someone does it properly one day. What’s your adaptation peeve?
The Neverending Story. Whoever thought it would be a good idea to take a dragon and turn it into a flying puppy should be banned from filmmaking for life. Not to mention all the other ways that this abomination twisted a great book into a complete mess.
Yes! This was my first experience with a bad adaptation - I saw it when it came out (I think I was 7?) and it pissed me off so much. The Falkor chases the bullies thing was just ugh. Falkor was far too dignified and the point of the book wasn’t about petty revenge on bullies, it was Sebastian coming into himself and becoming the sort of person who wouldn’t even notice bullies.
Oh god this. The book has a compelling allegory about the corruption of power and fascism.