What is the most disappointing movie adaptation of a novel?

This weekend, we'll know if star-studded romcom ''He's Just Not That Into You'' will join our list of book-to-big-screen projects -- like ''Memoirs of a Geisha'' and ''The Golden Compass'' -- that left fans feeling jilted. More. Youyoung Lee. February 04, 2009 at 06:00 PM EST. read more

". Entertaining books that were terrible movies IMHO. The Firm, The Da Vinci Code, Midnight in the Garden of Good Evil. read more

Welcome to Films and Books Forum, the place to chat about movies, post movie reviews, compare a book to its film adaptation, discuss what makes a good book-to-film adaptation, and suggest books which you think would make a great movie adaption. read more

Fans of the Philip Pullman novel were rightly disappointed in Chris Weitz’s adaptation, which cropped an essential, plot-twisting ending concerning orphan Lyra’s best friend and diluted its more sinister, religion-defying Magisterium elements into family-friendly pop soda. read more