Bilbo Teabaggins (bad adaptations thread)

[Default to the negative]

Did you know that in the Extended Edition of the Battle of the Five Armies, there is a scene where the Master of Laketown eats a plate of goat's testicles and we get close-up shots of the fluids running down his chin?

Bollocks, sir!

Not exactly in the spirit of the novel, is it? Tolkien must have been spinning in his fucking grave on the day they filmed that scene. The Hobbit is about Bilbo's adventures in Middle-Earth. It is NOT about Stephen Fry chewing on testicles. I don't know why Peter Jackson thought it should be about that.

Anyway. What other adaptations can you think of, which do a total disservice to the source material?

[Blumf]

Well, Lynch's Dune is an obvious one. Gets the underlying message of the books completely arse-about-face. Not, Paul is not a hero/god, he's trapped by his foresight and unwilling to do what needs to be done. However I still love the film, for the sound and visuals you can just wallow in.

Looking forwards to Villeneuve adaptation this year too.