Sci-Fi Fans?

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Here's a poll for all of you science fiction fans:

What are the Best and Worst film adaptations of a major novel or story?
My nominations...Worst: I, Robot -stole the Good Doctor A's title, a few character names, and nothing else

Best: "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea" (1953 Disney). A straight blow by blow translation would have been unappealing. The screen writer took all the elements and fashioned a wonderful adventure that captures the spirit of the Jules Verne novel without being dragged down by it's episodic nature and lack of a cathartic ending. It added the issues of nuclear power to a generation still trying to comprehend the complex questions that entering the atomic age warranted.


Worst: "I, Robot". I was excited about a movie version of I, Robot. I really liked the series. Crossing a detective story and science fiction (and making it work) takes a lot of imagination and talent. The fact that each story has to hold to the "The Laws of Robotics" makes them that much more brilliant. As for the movie... I read a couple of reviews online and in the papers and was very disappointed. One reviewer wrote something along the lines of : ... in the credits the movie says "inspired by the works of Isaac Asimov." it should have read "With apologies to the works of Isaac Asimov". Needless to say, I didn't bother to watch it. But I still think that it rates as the worst movie adaptation of a science fiction classic.

Cheers