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What's the most unforgivable sin done in media that you're still bitter about? (piefed.social)
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I still can't stop but think how stretched out the Hobbit films were, for an otherwise short book. That's a sin that stains forever with me. The Lord of the Rings films, do have their own flaws, but they're fairly contained and can be debated as to whether they were good or not. I have so much trouble excusing anything with the Hobbit though.

And I hope we never, ever see anyone tackle The Silmarillion. Simply because, there will be so much improvised fluff in that would-be film, that it'd make the Hobbit films blush.

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[–] 30 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

You remember Highlander 2?

Yeah, me neither.

Editing to add: Eragon. The only, one singular, thing that film got right was the opening scene. The rest of the film was an epic, blot-out-the-sun middle finger to the book and the fans.

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  • [–] 10 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    And Highlander 2 isn't even the worst Highlander movie. Hell, I'd argue that on a ranking list of all Highlander movies and shows it would be right in the middle.

    To be clear, I'm not saying Highlander 2 isn't bad. I'm just saying that the franchise has somehow managed to produce things that are far worse. There's a reason that basically every entry in the series is a reboot of one kind or another.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago (3 children)

    My biggest gripe with Eragon... It's Dragon, with the first letter switched out.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 month ago

    I read the series as a child so I didn't know any better, but Inheritance came out when I was in high school and it made me realize Paolini really isn't a great author. It was the sword forging, where he basically copy-pasted a step by step of how to make a katana that took MANY PAGES and I realized I really didn't give a shit.

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