I'm sitting in my living room browsing through Netflix when I stumble across - wha'dya know? MAXIMUM RIDE! Yay!
"Wait a second," I thought. There's no way this could be the James Patterson series I've loved since I was a child. Those novels are sooooo ground-breakingly amazing that a film adaptation would have to be top quality, right? And the press and marketing of this remarkable movie would have to be out of this world, right?
What. The. Hell.
My heart's been broken. My mind's been screwed. Who did this, and what is your freaking problem?
There are so many things wrong with Maximum Ride in just the first five minutes. Watching the entire thing on Netflix felt like drowning for an eternity. In one big huff I'll try to get past the quality of the film's terrible CGI, lousy scenes, cheap production, and shitty acting to talk about a few of the book-to-film mistakes. Here goes nothing.
Max is about as intimidating as her doppelganger Kendall Jenner. A muscle tee and gloves does not make her a bad ass.
Fang - oh, dear Fang - is BLONDE, and very much the opposite of his dark, and mysteriously bruiting, book persona.
The muscles on Fangs supposed-to-be younger brother Iggy make no sense. "Tall and slim." The first Maximum ride literally describes practically all of the characters BUT ESPECIALLY Iggy as TALL AND SLIM. Was he really even blind?
Nudge who can be interpreted as talkative with a hint of attitude in the novel spent most of the movie being disciplined over wanting to be normal. Her book characters internal struggle was her desire for belonging. Nudge wanted to know where she came from, NOT whether she can go shopping at the mall like other girls.
There isn't much to say about Angel. Seeing as the first novel is really devoted to rescuing the sweet, and innocent Angel from The School, I expected her portrayal to be warm and cute in order to make a connection with the audience. She was actually kind of creepy, and if you asked me should have been left at the school.
I almost forgot Gasman. What can I say? Really, what can I say? He was there.
I am beyond disappointed. I'm hurt. Finding and reading this book series was one of the most important markers in my life. This movie - this "thing" has taken away the novels magic.
If you're a fan, don't watch it. Save yourself the heartache.
"Wait a second," I thought. There's no way this could be the James Patterson series I've loved since I was a child. Those novels are sooooo ground-breakingly amazing that a film adaptation would have to be top quality, right? And the press and marketing of this remarkable movie would have to be out of this world, right?
What. The. Hell.
My heart's been broken. My mind's been screwed. Who did this, and what is your freaking problem?
There are so many things wrong with Maximum Ride in just the first five minutes. Watching the entire thing on Netflix felt like drowning for an eternity. In one big huff I'll try to get past the quality of the film's terrible CGI, lousy scenes, cheap production, and shitty acting to talk about a few of the book-to-film mistakes. Here goes nothing.
Max is about as intimidating as her doppelganger Kendall Jenner. A muscle tee and gloves does not make her a bad ass.
Fang - oh, dear Fang - is BLONDE, and very much the opposite of his dark, and mysteriously bruiting, book persona.
The muscles on Fangs supposed-to-be younger brother Iggy make no sense. "Tall and slim." The first Maximum ride literally describes practically all of the characters BUT ESPECIALLY Iggy as TALL AND SLIM. Was he really even blind?
Nudge who can be interpreted as talkative with a hint of attitude in the novel spent most of the movie being disciplined over wanting to be normal. Her book characters internal struggle was her desire for belonging. Nudge wanted to know where she came from, NOT whether she can go shopping at the mall like other girls.
There isn't much to say about Angel. Seeing as the first novel is really devoted to rescuing the sweet, and innocent Angel from The School, I expected her portrayal to be warm and cute in order to make a connection with the audience. She was actually kind of creepy, and if you asked me should have been left at the school.
I almost forgot Gasman. What can I say? Really, what can I say? He was there.
I am beyond disappointed. I'm hurt. Finding and reading this book series was one of the most important markers in my life. This movie - this "thing" has taken away the novels magic.
If you're a fan, don't watch it. Save yourself the heartache.