When adaptations fundamentally do not understand what makes the original show so revered, they’re bound to alienate its fans.
#84 Les Miserables (2012)
Tom Hooper preemptively waving all the red flags for his future musical movie adaptations.
#44 Easter Parade (1948)
The Irving Berlin predecessor of “She’s All That” starring two industry titans that are almost as famous as Freddie Prinze Jr. and Rachel Leigh Cook.
#43 The Sound of Music (1965)
The only solution for a naughty nun is to integrate her into a family with enough children that will keep her too busy to bother the convent.
#79 White Christmas (1954)
Welcome to the little-known Irving Berlin classic film White Christmas, starring a bunch of people you’ve never heard of singing a bunch of songs that never really caught on.
#45 Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)
This story is a cautionary tale against playing a murder hobo in your RPG.
#75 The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)
Dr. Frank-N-Furter’s Guide On How Not to Build a Boyfriend
#86 Carmen Jones (1954)
A sex crazed factory worker corrupts a dumbass American soldier, and when she tries to exert bodily autonomy after their relationship ends, he strangles her to death. Cute.
#88 Tommy (1975)
Who knew that the sound of childhood trauma could be so goddamn catchy?
#89 Head (1968)
Head is essentially The Monkees’ former-Disney star “I’m an adult!” moment in an attempt to break free of their preassigned roles and become Serious Artists.