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Poll: IMDb Poll Board: Lost in Translation

As a books fan there are many things that I love and adore about books, when one of my favorite books became a movie, I'm always feel a little worried about the upcoming movie, sometimes my worries proved to be correct. So what's the most disappointing film adaptation of a novel?

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Results of 1,179 votes:

  1. 1.

    The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012)

     
    The Hobbit Trilogy based on the novel by J.R.R. Tolkien Drevnibor suggestion
  2. 2.

    The Da Vinci Code (2006)

     
    based on the novel by Dan Brown KhaledKalache suggestion
  3. 3.

    Dune (1984)

     
    based on the novel by Frank Herbert bratface23 suggestion

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