Okay, being an avid reader of James Patterson's Alex Cross series and his more touching novels, Sam's Letters to Jennifer and Suzanne's Diary to Nicholas, I started reading his series about "bird kids." I was hooked and have read all of the books. So, imagine my surprise when, today, I was at Redbox and saw "Maximum Ride" the movie. Ecstatic! Excited! Tickled Pink! How could I have not known about this movie? Well, 10 minutes into this crap they call Maximum Ride do I know why. Disappointed, disgusted, and just down right ticked that they ruined this wonderfully, unique series. The actors are nobodies, the script writing is terrible, their wings are horrendous! What happened to the wings on X-Men?!! Those were realistic and believable. One of the things I always found interesting in the books is how they managed to disguise the fact that they have wings with a 10ft span hidden under their clothes, but this crap fest has them disappearing into the skin on their backs, which is just retarded. The books talked at length about how glorious their wings were and how they laid against their backs.
Now for the characters. Their ages are all wrong, physical characteristics are wrong, Max is wrong on so many levels. She is what makes this series, and they left out all of what makes her Max. The person they cast for her is a joke. These kids are genetically enhanced mutants with super strength and other powers; yet, they just seem weak and uninspired.
This movie could have been epic! To say I am annoyed to no end is an understatement. Makes me want to go read the books again to get this garbage out of my head and enjoy how Patterson intended them to be.
Now for the characters. Their ages are all wrong, physical characteristics are wrong, Max is wrong on so many levels. She is what makes this series, and they left out all of what makes her Max. The person they cast for her is a joke. These kids are genetically enhanced mutants with super strength and other powers; yet, they just seem weak and uninspired.
This movie could have been epic! To say I am annoyed to no end is an understatement. Makes me want to go read the books again to get this garbage out of my head and enjoy how Patterson intended them to be.