7 sci-fi book-to-film adaptations that TOTALLY changed the ending

Happry Endings, I don't think so??By Evan Hoovler, Blastr.com

It’s okay for a film to modify a book a little for the sake of the medium. Heck, if they made A Tale of Two Cities into a movie today we’d expect at least 10 explosions and a hostage standoff. But in the case of some sci-fi films, the book’s ending was completely thrown out in favor of a new plot twist.

We took a look back at the most radical book-to-film ending changes, and determined if they were better or worse than the original conclusion.

See the list here on Blastr.com

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