5 Worst & Best Book-Based Animated Movies

Phantom Strider checks out what he considers the worst and best of animated movies based on books such as Tom and Jerry meet Willy Wonka & Dr Seuss' movies.
Written by Josh Strider
Video Edited by:
ToonGrin:
& PieGuyRulz
Captions by Baffle Blend

Countdown Music:
Tee Lopes - Sonic 3 Data Select:
Music:
Super dodgeball "Abstractions of Rain"
Audio Music Library:
& BenSound
Produced & Hosted by Josh Strider (Phantom Strider)

[poweroffriendship.]

_"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened."_

*~ Dr. Suess*

[brandonbreyer]

I love how The Lorax is well-remembered as a meme and not an environmental message.

[ohm_sweet_ohm]

Something about the Illumination adaption of the Lorax that’s always intrigued me is that, if you take a look at the film’s soundtrack, there’s this amazing unused demo called “Biggering” that’s essentially a much darker and grittier version of “How Bad Can I Be?”. It’s not a villain song so much as an exploration of the Once-ler’s personal reflections, self-awareness, and eventual sense of denial. All of the themes of the song culminate into a gorgeously dramatic climax that’s followed by an extremely haunting emptiness at the very end. I can’t help but wonder if that song is a glimpse of what might have been if the film hadn’t been oversimplified and commercialized so much.

[TheZipperDragon]

Does anyone think Grinch (2018) kinda feels like one of those disney sequels where they just hit the reset button on the characters & they have to learn their lessons again, but it's just not as good? Personally, thats what it feels like to me.

Also, the live action grinch is a treasure.

[viviandoesstuff]

the grinch used to be evil but now he is just an introvert

[happyharmony]

*Fun Fact:* The reason why Theodore Geisel had the name "Dr." in Dr. Suess because his father wanted him to become a doctor. Plus, he had no children.

[yeethittter]

"God says reading is evil and it'll corrupt your mind"
The bible: -._-.

[jozefienvoets]

Another thing I loved about Coraline is the fact that it's all made in STOP-MOTION. It's incredibly well animated and the people behind it obviously put so much talent into it. Also, Tim Burton is exactly the right person to have made a movie based on this book, his style works perfectly with the creepy atmosphere.

[phantomstrider]

Fun fact: Jim Carrey's performance at 7:35 makes me laugh out loud hysterically every time I've seen it for the past 15 years XD What I consider perfect comedy timing and realisation of his Grinch performance.

[chloquette]

I'm the lorax, I speak for the trees, the trees say, "PHANTOM STRIDER ALWAYS WHERES THAT DAMN ORANGE SHIRT!"

[adampkalb]

After watching what you have to say about The Lorax a second time, I can see what you have against it for having a central corporate bad guy to be responsible for everyone else's lack of environmental consciousness, but I still believe it was brilliant in its own way for how it made the Once-ler a relatable villain. The Once-ler is a reflection of ourselves in both versions of The Lorax in different ways. If I may take a very long quote from theantimonyelement's imdb review of The Lorax, "The original Once-ler was a faceless force of destruction, a shadowy embodiment of greed. This Once-ler is just a stupid kid with a dream, a guy who wants to change the world. He's not evil, but he lets his success get to his head, and that brings about his own downfall and the destruction of the forest. That's FANTASTIC, and here's why: that's how the world really is! Companies don't sit around all day cackling about how much smog they're pumping into the atmosphere; it's a process, and something that happened gradually. Obliviousness is just as dangerous as maliciousness, and that's a really powerful lesson. This can happen to YOU if you're not careful; anybody can hurt the planet if they don't pay attention. That's a rare lesson, and one I'm really pleased to see in this movie." December 4, 2019, 2:19pm

[charlee]

PhantomStrider: ‘there isn’t really any pop culture references’
Horton Hears a Who movie: *laughs in anime*

[antboy]

"What if a gun had a soul, and didn't want to be a gun?"

-Brad Bird

This idea was what drove Bird to make the Iron Giant

[kaneaquino]

Admit it, Even to this day, you tear up when the Iron Giant sacrificed himself

[michaelmyers]

It’s weird knowing that Captain Underpants has great storytelling and lore in their books.

[hannahmorey]

Maybe I'm just blocked with nostalgia, but The Lorax was one of my favorite movies. Sure, the environmental message only hit home in the third act, but I was entertained and bewildered by the wonderous story as a child. I adores the Lorax and everything that Audrey stood for. The last act had me at the edge of my seat and super emotional because of the music numbers. I felt as thought everybody was united in a way that is never usually pulled off. Yes, it was cheesy that it was through song, but that's what I loved. Idk, I wrote this in like two minutes.

[poweroffriendship.]

*Illumination:* _YOU GREEDY DIRTBAG!!!_

*Dr. Suess:* A small price to pay for salvation.

[RobintheW]

Wait, Strawinsky and the mysterious house is based on a book? Now that, is, IRONY!

[MASF_]

"I mean look at this!"
*Ad plays*
You shrewd man.

[colleenpinto]

When you talked about The Lorax, literally the first thing that popped into my mind was 'I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees, support Mr Beast, or I will break your knees.'