I on the other hand cant help the feelin that Ranxerox hit the nail.
Well no - jump from written to visual medium is far bigger change, then from a game to a game. I suppose a more apt comparison would be a stage play to a film.
And while it can be amusing to overanalyse as to why an adaptation is bad by comparing it to the original, ignoring the source material existence doesn't magically lift the adaptation.
