Rewatching Films on March 22nd

Lots of hope for this adaptation...

Author

Daniel Matthews
March 22, 2025

🧐 Film Facts…

2014 was supposed to be a great year for book adaptations (list below of some of the worst book to film adaptations) and we were heading to the theatres to see Divergent starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Kate Winslet (among others).

Anyone else remember when book adaptations were good? Yeah, neither do we… Here are some film facts about Divergent:

📅 Release Date: March 21st, 2014
⏳ Runtime: 2 hr. 19 min. (theatrical cut)
🍅 Rotten Tomato Score: 41% (critics) 69% (audience)
💰 Budget: $85 Million
🤑 Earnings: $151 Million (domestic) $289 Million (globally)

Favorite Line:
“My name is Four because I have four fears.” 😂

 💬 Which faction are you?

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🍹Drink for Divergent

Tris’s Treat

A bold, spicy drink perfect for those who dare to take the leap…

Ingredients

  • 1 oz milk or cream

  • 1 oz Fireball

  • ½ oz Kahlúa

  • Dash of cayenne pepper

  • Cocoa powder or cinnamon

  • Ice

Instruction

  • Pour milk, Fireball, and Kahlúa into glass with ice

  • Sprinkle a dash of cayenne (if you’re feeling brave)

  • Dust the rim with cocoa powder for extra flavor

  • Turn on Divergent and enjoy!

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🎬 Worst book to film adaptations…

*I’m still disappointed…

  • Eragon

  • Percy Jackson

  • The Dark Tower

  • Dr. Seuss: The Cat in the Hat

  • The Hobbit

  • Dune (1984)

  • The Giver

  • Gulliver’s Travels

  • Artemis Fowl

“Percy Jackson:
what a let down!”

Percy Jackson is streaming on Disney+, and available for purchase on Amazon Prime and YouTube

🎥 Current (re)watchings…

Play

  • ▶️ Twisters (2.5/5)

  • ▶️ Gladiator II (2.5/5)

Rewind

  • ⏪ Lost in Translation

Queue

  • 📋 The Brutalist

  • 📋 A Complete Unknown

  • 📋 Mickey 17

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