The Book Was Better: I Am Number Four Review 

I'm starting to think this book could've been better as an animated series on Netflix. Instead of a crappy early 2000s live action flick.

The thing I hate most about these "I gotta hide out" type situations in movies and books is people always move to small towns. That's literally the worst thing to do, small towns immediately make note of new people. Especially new people who act weird. The best places to hide out in are cities, because there's just way too many people to find you and if anything weird happens, most people write it off and/or mind their business

“Halloween, but with warm weather and less color.” So, Summerween from Gravity Falls, but worse.

"Is jet skiing a personality trait?" "No, Patrick. Jet skiiing is not a personality trait"

Well you might be number four but we are number one.

"Four looks too much like Jake Paul passing a hemorrhoid" I CHOCKED ON MY WATER OMFG

"Where we meet Number 3" And already I'm thinking of Codename: Kids Next Door

Can you make a ”The book was better” about Miss Peregrines home for peculiar Children?

Ah yes, I’ve read the entire Lorien Legacies series and they’re very underrated.

Fun fact: Michael Bay was the producer of this film.

"I think she plays the annoying one." Trust me, sir. Every single character on that show was the annoying one.

I read this years ago! Additional changes that i remember: -While they did initially believe the hand lights were Four's first power, he retroactively realizes it was animal telepathy as at the beginning of the book he talks about sensing the feelings of deer -All the numbers have telekinesis as a common power -Four was 15 at the start of the series 1-2 years younger than Sarah -Because he and Sam were only 15 they didn't have a license and it made the drive to rescue Henri a big deal, with the book talking about how jumpy Sam was at the start but how he gradually relaxed, plus the whole drive they were worried about being pulled over because the trucks tag is expired since only Sam's dad drove it -Henri mentions that the soulmate thing doesn't actually work with people from other planets, Four can love Sarah but she will not be his soulmate the way she would be if she was also from their planet -When Four does his runs, Bernie does them with him and out speeds him as an early hint that he isn't a dog -A detail i think the movie left out was that the people on their planet were divided by classes with the class that the numbers were in being the unimportant one, but once the planet was invaded they became the priority, while the protectors like Henri would have been nobles but were "reduced" to warriors until the Numbers were matured enough to protect them again Honestly, the fact that I remember this much about a book I read once almost 10 years ago makes me think it was probably a good book

"a crackhead covered in strobe lights." Finally, a youtuber who UNDERSTANDS book John!

Okay first things first, One like for using Nier music. The book sounds like it could have worked pretty damn well in a visual media, I do hope somewhere down the line someone decide to reboot this and try to make another movie, would hate for this franchise to become another Percy Jackson.

I remember distinctly watching this in the theater, and being truly confused as to why EVERYONE is blonde. I couldn’t keep track for a little bit of who was who

They should’ve just turned this into a tv series

I only remember Alex Pettyfer exists whenever someone makes a video about a bad book/movie adaptation he’s been in

Book Jesus has blessed us with a new video today

I'm glad RU-vid recommended me this channel. Especially, since I'm trying to create my own graphic novel. So I just use Lord Krimson's reviews as a "Do's and Don't You Ever Do This Shit" type of deal

I honestly like the first few books, though I haven’t read them since I was a freshman in high school. The fights and powers are pretty creative, but I thought that the powers the kids got were kind of random, like the author just made a dartboard with every possible superpower and just went to town Also, I really respected how later on they actually SPOILERS killed off Sarah and didn’t resurrect her or anything. So Four just ends up being a wandering hobo and it was honestly a weird but kinda cool ending for a YA character

So you're finally doing it? Brilliant. #stalkingisbadgoddammit

The life draining weapons sound a neat twist on the standard scifi pew pew

Of all the times to upload 9:12 AM is not the time I expected to see a "The Book Is Better" review pop up. A surprise, but a nice surprise.

Now, we need the Seventh Son review

FINALY not that I've been spamming krimson to do this book but I've been looking forward to this video since I've watched the movie.

5:55 that's how I feel with the Artemis Fowl trailer. If that trailer is accurate, than at best we're getting a movie as loyal as this one. At worse, and much more likely I think, it'll be closer to Percy Jackson.

The solid three seconds between when you said "Low Key Thor" and I actually heard "Loki Thor"

I'd love to see Krimson rip Jupiter Ascending apart

Is it bad that I want to see Krimson tear the Attack on Titan movies a new one if he wants to though

2:03 Without a prior research i won't even known where to start this saga

"I think she plays the annoying one" Uh, can you be more specific on that? Possible future "The Book Was Better" episodes: *Attack on Titan *Avalon High *Disclosure, a Michael Critchon novel *Atonement *Carrie *Chronicles of Narnia *The Princess Bride *Stardust

Krimson: This adaptation is mediocre because the plot and character developement are off Me: Episode 69. Nice.

A sacrifice to the algorithm gods

1:15 An alien refugee of a doomed species who goes by the name John Smith, does he also travel in blue police box?

"Lowkey Thor" God damn it

Quick note: Credit Card company websites historically have pathetic security. One website (Capital One, iirc) added a key to the url that, if changed to somebody else’s key, gave you full access to THE OTHER PERSON’S ACCOUNT. The reason why they did that? “It made making the interface easier” Wells Fargo enforced wildly insecure password policies (for real, Warframe has better password policies) for years after they were known to be insecure, etc...

Man its WEIRD you posted this today... i have been watching all your old reviews that directly reference this movie/book. I was literally thinking about how I hope you do the review soon... as I see you posted 34 min ago... Love it when shit like this happens lol

Those are some confusing booktitles.

Oh, God... I recently watched it. It was so bad. My friend and I even recorded an audio about it, 35 minutes of trying to review it honestly. We failed... Kirmson, thanks a lot loved it. :)

Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, and Kevin Durand are really underrated actors. I'd really like to see them in better movies.

There's more that came out after the lorien legacies for those who are asking. Here is the order The Lorien Legacies I Am Number Four The Power of Six The Rise of Nine The Fall of Five The Revenge of Seven The Fate of Ten United as One The Lost Files: The Legacies Secret Histories Hidden Enemies Rebel Allies Zero Hour The ones that I listed after are events that happened after The Lorien Legacies, they featured new characters. They are scenes where the original gardes comes in. Generation One Fugitive Six Return to Zero Here are the ones that featured Six and Sam. Trial by Fire Out of the Shadows I don't recommend reading the legacies chronicles since its terrible in my opinion, but if you really enjoyed Six and Sam, it's up to you.

Will krimson ever review a good book adaptation again or is he doomed to watch bad movies forever?

Honestly I'd really like to hear his thoughts on the rest of the series if he's read any of it.

Kevin Durand and Teresa Palmer were the best parts of this film...no shame, I would watch this one again just for them (but not going out of my way to do so)

I can always appreciate a Horatio reference. I haven't read the books or seen the film, so I am clueless, but the alien names seem unoriginal at best.

I remember watching thise movie I fell asleep at some point, and only woke up after hit the wall and falling on the floor. Then a security lady asked me: - are you ok? - the door didnt open, i told her - sir, you are inside womens restroom! I walked realy fast, pretending nothing happened. Thats how bad this movie was

missed that loriens were never supposed to dust like the mogadorians and the only reason the mogs dust is because they're lab-made

It took me a minute to get that "low key Thor" joke.

Finally the day has come...

"she could have been a low-key Thor" ... You're amazing. There should be a religion worshiping the god of puns.

Honestly these books would work so much better as a tv series. The first season would probably be slow if you did it one book per season but the others are very good.

The books are one of my favourite series but I also liked the movie.

Why do the Mogadorian look like Romulans or rejected designs of the Romulans

You should do a ”The book was better” for "John Dies at the End". I love the book and its sequels, and both the book and the movie are a wild ride that can get into some surprisingly freaky themes, plus the author seems to really like the movies last I heard.

Man, where has your channel been I love your reviews I'm so glad someone is still talking about these books I love the lorien legacies and am even getting a tattoo of them and honestly I'm happy I found this channel I'm totally subscribing

The moment when Mark gets thrown up against the school window makes thus a great movie for me.

I can't wait until I get done with work so i can watch this!!!

you're right, i feel more accomplished when i win in tic-tac-toe than i do when playing dark souls

Insert Don Corleone gif: What have they done to my book?

I hardly watched the movie(abt 15 mins, just when Sarah and 4 meet), and I already hate it. They adopt Bernie Kosar at the wrong time, the meet sarah the wrong way, the dialogue between sarah and john is awkward and not the same in the book, Sarah's mom is completely ignored, and, if you ask me, the scars are WAY too big. They're supposed to be on his ankle, not his whole damn calf

Please, PLEASE tell me you’ll be doing The Darkest Minds! I can’t wait to see you chuck that one over the proverbial fires.

I will forever remember this book has the one with the greatest typo of all time on the first page, “a soft wind blxew”

I have a small request for the next episode, could you cover the first season of The Witcher in the style of what you did for the Dante's Inferno review? I feel it would be quite the review, even though it is the first season of what might be a big series. Also A+ for the use of NieR music, really neat touch. I really am glad you talked about this film, it is a damn missed opportunity that had such deep and rich books to use for refining the scripts and planning out what needs to be included in the film etc. It just fails as an adaptation as well as an independent film.

I almost forgot your channel existed when I clicked on this video. Thanks for pumping out good content, hope I can see a positive adaptation review soon.

The battle at the end of this book is fucking badass

Honestly I didn't know any about this series for the longest time and just assumed by the title that it was a Divergent prequel. But the actual plot sounds so much better 😂

I cannot wait!!! YESSSSSSS dude your channel provides so much entertainment for me. Keep rocking hard! Also the intro joke was funny 😂😂 I love how you’re expanding your jokes kind of like Nostalgia Critic. It makes your content even more enjoyable to watch!

I’ve only just this week stumbled upon your channel while bed ridden with the flu and your vids give me such a classic Nostalgia Critic vibe 😁

Thanks for the awesome review Krim! I waited for it for years, and the wait was definitely worth it. I actually read the books, up to the 5th one, and let me tell you that while the 1st book isn't that impressive, the series as a whole is one of the more unique and colorful YA franchises that currently exist (alongside Rick Riordan's books and Suzan Collin's Hunger Games trilogy). The movie doesn't do any justice to neither the first book, nor the the rest of the series. The book is miles better then this poor excuse for adaptation, and it's highly recommended to read for anyone who is interested in paranormal YA fiction. And to just explain a few book points that came up in the review for all people who are okay with minor spoilers- Number 4, or Jon as he would stay named in the books, is really not the best in kipping low profile. He is much better in hiding them his movie counterpart, but nothing of a subtle with his powers, especially around people who already know about them. And he is one of the duoshier of the Loreans, So his portray in the beginning of the movie is more or less similar to his portray in the later books. Jon is really likable in the first book, but after it he became somewhat annoying to me, even when he is not that bad of a character. Six is also quite of a missed oportunity for the movie. She is such a badass character in the books, spouting one liners left and right like the true action hero that she is. In the movie tho, she is barely 10th of the character she is in the books, more so when the movie cut most of her literary god-like powers, like being able to control the weather much like Storm from X-men! And that on top of that the movie cut out the buildup for friendship and relationship with Jon and Sam, which would be one of the bigger parts of her story in the later books. Mark and Sarah are also reduce to absolute nothing in the movie, despite them being two of the most important side characters of the entire book series, along side Sam's dad and his story (spoilers for book 2 and up). Also, good job on talking about the Geods and the second spaceship, as those are huge plot points for the entire series, starting from book 2. The second spaceship is especially important, as it's one of the central details of the story, and it's one of the pillars that the entire series is build upon. Tho I can't blame the movie for cutting it out, as it is kinda a big spoiler moment, more so that it only get's explained in books 2 and 3. The geods are also really important, tho far less then the spaceship. The geods serve mostly as just a macguffin to help out in the reunion of all 7 surviving Loreans (and no, I didn't miscalculate, it's just a small spoiler), but it is important for a few big events in books 4 and up. What the movie really did cut out tho, and it was really important for it to include if te film makers wanted to adapt the rest of the books, is the box that Jon and hanry curried around with them, and all the treasures that were hidden in it. The box, and the explanation on it's content, is one of the best expositions for understanding the entire series. There is one item that through it we get basically the entire backstory of Lorean, a few other items that serve as weapons for Jon and his friends, and a few other stuff that through them, without giving out any spoilers, help the reader to really understand the powers of each of the Lorean kids, and how their powers work. Even the boxes themselves are kinda a big deal for the characters, so much so that a bigger chunk of the books are all about looking after the damn things. And the treasures in them are really, really big parts of the story. So thanks movie for reducing it to just some piece of heirloom junk that Henry keeps around because "it's just a memory from their home planet". Actually, Henry's little "side mission" is also quite important. I can't really explain why because it would give up a whole bunch of spoilers, but I can only say that thanks Krim for pointing it out too. This, and Sam's dad disappearance were two of the worst handled plot points in the movie, and I don;t even know how the filmmaker would had continued to explore on them if they really did go on to make a second movie. all in all, this was a great review. The movie is shit, but it's analysis is pure gold. As always, Krim did a great justice to the book and explaining the changes in adaptation, and now I wanna reread it just so I can be reminded again how much the movie ruined a perfect little story. I'm a big fan of the book series, and this review helped me to remember why I love them so much, while I hate the movie.

This book series was my childhood and I was super disappointed with the movie. I hope they try again or make an animated series

I just love the little victory dance you do at 7:31 ^^

Damn I just came to find your channel a few months ago and I’ve seen people ask for this review for years now!! Honestly it did not disappoint!!

*looks at episode number* Nice

The movie is basically, at best, going to get you interested in the book. Or me, in this case. I think I heard of the movie once, then forgot ever hearing about it.

The shooty glowy palms in this reminded me of Shaqaravas from Earth: Final Conflict.

I remember this series being the books to read in seventh grade

I remember joking at the time that this movies true title was "I am Number Two".

Has he ever shown his puppy before???!!!

the nyan cat music had me crying

The second I heard pascals village theme in the background I had to give it a like, fantastic video

Ok fine, I’m subscribing. I loved this vid.

I don’t know if you heard/read the DUNE series but I’d love to see what you think of it. Since they are making a movie of it on the future

I just saw his “gone” books in the background! It’s the first time I’ve ever seen anyone else with them in the wild

Can you do a The Book Was Better episode on Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life?

6:18 - HA!!!! FOUR-closed House.....

Well, you can hardly expect greatness from a man with "petty" in his very name.

Is the book series any good? I'm considering reading it but well, the movie feels like an attempt at cashin in on twilight. Please tell me the books aren't like that??

I remember seeing this - didn't know there was a book. I thought it was "Ok" and even better than I expected (I had very low expectations). Basically "Neat concept", but while I remember this stuff after seeing your review - I had all but forgotten this existed. I can't find it in me to call it bad, but I will say "It's ok" is the best I can do.

Ah, I remember this series! I really enjoyed the books, even if I felt they had some weaker aspects especially as they tried to advance the plot and set up and subsequently defeat the big bad. One thinking I remember thinking was that the kids never really abused their “protection” as in, have anyone but 1 be super training, talk via internet or something non direct to break the rule, then once they are godmode have them start slapping back hard against the invasion force... I guess they tried to explain it away via having nine been capured but it felt weak, how do shmucks capture a literal superhero... I guess nine was a cocky cunt tho, at least to start. Didnt watch the movie tho, never trusted it would be adapted well, time to watch the video

So...how many Pets do you have by now? Two Cats and one Dog?

Is that National Treasure music at the start? Nice.

Krimson, I can hear the NieR music throughout this video, and I heavily approve. Also, great job on the video!

This is a poor use of the number 69...clearly it should be one of the 50 shades movies

Ah, finally... after years of anticipation, the day of this review at last has arrived. Edit: FYI, what the French do is go on strike.

I was literally about to start commenting in all your videos to do this review xD I'm so happy hahaha.

I am so late but can u tell where did u find the movie from

The jesus of literature has blessed us with more content

This would be a better Netflix show, and I'd watch the hell out of it. These books get really great tbh.

is the music background music from national treasure? All I can think of when I hear it is the Cage

Interesting to note about Alex Pettyfer being in book adaptations - he also auditioned for Eragon and got it. He chose to do Stormbreaker out of the two of them.