A good book adaptation is like pornography -- I know it when I see it . I think it helps when the people doing the adaptation have a deep love for the original material and a strong vision of what they 'd like to do with it . Sometimes , that vision clashes with the original material ( as in Starship Troopers , where Paul Verhoeven used over - the - top parody to make a film that had the opposite message of the novel -- and for the record , I liked the film better than the book ) . Sometimes , that vision humanizes a very cold and analytical novel ( as in the George Clooney adaptation of Solaris , which I also loved , and not just for Clooney 's butt ) .

Question: What might I mean when I referenced George Clooney 's butt ?
Answer: It was just a figure of speech .George 's butt was the only thing good about Solaris .Clooney wanted his butt taken out of the movie .I liked seeing his rear end in the film .