I have seen this movie, and I read some of the boards. I have to agree with many that this was one of the worst adaptations I have ever seen and I cannot believe that Stephen King actually let this thing go through to production. While it is true I did not read the book, if it was as bad as the movie, I feel sorry for all of you who slogged through it. This being said, I have to say that I also did not read "Misery", "Cujo", "The Green Mile", "Shawshank Redemption", "Stand By Me", ad infinitum. There were also VERY many I DID read however, including The Dead Zone, The Stand, It, Salem's Lot, ad infinitum, and EVERYTHING that I have seen before THIS (including the fore-mentioned that I did not read) movie has never been less than excellent. I believe in this whole thing I must blame the director. The director, and the producer, are ultimately the ones to blame for a movie making it or failing. Even Creepshow was better produced and directed than this thing and it was obviously on a lower budget. I found the dialog somewhat stilted and the boy a bit farcical. The religious aspect ("We must love God and Serve God", "God is cruel", "God must be everything" trichotomy) was a bit hard to stomach. I'm wondering where Mr. King is headed these days. I just hope that Stephen King comes out of his depression over this movie quite soon and gets back to his old form.