Wow. The level of vitriol in some of these reviews is astounding. I've read the book a few times, and I was happy to see a full length tv show that got to spread it out and really tell it. It is a pretty complicated story to tell, but I'm glad they didn't try to cram into a 110 minute movie. (Or worse, like the 90 minute movie of 10000 pages of dark tower) I downgraded a bit because I like the book ending better, but it wasn't
intolerable. Also, my vision of the long boy was pretty different...way more frightening in the book. I didn't really get the whole, "here, take my shovel" bit. It is supposed to be a monster you're scared spitless of, and never want it to see you. But, it is often hard to translate into film. That said, I still really liked it. Though, if I hadn't already read the book, I'm not sure how i would react.