I can't remember when Garraty(?) said that but it does ring a bell, and can understand the context just by knowing the story. One of my favourites for sure.

SPOILER WARNING!

I hate the ending in the film - it was way too 'Hollywood' for my liking, regardless of how horrific. Of course they had to change the ending for the film because many people would have been annoyed, but the unknown works better in my opinion.

Overall I thought they kept the main story fairly close to the novella, however I found they 'dumbed' it down a bit, by giving away too much.

Oh Needful Things was another good read. Movie wasn't to bad either - except the very end. Don't know what it is, but many of movie adaptations' endings always seem so.....I dunno....schmaltzy.

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The biggest reason Needul Things worked (for me) was Ed Harris - one of the most under rated actors out there. He was an amazing Sheriff Pangborn. I really like Tom Skerritt as Pangborn in The Dead Zone as well (although that movie was loaded with star power).

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I don't think I've seen Needful Things, or maybe only bits but I cannot remember it. I do remember enjoying the book, but it's been awhile though. Aside from the end of the film (according to Bomm), did they keep it close to the book?

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Great thread.

To me, there is no greater writer than the King himself. He is brilliant, electrifying and just plain baffling. How someone can write such brilliant stories, such rich characters time and time again is simply amazing.

IT is my favourite book. The seven kids/adults in the book are so well written and developed that you feel like you know them.

The Castle Rock books are incredible and it's fun to see the progression of characters. Like in Needful Things, Alan Pangburn is the Sheriff who replaced Sheriff Bannerman, and why did he replace him? Because Bannerman got eaten by Cujo.

I love King. Love almost every story he's ever written.

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Yes actually it really did - the book was way too long to include everything (obviously) but what they did use was pretty close to the book.

Definitely one of the better King movie adaptations IMO. But the best for me is still The Dead Zone - one of my favourite King books, and the movie was excellent. Christopher Walken - that's all I need to say. Chris freakin' Walken (my all-time favourite actor).

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I guess I'm the only one except mcgoo who wasn't enchanted with The Dark Tower. I think using Roland in this big over-blown epic was a mistake. The Gunslinger worked so well because there was all this mystery surrounding Roland, Walter, and Jake. The first two were good and then it went into a steep decline, IMO.

I think Roland would have been better used in short stories such as The Little Sisters of Eluria so that that element of mystery could be kept intact.

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It's interesting that as King fans we could be so opposed in our opinions of The Dark Tower.

I am definitely going to read them again at some point, maybe it will be different...

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