Another film I watched based on a (popular) book and I thought this was a reasonably known film too. But I guess overestimated it that way and it's not a very strong film indeed. I was hoping it would be something like another film with kids in the lead like Stand By Me, but it doesn't come close to that classic. The kids performances are pretty much just good all around in this though and it has a good concept too. But it's iffy in the execution, some of the dialogue feels forced, like taken straight from the book and the story doesn't flow that naturally either, it's more like different acts that miss cohesive tissue. However, it is pretty atmospheric, the sound is good too and it has some nice production values also. With a run time of only 90 min. it's an easy watch as well, just not the type that leaves a much lasting impact.

B-

I do not think I ever saw this one, but I did see the 1963 version. That was at school. At the time I didn't find it all that great but I do appreciate my teachers the older I get with the choices they made and the stuff they tried to get us all interested in and to critically dissect.