5 Stars - Great
So today I was going to be reviewing Bag of Bones, but it's over three hours long and I didn't have the time today, so instead I decided to skip way ahead and watch Stand By Me instead.
Stand By Me is based on the novella The Body. The story is about four young boys from Castle Rock who, upon hearing about the body of a young boy in the woods several miles from where they live, set out to find it before anyone else and become famous. The main focus of the book is their hike and the adventures they have along the way and the emotional problems the kids have lurking just underneath the surface.
It's a good story, simple, but there was enough thought and characterisation put into it to make it a very entertaining read. The film is wonderful, one of those films you ought to watch before you die. Also it's the only film to feature King's recurring character Ace Merrill.
As an adaptation it is very good, with really the only nitpick being they switched the roles of the kids that stand up to Ace at the end with one another, which is weird... also they changed the name. But I guess the Body would give people the wrong impression about what the film is.
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