i saw this dvd on sale and buy it without a second thought and despite not even have know it be out since this be one of my favorite book of all time . as soon a i get home i race to watch it only to find myself utterly disappoint . while it be true that this film be somewhat base on the book and the similarity end there . the character be change ( ie finny seem more a pompous jerk than anything else whereas gene seem to be somewhat of a hillbilly ) and scene be misplace or altogether change ( ie . lepper ) and many character be miss and famous line or think be miss . the movie do attempt to portray some feeling that the previous one lack but it be do in a lackluster way that make for a flat boring movie . it be the depth of character and feeling that make the book such a classic and this movie take those thing and utterly destroys them in it rewriting .