I\'ve read the book and seen the movie. I\'m starting to think that making a movie based on a book is pointless, except for the people who haven\'t read the book. No director\'s interpretation can ever compare to the things we picture in our mind while we read a book. Especially a 1000+ page book like IT or The Stand.
If you want to enjoy either of those two movies, watch them, then read the book. It\'s always more fun to get the extra stuff in the book, than to see the movie and find out what the screenplay left out. And it\'s not uncommon at all for the ending to be completely different.
IT and The Stand - Great books. Mediochre movies. (not to mention they were made for TV and can\'t even say shit)