Yeah, the army men story I will give kudos to because of the good cinematic work (no actual dialog, good effects). Really, though, I thought the ending was lame, and it could've lasted about 20 minutes or less and had the same effect on me.
Ditto on the second one. I have scoured the net for at least a couple hours and can't find anyone that can explain Crouch End. Just a bunch of Stephen King fanboys that love everything he writes saying how great it was without actually saying why...
I have to say there isn't much from Stephen King that I have liked, in books or on those new fangled moving pictures. I digress though... anyone else care to try to explain Crouch End to me (and horseboy?

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