I've loved 'The Dark Is Rising' since I first read it when I was in college. They may be 'children's books', but they are the same kind of 'children's books' as Harry Potter. I was originally interested in seeing the film because I really like both Chris Eccleston and Ian McShane, but geez, if McShane couldn't even be bothered to read the books, I'm all kinds of scared as to what the end product is like.