Which was better?

**sandiego39** · September 21st, 2009

the short was alot better

**ginapenn** · September 25th, 2009

I liked them both. I think John Cusack is a very strong actor and pulled this character off extremely well. The story was good too. It's a tie, imho.

**Manxkitti** · September 28th, 2009

I like the story better. I also have this one on audio cd. Love it.

**bryantburnette** · September 29th, 2009

The story is better, but I like the movie okay. My problem with it is that it wasn't actually scary. On the other hand, Cusack and Jackson were good, and it was a good-looking movie. Lotsa worse things in the world than that.

**dwalters** · October 1st, 2009

This was one of those stories where I heard they were making a movie adaptation and I just cringed at the thought. A lot of what makes this story as scary as it is is the manner in which it was written - "This is six! Six!" - and a lot of the psychological oddities that the main character experiences would be almost impossible to translate into a movie. I still watched it, but it was maybe a C at best, whereas the story was an A+ in my book.

**mrg666** · October 5th, 2009

Originally Posted by Mr. Palmer

Definitely the short.

To be honest, I'm not a fan of the film.

Every time for me the book is better, the movies take away your imagination and they can only transfer so much of the story over

**DaveN** · October 7th, 2009

I really liked the short story alot. I think trying to do a film interpretation of it was a really bold and tough thing to accomplish. Like someone stated before its hard to create that kind of suspense needed when there are few characters. Not that Cusack didnt do a good job, it's just the movie wasnt that good.
I dont think the movie was horrible, it was a good attempt, kinda poor outcome.
but yeah...short story definitely.

**Becks19** · October 7th, 2009

I liked the movie. I went in expecting to be a bit disappointed like I was with The Mist. So it turned out to be better than I had anticipated. There are several movies done of King's stories, where the movie does not measure up. That may be the case here too, since I haven't read the short story of 1408 yet. I am reading that book now. I prefer books over movies and TV in general anyway, so my vote would likely be for the story every time. Books get into your head better than movies do. (At least for me)

**Becks19** · October 13th, 2009

I finished the short story of 1408 and as usual I liked the story more. I just love books, and reading in general. So, I guess for me that's a given.

**Shadowtron** · October 15th, 2009

I liked the movie more. I did enjoy the short, but I think the film is one of the best adapatations of a King story and, in all honesty, one of the best haunted house/psychological terror films made in the last few years. John's performance was riveting, the additional character development made him sympathetic, and the scares were genuinely unnerving. King's story, while entertaining, did not have the same inpact with me.