1408

[JDS]

Anybody seen the movie?

Anybody actually read the story?

[Joe Beaudoin Jr.]

I haven't seen it.

Though I think Shane has.

[Shane]

Story, never read it. Movie 6/10 stars.

[JDS]

Damn, you should really read the story. I need to discuss (bitch about) the movie with somebody who's read the story.

[Mercifull]

I was going to go to see it but never got round to it in the end, might get it on dvd when its out.

[JDS]

It's out, I just watched it on DVD.

[Mercifull]

Not in the UK :P

[Shane]

Poor UK

[Joe Beaudoin Jr.]

Poor UK

We will give UK 1408 in exchange for Blake's 7. :tos-cylon:

[JDS]

I think that could cause an international incident.

[Mercifull]

You are not having Blake's 7 until you give us the peoper versions of the DVDs for Battlestar Galactica. Ones that include the commentaries, bonus scenes, deleted scenes, documentary features and the WEBISODES.

[JDS]

Oh why don't you just stop whining and buy Region 1 DVD players? It's not like they cost anything anymore.

[Mercifull]

Might be going to see it next week at the Abertoir Horror festival :D

[JDS]

I'd suggest reading the short story after you see the movie.

[Mercifull]

Watched it at the Abertoir horror festival... it was shit.

[JDS]

Have you read the story yet?

If you haven't read the story, then you'll just get this amorphous idea that the movie wasn't any good, rather than understanding exactly how good the story really is, and how badly they mangled it.

I knew they'd ruined it as soon as he steps in and says "This is it?". By then, things should ALREADY be getting scary.

Hell, I knew something was terribly wrong when they cut the scene with Olin down so far.

Such a waste...

[Mercifull]

Id rather not waste my time reading the short story. I was incredibly disappointed by the film. Not because of the story but because of the way it was made. The funny bits weren't funny and the scary bits weren't scary. I have no desire to read more about it.

[JDS]

And that's what makes me really sad. The story is genuinely excellent, and now nobody wants to read it because that movie soured them all on it :(

[Edison]

Anybody seen the movie?

Anybody actually read the story?


Oddly both are on my to do list.

I have the book, and was reading it, but had yet to get to the 1408 story, sometimes I have to be in the mood to read King, esspecially these short stories.

As for the flick....I'm sorta cheaping out and waiting til Walmart has it marked down.

Proirities a lot of things I want came out recently.

[JDS]

Don't watch the movie until you've read the story. Otherwise you might get the wrong idea and not want to read it.

[laisan]

I have seen the movie, but not read the story. I know it's a short story by Stephen King, what's the title? I think I will need to read and compare :)

Don't watch the movie until you've read the story. Otherwise you might get the wrong idea and not want to read it.

I am open to all interpretations of this story though :)

[Bluce_Ree]

is this that cack movie with Samuel L Jackson (RETIRE) and John Cusack (paying the mortgage).

I like Cusack but he does let himself down a bit doesn't he?

[genji2000]

It's not one of Stephen King's better stories, but Cusack has a lot of win in the bank.