Another solid king adaptation | 1408 (Two-Disc Collector's Edition)

EXTRAS & SPECIAL FEATURES AMAZON INSIST ON IGNORING | 1408 (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) | John Cusack

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	• 1408 (Two-Disc Collector's Edition) John Cusack Weinstein Company, 2007 average customer review:based on 150 reviews view larger image
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1408

If you enjoy horror movies that are more about a scary atmosphere than seeing people hacked into little pieces with lots of blood splattering all over, you may enjoy this movie. John Cusack turns in a great performance as a author that is in search of haunted places. The movie focuses on what happens in room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. Now although you will see some gruesome images, you won't see the typical "Saw sequels" and "Hostel" type gore. I enjoyed this movie for that reason because I have always enjoyed movies that set the proper atmosphere, actually much like the first "Saw", and don't spend all their time trying to be gorier than previous movies. Good quality DVD with decent replayability. If you enjoyed this catch "The Shining", "Secret Window", and "Lost Room". - C. Luster

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Another solid king adaptation

Steven King has long been a favorite author of mine and 1408 is just another basic example of his work. I quite liked this movie adaptation but I have yet to read the original story. While the movie is not particularly scary, it certainly has a creepiness all its own. There a few twists and turns including one very big and...shall I say, misleading, one in the latter half of the film. My main concern with this movie on the other hand, is that it includes a lot of back-story and other plot elements that don't seem to flesh out or get explained at all by the end of the film
1408's acting isn't really much to talk about but it is quite good nonetheless. John Cusack's character is a rather typical caricature of the cynical man who "believes in nothing but himself" and has a dry sarcastic comment for everything. The movie spends the largest amount of its time around Mike Enslin for obvious reasons. I haven't really seen him act in much else but he certainly does a good job in this movie especially since he was forced to act by himself and respond terrified to nothing. Samuel Jackson acts pretty much the same as he does in most of his movies but with significantly less yelling. The first exchange between the two characters in particular is a fine display of their acting talent.

All together, 1408 is entertaining enough that a second view can be just as enjoyable as the first even after all the twists have been exposed. Eventually I'd like to see more Steven King adaptations but for now this is one of my favorites (second to Secret Window). If you enjoy a creepy but fun film or are a big Steven King fan than I certainly recommend this film.

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EXTRAS & SPECIAL FEATURES AMAZON INSIST ON IGNORING

THE EXTRAS

The audio commentary by director Mikael Håfström and writers Scott Alexander and Karaszewski (available on the Director's Cut only)

John Cusack on 1408 and Inside Room 1408 (5 minutes total) are two Webisodes taken from the movie's official site. The first is a short interview with Cusack, who expounds on his character, while the second offers a look at the movie's primary set.

The Secrets of 1408 (23 minutes total) is a series of four featurettes dedicated to the story's characters, production design, effects, and director Håfström.

Five deleted scenes (11 minutes total) are also included. Håfström, Alexander and Karaszewski provide optional commentary for these scenes.

Closing out the extras is the movie's theatrical trailer.

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Not as good as I thought it would be

I was a bit disappointed with this movie and maybe it is because I saw Premonition first. I do not think it rates with "The Shining" as the cover touts although it was a good film. I don't usually purchase a film unless I intend on watching it more than once therefore I am out 20 bucks because this movie did not impress me enough to watch it again.

(Thriller) Based on a short story by Stephen King, a man who specializes in debunking the paranormal checks into the infamous room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel, only to discover? the terror is real.