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CptArius says...

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8 years ago

[spoiler] The DVD cover of the film painted a different picture but a film based in the actual year 1408..actually would of been pretty cool but I digress.
This was the first night of my Horror/Mind Fuck weekend. Movies I haven't seen. What huge surprise this was! Not so much frightening but the story itself drew me in. The allure and history of the room told in thode first few minutes along with the psychological roller coaster the writer was taken on. Great performances and would defiantly watch again! [/spoiler]

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Leezash says...

10 years ago

Great movie, ending was good, isnt dissapointing.

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On Cinema At The Cinema says...

2 years ago

I wanted a sequel and never got it :sob::weary:

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Reply by Jim222001

2 years ago

@on-cinema-at-the-cinema Well they were forcing the directors cut ending on everyone for awhile. Where he dies. <br /> That version is all I saw on Cable or Hulu or even the one I bought on Prime. So might be the version they are going by.

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laurenshikari says...

7 months ago

The lesson is when Samuel L. Jackson tells you to not stay in the room, YOU DON’T STAY IN THE MOTHERF*CKING ROOM!

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CinemanicBonkers says...

2 years ago

Second time watch was better than the first, definitely a well made horror, love the effects within the room and definitely one of Cusack's best and I’ve not read book but i’d be interested like.

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treehousemouse says...

3 years ago

should have been the length of a twilight zone episode

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TehWill says...

10 years ago

What a good surprise! A great performance for John Cusack and an effective sound mixing which makes this movie really good. A good actor, a good story and a good "mise-en-scène", that's all you need for a good movie.

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giammy677 says...

8 years ago

Mike Enslin is a writer who is "fun" to debunk myths about ghosts and spirits. When he gets to room 1408 of a major hotel, his mind takes over and most painful memories resurface with all their might. John Cusack is a really good actor and seems born for this role. The story, at times a bit confused, hides many messages to be seized.

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asomek says...

4 years ago

Tedious and meandering. It has a good premise but ultimately fails to develop a strong connection to the main character. Half the movie is given over to weird things happening with lots of abstract visuals in the hotel room, lots of loud audio cues and self indulgent scenes of loss and grief. But since I didn't care for the protagonist it was simply boring. He's not likeable and doesn't have any redeeming qualities that we are shown: he's surly, sarcastic, misanthropic, and disingenuous.
Definitely not Cusack's best.

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malikheru says...

5 years ago

Mindbender. Scary in the sense that when you think you can outsmart your imagination, it is always three steps ahead. Eslin was dead as soon as he did a double take with that postcard.

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4 years ago

Might want to mark this as a spoiler buddy.

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kokoyap says...

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7 years ago

Well, it wasn't too scary for me because I thought he was tripping on something, because almost everything he saw was based on his personal tragedy, not the room being possessed. [spoiler] Ending suggests that I was wrong. [/spoiler]
According to the Wikipedia this movie has 3 alternative endings, I saw the tragic one.

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Jmar23 says...

7 years ago

The streamed versions have the alternate ending. The theatrical one is 10x better.

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7 years ago

@jmar23 [spoiler] I don't know which end i've seen. The guy and his wife can hear the voice of Katie in the tape. This is theatrical or alternate end ? [/spoiler]

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moonkodi says...

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7 years ago

I generally dislike haunting stories so wasn't expecting anything good.

The build up was decent. A good ghost story for the sceptic. Cusack plays a good cynic with some sarcastic dialogue and Jackson is good to watch.
Some inventive, creepy and fast paced hauntings follow. Almost like and action movie with hauntings. Slows down a lot towards the end as the type of horror changes to supernatural fantasy and as it involves the story themes again. In the end it maybe just another ghost story movie, but it's above average and a very sensory experience.
Not bad.

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mattblack_uk says...

8 years ago

Enjoyed it up to a point, but felt it went a little too far and for a little too long.

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Whitsbrain says...

2 years ago

"1408" is really not that scary, although that might have been due to the distracting group of 13-year-olds in the theater who were blabbing on their cell phones and yelling out theories about what was going to happen on the screen.

John Cusack was okay early in the film as an author going through the motions of pushing his latest book. His skepticism about haunted houses, gleaned from his uneventful stays in them on past reader recommendations, flies in the face of the source of his income as someone who writes about haunted houses.

The movie builds up the suspense helped along by Samuel Jackson's performance. Cusack became less convincing once he became isolated in Room 1408, when the supposed scares were to begin.

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Narate says...

3 years ago

>"Even if you leave this room, you can never leave this room!"

The good: John Cusack acting insane is always good. Samuel Jackson is calm and collected, not over the top and doesn't scream in this movie.

The bad: Drags on for a while in the middle and I might've gotten a little bored. There are 4 different endings to this movie so depending on what you get, you may hate or like the ending.

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Jim222001 says...

2 years ago

Nice, they aren’t forcing the Director’s cut ending on you anymore. When I watched it on Hulu or even when I bought it. I was getting the Alternate ending version.
Now suddenly I own the theatrical ending one on Prime. Which I prefer. John Cusack’s last good movie in awhile I think. Definitely better than his King adaptation of Cell which came out a couple of years later.
Which also reunited him with Samuel L. Jackson. 1408 is creepy and trippy, as well as a fun movie to watch in the dark.

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independentmovieloverrr says...

3 years ago

Not scary at all, even laughted a couple times.

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jarvis-8243417 says...

2 years ago

From famed horror author Stephen King comes the suspense thriller _1408_. The story follows paranormal novelist Mike Enslin as he takes on the challenge of staying in room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel, which is supposedly cursed. John Cusack gives an outstanding performance as the lead, and is supported by Samuel L. Jackson. Additionally, the script is especially well written, and does an amazing job at giving a surreal and nightmarish quality to the experience of being in the room. Terrifying and chilling, _1408_ is a powerful horror film that’s smart and well-crafted.

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bjarturOS says...

2 years ago

Not only an excellent adaptation, but one of the scarier movies I can remember seeing in a long time.

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