1408 (2007)

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• John M

  
  Cusack, my favorite actor of all time, in a another top notching film. I thought his performance in t his was great.

• Albert K

  
  I had an interesting experience that may seem like it tainted the experience of watching this: (I was in the theater with my friends and this group to the right was obnoxiously flashing flashlights and talking loudly. One audience member decided to take action and grab a security… More
  I had an interesting experience that may seem like it tainted the experience of watching this: (I was in the theater with my friends and this group to the right was obnoxiously flashing flashlights and talking loudly. One audience member decided to take action and grab a security guard. When he went out, the group decided to split up in order to make the audience member's efforts more difficult. As the security guard came in, he shouted, "Where are they?" The entire audience was pointing to where they were. As one of them was being escorted out, he said something indistinct; one of the audience members yelled out, "Shut up, fatboyyyyyyy!" LOL. Thought it'd be funny to share). Now onto the review: If you're expecting a horror movie, you'll be considerably disappointed. It almost seems like there's a shift from being a horror movie to a survival movie. You're probably thinking, "Well, aren't all horror movies?" Yes, that's true but this guy is trying to survive through earth's elements... yeah, you heard me. I just found this movie to be a bore.

• Carlos M

  
  This could have been a smart psychological horror but instead it feels sterile and pointless, missing the chance to explore the possibilities of its premise and the character's issues. Besides, it becomes repetitive after some time, even though John Cusack compensates with a… More
  This could have been a smart psychological horror but instead it feels sterile and pointless, missing the chance to explore the possibilities of its premise and the character's issues. Besides, it becomes repetitive after some time, even though John Cusack compensates with a strong performance.

• Martin S

  
  Pretty good shit...

• Brad W

  
  1408 is an incredible horror film and is one of John Cusacks best performances of his career. The plot is mainly in the hotel room, and every minute is a non stop thriller and all I wanted was this porr guy to get out of tha evil f#cking room. John Cusack was incredible, he is… More
  1408 is an incredible horror film and is one of John Cusacks best performances of his career. The plot is mainly in the hotel room, and every minute is a non stop thriller and all I wanted was this porr guy to get out of tha evil f#cking room. John Cusack was incredible, he is perfect in his role and I truly believed his performance. The horror on a scale from 1 to 10 is about a 9, i was really freaked out and I loved it. My main problem was probably how slow it was and that Samuel L Jackson didn't have a bigger part in this.

• Alexander D

  
  Stephen King's prolifically hard work strikes again in 1408, a supernatural feature that never, ever fails to scare. And even though many people can only be frightened by one or two general concepts of horror, this one has enough brilliance to pack a scare for almost everyone.… More
  Stephen King's prolifically hard work strikes again in 1408, a supernatural feature that never, ever fails to scare. And even though many people can only be frightened by one or two general concepts of horror, this one has enough brilliance to pack a scare for almost everyone. 1408 isn't the generic, shallow terror-fest, either. It is quite complex, yet somewhat understandable, and very enjoyable. (Just don't expect to fully understand the ending.)

• Eric A

  
  The psychology of this movie messes with you more than the actual scares. It's a cool movie.

• Tyler K

  
  Do Not Enter 1408. That strange letter is what started the nightmares that await for young ghost story writer, Mike Enslin, in the room number 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. This movie is extremely underrated. Maybe it was because the movie was to scary for most of the audience. Or, more… More
  Do Not Enter 1408. That strange letter is what started the nightmares that await for young ghost story writer, Mike Enslin, in the room number 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel. This movie is extremely underrated. Maybe it was because the movie was to scary for most of the audience. Or, more likely, people were like "Hey, this movie is like, uh, PG-13, so, uh, yeah, it's not gonna be scary at all, yeah man." and almost had heart attacks after realizing how scary a PG-13 rated movie could be. Yeah, so I was one of those people... but with one difference. I enjoyed the movie very well. This is one of the scariest movies I've ever seen. Don't tell me to watch The Shining, I've already seen it. Don't say I need to take a surreal approach and watch Eraserhead, I've seen it too. Don't tell me to watch a true gore film like Alien or A Nightmare on Elm Street... I've seen both. You can literally "feel" what Mike is going through. This isn't your average haunted house movie, infact it really isn't one at all... it's a haunted hotel room movie! But really, watch this movie. And remember... this was written by Stephen King.

• Bethany M

  
  Scary but I've forgotten most of it, it was that bad. It was just 'alright' Nothing outstanding.

• Matt G

  
  Very suspenseful and scary movie. It also had amazing character development, which I loved. Grade: B-

• Richard C

  
  I love this film. This proves that a horror movie doesn't need graphic violence or gore to be scary. A great horro movie that's scary and actually has a story and a character you care about. A-

• KJ P

  
  It is one of the hardest films to follow in the last decade. It jumps around making you believe things, when really it's just screwing with your mind. Things that aren't real, seem real, and vice versa. It's very complex, sick minded and raw. John Cusack plays the… More
  It is one of the hardest films to follow in the last decade. It jumps around making you believe things, when really it's just screwing with your mind. Things that aren't real, seem real, and vice versa. It's very complex, sick minded and raw. John Cusack plays the perfect role here. The story is about a man who studies paranormal activities to write about it in books, but when he goes to a haunted hotel room (#1408), things he doesn't believe in, change his mind completely. It's bone chilling, suspenseful, confusing, and great! I loved 1408, but it does, at times, make you really try to wonder if the happenings are really happening!

• Lady D

  
  A much better and more interesting watch second time around. Mike Enslin has lost everything and belives in nothing, yet the Horror he is subjected to in this film is the very thing he doesn?t believe in. John Cussack makes this a much more believable Horror film which adds to the… More
  A much better and more interesting watch second time around. Mike Enslin has lost everything and belives in nothing, yet the Horror he is subjected to in this film is the very thing he doesn?t believe in. John Cussack makes this a much more believable Horror film which adds to the suspense and the ?what if it happpned to you? type scenario. From the great mind that is Stephen King, comes one of the Author?s best film adaptions.

• Kevin K

  
  1408 is based on a Stephen King short story, isn't that all you need to know in order to watch this movie? Well yea. The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redepmtion, The Shinning, Secret Window and Pet Sematary are just some movies that are based off of Stephen King's stories. They… More
  1408 is based on a Stephen King short story, isn't that all you need to know in order to watch this movie? Well yea. The Green Mile, The Shawshank Redepmtion, The Shinning, Secret Window and Pet Sematary are just some movies that are based off of Stephen King's stories. They all are a big success, except for the last two movies I listed. Unfortunately, 1408 is listed in between the good movie list and the bad movie list. So what is it? It's an average movie that could have been a huge success if only there were scary parts. Mike Enslin (John Cusack) is an author who has travels the world searching for the scariest places. His main goal is to find a ghost and if these places are actually haunted. One day when he is looking through his mail, he comes upon a postcard from the Dolphin Hotel which the very words, "Don't Enter 1408". Mr. Enslin decides to go and meet the hotel manager Gerald Olin (Samuel L. Jackson) who talks about the room 1408. There has been 56 deaths in the room (22 were natural deaths) and no one has lasted more than an hour. He calls it, "An evil f*cking room". Unfortunately, Mr. Enslin demands the key to the room. At first, Mr. Enslin does not see what the big deal is and says, "This is it?". Soon two chocolate bars appear on his pillow and a large bang from the radio that follows with a song that starts with "We've only just begun." And as the radio sets a countdown at sixty minutes, Mr. Enlsin truly finds the terror within this room. The door is sealed shut, the climates change, and ghosts appear from the room's past and his own past. The movie is solid, especially with a great performance by John Cusack who gives it his all in 1408. The true problem in the movie is the horror. While the radio "bang" shocked me in surprise, that was probably the highlight of the scares. Other than that, there wasn't anything that truly gave me chills in my spine. OVERALL: I wouldn't say that 1408 is a stupid movie but more of a missed-opportunity. Even though it was nice to see that not all horror movies needs tons of gore to make it entertaining, 1408 falls flat on it's face with no horror whatsoever. The brightest part of the movie is Cusack, which just barely makes this movie an average flick of "non-horror"

• Chris W

  
  Despite the PG-13 rating, this is quite an intense, creepy, and very unsettling film. It gives me hope that the horror genre isn't dead yet, or at the very least, that it hasn't been totally reduced to gory torture porn. This one uses the old formulas of atmosphere,… More
  Despite the PG-13 rating, this is quite an intense, creepy, and very unsettling film. It gives me hope that the horror genre isn't dead yet, or at the very least, that it hasn't been totally reduced to gory torture porn. This one uses the old formulas of atmosphere, suspense, and leaving more to the imagination instead of a visual assault of viscera. Oh, there is blood and some violence, but it doesn't gross the viewer out, instead, it actually freaks you out, like it should. Psychological horror is what this movie thrives on. Thefilm's plot and the general feel of things aren't original, having roots in things such as haunted house/building films like The Shining, The Amityville Horror series, films about isolated people going mad in a room (The Tenant- at least that's why I've been told), and psychological headtrip/distorted reality movies (Cusack's movie Identity among countless others), but despite this, it doesn't feel like a rip-off or anything like that. It becoes it's own movie, thanks to the strong perforance by Cusack (which the film totally depends on for it to work), decent suppoting roles from Jackson, McCormack, and Jasmine Jessica Anthony, and an emotional core to ground things/exploit them. I liked that the budget on this seemed relatively modest, but still managd to have some great visual effects that enhanced the movie instead of becoming the showstoppers. Maybe I'm being an optimist, and this film really does have a big budget and glossy Hollywoodness to it. I sure hope not. It feels too good, too effective for that to be possible...unlesss Hollywood finally got the message and resumed making quality films again.... Sorry for the ramble. Check this one out it's a doozy.

• Jeff "

  
  1408 is a film that is based on a Stephen King short story, and is one creepy, thrilling horror film to watch. It's a very intriguing story that sucks you in, and twists your mind, as any Stephen King adaptation would. John Cusack (whom I'm not a fan of) delivers a good… More
  1408 is a film that is based on a Stephen King short story, and is one creepy, thrilling horror film to watch. It's a very intriguing story that sucks you in, and twists your mind, as any Stephen King adaptation would. John Cusack (whom I'm not a fan of) delivers a good performance and so does Samuel L. Jackson. The film slowly builds the tension and when the scares start to happen, you feel uneasy and you begin to feel tense. 1408 is a well crafted Horror film that delivers on the scares and will definitely keep you on the edge of your seat. The room itself is evil and in the end, Cusack's character comes out on top, and the film ends in an awesome final, the ending was scary and ended this creative, and scary Horror film.

• Tony G

  
  Haunted hotel room scare-fest relies on typical ghost story situations strung together by a flimsy and uninteresting plot.

• Conner R

  
  A great adaption from Stephen King's semi-autobiographical story about a horror writer tormented by the beyond. John Cusack really gave a great performance and fully embodied his role. The film is extremely well paced and has the perfect amout of suspense and scares.

• Al S

  
  An instant classic. A stunning, shocking and mind-blowing edge of your seat thriller. Even at the end you'll still be amazed. It runs on pure fear-fuel. It's terifying and unforgettable. It's gripping, original and riveting. It's one of the best supernatural… More
  An instant classic. A stunning, shocking and mind-blowing edge of your seat thriller. Even at the end you'll still be amazed. It runs on pure fear-fuel. It's terifying and unforgettable. It's gripping, original and riveting. It's one of the best supernatural thrillers in a long time and is also the best Stephen King adaptation in years. A bone-chilling, blood-curdeling and exhilerating. John Cusack is sensational, a tour-de force performance. Samuel L. Jackson gives a brilliant performance and yet he's only in a few scenes. A freightning and heart-pounding movie. A tremendous thrill and chill fest. It will knock you out and take your breath away. A brilliant and nerve-frying psychological mind-game that knows how to entertain. A till the end nail biter. An excellently well-crafted piece of satisfying excellence. An ingenious and adreniline-fulled rollar-coaster ride. Director, Michael Hafstrom's masterpiece, he carefully crafts most of this film in one area and makes it work. It's The Sixth Sense meets The Shining.

• Cassandra M

  
  Please note that this review refers to the theatrical version, and not the Director's Cut DVD release which features a completely different ending. Mike Enslin is a cynic. He is the author of books that detail and debunk popular ghost stories and haunted hot-spots, and it… More
  Please note that this review refers to the theatrical version, and not the Director's Cut DVD release which features a completely different ending. Mike Enslin is a cynic. He is the author of books that detail and debunk popular ghost stories and haunted hot-spots, and it quickly becomes obvious that he is somewhat disenchanted with the life that he leads. That is, of course, until he receives an invitation to Room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel, a room in which lies his and arguably John Cusack's biggest challenge yet. It soon becomes apparent that 1408 is not your standard horror movie, as what follows, after an enjoyably creepy encounter with hotel manager Gerald Olin (Samuel L Jackson), is essentially 90 minutes of John Cusack in a room. On his own. Save for, of course, whatever lurks inside 1408. It is a challenge that Cusack rises to expertly; we all know he's a good actor and a brilliant everyman (I don't remember a film in which I've wanted to see him crash and burn), but 1408 allows him to display his range to great effect as the room confronts him with the physical dangers of the present and the emotional tragedies of his past. While it's relatively light on big scares, 1408 instead creates a powerful sense of unease that combines wonderfully with Cusack's portrayal of a man enduring his own private hell. Each challenge thrown up by the room takes the movie somewhere new and unexpected, ensuring that the movie never really gets tired or repetitive, and as a result each scene in the room is tense, surprising, and very, very creepy. However, that's not to say that it doesn't lose its way occasionally. Some of the CGI usage is quite ineffective, and about two-thirds through the movie it feels like it's about to go the wrong way, but it recovers well for the final act, and its haunting ending ensures that you'll remember it long after you leave the theatre. A brilliantly acted, well developed version of King's short story, 1408 is a different type of horror movie, but in all the right ways. Very good!

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