This Stephen King adaptation is better than some, not as good as others (1408 (DVD))

Member Name: vernonpresley

Product:	1408 (DVD)
Date:	15/10/07 (82 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Some thrills

Disadvantages: Not enough!

Directed by Mikael Hafstrom, 1408 is a movie adaptation of the Stephen King short story, which can be found in the collection 'Everything's Eventual'.

As a fan of Stephen King's writing I have been disappointed by many of the film adaptations of his work. Most have been very poor, a few adequate, and only one or two have been exceptional (I'm thinking of 'The Shawshank Redemption' and to a lesser extent 'The Green Mile').

1408 is not amongst the lower quality works, but sadly it doesn't quite match the higher echelons of the films named above. It is a standard horror/thriller, which teenagers who haven't seen many horror films before might find to be really good, but those of us who have seen many will feel that we have 'seen it all before'.

The middle section is the best, with quite a few 'thrills' but I'd recommend finding a way of seeing the film for nothing (i.e. wait until it is on broadcast TV) rather than paying for the pleasure by buying or renting the DVD.

If you do decide to buy it, then it is worth knowing that the cheapest price I have been able to find for it is £9.98 + £1.47 postage and packing, which is from DVD Pacific, an online DVD store.

Summary: Watch it for free, rather than paying for it.