1408 (DVD) Reviews

Released in 2007 and based on a short story by Stephen King, 1408 stars John Cusack as a jaded, washed-up jounalist who has turned to writing book about haunted houses, travelling the US staying in supposedly haunted rooms and churning out hack-reports for mass consumption. He eventually comes across a Hotel with a room that has a sinsiter ...  Read the complete review

"Hotel rooms are just naturally creepy places, don't you think? I mean how many people have slept in that bed before you? How many of them were sick? How many were losing their minds?" Adaptations of Stephen King's books have always been pretty hit and miss, ranging from all time classics like the Shawshank Redemption and The ...  Read the complete review

1408 is a horror movie which is now out on DVD. The film tells the tale of Mike Enslin, played by John Cusack, who travels found investigating haunted hotels. The film starts with him visiting lots of small run down bed and breakfasts which people are claiming to be haunted just to get publicity. He soon gets bored of this, and when ...  Read the complete review

The horror genre is a strange beast - for so long it has been content with offering us irritating teenagers, and then serving up excessively violent, brainless kills, most of the time urging us to side with the masked killer rather then the actual victims. The horror genre has largely become a parody of itself these days, but with 1408, an ...  Read the complete review

Wow this film is tense! John Cusack stars as a man who goes around disproving superstitious theories. He's heard some weird stories about staying in room 1408 in a certain hotel, so he checks in for a night. Warned off by a staff member (Samuel L Jackson), he goes ahead with his plan and soon regrets it. This is really a thriller rather ...  Read the complete review

Adapted from a short story by Steven King, 1408 proves to be a psycological thriller, prodividing scares and thrills whilst also manipulating the mind into the twisted horrors within. The storyline follows a typical horror film, and within contains many red herrings in order to engage the audience. I watched this film with friends and ...  Read the complete review

1408 is a horror film brought out in December 2007. The film was based on the Steven King horror novel of the same name starring John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson. The trailers always looked terrifying and I had wanted to watch it since it came out, but as usual I didn't have the time and forgot about it until I saw it on Sky Movies yesterday and ...  Read the complete review

I watched this film last night having not actually heard of it before. 1408 stars John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson and was released in 2007. It is a adaptation of a Stephen King novel. Cusack stars as Mike Enslin, a sceptical writer who visits haunted places and write paranormal books about his experience. He makes it very ...  Read the complete review

I found this film far too cliched. I also thought that rather then it being about an actual haunting, it was mostly ''in the mind" and therefore self induced. The story line with the daughter of the main character, played by John Cusack, having been ill and then died was unnecessary. It was obvious that he would see her at some ...  Read the complete review

A review of the film only, the region 2 DVD was released in December 2007. Notably, the region 2 DVD features the director's cut, which differs from the version screened in UK cinemas and more recently on many pay per view channels. This review considers both versions of the film. Mike Enslin is a celebrated author and famous debunker ...  Read the complete review

I loved this movie so much because i love horrors, and generally being scared. The great thing about 1408 is that the premise is so truly terrifying! It is hard to imagine much scarier than being litterally trapped in a small place full of your worst nightmares, and that is what this film is all about. Not many movies could spend about 40 minutes ...  Read the complete review

Directed by: Mikael Håfström Screenplay by: Matt Greenberg and Scott Alexander Novel by: Stephen King Genre: Drama - Horror - Thriller Country: USA Certification: 15+ Language: English Released: 24th December, 2007 (DVD) MAIN CAST: John Cusack (Mike Enslin) Samuel L. Jackson (Olin) ...  Read the complete review

*** This is a film only review*** I recorded 1408 from sky anytime a few days ago, but as I hate horror films i waited for my brother and his gf to come and stay over so that I didnt have to watch it alone. I had wanted to see this film for quite awhile and so was very pleased when it came up on sky anytime. The film was ...  Read the complete review

This film tells the story of Mike Enslin (John Cusack) who is a sceptic author and paranormal investigator. He receives a postcard telling him not to enter room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel, New York City. As he writes about places like this he goes to investigate this room. When he gets there the manager of the hotel, who is ...  Read the complete review

1408 is a thriller/horror starring John Cusack and Samuel L Jackson. I believe it was a film by the legendary Stephen King. The story is about Mike (John Cusack) who is a paranormal investigator and author who writes about his experiences at so called haunted locations. Mike is basically a non believer in paranormal activities but ...  Read the complete review

1408 is a neat horror flick with john cusack amd samuel L.jackson although he isnt in it that much. The film sees john cusack play a writer that stays in a haunted places and then writes paranormal books about the experience.He then decides to go to the dolphin hotel where the mysterious room 1408 is, the hotel manager there played by samulel L. ...  Read the complete review

1408 is a film that we were recommended by a friend, coincidentally it was on Sky Movies Premier last night and we sat down to watch it, here is my review. ------------- The Plot ------------- Mike Enslin was a celebrated writer however now he is struggling to write anything after a tradegy. He spends his time ...  Read the complete review

As a lover of horror films I've recently reignited my passion for films that terrify me and overcome my fear of watching them alone in the dark. So to follow on from the disappointing Population 436, I opted for 1408. In true horror tradition, both films have 'cleverly' used a combination of numbers that add to 13, which should mean thrills, ...  Read the complete review

Released in 2007 and directed by Mikael Hafstrom, 1408 is a horror film based on the short story by Stephen King. The movies main star is John Cusack and he is supported by Samuel L Jackson, i personally think that this is one of Cusack's best roles, he plays it AMAZINGLY well and you feel for him throughout the whole film because of ...  Read the complete review

Once celebrated writer Mike Enslin (John Cusak) is suffering the difficult second novel syndrome, the next big book eluding him, paying the bills in the meantime by penning pulp horror stories about America's supposedly haunted hotels. His life is grubby motels and apathetic hoteliers, cut off by new highways taking trade elsewhere meaning falling ...  Read the complete review