1408

Pros: Great writing, direction, acting and special effects
Cons: None

Few "ghost" stories shown on the big screen scare me. But "1408" is not your average ghost story. Based on what is called a "terrifying short story" by Stephen King (which I haven't read), this is one adaptation to the big screen that remains ...

Pros: You want fear - you got it!!!!
Cons: Slow starting- could have had a better ending.

Mike Enslin is an author who writes on the paranormal and the occult. He has been in search of ghosts for a few years and has to turn up anything. When he receives a postcard advising him not to stay in room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel in New York he ...

Pros: cool premise, great performances, some real potential
Cons: familiar elements cloak its theme, making it appear like a series of special effects

I began my initial review of this film with the following: "There was a moment, early on, when I thought this film would add up to something. Somewhere in 'sound and fury' I realized that moment had passed. Whether you call it a horror film or ...

Pros: scary, fantastic, atypical
Cons: none

I think this is the best Stephen King flick yet, very good character development and the special effects were really good. This is not a slash and gore film, it is far more developed and classy than that. It tells a very good story that has a ...

Pros: Cusack and a great setup.
Cons: some drag in final act of film.

For writer Mike Enslin (John Cusack), ghosts and the supernatural are simply myths people use to bolster the local economy with tourism dollars. Mike has made a career of evaluating and debunking so called haunted inns, hotels, graveyards, and ...

Pros: Excellent effects. Great acting and supporting cast. Perfect pacing and entertaining throughout.
Cons: Rather weak ending. A few frights feel a bit cheap. A little padding near end.

One thing I am loving about the 'States is the special midnight screenings of new movies. Sure, these sessions tend to draw out a rather.... colourful crowd, especially here in Las Vegas, but the chance to beat the crowds on opening-day proper is a ...

Pros: Cusak, Jackson, great effects and imagery
Cons: Not enough Sam Jackson, an ending that should have been a bit more climactic

2007's psycho-thriller, "1408" takes us on a journey into the abyss of an imagination that just happens to belong to Stephen King. What do you get when you cross a 'mind trip' film like Jacob's Ladder with a film where the central character learns ...

Pros: Plot, Acting, Special Effects
Cons: None.

Introduction Horror movies, we've all seen them. They range from the strange and obsurd to the hack and slash throw back of the 1970's and 1980's. This is one reviewer who is resistent to attending a horror movie but when I found myself out on ...

Pros: John Cusak, use of sound, story
Cons: The Ending

I'm a fan of psychological thrillers. Not the blood and gore, slash 'em, gash 'em type...but the kind that distorts reality creating an edge of your seat mind ride. I was more than ready to go when a friend asked me to see 1408 with her. ...

Pros: Decent acting, good story line, moderately creepy.
Cons: Drags at times, slight overuse of special effects

I like ghost stories, or should I say I like movies involving ghost stories. I loved ghost stories as a kid, especially those alleged to be true. As an adult I find most written ghost stories are repetitive or at least remind me of things I’ve ...

Pros: Not stop action, creative, strong performances, satisfying ending
Cons: could use a bit more explanation of why it's haunted

This movie was horror rollercoaster ride! It starts off with just enough back story to understand Cusak's character then immediately jumps directly into the main dish of horror. Cusak holds the majority of the movie himself which is quite a feat given ...

Pros: Action in the first 15 minutes. Good acting, excellent special effects, realistic blood. Surprise ending.
Cons: The first hotel makes you wonder if this movie will be any good.

John Cusack plays Mike Eslin, a semi-known "ghost-hunter" and writer of haunted locations across the country. His daughter's recent death still weighing heavy on his mind, and an unresolved marriage compel him to view supernatural events with cynicism ...

Pros: Terrifying, great acting, great imagination and special effects
Cons: Some parts a little cheesy, not sure about ending

I just want to start by saying that I haven’t seen a movie so creepy in a very long time. I’ve read review after review of 1408 by Epinionators as well as by critics, but I still wasn’t prepared for what I saw. Despite some cheesy ...

Pros: Scariness, Acting, the fact that it's PG-13 and it's still terrifying.
Cons: Some unexplainable events, the END!

Before I begin my review, let me state that there has only been one horror movie ever to have scared me. The Blair Witch Project. I had really begun to give up on the horror genre, simply because we seem to be given thrice as many blood and guts ...

Pros: Great spin on a been there done that premise, Cusack and Jackson are strong
Cons: None

Generally, a Stephen King story can go one way or the other when it comes to screen adaptation: it could really really suck or it could be really really great. For every Misery or The Green Mile is a few dozen waiting in the wings that generally suck: ...