1408 Directors Cut
A few months ago I did a small review on this as a theatre version, well this was the DVD-rip and its an excellent quality film.
I love horror films but this one is not a horror its more of a suspense type thriller keeping you on the edge of your seat, and it did that.
1408 is the second thriller set around a hotel released in less than two months (the other being April’s Vacancy), and is by far the superior film.
The film is actually quite subtle in its way of creeping us out and disturbing us, which is a nice change of pace from the recent Hostel: Part II. Rather than bombard the audience with ghostly special effects and gore, the movie gets under your skin and goes for a much more psychological approach.
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… now for Magic’s Technical Bit:
Director
Mikael Håfström
Writers
Matt Greenberg
Scott Alexander
Release Date
31 August 2007 (UK)
Genre
Drama / Horror / Thriller
Tagline
The Dolphin Hotel invites you to stay in any of its stunning rooms. Except one.
Plot Outline
A man who specializes in debunking paranormal occurrences checks into the fabled room 1408 in the Dolphin Hotel. Soon after settling in, he confronts genuine terror.
Awards:
1 nomination
Additional
The screenplay by Matt Greenberg, Scott Alexander, and Larry Karaszewski, wisely does not even attempt to explain Room 1408.
It’s just a very evil presence that can somehow look deep within troubled souls, and torture them to death with their own personal demons.
In the wrong hands, this material could have been laughable.
Even though the movie frequently flies into the realm of the unbelievable, it manages to somehow stay grounded.
One of my friends recomended this to me, and its magic! Thanx J. 
- Continuity: During the scene where Mike unplugs the clock radio from the outlet, the liquor bottle that he was given disappears from the table for a few shots, then eventually returns.
- Continuity: While Mike Enslin is lying on the floor, his hand goes in and out of the bed comforter repeatedly.
- Continuity: When Mike Enslin is on the ledge outside, the size of the ledge changes. When there is a shot of just his feet, he appears to only be able to fit half of his foot on the ledge at most, however when there are long shots which include Enslin’s feet, they are fully on the ledge and are given about an inch of space.
- Continuity: When Lily Enslin gets into the cab, the medallion number changes from the outside shot of her entering the vehicle, to when she is shown on the inside.
- Continuity: The amount of blood on the door from Mike’s left hand changes between shots.
- Continuity: After being in the heating ducts, when Mike falls out of the ceiling grate he is still soaking wet but when he stands up, immediately after, he is almost dry.
- Revealing mistakes: Mike’s notebook computer runs Microsoft Windows XP. In one scene it crashes and displays a “blue screen”, which rapidly changes into a blue screen from Windows 98.
Highly Recomended!!
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