1408 Movie Review

Before my long hectic weekend in the capital...I was able to check out a new horror movie called 1408...The movie stars John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson in lead roles and it is based on the famous American writer Stephen King's short story of the same name (other movies made based on his writings include; carrie and The Shining).

The movie revolves around an author (Cusack) who had claimed in his writings that he had encountered supernatural forces, when in reality he himself wonders whether such powers exists until he decides to move into the notorious room 1408 in the Dolphin hotel of New York City.

The movie does capture the essence of an agnostic and how he comes to believe in a higher power of both good and evil....The best thing about this movie was that it was based more on psychological thrill rather than blood, gore and all that revolting sequences....I personally loved the movie and thought that it did very well in re-establishing the definition of the horror genre.

But my friend thought it was sa5eef (silly).....well that's because it made your imagination go to places that the movie doesn't necessarily take you and that's how a horror movie should be...I mean gore and blood are not SCARY they are DISGUSTING...and there is a difference between being disgusted and frightened, and I'm sure if this movie doesn't scare you it won't disgust you either...I mean it is a far cry from that stupid Hostel movie ...and therefore I give this movie 4/5 for excellent acting by both Cusack and Jackson and the reliability of sudden scary psychological sequences rather than silly gory stuff....if you are a fan of the horror genre then you need to go and check 1408 out...