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06-23-2007, 05:04 AM
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1408 - No Interest?
If I missed it my apologies but there seems to be no thread and no interest here for this flick.
Its opened to pretty good reviews, is being called the scariest horror movie in recent years, does it all with little gore, has Samuel L. Jackson and John Cusack in powerhouse performance, and is based on a Stephen King short story.
BTW, King is having a Banner Year with his latest book Blaze just out, a new story in the current issue of Esquire - with Angeline Jolie on the cover, Darabont's version of my favourite King short story - The Mist out on November 21 this year, and another novel - Duma Key due out in January 2008.
I am really looking forward to seeing a good old fashioned horror movie this weekend in 1408.
Is anyone else planning to see 1408?
Every man is my superior, in that I may learn from him.
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06-23-2007, 10:30 AM
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Re: 1408 - No Interest?
Dont forget King has one of the hottest selling comic books of all time that came out this year. And didnt this guy say he was going to retire a few years ago ?
Any way, I will be seeing this flick. I loved the SS and I was pleased to see it got decent reviews. However as with all King flicks I will not be expecting much and then hope to be pleasantly surprised.
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06-23-2007, 01:16 PM
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Re: 1408 - No Interest?
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And didnt this guy say he was going to retire a few years ago ?
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06-23-2007, 02:45 PM
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Re: 1408 - No Interest?
I think the retirement thing came after he was nearly killed by a careless driver. Once he recovered more or less, I think he probably changed his mind.
They flutter behind you, your possible pasts.
Some bright-eyed and crazy, some frightened and lost.
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06-23-2007, 03:05 PM
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Re: 1408 - No Interest?
As far as King adaptations are concerned: fool me once shame on you, fool me 27 times...forget it and wait for the DVD! 
And you believe, at heart, everyone's a killer...
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06-23-2007, 03:34 PM
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Re: 1408 - No Interest?
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I think the retirement thing came after he was nearly killed by a careless driver.
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Actually the retirement statement came after he finished the last book in the Dark Tower series.
Quit renting the DVD over and over! 
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06-23-2007, 04:15 PM
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Quit renting the DVD over and over! |
But I keep telling myself: Maybe Maximum Overdrive won't suck this time!
And you believe, at heart, everyone's a killer...
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06-23-2007, 04:55 PM
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Re: 1408 - No Interest?
I went and checked out 1408 yesterday during the day, actually.
I enjoyed it.
Couple of cheap scares, but most of it really worked well, imo.
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06-23-2007, 07:07 PM
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Re: 1408 - No Interest?
I'm not ordinarily much of a horror fan, and was going to ignore this film, but it's been getting some generally good reviews (74% at Rotten Tomatoes is much better than you would expect from a horror film), the cast is good, and the clip I saw on Letterman looked intriguing. I'll try to check it out when it's released here.
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06-23-2007, 07:26 PM
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Re: 1408 - No Interest?
I liked the setup for this film well enough, but I think it loses steam about 2/3 into the film, so it could have been a really good film, but ends up in the so-so column. John Cusack does most of the heavy lifting on this film (and he never seems to age anymore, perhaps he needs to star in a Dorian Grey vehicle soon | |
