Just go and see it

Rating: 8/10 (26 July 2007)

That was really frightening. Movie doesn't have full of blood scenes, there are no monsters, no paranoiac insane maniacs; but it *is* scary. An egoistic writer Mike Enslin gets royalties from sellings of cheap books about paranormal hotels and rooms. One day he got a card about mysterious room 1408 in the "Dolphin Hotel". This room is never leased or booked because nobody ever returned from it alive, nobody even stayed alive for more than hour. These facts only strengthen Mike's desire, and he stayed in it in spite of all warning of hotel's manager. Very soon Mike realized that it was his mistake. I haven't noticed any philosophical ideas or thoughts to think about. May be there shouldn't be those, such films are intended for another, just for emotional experience and a bit fear. If so, this movie definitely is a good horror movie. One can say that sometimes it is stupid and abnormal. And that's right - several episodes are that sort of. Well, if there were a multitude of movies such as "Psycho" or "Jaws", I would say that "1408" is sucks. But in contrast to many-many other "horrors", it looks very exciting and thrilling. I guess that's the main point of the film and that's what many fans of horrors like. My recommendation: it's one of the best horrors of late years, just go and see it.