1408 - This is Silent Hill!

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Just saw 1408 - the movie played like Silent Hill more then the Silent Hill movie. Right down to the multiple endings :twisted:

Shockingly I thought the theatrical ending was better then the director's cut ending - very subtle clue at a "Jacob's Ladder" ending that 95% of the audience probably missed.

Ironically there are many posts about the 1408 movie ripping off the Silent Hill franchise when in reality the Silent Hill video game creators borrowed heavily on Stephen King's work and paid homage by naming a street in Silent Hill after him.
 
Silent Hill didn't cross my mind when I watched it, but it was a decent movie. Can someone tell me the directors cut ending?
 
I really liked the movie. It stumbled in a few places, such as the false ending, but overall, it was pretty good.

The thing I appreciated the most was how the movie was actually scary (well, you know for a movie at least). Almost every other horror movie these days resorts to cheap scares: monsters that come out of nowhere and loud, piercing shrieks and roars. These things don't scare me, they startle the crap out of me and make my ears hurt because my movie theatre always has the speakers cranked way too loud.

I thought the theatrical ending was great; I guess I should see the director's cut. But this really isn't the kind of movie I would want to see again more than once or twice.
 
Sorry, thought the movie was crap. Liked (and own) Silent Hill and unfortunetly didn't get that vibe while watching it. The first half was much better than the second half, it just started going downhill and turned to crap. The ending did have its graceful touches though. What I did get was The Shining vibes but I mean no competition.
 
I think the theatrical ending was sweet because
IMO it meant that room 1408, the resulting fire, and his wife were all part of a coma dream as a result of Cusak's surf accident. The beggining of the movie makes it clear that supernatural incidents do not occur in it's narrative enviornment. From the time stuff starts going down in the room to the recording at the end, I thought room 1408 could be a result of LSD-spiked liqour causing Cusak to have crazy-ass hallucinations. But the fact that a supposedly supernatural incident was confirmed by Cusak's wife leads me to believe that Cusak's wife (and everything outside 1408) is just an extension of Cusak's coma dream. The director was cleverly mocking the public's demand for a feel-good ending, and I'm sure most of the mouth breathers that need a feel-good resolution probably thanked him for it. :twisted: Incidentally, this isvery similar to how I interpret the first Silent Hill game after having seen all of the endings. Cusak's in some Cali hospital, Harry's slumped over a steering wheel, but they're both playing out dreams inspired by their personal demons until their eventual bodily demise (Harry's universe contains other forces of course - but I only have so much time right now ;))
 
[quote name='camoor']I think the theatrical ending was sweet because
IMO it meant that room 1408, the resulting fire, and his wife were all part of a coma dream as a result of Cusak's surf accident. The beggining of the movie makes it clear that supernatural incidents do not occur in it's narrative enviornment. From the time stuff starts going down in the room to the recording at the end, I thought room 1408 could be a result of LSD-spiked liqour causing Cusak to have crazy-ass hallucinations. But the fact that a supposedly supernatural incident was confirmed by Cusak's wife leads me to believe that Cusak's wife (and everything outside 1408) is just an extension of Cusak's coma dream. The director was cleverly mocking the public's demand for a feel-good ending, and I'm sure most of the mouth breathers that need a feel-good resolution probably thanked him for it. :twisted: Incidentally, this isvery similar to how I interpret the first Silent Hill game after having seen all of the endings. Cusak's in some Cali hospital, Harry's slumped over a steering wheel, but they're both playing out dreams inspired by their personal demons until their eventual bodily demise (Harry's universe contains other forces of course - but I only have so much time right now ;))
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Hmm well I didn't SEE the theatrical ending, just read about it.
My Take on the ending was that he just was rescued by Firefighters from the building but 1408 was really supernatural.
 
I find it interesting how the movie ending changed from the short story ending. I think it's really a great opportunity to see how Stephen King has changed over the significant number of years in between. The whole hospital thing never happened in the story at all, and I think his accident/nearly dying a few years back really colored and shaped his attitudes about things. God only knows what was in HIS head when he was in the hospital, you know?

I also found the update into a world with cell phones, computers, internet interesting. Having read the short story, I think the movie was well-done. I have also always enjoyed the spiritual aspect King brings into his work.
 
just another bad stephen king movie..yawn.

The only good ones so far have been Shawshank, Green Mile and probably The Mist (haven't seen this one, but good reviews, and Frank Darabont..the guy that did shawshank and mile).
 
[quote name='gsr']just another bad stephen king movie..yawn.

The only good ones so far have been Shawshank, Green Mile and probably The Mist (haven't seen this one, but good reviews, and Frank Darabont..the guy that did shawshank and mile).[/quote]

Stand By Me and The Shining will always be my picks for Stephen King movies.

I think it's unfair to lump this movie in with the sub-par SK movies. The special effects, acting, and writing were all superior.
 
[quote name='camoor']Stand By Me and The Shining will always be my picks for Stephen King movies.
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Which one? King's The Shining or Kubrick's The Shining?

Kubrick's adaptation transcends "Stephen King movies". ;)
 
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