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 | | 4. 1408 (Widescreen) | | | Starring: John Cusack Samuel L. Jackson Director: Mikael Håfström | | Format: DVD Release Date: 10/2/2007 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 |  | 1408 - DVD Review By: Sean O'Connell - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 9/21/2007 9:00 PM | |
You do not have to read the original short story "1408," part of the longer anthology Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales, to know that the central idea comes from author Stephen King. In fact, one must assume that the movie was pitched in production meetings as "The Shining in New York." And while it's true that this cinematic take on "1408" recycles so many narrative strings tied to King's overall body of work, it somehow modifies them into a surprisingly fresh, tight and effective thriller. Renowned travel writer Mike Enslin (John Cusack), like most characters in King's ouvere, is haunted by his own demons. read the full review | |
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 | | 5. 1408 (Collector's Edition Widescreen) | | | Starring: John Cusack Samuel L. Jackson Director: Mikael Håfström | | Format: DVD Release Date: 1/22/2008 | | Video Reviews Available: 1 | | 1408 - DVD Review By: Sean O'Connell - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 9/21/2007 9:00 PM | |
You do not have to read the original short story "1408," part of the longer anthology Everything's Eventual: 14 Dark Tales, to know that the central idea comes from author Stephen King. In fact, one must assume that the movie was pitched in production meetings as "The Shining in New York." And while it's true that this cinematic take on "1408" recycles so many narrative strings tied to King's overall body of work, it somehow modifies them into a surprisingly fresh, tight and effective thriller. Renowned travel writer Mike Enslin (John Cusack), like most characters in King's ouvere, is haunted by his own demons. read the full review | |
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 | | 7. School For Scoundrels (Unrated Fullscreen) | | | Starring: Billy Bob Thornton Jon Heder Director: Todd Phillips | | Format: DVD Release Date: 9/16/2008 | | School for Scoundrels (Unrated Ballbuster Edition) - DVD By: Rafe Telsch - Cinema Blend DVD Reviews Published on: 2/14/2007 8:35 PM | | Todd Phillips just might be the best comedic director to appear on the scene for years. First he revived the road trip and frat-house comedy sub-genres (Road Trip and Old School respectively). Then he made one of those rare television to film adaptations that was actually pretty good (Starsky & Hutch). For his latest trick, School for Scoundrels, he manages to accomplish something that was previously thought impossible: getting a decent performance out of Jon Heder, an actor whose fifteen minutes of fame should have ended after Napoleon Dynamite. read the full review | |
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 | | 9. Gathering | | | Starring: Christina Ricci Director: Brian Gilbert | | Format: DVD Release Date: 4/24/2007 | | The Gathering - DVD By: Christopher Null - filmcritic.com DVD Reviews Published on: 1/28/2007 4:01 AM | |
I'm always fascinated by those movies that get shot, cut, and finished... then sit "in the can" for years and years, unreleased. Why not just throw them to the theater world and see what happens? Well, spend a few quality minutes with The Gathering and you'll see, in short order, just how bad one of these canned atrocities can be. Despite starring Christina Ricci, this genre pic is dead from its very first frames, wholly unwatchable at any point during its running time.
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