The rating is a travesty.. - 1408 (2007) Discussion

[–] OsteRejen 12 years ago

The rating is a travesty. Agreed, it should be 4 or 5

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[–] Frozilla_Firefox 12 years ago

you're crazy..

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[–] ericdrooster 12 years ago

should be an 8.5. Great film

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[–] Nomolost 12 years ago

IMDb ratings mean absolutely nothing. Films with high ratings are films that have a lot of fanboys or a cult following.

I'd give this film a solid 8/10.

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[–] jesus_son 12 years ago

The rating is an average of opinions, not an indication of the film's quality. You liked it, others didn't (I also liked it). Different strokes for different folks, it isn't a competition.

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[–] ashtonmoore89 12 years ago

I wouldn't say the movie is that bad, but it didn't stand out as anything spectacular to me. It had it's moments, but for the most part it fell flat. Maybe it's just my high horror movie expectations.

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[–] Eve_of_Destruction 11 years ago

I wouldn't say the movie is that bad, but it didn't stand out as anything spectacular to me. It had it's moments, but for the most part it fell flat. Maybe it's just my high horror movie expectations.

I am surprised because my sister and I are huge horror fans since we were children and this is the first film in a very long time that somewhat creeped us out. Somewhat is a huge deal for us because nothing scares us.

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[–] PenguinCat 10 years ago

Same for me. I was like, finally a movie that is a little bit scary for once.

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[–] jnic7594 9 years ago

Scary? Seriously?

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[–] metro_west_dude 12 years ago

Agreed. Not scary and sometimes silly.

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[–] clubsamwich 11 years ago

I agree ...I gave it a 3.

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[–] kate-moore-423-150916 11 years ago

It was reminiscent of twilight zone quirkiness. Not horror, but unnervingly peculiar and creepy. Something different from all the undead/slasher horrors we see mass produced in hollywood (I'm looking at you Saw 1,2,3,4 etc etc...)

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[–] clubsamwich 10 years ago

Agreed, I gave it a 3.

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[–] Redhawkof2008 12 years ago

I genuinely find this movie terrifying during some parts. I give it at least 8/10.

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[–] jkirk2010 12 years ago

great movie, the 6.8 is bullcrap...........this movie is better the second time around.......and the alternate ending is the best!

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[–] AbesOddysee 12 years ago

for a imdb rating i think its a solid one.

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[–] zachanscom 12 years ago

it's a hilarious and silly film. be glad this didn't get below 5 like it deserves.

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[–] lhnr-586-883375 11 years ago

Like YOU think it deserves. :)

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[–] terryperring104 10 years ago

Of course like HE thinks it deserves. How many people rate a film on what they think others wil think of it? It stands to reason that any rating system will be purely subjective.

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[–] pundit-1 12 years ago

I thought it was overdone with the special effects.
To the point where it seemed too farfetched to be believable.
Like the scene where the room temperature goes down and turns into an
icebox with snow all around.
In another scene the picture of the ship on the wall turns real and the
room gets flooded with sea water.
Then Mr. Enslin finds himself swimming and almost drowning.
Ends up on the beach with a lifeguard peering down at him.
I don't see how anybody could have gotten creeped out by this.

I honestly thought he would just end up waking up from a bad dream caused
by his drinking.
I'll be generous and give it a five.

Maybe this world is another planet's Hell. - Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)

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[–] AlexSefton 12 years ago

What? It's a movie with supernatural elements. The premise is that anything can happen, because it's supernatural. Your logic is flawed. The whole point of the room is to make Enslin believe that there are such things beyond the natural world.

I too believe that this movie is underrated. It should have at least 7.5 for being both brilliantly scary and intriguing. It plays its audience on a psychological level. Depressing them by leading people to believe at first that if he passed the 24 hour mark, he would be able to get out. You rarely see this kind of emotional play in other horror films, nor in any other films in general.

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[–] pundit-1 12 years ago

The movie was anything else but scary.
The more that a movie strays from reality the less scary or frightening it is.
If you don't know that by now I don't know where you've been.
It was way overdone with special effects to the point where you couldn't even
take it seriously.
It's like watching "Alice In Wonderland" and getting creeped out by it.

If you really want to make it more believable then they could make it more
like some of the so-called real hauntings that have been reported over the
years.

Maybe this world is another planet's Hell. - Aldous Huxley (1894-1963)

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[–] AlexSefton 12 years ago

Maybe instead of just repeating your point about the special effects being overdone, you could at least give a counter argument to what I said that since the story is based on supernatural elements, all the uses of special effects in the movie is as justified as in other such movies like The Exorcist. All supernatural things are far from reality, that's why they're called super-natural. Whatever things Enslin saw in the room was real to his senses.

I don't think you really get what this movie is about. It's not about a haunted room or a ghost, or about scaring people off their seats. The story is deeper than other stories about ghosts or hauntings. This is also one of the good things about this movie. The supernatural being that controlled the hotel (presumably god according to the writer) wants Enslin to understand that there are things beyond the natural world, and an afterlife. IMO, people who have contemplated the existence of afterlife should be able to relate better to the protagonist.

From a pragmatic point of view, yes, this movie is far from real. But, so are thousands of other horror movies, even The Shining, It, Exorcist, Nightmare on Elm Street, etc.

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[–] MrAwesome1022 11 years ago

You have to think beyond hack and slash to understand the movie. I gave it a 7.1, it's very solid there were just some plot holes I didn't like with the electronics not working, yet he was able to access his laptop for awhile.

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[–] TexasBEAST 10 years ago

AlexSefton wrote:
I don't think you really get what this movie is about. It's not about a haunted room or a ghost, or about scaring people off their seats. The story is deeper than other stories about ghosts or hauntings. This is also one of the good things about this movie. The supernatural being that controlled the hotel (presumably god according to the writer) wants Enslin to understand that there are things beyond the natural world, and an afterlife.

So why didn't this god just reveal itself to Mike in a burning bush or something?

Why did it have to mentally torture and terrify him into committing arson and suicide, as well as leaving his wife and employer behind in a lurch?

This god is so hellbent on proving that there is an afterlife, that it doesn't care how much harm it has to do in order to accomplish that feat?

Sounds like one great big jerk of a god!

More like a devil or demon.

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[–] AlexSefton 10 years ago

So why didn't this god just reveal itself to Mike in a burning bush or something?

That's non-sense. I said 'presumably god' and 'according to the writer', which implies that it might be or might not be god; And, even if it were god, how that god behaves or thinks depends on what the writer's idea of him.

This god is so hellbent on proving that there is an afterlife, that it doesn't care how much harm it has to do in order to accomplish that feat?

Again, whoever or whatever is responsible behind all the ordeals that happened to Mike is up to the writer. But, if you think about it, there was actually no harm done at all. Everything that Mike saw or felt was probably only in his mind. In the end, even the building had no scratch. So, your question is rather pointless.

Sounds like one great big jerk of a god!

That's your own personal inference. This film is basically an interpretation of the director based on the work of other people. It might not even be a reflection to any religion. You might as well point to a random person on the street and call him a jerk.

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[–] TexasBEAST 10 years ago

AlexSefton wrote:
I don't think you really get what this movie is about. It's not about a haunted room or a ghost, or about scaring people off their seats. The story is deeper than other stories about ghosts or hauntings. This is also one of the good things about this movie. The supernatural being that controlled the hotel (presumably god according to the writer) wants Enslin to understand that there are things beyond the natural world, and an afterlife.

So why didn't this god just reveal itself to Mike in a burning bush or something?

Why did it have to mentally torture and terrify him into committing arson and suicide, as well as leaving his wife and employer behind in a lurch?

This god is so hellbent on proving that there is an afterlife, that it doesn't care how much harm it has to do in order to accomplish that feat?

Sounds like one great big jerk of a god!

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[–] Nerdglaze420 10 years ago

You don't see countdowns in films?

Kay.

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[–] enriquesinghjr 12 years ago

At 6.8 it's just a little bit overrated... more like a 6.2.

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[–] patrick-413 12 years ago

Personally I gave it an 8. This is one of the best "haunted house" movies ever, and in improvement on the already-great story by King.

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[–] forslund 12 years ago

I think it's an 8. Most american horror movies are actually not that scary, because they are predicably and you rarely feel anything for the clicheed characters. But this is: it has a frightning atmosphere, some really scary moments and also a few extremely sad moments. So it does what it wants really well.
Obviously it makes no sense to look for plotholes, since the movie didn't aim to use stringent logic.

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[–] sindustries_ltd 12 years ago

i've seen worse in terms of IMDb ratings but ya this deserved more. i gave it a solid 8

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[–] MadsJG 12 years ago

I rate it 2

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