Review of 1408 (2007) by Stefan Birgir Stefansson for sbs.is — 30 Jun 2007

One of the most spooky films i've seen in a long time...

This review of 1408 (2007) was written by Stefan Birgir Stefansson and published by sbs.is on 30 Jun 2007.

1408 has generally received positive reviews.

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Based on the reviews I watched it. Had potential but after about 30 mins you could see the film makers were trying to do too much…

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By Max H (471) on 06 Aug 2017

Truly disturbing in some places, staying loyal to the Stephen King story and my expectations of mind-bending terror…

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By Fame S (1) on 20 Mar 2017

Possibly the best movie I have ever seen. It wasn't really scary but definitely creepy as the room knows everything about him…

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