1408 - VGF

ShyGuy727 · 06-28-2007, 12:28 AM

24 hours later and I still don't know what to think about it. I sort of felt cheated, I left the theater with too many questions.

***Ace Mercury*** · 06-28-2007, 12:32 AM

Did you just watch 300 4.6933333333333333333333333333333 times?

ShyGuy727 · 06-28-2007, 12:33 AM

I laughed.

**Sean P Kelly** · 06-30-2007, 12:07 PM

I actually really liked it

Chunky Kong12345 · 06-30-2007, 01:03 PM

It's Stephen King. You're supposed to be confused.

**Wyborn** · 06-30-2007, 01:27 PM

^You're a jack-ass.

So is it really as different from the story as it appears to be? Because the only link apparent in the trailers is the fact that it takes place in a hotel.

**Sean P Kelly** · 06-30-2007, 03:53 PM

I don't know how close to the story it is (I know for sure the ending is slightly more happy). However, I believe that it was a very effective ghost story. It does get a little weird late on in the film, but overall I thought is was very good.

**Wyborn** · 06-30-2007, 04:08 PM

Ghost story, eh?

Yeah, my suspicions are confirmed, then. I'll probably skip it.

Chunky Kong12345 · 06-30-2007, 04:32 PM

Why am I a jackass?

**Sean P Kelly** · 06-30-2007, 09:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Wyborn

Ghost story, eh?

Yeah, my suspicions are confirmed, then. I'll probably skip it.

Wait!

Ghost story was MY loose definition.

Spoiler Below

There are of course no actual ghosts in the movie (Samuel L. Jackson even says so) and the room apparently just generates hallucinations based on Cusacks's character's thoughts.

In fact most of the movie is John Cusack recording his thoughts of the things happening into his tape recorder.

Give it a chance.

**Wyborn** · 06-30-2007, 10:26 PM

Read the story, then tell me if I should give it a chance.

The room in the movie doesn't sound as bad. Someting about that premise just feels tame.

Chunky Kong12345 · 07-01-2007, 10:18 AM

I asked why I was a jackass. What was wrong with my post?

**Sean P Kelly** · 07-02-2007, 12:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chunky Kong12345

You're supposed to be confused.

self-explanitory

Chunky Kong12345 · 07-02-2007, 08:50 AM

But it's the truth.

**Wyborn** · 07-02-2007, 12:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chunky Kong12345

But it's the truth.

No, it's not, you jack-ass.

Chunky Kong12345 · 07-02-2007, 01:11 PM

When have you ever not been confused by the ending of one of his books? I like his works, don't get me wrong. They're just very confusing.

**Wyborn** · 07-02-2007, 01:17 PM

What?

What's there to be confused about in The Stand? Or IT? Or Pet Sematary? Or any of the Dark Tower books? Salem's Lot? Jerusalem's Lot? Any of the Different Seasons? Everything's Eventual? The Tommyknockers? Carrie? Cujo? The Talisman? Black House? The Shining? Dead Zone? The Eyes of the Dragon? The Dark Half? Insomnia? Rose Madder?

What I have trouble understanding is how you could be confused by them.

Chunky Kong12345 · 07-02-2007, 05:45 PM

There's so much ambiguity, though.

I realize I am, yet again, fighting a losing battle, so I'm going to stop posting in this topic.

**Wyborn** · 07-02-2007, 07:21 PM

What's ambiguous about any of them?

The Joker · 07-03-2007, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Wyborn

What's ambiguous about any of them?

The fact that they were written in English and not in kazakistani is one of them !!

06-28-2007, 12:28 AM	#1
ShyGuy727 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: O-H! I-O! Gender: Posts: 10,025 Thanks: 35 Thanked 59 Times in 44 Posts Points: 27,122.98 Bank: 11,166.02 Total Points: 38,289.00 Donate	1408 24 hours later and I still don't know what to think about it. I sort of felt cheated, I left the theater with too many questions.

06-28-2007, 12:32 AM	#2
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07-02-2007, 01:17 PM	#17
Wyborn Zelda Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,325 Thanks: 86 Thanked 437 Times in 269 Posts Points: 14,847.55 Bank: 71,521.32 Total Points: 86,368.87 Donate	What? What's there to be confused about in The Stand? Or IT? Or Pet Sematary? Or any of the Dark Tower books? Salem's Lot? Jerusalem's Lot? Any of the Different Seasons? Everything's Eventual? The Tommyknockers? Carrie? Cujo? The Talisman? Black House? The Shining? Dead Zone? The Eyes of the Dragon? The Dark Half? Insomnia? Rose Madder? What I have trouble understanding is how you could be confused by them. Last edited by Wyborn; 07-02-2007 at 08:05 PM.

06-28-2007, 12:33 AM	#3
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06-30-2007, 12:07 PM	#4
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,243 Thanks: 9 Thanked 41 Times in 32 Posts Points: 177,241.15 Bank: 63,759.26 Total Points: 241,000.41 Donate	I actually really liked it

06-30-2007, 01:03 PM	#5
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06-30-2007, 01:27 PM	#6
Wyborn Zelda Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,325 Thanks: 86 Thanked 437 Times in 269 Posts Points: 14,847.55 Bank: 71,521.32 Total Points: 86,368.87 Donate	^You're a jack-ass. So is it really as different from the story as it appears to be? Because the only link apparent in the trailers is the fact that it takes place in a hotel.

06-30-2007, 03:53 PM	#7
Sean P Kelly SMBHQ Mod Movies Mod Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Toronto, ON, Canada Gender: Posts: 3,243 Thanks: 9 Thanked 41 Times in 32 Posts Points: 177,241.15 Bank: 63,759.26 Total Points: 241,000.41 Donate	I don't know how close to the story it is (I know for sure the ending is slightly more happy). However, I believe that it was a very effective ghost story. It does get a little weird late on in the film, but overall I thought is was very good.

06-30-2007, 04:08 PM	#8
Wyborn Zelda Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,325 Thanks: 86 Thanked 437 Times in 269 Posts Points: 14,847.55 Bank: 71,521.32 Total Points: 86,368.87 Donate	Ghost story, eh? Yeah, my suspicions are confirmed, then. I'll probably skip it.

06-30-2007, 04:32 PM	#9
Chunky Kong12345 BEEP BEEP I'M A JEEP Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: ogmftwbqq Gender: Posts: 16,412 Thanks: 61 Thanked 210 Times in 153 Posts Points: 2,330.12 Bank: 80,535.77 Total Points: 82,865.89 Donate	Why am I a jackass?

06-30-2007, 10:26 PM	#11
Wyborn Zelda Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,325 Thanks: 86 Thanked 437 Times in 269 Posts Points: 14,847.55 Bank: 71,521.32 Total Points: 86,368.87 Donate	Read the story, then tell me if I should give it a chance. The room in the movie doesn't sound as bad. Someting about that premise just feels tame.

07-01-2007, 10:18 AM	#12
Chunky Kong12345 BEEP BEEP I'M A JEEP Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: ogmftwbqq Gender: Posts: 16,412 Thanks: 61 Thanked 210 Times in 153 Posts Points: 2,330.12 Bank: 80,535.77 Total Points: 82,865.89 Donate	I asked why I was a jackass. What was wrong with my post?

07-02-2007, 08:50 AM	#14
Chunky Kong12345 BEEP BEEP I'M A JEEP Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: ogmftwbqq Gender: Posts: 16,412 Thanks: 61 Thanked 210 Times in 153 Posts Points: 2,330.12 Bank: 80,535.77 Total Points: 82,865.89 Donate	But it's the truth.

07-02-2007, 01:11 PM	#16
Chunky Kong12345 BEEP BEEP I'M A JEEP Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: ogmftwbqq Gender: Posts: 16,412 Thanks: 61 Thanked 210 Times in 153 Posts Points: 2,330.12 Bank: 80,535.77 Total Points: 82,865.89 Donate	When have you ever not been confused by the ending of one of his books? I like his works, don't get me wrong. They're just very confusing.

07-02-2007, 05:45 PM	#18
Chunky Kong12345 BEEP BEEP I'M A JEEP Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: ogmftwbqq Gender: Posts: 16,412 Thanks: 61 Thanked 210 Times in 153 Posts Points: 2,330.12 Bank: 80,535.77 Total Points: 82,865.89 Donate	There's so much ambiguity, though. I realize I am, yet again, fighting a losing battle, so I'm going to stop posting in this topic.

07-02-2007, 07:21 PM	#19
Wyborn Zelda Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,325 Thanks: 86 Thanked 437 Times in 269 Posts Points: 14,847.55 Bank: 71,521.32 Total Points: 86,368.87 Donate	What's ambiguous about any of them?