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5/July/2007 [1:50 PM] -- 1408
“Hotels are naturally creepy places.” Those words spoken by Mike Enslin (John Cusak) and penned by the master of horror, Stephen King, I find to be all to true. To me hotels are very unsettling for all of the reasons shown in this movie. 1408 is a psychological thriller about a paranormal book writer, Mike Enslin, who after the loss of his child has become very skeptical of whether there actually is life after death. After visiting countless so-called haunted places and a run of best-selling books on haunted houses and dwellings Mike is more cynical then ever having never actually witnessed a supernatural occurrence. All of that is about to change when he decides to check into room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel in New York even against the hotel manager’s (Samuel L. Jackson) warnings and Mike begins to experience things he can’t quite explain. Mike Enslin must go from a cynic to a true believer to survive the night. I have to tell you for a PG-13 this movie is very disturbing, I was on the edge of my seat the entire length of the film. This is by far my favorite Stephen King short story. The movie is well acted, beautifully directed and the imagery and sets are amazing to say the least. Cusak has a gift for subtext and really shows what a talented actor he truly is in this film. Jackson plays the eerie hotel keeper superbly. Unfortunately 1408 is not available in MoPix which because of the visual creepiness of the movie is very much needed, however, if you have read the book or you have a sighted friend who can fill you in, it is a sure fire hit. Enjoy and let me know if you’re able to check out… MMMWWWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
- (Dimension Films)
- Starring: John Cusak and Samuel L. Jackson
- Rated: PG-13
- Running Time: 94 mins
- This film is currently NOT available in MoPix
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25/January/2007 [3:32 PM] -- The Hitcher

One thing you really should know about me is that I am a horror movie junkie! I go to see as many horror films as I possibly can, there are some good ones and there are some really awful ones and then there are the down right campy horror films that really are only good for a laugh and should have been deemed comedies in pre-production. The truly great ones are hard to come by, recently I saw The Decent which was one of the best horror movies I have seen in quite some time. I also recently saw Pulse, which was, well, one of the worst I had ever seen. So this genre is pretty hit and miss and most people either love horror movies or hate them. I love them and can appreciate the good and the bad and take them for what they are. That being said, I must say I wasn’t expecting a great horror movie when I walked into The Hitcher, for one it’s a remake and we all know how those usually turn out (check out new version of Night of the Living Dead 3D… just terrible), however, I must say I was very impressed. It is director Dave Meyers first feature film, he is a music video director, but he made it seem like he has been directing these types of movies all his life, and an added bonus to him being a respected music man is an awesome soundtrack to fit a perfectly updated adaptation of a classic horror movie. Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings) plays Ryder, the hitcher, a very disturbed individual that Grace (Sophia Bush) and Jim (Zachary Knighton) nearly run down on the road and feel compelled to help him out completely unaware that he is a serial killer. Their encounters with Ryder continue to intensify and as the story plays on Grace and Jim are faced with one life and death situation after another and are even being framed for the murders and pursued by the police. The Hitcher is also skillfully updated for modern day and not once did I think the characters acted irrationally, which always brings to mind for me the famous quote from Scream “ I hate horror movies, there is always some big breasted girl running up the stairs when she should be going out the front door, it’s insulting”. The Hitcher has it all, talented actors, a well-written script and fantastic directing, set with the gorgeous back drop of the New Mexico mountains. Unfortunately it is not available in MoPix and I do believe some description would be very helpful for the visually impaired here. There is another company called the National Captioning Institute that is also starting to do descriptive narrative for the visually impaired, I have not been able to find a list of films that they provide the service for but it is definitely something to look into, if not try and take a sighted friend who can fill you in on all the gory details, well so to speak! Enjoy!

(Rogue Pictures)
Starring: Sean Bean, Sophia Bush and Zachary Knighton)
Rated: R
Running Time: 83 mins
This film is currently not available in MoPix

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