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1408, a review by addicted2dvd

1408
Based on a story by suspence master Stephen King, '1408' is a gripping "roller-coaster of a head trip" (Owen Gleiberman, 'Entertainment Weekly') that will have you on the edge of your seat. John Cusack delivers "a tour de force performance" (Stephen Faber, 'Hollywood Reporter') as a skeptical writer investigating paranormal events. When he insists on staying in the reportedly haunted room 1408 at the Dolphin Hotel against the grave warnings of the hotel manager (Samuel L. Jackson), he discovers the room's deadly secret an evil so powerful, no one has ever survived an hour within its walls. In the tradition of King's 'The Shining' and 'Misery', '1408' is "a psychologically thrilling movie that leaves you gasping in the end" (Desiree Belmarez, 'Denver Post').

My Thoughts:
Wow... I don't know what else to say other then I loved every minute of it. Sure there was some parts that was a little weirder then I would have liked... and some of it was a bit predictable. Especially for someone that watches a load of horror/Haunted house movies as I do. But over all... I enjoyed every second of it. The cast was really good. Johyn Cusack did a great job... but I though Samuel L. Jackson was outstanding. This is one I will definitely be watching again.

(From Weekend Movie Marathon: 2/8-2/10 on February 9th, 2008)

Full of It, a review by addicted2dvd

Full of It (2007/United States) IMDb |Trailer |Wikipedia | New Line Home Entertainment Director: Christian Charles Writing: Yoni Berkovits (Original Material By), Tony Dreannan (Original Material By), Tom Gammill (Original Material By), Max Pross (Original Material By), Jon Lucas (Screenwriter), Scott Moore (Screenwriter) Length: 92 min. Rating: Rated PG-13 : Sexual Content, Drug References, Teen Partying and Crude Humor Video: Widescreen Audio: English: Dolby Digital: 5.1, English: Dolby Digital: 2-Channel Stereo Subtitles: English, Spanish

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Stars:
Ryan Pinkston as Sam Leonard
Kate Mara as Annie Dray
Teri Polo as Mrs. Moran
Craig Kilborn as Mike Hanbo
John Carroll Lynch as Mr. Leonard
Cynthia Stevenson as Mrs. Leonard

Plot:
Ryan Pinkston (TV's Punk'd) and Kate Mara (Shooter) star in this hip and hilarious teen comedy about lying to be popular... and living to regret it! 17 year-old Sam (Pinkston) may be the new kid at school, but he's got a sure-fire scheme to fast-track his popularity: he's going to lie his a%$ off! Claiming to drive a Porsche, date a movie star and have a rock-star for a dad, Sam soon finds himself loved by everyone. But when Sam's outlandish fictions mysteriously turn into outrageous facts - he begins to discover that having all your dreams come true...can be a total nightmare!

Extras:

• Scene Access
• Feature Trailers
• Bonus Trailers
• Deleted Scenes
• Featurettes
• Closed Captioned

This is a movie I never even heard of before a friend gave it to me. But the trailer looked like a lot of fun so was looking forward to seeing it. And even then it still took me 4 months to finally pop it into the player. Actually two players... the first player I tried didn't like this disc much... but it played perfectly in Brittany's player. Turned out the film isn't bad. Though there is nothing special about it either. Just an average film in my opinion.




(From Weekend Movie Marathon: Unwatched DVDs on June 21st, 2013)

My PILOT Marathon, a review by Rich

The Riches

Pilot
Through a set of unusual circumstances, the Malloy family assumes the identities of a wealthy family, the Riches, only to find that a glamorous life entails more than they expected.



The Riches stars Eddie Izzard and Minnie Driver as Wayne and Dahlia Malloy, a married couple with a family. Wayne and Dahlia spent their youth pulling cons with a traveling band of modern Irish gypsies roaming about the US. Now years later, Wayne hits a spiritual and midlife crisis and begins to question their lifestyle just as his wife, newly sprung from prison, rejoins the family. They decide to finally settle down in suburbia where they battle to live a normal life while trying to escape their former friends.

Eddie Izzard playing serious roles works for me, but hell his accent was not quite right!
Interesting and original, a series bought blindly but one that promises plenty from an entertaining pilot episode. I can think of several ways this storyline could go, so am keen to watch more already.
Minnie Driver was superb and convincing, and seemed to grow into the role in less than an hour, as good as I have ever seen her acting. The supporting cast all add something to the overall success of this first episode, and the whole feel was positive.
I look forward to diving in to further episodes.
 


(From My PILOT Marathon on September 23rd, 2009)