The premise for this movie, is that 'mythbuster' Mike Enslin goes around to haunted locations and proves they are frauds. That is, until he stays in 1408 and gets more supernatural than he bargained for.
My favorite type of horror movies are psychological thrillers. Don't get me wrong, I'll give any horror movie a watch, but I find psychological thrillers really make me think. And this is coming from a guy who isn't that deep. But movies, especially ones like this, are, at times, close enough to real life that you can make that connection, rather than being so far from real life you can tell yourself it isn't real.
Since I watched it the first time, I've put a lot of thought into how to escape this room. Like, a lot of thought, and I can safely say that Enslin explored pretty much all the avenues. Course, I had a long time to study and debate the options; he only had an hour.
One of my favorite scenes from this movie was when he was in a post office, and the work crew started tearing down the walls and it was revealed Enslin hadn't escaped the room and he had still been there the whole time. Namely because, of all the weird stuff it showed, it was the most psychologically concerning for being relatable. I've had bad dreams, I'm sure unrelated to the many horror movies I've consumed, that I've woken up, gotten out of bed, only to later realize it was still a dream. So, I could totally relate to how he was feeling, almost.
I rewatched this movie recently, and the interesting fact about that was that I didn't know how it was going to end. I was aware it had multiple endings but didn't know if the first one I had seen was the alternate, or original. Later I discovered there were actually three endings. Alternate endings have always fascinated me. Especially when they show up on live TV, vs a youtube clip.
Overall, I loved this movie. As I stated in that last paragraph, I've watched it more than once. I highly recommend it.
