John Cusack in "1408"
(Credit: David Appleby/Dimension)
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A slew of older horror films hit stores this week in hi-def or special edition re-issues, but the newest genre title is "1408." Adapted from a Stephen King short story, the tale of a writer (John Cusack) who spends a night in an allegedly haunted hotel doesn't rank among the best King adaptations, but it has a few good scares and was a surprise modest hit at the summer box office.
In addition to the standard movie-only DVD release, there's a two-disc special edition available which contains the original theatrical cut and a slightly longer unrated version. Bonus features include director/screenwriter commentary, deleted scenes, a behind-the-scenes featurette and two webisodes.
Also released:
"Civic Duty"
"The Comedians of Comedy"
"Day Night Day Night"
"Fantastic Four - Rise of the Silver Surfer" (The Power Cosmic Edition) (also Blu-ray)
"Flight of the Living Dead: Outbreak on a Plane"
"Jindabyne"
"Species IV - The Awakening (Unrated)"
Older titles and special editions:
"Bram Stoker's Dracula (Collector's Edition)" (also Blu-ray)
"Caligula (Three-Disc Imperial Edition)"
"Funny Face (50th Anniversary Edition)"
"The Jungle Book (Two-Disc 40th Anniversary Platinum Edition)"
"Misery (Collector's Edition)"
Hi-def:
"Dawn of the Dead" (1978) (Blu-ray)
"The Day After Tomorrow" (Blu-ray)
"Day of the Dead" (Blu-ray)
"Evil Dead 2: Dead by Dawn" (Blu-ray)
"Halloween" (1978) (Blu-ray)
"A Room with a View" (Blu-ray and HD-DVD)
"Top Gun" (HD-DVD)
