The Mist

[Quinn]

Frank Darabont of Indiana Jones, Shawshank, and the Green Mile is once again making a Stephen King movie adaptation. This time it is the Mist, which is an incredible short story by King. AICN recently had a couple of set visits that you can see here: http://www.aintitcool.com/node/32103
Be warned some have spoilers. This is going to be pretty awesome if it turns out right, and thus far Darabont is 2 for 2 in the King adaptations. I am psyched.
Have a good day
Quinn

[chewy]

Here's hoping for the best.:drinking:

[Slumlord]

Yeah, I'm looking forward to this. Dug the story and even the old text adventure game was okay.

[Crombie]

This is probably my favorite Stephen King stories next to The Stand, and I cannot wait to see it in theatre!

[Quinn]

Watch a man get set on fire!!! WEEEEEEE

http://www.aintitcool.com/images2007/MistWebisode2.mov
HAve a good day
Quinn

[DocZomby]

It's about time someone got it together and decided to make a movie with this story. It has everything a zombie lover could want (except zombies): End of the world, survival, barricading an unexpected shelter, imploding microcosoms of society, bodies being riped apart, the list goes on. I've got to go read this one again.

[UNDEAD FRED]

This was a great Stephen King short story. I hope they do a great job in making the movie.

[The One and Only]

Five MIST clips for your enjoyment.:lol::drinking: (http://www.joblo.com/arrow/index.php?id=10053)

[zombiekilling101]

trailer looks pretty good. im not a fan of kings writing but the movie looks cool.

[Corpse Grinder]

The Mist is one of my favorite short stories by King and I remember when I first read it when it came out that this would make a great movie, but I hoped that someone would do justice to it 'cuz most of his stories at that time didn't always come out too well as flicks.

I totally forgot all about this story (and King himself) until I saw the trailer, and with Frank Darabont directing, I'm sure that I'll be satisfied with the end product.

[jackskellington]

I can count on one hand the number of Stephen King adaptions that I enjoyed in the theater, but this one really has sparked my interest. I asked the wife just this afternoon if she wanted to go see it on the 22nd, but she didn't seem too interested. Oh well...If it's a boring Saturday afternoon then she'll more than likely be up for it.

[retro zombie killer]

We're King fanatic's since the early 70's when he wrote under the name Richard Bachman. My Mom has original books published under King's pseudonym of Richard Bachman still. In fact she didn't know that Bachman was King though she always held that their writing was very similar. We had a audio play of the Mist so we're all geared up to see the Movie, but will reserve our acclaims or criticism til we know if King wrote the screenplay or not. If King did we're off to the theater and it's pretty much instantly bought in our house when it gets to DVD. Mom loves her King and that's it. Thats all my brother will read. He dosen't read any other fiction then King. You should of seen him when he was waiting for the last Dark Tower to come out. As long as they follow the book closely it still a winner in our eyes. I think the movie looks good and look forward to seeing it myself.

[hatefuldisplay]

I can't wait to see this. I also loved the story. I'll probably wait for the DVD though. I have the unfortunate luck of living in an area where asshole teenagers seem to only go to movies to disrupt them. Being that the drive-in isn't going to be playing it, I'll most likely check it out in my living room.

[Victor Clark]

This movie looks really good, and I'm going to see it on wednesday afternoon! It isn't because I have really high hopes (even though I do), it's because I got a free ticket for it when I bought the DVD for Planet Terror.

[jackskellington]

I can't freakin' wait to see this movie!! Gonna go Friday afternoon!!!

Review I found on Foxnews...

Stephen King Film's Shocking Ending

Stephen King’s latest film adaptation, written and directed by Frank Darabont, has a shocking, upsetting ending that I cannot explain in detail.

All I can say is that it’s a mindblower, and even when it gets out, it’s still something you have to see to believe. The psychological shock of it is like a mental earthquake. Rod Serling, who made all those amazing "Twilight Zone" twist endings, would have to be sedated if he were alive to see this.

Who could get Oscar-winner Marcia Gay Harden, estimable Frances Sternhagen, respected British actor Toby Jones, Andre Braugher, Jeffrey DeMunn, William Sadler and Thomas Jane into a really gross monster-horror movie?

Darabont, of course, and King, who made "The Shawshank Redemption" and "The Green Mile" together.

"The Mist" is probably the best-made B-movie in some time. It’s not the production quality, but Darabont’s intelligent filmmaking. And guess what? Harden gives an award-worthy performance as a zealous born-again Christian. That’s not something you see in the usual horror film, but if there’s a fifth slot this year, it should go to her for the chilling speech she gives a group of small-town citizens trapped in a supermarket by tendril-snapping monsters who live in the mist.

(It’s unlikely most Academy voters will have the stomach to sit through the movie, however.)

At first I thought maybe Harden did it for the money, but that doesn’t make sense. She works all the time, so that’s not an issue. Frankly, "The Mist" is pretty low-budget, even though it’s from Dimension/Weinstein.

No, she has something else up her sleeve. Harden saw a chance to make lemonade out of lemons. She turned her role — it reminded me of something Robert Altman might have cooked up for "Nashville"— it into a smoothie.

"The Mist" is very creepy, very scary and not for the faint of heart. There are extremely convincing nightmare-producing giant bugs, as well as pterodactyls and other unsavory, grotesque creatures — appropriately disgusting — who come to kill, not maim. King says this is his scariest story, and he’s right.

[Darkness]

"I don't recall reading the book, yet, (and I emphasize the 'Yet'. :lol:) but I can't walk away from a Stephen King Movie, bad or good, so you can bet I'm gonna watch this one." :)

"So far, the trailers and reviews look real good, so I don't think I'll be disappointed with the results." :)

[as_i_lay_dying]

So I saw The Mist last night, and right now I don't know how I feel about it. It wasn't a bad movie at all, but without giving away any spoilers the ending was shocking. I left the theater speechless and I didn't know what to say to my friends as we were leaving. The movie did have some great scenes, and the creatures were definitely creepy. They really dragged out the movie though being about 2 hrs long, but I'm not sure if they could have shortened it or not. Right now I don't feel that satisfied about the movie. I need to see it again and possibly read the story.

[Corpse Grinder]

My son and I just came from seeing "The Mist" before we sit down for our turkey dinner and I must say that I was very impressed with it.

I've read the story several times but that was in the late '80's/early '90's but I've always remembered most of it and watching today it was very close to it. They've added characters and stretched the suspense to added effect and the photography with the in-your-face camera of the characters made me feel like I was there. It didn't even feel like two hours because the action, the suspense and just the way the characters were acting just kept me almost at the edge of my seat.

I hated Marcia Gay Hardin's character, she was that good!

And some are talking about the ending:
if you read the book, the ending is there, but...
I recommend it whether you're a King fan or a Darabont fan or not.

[as_i_lay_dying]

I hated Marcia Gay Hardin's character, she was that good!



Oh my gosh so did I. She was the only woman I have ever wanted to punch in the face. lol. She did a good job.

The camera work was really cool it was almost documentary style. I felt like I was the one filming what was happening.

The movie felt very long to me because I was seeing it at a late night showing and I was more interested in trying to stay awake to see the movie haha.

About the ending, is it the same as in the story?

[jackskellington]

Going tomorrow afternoon with a couple of friends! Can't wait to see this ending everyone is talking about!!

[C J]

Just read about the movie now. One of you said that, "you are not sure what to think about it." This is exactly how I felt after watching DOTD 04 sort of leaves you thinking about the message.

Overall, you gotta love the idea of the bunker method in the supermarket. Read some of your opinions and I gotta say I'm planning on going to watch this tonight.

[Godzilla_Rules]

Ya i wanted to punch that woman too. I will try to be vague so not to spoil the movie but when "you know who" did "you now what" to her, the whole theater applauded! She was that annoying but boy she was a good actress and played her role well.
At the end I had mixed feelings I wanted to be happy and cry at the same time. I just wished they explained the background story more meaning the origin of the mist. You know you can do a whole movie on a prequel leading up to the mist. I feel it would have been a better movie if they took more time explaining the events that caused the issue at hand. Loved the creepy crawelys in the movie especially the biug one towards the end. I gve it a 9 out of 10. Kings movies are almost garenteed to always entertain. His stories are so unique.

[vortec1]

Yes this looks good you can bet I'll see this one!

[as_i_lay_dying]

Ya i wanted to punch that woman too. I will try to be vague so not to spoil the movie but when "you know who" did "you now what" to her, the whole theater applauded!

Excellent scene! Haha. Same thing happened here, the audience was cheering and clapping. I was laughing.

Oh yeah and that old lady was the coolest old lady ever.:lol:

[jackskellington]

Just got back from the theater. I thought it was "alright" at best. It set CGI standards back 10 years and the story was pretty predictable and got tired very quickly. The ending was the "best" part, and I put that word in quotations because it really leaves you speechless for a few minutes but not in a good way. I'd give the whole thing a 4/10, and that's a very liberal estimate. Would be a better rental than a wasted ticket price.

[zombiekilling101]

Just got back from the theater. I thought it was "alright" at best. It set CGI standards back 10 years and the story was pretty predictable and got tired very quickly. The ending was the "best" part, and I put that word in quotations because it really leaves you speechless for a few minutes but not in a good way. I'd give the whole thing a 4/10, and that's a very liberal estimate. Would be a better rental than a wasted ticket price.

damn.. well now I dont know if im going to see this tomorrow.. it was hitman.. then this.. now maybe back to hitman..hmmm

[C J]

8/10

Really liked the characters in this film. It was actually pretty scary and I'm not talking about the things outside. The conflicts inside the market were immenent. I think I would have taken my chances next door rather than having to listen to the banter. The soupcan was priceless, so was the comment about making a new friend, and Sherminator's destiny. Trying to be vague here as not too spoil it. Overall, one of the better movies I watched this year.

[BarnabusBlackoak]

was it just me, or was crazy church lady starting to look 'hot' to anyone else by the end of the movie? :evil:

[as_i_lay_dying]

was it just me, or was crazy church lady starting to look 'hot' to anyone else by the end of the movie? :evil:

I dunno dude... lol

[furygrrl]

I read The Mist almost 20 years ago, and it became an instant favourite for me - and that's saying a lot considering I was only about 10 or 11 at the time. ;)

I'd always hoped for a movie adaptation, but with King's book-to-movie track record, was equally hopeful that my favourite King story be left alone. Learning that Frank Darabont was at the helm for this one was like an early Christmas present - the man's a genius. Shawshank moved like cinematic poetry under his care, and I could feel that same level of subtle artistry and attention to detail watching The Mist. And my fears of how only 133 pages of original story to work with would carry over the the big screen? Totally unnecessary - I was both impressed and sated with the translation.

It might not be as flashy or "shoot 'em up, blow 'em up" as many modern horror movies, and the CGI could've been better, but I honestly don't think any of that detracts from the solid story, the genuine scares, or the great characterizations (the supporting characters - the kid - they were spot on, Marcia and Laurie were both fantastic, and Thomas Jane can actually ACT! He was amazing!).

One of the critics called the ending "jaw-dropping" - seeing as how my jaw pretty much did that, I must concur. I still don't have words to describe it.

And the almost total lack of music except towards the end? Brilliant idea.

I loved this movie almost as much as I love the novella, and I can't wait to add it to my dvd collection. :)

[jackskellington]

IMO the "jaw dropping" ending was absolutely necessary to make up for a weak story. The pharmacy scene was really the only decent scare of the entire movie, and even that wasn't much. Guess maybe we were supposed to focus more on the way the people in the supermarket turned on one another and formed separate groups, but that's been done to death in every other horror movie for the last 50 years. As for the CGI, it was very comparable to any straight to Sci-Fi Channel movie on any given Saturday night.:roll:

[UNDEAD FRED]

Oh come on Jack it wasnt that bad. :lol:I liked it. I thought Marcia Gay Harden did a great job as Mrs Carmody, I wont give no spoilers. But in the book Mrs Carmody divided everyone into groups with her religious implications to what was happening.

[jackskellington]

Oh come on Jack it wasnt that bad. :lol:I liked it. I thought Marcia Gay Harden did a great job as Mrs Carmody, I wont give no spoilers. But in the book Mrs Carmody divided everyone into groups with her religious implications to what was happening.

She did play that role very well. By the end of the supermarket scenes, the religious fanatics had become alot more bloodthirsty and terrifying than any of the creatures outside. Maybe that was the whole point, but either way I thought it was weak.

[furygrrl]

Well, since I loved the story going in, there was no disappointment on that level for me. ;)

But comments about a weak story/predictability/cliched-ness/etc., make me wonder about the timing for this movie - as in, perhaps King waited too long to get this on the big screen? There's been so much survival horror in recent years, maybe it would have felt more fresh if it had been at the forefront of the apocalyptic herd?

[jackskellington]

...comments about a weak story/predictability/cliched-ness/etc., make me wonder about the timing for this movie - as in, perhaps King waited too long to get this on the big screen? There's been so much survival horror in recent years, maybe it would have felt more fresh if it had been at the forefront of the apocalyptic herd?

Very good point there furygrrl. It probably would've made a bigger impact about 7 to 10 years ago, especially with the whole...

"evil government project" explanation.
Unfortunately, I think this movie is gonna be one of those that comes in like a lion and out like a lamb. No worries, though! It made it's money and offered us an ending that is seldom seen and that very few directors have the balls to include.

[BarnabusBlackoak]

I dunno dude... lol

ooh yeah, there at the end when she let her hair down...oh mama !

[The Blind Dead]

perhaps King waited too long to get this on the big screen?

King had no control over the greenlighting process and played no role in the production end of this film. He simply wrote the short story and optioned it.

[C J]

was it just me, or was crazy church lady starting to look 'hot' to anyone else by the end of the movie? :evil:

Hahaha! So what your saying is that you would like to "adjust her attitude a little?"

[chickenchop1]

Watched the Mist opening day, and generally thought the mist atmosphere filled with unseen monsters lurking around was good, along with the winged monster attacks. What would've really been cool in my opinion, is if in the second half, they went far beyond the pharmacy and outskirts to explore the rest of the world for the entire second half, but it's obvious the whole widespread area was experiencing the same invasion of mist.

Many caricatured personalities battling each other in the store, somewhat predictable, but interesting. I noticed tentacles are tougher to make look real when wrapped around a person for some reason. The dark shadows need to be darkened to match the background to be more convincing, as CGI can take away the impact of a serious scene if the viewer's thinking "That looked fake".

The end decision of the lead role was a bit out of character I thought, but I liked the point it suggested.

Reminded me a little of Silent Hill (but liked SH better for the story), and the church lady from Edward Scissorhands AND Silent Hill, and Jurassic Park a little bit.

[zombiekilling101]

I saw this tonight. I liked it alot. The atmosphere was great and Jane did a good performance.

heres a big big gripe though.. the soldiers

they didnt do anything the whole movie. didnt help barricade or fight. what was up with that? and a private wouldnt know shit about a secret new weapon... even if it was just hearing things..

loved the ending.... nice FU to Janes character.

[chickenchop1]

I saw this tonight. I liked it alot. The atmosphere was great and Jane did a good performance.

heres a big big gripe though.. the soldiers

they didnt do anything the whole movie. didnt help barricade or fight. what was up with that? and a private wouldnt know shit about a secret new weapon... even if it was just hearing things..

loved the ending.... nice FU to Janes character.

Good point about the Mist soldiers not really offering help in the film. Most soldiers would step up to the plate and lend a hand I'd imagine.

[Corpse Grinder]

Good point about the Mist soldiers not really offering help in the film. Most soldiers would step up to the plate and lend a hand I'd imagine.

Yes, but in this case, there's a reason why the soldiers couldn't or wouldn't help. Even in the story, which had only two soldiers in it, they also didn't do anything except share the same fate.

[Barbara]

I saw it last night and the ending may of been the best or worse ending I ever seen.

I left crying and wanting to punch someone in the face :) lol.

[Victor Clark]

I remember leaving the showing of The Mist yesterday afternoon utterly speechless with my Dad. Overall, I believe that this film is the definition of horror cinema. This film had me more interested and concerned for the characters than any other horror film this year. The creatures both outside and inside the store freaked me out amazingly and made me think about society. And the ending was one of the most sickingly ironic and best uses of horror that I believe I have ever seen. There are a rare few movies like this that are still being made today, and I applaud Frank Derabont and Stephen King for having a film like this make an inspiration for future fright films that I hope turn out at least half as good as this. I give this movie a 5 out of 5 with flying colors:clap:.

[Barbara]

I was thinking, Thomas Jane seemed to be really out of character until like the last half an hour.

He just looked akward in the movie for a long time. Anyone with me?


That ending, I gotta say, I KNEW it was going to happen...but I couldnt believe they went thru with it.

[chickenchop1]

As far as the ending, it fits well into the true "Horror" theme.

[lavel]

Just got back from the theater. I thought it was "alright" at best. It set CGI standards back 10 years and the story was pretty predictable and got tired very quickly. The ending was the "best" part, and I put that word in quotations because it really leaves you speechless for a few minutes but not in a good way. I'd give the whole thing a 4/10, and that's a very liberal estimate. Would be a better rental than a wasted ticket price.

So Jack was this movie good or what?

[jackskellington]

So Jack was this movie good or what?

WTF???:scare:

[The Blind Dead]

Dude, ignore the troll. Feeding him attention will just convince him what he has to say matters.

[jackskellington]

Done and done!

[The Blind Dead]

By the way, will The Mist be worth purchasing on DVD or no?

[jackskellington]

By the way, will The Mist be worth purchasing on DVD or no?

In my opinion...No. I won't be purchasing this one. It's worth a rental fee, but thats about it. It's kinda like those M. Night Shamalamadingdong movies. Once you've seen them and know the "big twist ending", it's not interesting a second time.

[Moonbutterfly7]

I finally saw The Mist and all I can say is wow great job although the ending I was like "Noooo!" They should of kept it with the book. But it wasn't too bad only thing I didn't like how the film kind of looked grainy at times I don't know if that's was the effect but it looked so rough when they did the shots in the dark. The CGI was decent enough, but I had issues with that as well. But overall I loved this movie and definitely will be getting it. I hope they have an alternate ending with the dvd as an extra I would of liked to see it end as it did in the book.

I wish they had stayed with the book ending because it gave us a glimmer of hope and I guess this ending still stayed with that message despite how heartbreaking it was. That you should never give up on hope despite how ugly or how horrible a situation maybe. That's what I sort of got with it, and basically even heroes fall down and don't make the best decisions. But I think its that you should never give up on hope despite how terrible or how hopeless a situation maybe.

[TurboZombie]

How did the book version end? What was different?

[The Blind Dead]

That would be a spoiler if it matches the end of the film. Let's keep spoilers to a minimum.

[zombiekilling101]

By the way, will The Mist be worth purchasing on DVD or no?

I would say yes.

[Corpse Grinder]

By the way, will The Mist be worth purchasing on DVD or no?

I'm definitely getting this on DVD!

[Victor Clark]

By the way, will The Mist be worth purchasing on DVD or no?

I'm definately gonna buy this on DVD. Hopefully there would be an alternate ending involved.

[zombiekilling101]

Bought the 2disc version. 25 bucks.. sucks. oh well though.

[jackskellington]

Dammit ZK, why didn't you listen to me on this one?!!:lol:

[zombiekilling101]

Dammit ZK, why didn't you listen to me on this one?!!:lol:

Cause I liked it in the theater!!!!

[zmbvan]

I just watched this and was throughly entertained and the ending was awesome! I will definitely be purchasing this one to add to my collection.

It's kinda like those M. Night Shamalamadingdong movies.

I can understand your point of view on this flick, but really come on! IMO. Comparing it to an M. Night movie is completely ridiculous. Sure it had a subtle twist, but the monsters alone is worth the purchase of the dvd.

I have never read the book, but now I will be checking it out for sure. I didn't think the ending was a big twist at all. It was quite obvious what was going to happen. But then again, I am notorious for guessing the end of movies. I haven't watched it a second time yet, but I will most definitely will watch it again for the monsters. They looked really good. And the gore was pretty sweet, though I would have liked to see a bit more.

Overall I would give this flick a 8/10.

[detpat]

IIRC king said that he would have used this ending in the book if he had thought of it, that he liked it better. For what it's worth.

[zombiekilling101]

IIRC king said that he would have used this ending in the book if he had thought of it, that he liked it better. For what it's worth.

could you spoiler tag me the ending to the book detpat?

[as_i_lay_dying]

The Mist was great. But I had mixed feelings about the ending. I kinda loved/hated it. But I am thinking about purchasing this on DVD. The whole concept was very chilling.

[Crombie]

It has been awhile since I read the novella, but from what I recall the way it was ended was they passed the highway sign
like in the movie, saw the big beast, and stopped at the edge of a footprint. If I recall correctly the last paragraph was the group
listening to the radio, and they hear the name of a city, and that was it.

[zombiekilling101]

It has been awhile since I read the novella, but from what I recall the way it was ended was they passed the highway sign
like in the movie, saw the big beast, and stopped at the edge of a footprint. If I recall correctly the last paragraph was the group
listening to the radio, and they hear the name of a city, and that was it.


thanks.

I like that bleak figure it out for yourself ending, but think the movie one is better.

[DarthJoe8]

The wife and I just finished this movie and we both liked it. The ending was great. I was impressed with the twists in the movie. :clap: Any one play the game half life?:drinking:

[UNDEAD FRED]

Great movie, but I still dont know about how to feel about the ending. The ending could of been better just to leave it like Stephen King's short story

[zombiekilling101]

The wife and I just finished this movie and we both liked it. The ending was great. I was impressed with the twists in the movie. :clap: Any one play the game half life?:drinking:
I played a bit of half life 2 when they put it out on the 360

[detpat]

sorry about that, i didn't check back quick enough. thanks for the save crombie.

I played all the way through the halflife series and still play HLDM onlline.

[Crombie]

You know, I really like both endings. Again, I cannot remember what the novella does, but I think this movie closes a lot of open threads that were left in the novella. Not in a bad way, but in a way that I think would have worked better for the original in the first place.

Stephen King is/was (have not read a lot of his recent work) the 'King' of open endings where the reader was left to ponder what would happen. I feel it did a lot of disservice to many of his excellent stories, and felt more like it was him saying, "Well, I have no good ending for this story, so it's open ending time!"

One thing my wife noticed was that Stephen King did not seem to appear in the movie. Anyone know why that might have been? I enjoy seeing his quirky little characters appear in his films.

[DarthJoe8]

I mention half life because this movie reminded me of it. Like what happens outside the military compound. :clap: Pretty cool stuff. I used to play it for hours and hours on the pc online when it first came out all those moons ago.

I wonder which came first? Kings story or Half Life? Someone was inspired by someone.:think: