The Mist

[Midnhtsun]

The one of the light coming out of the hood of a snow coat was from the Shining I believe. :)


No that was the Thing, cover. It was a nice little touch.

I got to say I was really pleased with the movie, the casting was pretty good, and the ending although different from the book, it was great! Very refreshing to see a movie do what it did.

The only complaint was the CG, I wish they would have spent more time on the CG many of the scene looked very scifi channel caliber they could have done a lot better.

[WorthyStevens]

I really want to see this movie again.

[Scooter]

Yes, this film was quite good. Tom Jane is a very enjoyable actor. Marcia Gay-Harden and Andre Braugher were also quite good.

Quite qood. Quite good indeed.








Quite good.

[BatMatt]

You know its one of those films that the longer it sinks in, the more you just wanna see it again. Doesn't hurt I'm writing my paper on it right now :up:

[TNC9852002]

For only 17 million dollars, I'd say the CGI was pretty good. At least the effects for the spiders anyway..

I think it performed poorly because #1, it was rated R, and #2, there were no big, bankable stars...and #3, a lot of people just thought it was another "Fog" movie.

-TNC

[The Apatow Crew]

For only 17 million dollars, I'd say the CGI was pretty good. At least the effects for the spiders anyway..

I think it performed poorly because #1, it was rated R, and #2, there were no big, bankable stars...and #3, a lot of people just thought it was another "Fog" movie.

-TNCAnd they had a big disney family movie out also.

[Tanin]

It isn't playing within 70 miles of me :(

So I can't see it.

[Scooter]

It isn't playing within 70 miles of me :(...
If I had to guess (I don't, but I'd like to anyway), I'd say that was probably your fault.

[PowersOfMind]

I liked the film right up until the end... yet after I thought about it ( and discussed it) the ending was very fitting.

[Tanin]

If I had to guess (I don't, but I'd like to anyway), I'd say that was probably your fault.

I'd say it's my parents for moving out in the middle of NOWHERE. lol

[Midnhtsun]

For only 17 million dollars, I'd say the CGI was pretty good. At least the effects for the spiders anyway..




The 3d designs were awesome of all the creatures, especially the spiders and those really huge ones, it was the tentical scene that I didnt like mainly because the lighting was off, but like you said for 17mil it was pretty good.

[Castlewood]

Yeah, the tentacles were my only issue, actually. But really, Darabont doesn't do SFX... Shawshank and Green Mile were relatively "reality" movies, so this is really a new thing for him. He's never made a creature-feature before.

But here's a question: How does The Mist rank with Shawshank and Green Mile?

Hell... I'll say it's the best for the time being. I might change my mind, but this one is making me think alot more.. I cant stop thinking about it.

Maybe:

1. The Mist
2. Shawshank
3. Green Mile

I might change my mind....

[Midnhtsun]

Yeah, the tentacles were my only issue, actually. But really, Darabont doesn't do SFX... Shawshank and Green Mile were relatively "reality" movies, so this is really a new thing for him. He's never made a creature-feature before.

But here's a question: How does The Mist rank with Shawshank and Green Mile?

Hell... I'll say it's the best for the time being. I might change my mind, but this one is making me think alot more.. I cant stop thinking about it.

Maybe:

1. The Mist
2. Shawshank
3. Green Mile

I might change my mind....

I would switch it to
1. Shawshank
2. The Mist
3. Green Mile (still havent seen it so as default it goes to 3)

Shawshank overall didn't suffer from any short comings, great cast, great acting, musical score, story, so on and so on.

Now that I brought it up there were a few minor issues with the musical score near the end of the film, but thats just me being nit picking. There was one point it abruptly stopped then started back up. I would go into more detail but dont want to spoil anything, for those who havent seen it yet.

[BatMatt]

It'd go in order that he made them for me, but thats like comparing snickers to milky way, it's all chocolaty goodness

[Rez]

Not doubting you, it's just been awhile since I read The Mist. How was that one connected to The Dark Tower Series?




It's been a while since I read the page version of The Mist- but there are a few connections and the movie piled them on even more.

The most noticable aspect of it is that the creatures are those from the Dark Tower world. The flying pteranodon like creatures are seen along with a wealth of other insane organisms near the end of the Dark Tower 3: The Wastelands.

The most important aspect of it, though, is that of the multiple endless dimensions all linked together through The Dark Tower. In the Dark Tower, Roland gains access to different dimensions through actual doorways, though it's clear there are many other ways to bridge the dimensions. This is what happens in the Mist. Like the soldier explains and Carmody says after- they tried to create a window, but what if it was a door? The Mist is indeed a doorway, branching the main world of the Dark Tower universe with that of one of the other countless worlds- a world much closer to our own.

There were other little things here and there. I got a real "thinny" vibe from the tentacles, and the thinny is a massive indescribable being with a bunch of tentacles that makes an appearance in Wastlelands alongside all the other creatures and kills an assload of people in DT4: Wizard & Glass.

Also tied together with another DT connected book, From A Buick 8. Thinking about it now, From A Buick 8 is basically the same exact story as The Mist, but longer and not as good. In it, a car is left behind by one of the agents of the Dark Tower, and this car also serves as a doorway between the main DT world and again, a world not different from our own. From this car creatures pop out(in fact, I'm pretty sure one of the pterodactyl things makes an appearance here as well), characters react differently to it, crazy stuff happens. But the biggest CONNECTION from it is that WHEN the creatures come out into our world and die, they fizzle into nothing just like the dead severed tentacle did... thus leaving no proof to those skepticle.

My favorite connection was the Wizard of Oz line. It works on it's own in context to the film- they are basically transported just like Dorothy into another world in The Mist(through a doorway no less, but for Dorothy it's a Tornado, for the Buick guys it's a car, for Roland and the Dark Tower fellows it's an actual door, and for David and the supermarket patrons it's The Mist). But any Dark Tower reader knows the importance of the Wizard of Oz in Wizard & Glass, my favorite book of the series.

And finally this all culminates in the inclusion of the painting at the beginning- the tip of the hat acknowledging just how much it all really is connected, and that this entire film is about a doorway, about one of the endless stories that can be told when ordinary people are faced with extradorinary circumstances, and how they break down when coming in contact with something out of this world.


In a perfect land, everyone who made a King story would put in these little details- but outside of a soup kitchen in the recent Salem's Lot miniseries and the same types of soda in Kingdom Hospital, people just don't seem to care. Damn shame... could you imagine how great Hearts in Atlantis would have been if they had stuck to the damn book? Talk about a sense of wonder. Of course, in a perfect world, Frank Daranbont would be the only man making King stories, and we'd all live forever until he finished the whole damn thing.

[블라스]

Those spiders scared the poop out of me :down

[squeekness]

Yeah, the tentacles were my only issue, actually. But really, Darabont doesn't do SFX... Shawshank and Green Mile were relatively "reality" movies, so this is really a new thing for him. He's never made a creature-feature before.

But here's a question: How does The Mist rank with Shawshank and Green Mile?

Hell... I'll say it's the best for the time being. I might change my mind, but this one is making me think alot more.. I cant stop thinking about it.

Maybe:

1. The Mist
2. Shawshank
3. Green Mile

I might change my mind....For me, The Mist was too different to rank with the other two. The Mist for me was a monster movie and that puts it in a differnt class of film. I'd lump it with Cujo or Dreamcathers because there were monsters of a sort in it.

Shawshank isn't even scary, it' wasn't that kind of film.

Green Mile was sorta scary. but it was more about the guys than it was about trying to frighten the viewer.


I thought all three movies were great but for different reasons.

[omid17]

Guys would I be ****ed up if i watched the movie on a bootleg?

[TNC9852002]

And they had a big disney family movie out also.
That wouldn't be one of the more significant factors..

-TNC

[TNC9852002]

Guys would I be ****ed up if i watched the movie on a bootleg?
:eek: :eek:

-TNC

[Tanin]

Guys would I be ****ed up if i watched the movie on a bootleg?


I suggest you run! Stephen King is coming for you !!!!!

[omid17]

I suggest you run! Stephen King is coming for you !!!!!
sorry man im broke right now

[블라스]

Anyone got a pic of them scary spiders?

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

It's been a while since I read the page version of The Mist- but there are a few connections and the movie piled them on even more.

The most noticable aspect of it is that the creatures are those from the Dark Tower world. The flying pteranodon like creatures are seen along with a wealth of other insane organisms near the end of the Dark Tower 3: The Wastelands.

The most important aspect of it, though, is that of the multiple endless dimensions all linked together through The Dark Tower. In the Dark Tower, Roland gains access to different dimensions through actual doorways, though it's clear there are many other ways to bridge the dimensions. This is what happens in the Mist. Like the soldier explains and Carmody says after- they tried to create a window, but what if it was a door? The Mist is indeed a doorway, branching the main world of the Dark Tower universe with that of one of the other countless worlds- a world much closer to our own.

There were other little things here and there. I got a real "thinny" vibe from the tentacles, and the thinny is a massive indescribable being with a bunch of tentacles that makes an appearance in Wastlelands alongside all the other creatures and kills an assload of people in DT4: Wizard & Glass.

Also tied together with another DT connected book, From A Buick 8. Thinking about it now, From A Buick 8 is basically the same exact story as The Mist, but longer and not as good. In it, a car is left behind by one of the agents of the Dark Tower, and this car also serves as a doorway between the main DT world and again, a world not different from our own. From this car creatures pop out(in fact, I'm pretty sure one of the pterodactyl things makes an appearance here as well), characters react differently to it, crazy stuff happens. But the biggest CONNECTION from it is that WHEN the creatures come out into our world and die, they fizzle into nothing just like the dead severed tentacle did... thus leaving no proof to those skepticle.

My favorite connection was the Wizard of Oz line. It works on it's own in context to the film- they are basically transported just like Dorothy into another world in The Mist(through a doorway no less, but for Dorothy it's a Tornado, for the Buick guys it's a car, for Roland and the Dark Tower fellows it's an actual door, and for David and the supermarket patrons it's The Mist). But any Dark Tower reader knows the importance of the Wizard of Oz in Wizard & Glass, my favorite book of the series.

And finally this all culminates in the inclusion of the painting at the beginning- the tip of the hat acknowledging just how much it all really is connected, and that this entire film is about a doorway, about one of the endless stories that can be told when ordinary people are faced with extradorinary circumstances, and how they break down when coming in contact with something out of this world.


In a perfect land, everyone who made a King story would put in these little details- but outside of a soup kitchen in the recent Salem's Lot miniseries and the same types of soda in Kingdom Hospital, people just don't seem to care. Damn shame... could you imagine how great Hearts in Atlantis would have been if they had stuck to the damn book? Talk about a sense of wonder. Of course, in a perfect world, Frank Daranbont would be the only man making King stories, and we'd all live forever until he finished the whole damn thing.

So could the mist and the creatures coming through it, including the storm, be caused by a "thinny"?

---Morzan

[squeekness]

^^ I think so, yes.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Coolarooni

---Morzan

[Denny67]

Good movie with a F'ed up ending.

[Krozee]

I was so sad when Ollie died. He was the best character in the movie.

And when Norm was getting ripped apart, all I could think was "Nooo!! Not the Sherminator!!"

[Roughneck]

For some reason I thought Dan was the best character.,....Ollie was close though

[Rez]

So could the mist and the creatures coming through it, including the storm, be caused by a "thinny"?

---Morzan

King never completely describes a Thinny so that you or I could understand it, but mist and tentacles always accompany it, and creatures tend to roam around (in?) it, and it has some kind of psychic power in the books. But dimensional jumps? The film makes it pretty clear that whatever the military was experimenting with caused the riff... I do find it very likely though, that while never referred to by name in either the story or the film, that at least part of what we see(or rather, don't see), is indeed what those in the Dark Tower universe refer to as a Thinny.

[the a1ant]

Thomas Jane should never try crying in a movie again. Gosh, that was terrible. :o

[cryptic name]

Thomas Jane should never try crying in a movie again. Gosh, that was terrible. :o

he cried pretty good in The Punisher

[the a1ant]

True, he was good in Punisher. I don't know what went wrong in 'The Mist' though. Those scenes were pretty bad.

[omid17]

10 out of 10
the ending was great but just real sad, but that was one hell of a movie

[omid17]

if he just waited for 20 more seconds:csad:

[squeekness]

10 out of 10
the ending was great but just real sad, but that was one hell of a movie

if he just waited for 20 more seconds:csad:
Yeah, but sometimes we need the occassional sad ending to break things up. Can't have all movies end the same way. :)

[omid17]

Yeah, but sometimes we need the occassional sad ending to break things up. Can't have all movies end the same way. :):up:agreed, that's what I liked about this movie

[cryptic name]

i've never reacted to an ending like i did with this movie. i actually spit my drink out, and was one of the handfull of people in the theatre that could be heard mumbling "you've gotta be f**king kidding..."

[BatMatt]

it's a melodrama, not a horror film, thus the ending :up:

[TNC9852002]

I liked Jane's crying... :(

I find it that most scenes with a crying male actor are incredibly difficult because you don't usually see it...

-TNC

[USMC]

:up: :up:

USMC don't know what the **** he's talking about.

I've been reading and re-reading King novels for 20 years. I assure you I know what I'm talking about. And when you manage to come up with grammatically correct sentences, then maybe people will take your opinions more seriously, too. :)

[USMC]

King does not plot. This is why he's ending is atrocious.

Again, start with grammatically correct sentences. You might get farther in life, as well as on the internet.

And this movie did not have King's ending. :heart:

[USMC]

It's been a while since I read the page version of The Mist- but there are a few connections and the movie piled them on even more.

The most noticable aspect of it is that the creatures are those from the Dark Tower world. The flying pteranodon like creatures are seen along with a wealth of other insane organisms near the end of the Dark Tower 3: The Wastelands.

The most important aspect of it, though, is that of the multiple endless dimensions all linked together through The Dark Tower. In the Dark Tower, Roland gains access to different dimensions through actual doorways, though it's clear there are many other ways to bridge the dimensions. This is what happens in the Mist. Like the soldier explains and Carmody says after- they tried to create a window, but what if it was a door? The Mist is indeed a doorway, branching the main world of the Dark Tower universe with that of one of the other countless worlds- a world much closer to our own.

There were other little things here and there. I got a real "thinny" vibe from the tentacles, and the thinny is a massive indescribable being with a bunch of tentacles that makes an appearance in Wastlelands alongside all the other creatures and kills an assload of people in DT4: Wizard & Glass.

Also tied together with another DT connected book, From A Buick 8. Thinking about it now, From A Buick 8 is basically the same exact story as The Mist, but longer and not as good. In it, a car is left behind by one of the agents of the Dark Tower, and this car also serves as a doorway between the main DT world and again, a world not different from our own. From this car creatures pop out(in fact, I'm pretty sure one of the pterodactyl things makes an appearance here as well), characters react differently to it, crazy stuff happens. But the biggest CONNECTION from it is that WHEN the creatures come out into our world and die, they fizzle into nothing just like the dead severed tentacle did... thus leaving no proof to those skepticle.

My favorite connection was the Wizard of Oz line. It works on it's own in context to the film- they are basically transported just like Dorothy into another world in The Mist(through a doorway no less, but for Dorothy it's a Tornado, for the Buick guys it's a car, for Roland and the Dark Tower fellows it's an actual door, and for David and the supermarket patrons it's The Mist). But any Dark Tower reader knows the importance of the Wizard of Oz in Wizard & Glass, my favorite book of the series.

And finally this all culminates in the inclusion of the painting at the beginning- the tip of the hat acknowledging just how much it all really is connected, and that this entire film is about a doorway, about one of the endless stories that can be told when ordinary people are faced with extradorinary circumstances, and how they break down when coming in contact with something out of this world.


In a perfect land, everyone who made a King story would put in these little details- but outside of a soup kitchen in the recent Salem's Lot miniseries and the same types of soda in Kingdom Hospital, people just don't seem to care. Damn shame... could you imagine how great Hearts in Atlantis would have been if they had stuck to the damn book? Talk about a sense of wonder. Of course, in a perfect world, Frank Daranbont would be the only man making King stories, and we'd all live forever until he finished the whole damn thing.




I ike your theories, Rez, very astute. :) Remember though, from DT7 and previous books that it's explained that the creatures from a thinny are actually coming from the worlds between worlds. In my mind, I've always visioned that the creatures don't come from Roland's world, they come from in between worlds... after scientists messed around with the beams and doorways, they released (or created, however you wanna look at it) the thinnies that, in turn, infected Rolands world (thus, creating portions of the Wastelands, etc.) and the Mist (another kind of thinny) into this world.

Remember, the novel never has anyone rescuing the main characters. it is assumed at the end of the novel that the Mist covers...well, everything. The ending is ambiguous, leaving the reader to assume, or guess, that there is no salvation, and that everyone is basically f@*ked.

I love Stephen King. :heart:

[squeekness]

I liked Jane's crying... :(

I find it that most scenes with a crying male actor are incredibly difficult because you don't usually see it...

-TNCNot all male actors can pull it off (like Tobey McGuire :down). Jane did it very well and was quite believable.

[Rez]

I ike your theories, Rez, very astute. :) Remember though, from DT7 and previous books that it's explained that the creatures from a thinny are actually coming from the worlds between worlds. In my mind, I've always visioned that the creatures don't come from Roland's world, they come from in between worlds... after scientists messed around with the beams and doorways, they released (or created, however you wanna look at it) the thinnies that, in turn, infected Rolands world (thus, creating portions of the Wastelands, etc.) and the Mist (another kind of thinny) into this world.

Remember, the novel never has anyone rescuing the main characters. it is assumed at the end of the novel that the Mist covers...well, everything. The ending is ambiguous, leaving the reader to assume, or guess, that there is no salvation, and that everyone is basically f@*ked.

I love Stephen King. :heart:


It's been a while, so I'll just assume right you are :-)

I felt a bit burned by the majority of the last few Dark Tower books, so I didn't feel much inclined to reread them. But, all the same, like you said, I still love King!

[squeekness]

I thought all the Dark Tower books were great. :) I just love this guy, there really hasn't been too much from him that I didn't like.

[USMC]

I thought all the Dark Tower books were great. :) I just love this guy, there really hasn't been too much from him that I didn't like.

Dreamcatcher. :csad:

Though that was one of the rare times when I watched the movie before reading the book. Big mistake. That horrible film made the book a chore to read....


Repeat after me: book, then film! :woot:

[USMC]

It's been a while, so I'll just assume right you are :-)

I felt a bit burned by the majority of the last few Dark Tower books, so I didn't feel much inclined to reread them. But, all the same, like you said, I still love King!


The last 3 books did move fast... but taken as a whole, I loved 'em. If you think about it, alot of King's novels speed up at the end. So if you think of the Dark Tower as one epic novel (lol, that weighs a ton), then it only stands to reason that the final act will seem rushed.

That's how I justify it anyway, haha... :D

[Rez]

Haha, yeah, I justify it as that he usually takes flack for screwing up or copping out on the ending(It, The Stand, half his other works :-P), and that seeing as it was a series, he just messed up roughly 2 and a half books- the equivelant of an ending!

I found it both a blessing and a curse that his accident got him in gear, as the rushed final 3 books simply don't fit in with the first four. It's a different story, and that's undeniable. Wolves of The Calla has to be not only one of the worst King books I've read, but one of the worst books I've ever finished in my life. I like the majority of SongOS- which is a testament to King's writing, as I pretty much hated her in the rest of the series- the gas station shoot out is fantastic, and the end just builds and builds in a way that reminded me of the original 4. But as soon as The Dark Tower started, I could tell I was in for another Wolves. While I dig the very end, everything else leading up to the last few pages left me cold and dissapointed.

[squeekness]

Dreamcatcher. :csad:

Though that was one of the rare times when I watched the movie before reading the book. Big mistake. That horrible film made the book a chore to read....


Repeat after me: book, then film! :woot:I liked the book but when I found out they were making a movie of it, I couldn't fathom how they were going to fit everything in. It wasn't bad considering what they had to work with. It was the first thing I saw Thomas Jane in and I thought he was good in it. :)

[omid17]

Not all male actors can pull it off (like Tobey McGuire :down). Jane did it very well and was quite believable.agreed

[USMC]

Haha, yeah, I justify it as that he usually takes flack for screwing up or copping out on the ending(It, The Stand, half his other works :-P), and that seeing as it was a series, he just messed up roughly 2 and a half books- the equivelant of an ending!

I found it both a blessing and a curse that his accident got him in gear, as the rushed final 3 books simply don't fit in with the first four. It's a different story, and that's undeniable. Wolves of The Calla has to be not only one of the worst King books I've read, but one of the worst books I've ever finished in my life. I like the majority of SongOS- which is a testament to King's writing, as I pretty much hated her in the rest of the series- the gas station shoot out is fantastic, and the end just builds and builds in a way that reminded me of the original 4. But as soon as The Dark Tower started, I could tell I was in for another Wolves. While I dig the very end, everything else leading up to the last few pages left me cold and dissapointed.

Wow, Susannah has always been one of my favorite characters... and the Wolves of the Calla was fantastic (imo)... being a fan of the Seven Samurai and the Magnificent Seven, as well as how seamlessly King fit in Father Callahan and Salem's Lot into the Dark Tower was brilliant.

Sorry you didn't care for it. :(

[boydston_14]

Went and saw this today. I liked it. But what I didn't like was the fact that some guy brought his two little kids in to watch it with him and they looked to be about six-years-old. Stuff like that just angers the crap out of me. Why bring little kids into R rated movies?

[squeekness]

Went and saw this today. I liked it. But what I didn't like was the fact that some guy brought his two little kids in to watch it with him and they looked to be about six-years-old. Stuff like that just angers the crap out of me. Why bring little kids into R rated movies?Losers with no babysitters. :(

[Midnhtsun]

Went and saw this today. I liked it. But what I didn't like was the fact that some guy brought his two little kids in to watch it with him and they looked to be about six-years-old. Stuff like that just angers the crap out of me. Why bring little kids into R rated movies?

Granted I grew up watching salems lot since the age of 3, but yea its ridiculous how parents do that kind of crap. Especially with the ending of this movie.

[boydston_14]

Granted I grew up watching salems lot since the age of 3, but yea its ridiculous how parents do that kind of crap. Especially with the ending of this movie.

Yeah as I was walking out I heard the kid ask his dad about that. :csad:

[aaron]

Went and saw this today. I liked it. But what I didn't like was the fact that some guy brought his two little kids in to watch it with him and they looked to be about six-years-old. Stuff like that just angers the crap out of me. Why bring little kids into R rated movies?

especially considering the fact tom jane kills his kid :/

[Rez]

Wow, Susannah has always been one of my favorite characters... and the Wolves of the Calla was fantastic (imo)... being a fan of the Seven Samurai and the Magnificent Seven, as well as how seamlessly King fit in Father Callahan and Salem's Lot into the Dark Tower was brilliant.

Sorry you didn't care for it. :(


Me too. I'm pretty critical of things, but it's not like I go into a book expecting to hate it- especially in a series that I'd loved so far. But literally everything about it made me cringe in disgust. The writing style was so drab, bland, and boring in a series of 4 other completely uniquely written novels. The new dialogue introduced, the commala talk, was painfully bad- especially in contrast to the brilliantly romantic high speech and other dialogues that peppered the Mejis backstory in Wizard & Glass. To make it worse, this commala talk stayed pretty constant in the rest of the series. I found the Callahan backstory to be forced, largely unnecessary, and far too long. It was one thing to have such a grand story backstory of Roland in 4, but the concept of having 2 large asides for new, ultimately disposable characters in books 5 and 7 didn't read so seamless to me. Not to mention that I didn't care one bit about any of the townsfolk, or their stupid ruined children. Topping it off with the completely new direction the book, and as it would turn out the rest of the series, would follow after King's accident, and you have a recipe for disaster on all counts. Also, the illustrations = ass.


As for Susannah, what I really couldn't stand was her constant split personality crap in Drawing. It's hard to write split personality well (I'd hate to use such a well known, mainstream name to throw out here as an example, but we are talking about Stephen King, so I'd say Palahniuk has a pretty good handle on it in Fight Club and to a lesser extent Lullaby) and King didn't do a good job with it. I was both excited and releaved when she merged into Susannah- I began to like her a lot more. So when Wolves came along and she slipped back into the constant split personality crap, well, add it to the list of things I hated about the book :oldrazz:

[K.B.]

Finally saw it tonight and I loved it. AMAZING movie and def a must see. Great flick all around. I gave it a 10.

[BatMatt]

I got a 97 on my paper on The Mist :word:

[K.B.]

Good work :up:

[Castlewood]

It's the best Stephen King adaptation ever.

- better than The Shining? YES.
- better than 1408? YES.

I mean... Frank Darabont blows me away.

EDIT: Shawshank is better... my bad. But Darabont + King = Classic movies.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

I ike your theories, Rez, very astute. :) Remember though, from DT7 and previous books that it's explained that the creatures from a thinny are actually coming from the worlds between worlds. In my mind, I've always visioned that the creatures don't come from Roland's world, they come from in between worlds... after scientists messed around with the beams and doorways, they released (or created, however you wanna look at it) the thinnies that, in turn, infected Rolands world (thus, creating portions of the Wastelands, etc.) and the Mist (another kind of thinny) into this world.

Remember, the novel never has anyone rescuing the main characters. it is assumed at the end of the novel that the Mist covers...well, everything. The ending is ambiguous, leaving the reader to assume, or guess, that there is no salvation, and that everyone is basically f@*ked.

I love Stephen King. :heart:

I've yet to finish the DT series (currently on WOTC), but I envisioned the wastelands and the creatures (See the "On Leather Wings" and "Prancing and Cavorting" illustrations from The Waste Lands) were the result of nuclear fallout from the Old Ones, possibly from an unknown war which decimated the Earth. From the ruins emerged Gilead, etc. That's my theory, anyway.

---Morzan

[Castlewood]

Is the Dark Tower series worth reading? I'm very unfamiliar with it.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Is the Dark Tower series worth reading? I'm very unfamiliar with it.

I had to reread The Gunslinger a couple of times before I got the entire story. It could have been because I was forcing myself to finish the first time, not because the story was boring. Because the class I was in was boring. The books definitley get better as you go. :up:

---Morzan

[K.B.]

So what would you guys want to see on the dvd?

[animefan]

Great movie, the ending left me numb, I still can't belive he killed his kid.

[LastSunrise1981]

Maybe it's just me, but after seeing The Mist, I feel Darabont should possibly be considered to direct a restart of Silent Hill or a Silent Hill sequel. Even though Christophe Gans did a great job in my eyes, Darabont's usage of atmosphere, silence, and the visuals of the Mist gave me a Silent Hill feeling.

Mainly with the fog covering everything, the monsters in the mist, the bugs, the silence, and creepy feeling that you get when you're trapped in a particular area with no idea of what's ahead of you in the fog.

[K.B.]

It got everything right that 30 Days of Night should have had but didn't.

[Eelectro 2]

thanks for a F-CKING SPOILER!!! anime fan. ass! way to ruin a movie ya jerk

[Sugarculted]

especially considering the fact tom jane kills his kid :/

Great movie, the ending left me numb, I still can't belive he killed his kid.

You complete and utter retards. SHH gives you freakin' spoiler tags for a reason. It isn't even out in the UK yet.

Asses.

[A.J.Rimmer(BSC)]

You read my mind!

LOSERS!

[Rez]

I had to reread The Gunslinger a couple of times before I got the entire story. It could have been because I was forcing myself to finish the first time, not because the story was boring. Because the class I was in was boring. The books definitley get better as you go. :up:

---Morzan



I disagree.

The Dark Tower series is without a doubt one worth reading. Or maybe, starting. The original (unrevised) Gunslinger is, in my opinion, King's masterwork. It's perfect, in every way. The next two books, while excellent, don't match up to the promise shown in what is basically King's first book, ever. In fact, out of all his other works, I think the only thing that matches the excellence of the first Dark Tower... is the 4th: Wizard & Glass. I'd say The Gunslinger is probably a little better from a literary standpoint, but W&G is by far my favorite- and one of my favorite books period.

You're on Wolves of the Calla? Stop now, and never look back! Rest assured, your idea that the books "get better as they go along" will be abruptly halted.

[animefan]

thanks for a F-CKING SPOILER!!! anime fan. ass! way to ruin a movie ya jerk


you havent seen it yet,guess i forgot everyone outside the U.S, besieds kol lover said it before me. well if you want you can read the book they don't have the same ending

[Eggyman]

At last they are starting to do good adaptions of King's work. This was quite good -- not as good as Secret Window or 1408, IMO, but good nontheless. :)

[Rez]

you havent seen it yet,guess i forgot everyone outside the U.S, besieds kol lover said it before me. well if you want you can read the book they don't have the same ending


Die young.

[terry78]

Yeah as I was walking out I heard the kid ask his dad about that. :csad:

"Daddy, why did he do that?"

"Because he touched himself at night."

[Figs]

You complete and utter retards. SHH gives you freakin' spoiler tags for a reason. It isn't even out in the UK yet.

Asses.

I seriously think morons like that should be banned for ignorance and stupidity. "Yeah, let's post the ending to the movie without spoilers to ruin it for everyone who hasn't seen it yet." :whatever:

I disagree.

The Dark Tower series is without a doubt one worth reading. Or maybe, starting. The original (unrevised) Gunslinger is, in my opinion, King's masterwork. It's perfect, in every way. The next two books, while excellent, don't match up to the promise shown in what is basically King's first book, ever. In fact, out of all his other works, I think the only thing that matches the excellence of the first Dark Tower... is the 4th: Wizard & Glass. I'd say The Gunslinger is probably a little better from a literary standpoint, but W&G is by far my favorite- and one of my favorite books period.

You're on Wolves of the Calla? Stop now, and never look back! Rest assured, your idea that the books "get better as they go along" will be abruptly halted.

That is strictly your opinion. Why in the hell would you want to tell someone to not finish this story, since in fact it is all one big story. Yeah, some of the "chapters" I liked better than others but all 7 as a whole, it was a great story. I also don't see the need to have included "(unrevised)" either. Wasn't that much different not to mention King himself says when he originally wrote the first book he later realized a few things didn't make sense.

[Rez]

Uh, because it's like, my opinion, man. First of all, the difference between the unrevised and the revised version is massive- besides some of the major changes to the story(and yes, they are major), a ton of the writing has been reworked and the two versions have entirely different tones. He started writing the Gunslinger when he was 19. He revised it a couple years ago. His revised version matches his style NOW, which is far worse than the raw, pure talent he had flowing out of him back in the day. Say what you will about opinions(No **** it's my opinion), but it's a FACT- the books are completely different. And the only reason the original doesn't make sense with the last few books is because he completely changed the direction of the series after his car accident.

As for why would I suggest not finishing the series? Simple: Because it's a massive let down, and that's an opinion shared by many. The last few books just aren't up to par with the originals. Would it leave you hanging? Yes, but it would save you time and dissapointment as well. Things don't get finished all the time, and yet people still seek them out. Tv shows get cancelled, people involved with books or stories or other things die, and things are left unfinished. And just because a great movie like say, The Land Before Time has 12 crappy sequels, does that really mean you're going to go seek out and watch all 12 of them?

[Figs]

Uh, because it's like, my opinion, man. First of all, the difference between the unrevised and the revised version is massive- besides some of the major changes to the story(and yes, they are major), a ton of the writing has been reworked and the two versions have entirely different tones. He started writing the Gunslinger when he was 19. He revised it a couple years ago. His revised version matches his style NOW, which is far worse than the raw, pure talent he had flowing out of him back in the day. Say what you will about opinions(No **** it's my opinion), but it's a FACT- the books are completely different. And the only reason the original doesn't make sense with the last few books is because he completely changed the direction of the series after his car accident.

As for why would I suggest not finishing the series? Simple: Because it's a massive let down, and that's an opinion shared by many. The last few books just aren't up to par with the originals. Would it leave you hanging? Yes, but it would save you time and dissapointment as well. Things don't get finished all the time, and yet people still seek them out. Tv shows get cancelled, people involved with books or stories or other things die, and things are left unfinished. And just because a great movie like say, The Land Before Time has 12 crappy sequels, does that really mean you're going to go seek out and watch all 12 of them?


I'll give you that maybe, about him changing his style(which always happens with age with most novelists and musicians)so he altered the book to go with his new ideas for the others. The one thing that gets me is the "that's an opinion shared by many". I would need a country/worldwide poll from all his fans before I believe that.

Sorry, just on message boards and with fanboys you too many times hear the old "Everyone I know loves/hates this or that" to favor their opinion. Not saying your one of those types...but then again I don't know you.

[Rez]

The problem with books is, the only place to really get anyone's opinion on them IS the internet and message boards. Books aren't like movies anymore, outside of stuff like Harry Potter and The Da Vinci Code, it's pretty hard to just walk up to someone you know and strike up a conversation about a book you've both read.

I know maybe 5 or 6 people that have read the Dark Tower books, and none of them have liked the last few books. I'm the only person I know that likes book 6, or the very ending for that matter, at all. And if you don't believe me that there's a large number of people that dislike the endings, then just look around. It doesn't matter to me what you believe, I just know what I see. King isn't very respected in literary circles, and even among his legions of fans, it's a largely accepted fact that he pretty much sucks at endings. As a couple of us have already said in this thread, it makes sense, that, being a series of books instead of just one- that a couple of the books at the end would suck as a whole. Check out some message boards that talk about books or King or entertainment in general. Hell, a great example is Thedarktower.net's forums- a lot of people there love ALL the books (like you said- fanboys), but admit to the majority of people hating the later books, not understanding why, etc. And on broader message boards that don't come from websites built around fans of the dark tower, like say, the zone over at AICN, topics about the Dark Tower generally focus on how great it starts and how terrible it ends.

You want a poll of a bunch of fans? Check out amazon.com- The first 4 books have 4 1/2 and 5 stars. The later books have 3 and 3 1/2.

[deathfromabove]

especially considering the fact tom jane ***** :/

Great movie, the ending left me numb, I still can't belive he ******.

you both should be banned. or at least probation. or like king himself said " hung from the neck until dead" that shows such a lack of respect for the filmakers and your fellow hypers.

:cmad:

this is a spoiler tag:

im reporting you both.

[Matt]

I tend to agree. If there is one thing I as a moderator have no tolerance for it is untagged spoilers. I've had so many movies ruined for me that way. I think both Kol and animelover can have a few days off for posting spoilers without tags. Next time they will be banned.

[WorthyStevens]

I remember back in October 2004, I was in a video store, and this kid comes in and spoiled the ending to Saw before I had even seen it. God was I pissed off.

[Matt]

I remember back in October 2004, I was in a video store, and this kid comes in and spoiled the ending to Saw before I had even seen it. God was I pissed off.

I would be too. We have tags for a reason. There is absolutely no reason not to use them.

[Rez]

In almost unrelated news, Matt, I just spent 2 minutes being hypnotized by your terrifying avatar.

[Asr]

I snuck in to watch about the last 10-15 minutes of this movie last night. Even from that I could tell this movie was cool. Now I want to watch the whole thing. :)

[Figs]

I snuck in to watch about the last 10-15 minutes of this movie last night. Even from that I could tell this movie was cool. Now I want to watch the whole thing. :)


That sucks lol. You should have just watched it from the beginning your first go-round. Hope you still enjoy it now that you've seen how it ends.:woot:

[Asr]

That sucks lol. You should have just watched it from the beginning your first go-round. Hope you still enjoy it now that you've seen how it ends.:woot:

I'll double-feature this with AvP-R next week. :p

[K.B.]

That sucks lol. You should have just watched it from the beginning your first go-round. Hope you still enjoy it now that you've seen how it ends.:woot:

Yeah I agree, this movies is an actual journey. You feel like you are actually right in there with these people and watching this is such an emotional ride. One of the fist movies in a LONG time to make an audience feel this way.

[TNC9852002]

OMG, the same thing happened to me. 3 days before I saw the movie, I'm heading towards the theater on my way to greet the people coming out of it, and someone just blurts out to their friend, way too loud, the whole damn ending of the movie! It wouldn't even mattered if I had read the book or not either. It was terrible!

I still enjoyed the movie, though.

-TNC

[Castlewood]

After seeing everything else out there... I still think this is one of the best films of 2007. Maybe THE best. Anyone agree?

[Rez]

Yes, without a doubt. Granted, I haven't seen any of the late December releases yet, but I don't care how great Magnolia is, a film about an oil tycoon just doesn't seem like it will engage me the way this movie did. The only movie that I haven't seen yet that could potentially come out of no where and sway my vote is Charlie Wilson's War, because Nichol's Closer did the same thing and jumped to one of my favorite films ever out of no where. But then again, it didn't have monster filled terrifying looks at humanity to compete with, either.

[K.B.]

I agree, it will be a real shame if this flick is nominated for an oscar (and yes I know the oscars are nothing more then a joke, but still)

[WorthyStevens]

Title: The Mist (IMDb (http://www.dvdactive.com/external.php?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle %2Ftt0884328%2F))
Starring: Thomas Jane
Released: 25th March 2008
SRP: $32.95 (2-Disc)

Further Details:
Genius Products and The Weinstein company has announced single ($29.95) and double-disc ($32.95) collector's editions of The Mist which stars Thomas Jane and Marcia Gay Harden. The Frank Darabont directed horror/thriller will be available to own the 25th March. According to those good chaps at Fangoria.com, the single-disc will include an audio commentary by writer/director Frank Darabont, eight deleted scenes with optional commentary, and A Conversation With Stephen King and Frank Darabont featurette. The two-disc edition will include all that, along with an exclusive black-and-white presentation of the film (as well as the colour version), and five featurettes (When Darkness Came: The Making of The Mist, Taming the Beast: Shooting Scene 35, Monsters Among Us: A Look at the Creature FX, The Horror of It All: The Visual FX of The Mist, and Drew Struzan: Appreciation of an Artist). Stay tuned for the artwork.

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/the-mist.html

[K.B.]

Was just about to post that lol

Strange to think that Darabont wanted this film to be black and white. I'm trying to go back and visualize it that way....can't wait to actually see it cuz I think it'll make it look kinda neat.

[WorthyStevens]

I'm still upset that Marcia Gay Harden didn't receive an Oscar nomination for this movie.

Come on, Ruby Dee and the less than 10 minutes of screentime she had?

[K.B.]

This flick should have had some noms for sure.

[Rez]

Can't wait to check out the Black & White version. It would be great if they did some more editing to it to make it feel even more like an old Twilight Zone episode, but I doubt it.

[The Man of Steel]

6/10

[Darkness Falls]

Saw it awhile ago
loved it
except for that religious b***

scary but not over the top mindless gore

and one of the most shocking endings i've seen in a while

8/10 no what the f*** am i saying 10/10

[Sebastos]

Can't wait for the DVD.

[DACrowe]

I'm going to be in the minority (in fan culture anyway) and say I did not like this movie.

I liked aspects of it. I think it had a really good cast with Jane, Jones, Braugher and especially Gay Harden. I think the ending was very well done and the sense of dread it had on these people was very entertaining, as was how they fell to pieces and within two days were following a Bible thumper who was condemning innocent people and they turned on each other like rats.

But I've seen this. I saw it in The Birds. I saw it in Night of the Living Dead. I saw it in Dawn of the Dead (arguably twice) and I've seen it in 28 Days Later, among OTHERS. I felt the Mist itself was incredibly creepy. But the creatures that came out of it were entirely laughable. The CGI squid arm was some of the worst I've seen in movie theaters in a LONG TIME and killed the first big revelation. I thought you would not see the creatures, but you see them in full "glory" in this movie. And some of the effects were just too cheesy. Like when the giant hornets or whatever they were came in and stung that cash register girl and she swelled up like a blimp. I was laughing.

And that brings me to my biggest gripe, the people in this movie are just so stupid and oblivious, that they are too dumb to do anything but laugh at. Like Braugher not listening to what anyone says. The people in the back room five minutes ago were too scared to go out into the Mist, because they knew people were dying in it and wouldn't help that woman. But they had no fears about letting Johnny Jackass bag boy go out there and completely ignored common sense. But Braugher was the worse. He didn't believe anything happened when one of the men were obviously missing and with blood around was obviously dead. When they got more "rational" people to look at the tentacle they still didn't believe it, because the script told him to. He was completely stupid, ignorant and acting illogical to the inth degree. Humans are stupid and sheepish, but they should have some amount of logic, especially a "learned man" like Braugher's character.

And in the fighting they were so dumb. The guy who fell down and got his ass lit on fire was hilarious. Everyone in my theater laughed when they saw him set his own ass on fire. Also, them turning on the lights when the giant bugs were obviously flying towards the light also qualifies as one of the "dumb characters." Actually, I haven't seen a group of people in a horror movie this dumb since the Friday the Thirteenth movies. Which says a lot. And then after the moron sets himself on fire (which should be excused as Darwinism) , they go over to the drug store. They saw the last group that went out died and should have put together that at least some of them (it ended up being 2) would go out there to die, if not all of them. And Jane who is too scared to go out for his son's sake earlier leads the pack. So they are intentionally going to dwindle their numbers to help one guy with...what exactly? Excedrin?

At the end a good premise, but I just thought the execution was horrid.

My 2 cents and my opinion, only.

[rodhulk]

Actually, I missed this at the theatres for some strange reason and when I tried to go, it had finished. There is a cinema that shows movies after they've played everywhere else and I was hoping to make it there but it never plaed there.

So, I guess I'll have to get it on DVD.

[Red Mask]

I thought it was better than Cloverfield, so I give it an 8/10.

[JackBauer]

I'm going to be in the minority (in fan culture anyway) and say I did not like this movie.

I liked aspects of it. I think it had a really good cast with Jane, Jones, Braugher and especially Gay Harden. I think the ending was very well done and the sense of dread it had on these people was very entertaining, as was how they fell to pieces and within two days were following a Bible thumper who was condemning innocent people and they turned on each other like rats.

But I've seen this. I saw it in The Birds. I saw it in Night of the Living Dead. I saw it in Dawn of the Dead (arguably twice) and I've seen it in 28 Days Later, among OTHERS. I felt the Mist itself was incredibly creepy. But the creatures that came out of it were entirely laughable. The CGI squid arm was some of the worst I've seen in movie theaters in a LONG TIME and killed the first big revelation. I thought you would not see the creatures, but you see them in full "glory" in this movie. And some of the effects were just too cheesy. Like when the giant hornets or whatever they were came in and stung that cash register girl and she swelled up like a blimp. I was laughing.

And that brings me to my biggest gripe, the people in this movie are just so stupid and oblivious, that they are too dumb to do anything but laugh at. Like Braugher not listening to what anyone says. The people in the back room five minutes ago were too scared to go out into the Mist, because they knew people were dying in it and wouldn't help that woman. But they had no fears about letting Johnny Jackass bag boy go out there and completely ignored common sense. But Braugher was the worse. He didn't believe anything happened when one of the men were obviously missing and with blood around was obviously dead. When they got more "rational" people to look at the tentacle they still didn't believe it, because the script told him to. He was completely stupid, ignorant and acting illogical to the inth degree. Humans are stupid and sheepish, but they should have some amount of logic, especially a "learned man" like Braugher's character.

And in the fighting they were so dumb. The guy who fell down and got his ass lit on fire was hilarious. Everyone in my theater laughed when they saw him set his own ass on fire. Also, them turning on the lights when the giant bugs were obviously flying towards the light also qualifies as one of the "dumb characters." Actually, I haven't seen a group of people in a horror movie this dumb since the Friday the Thirteenth movies. Which says a lot. And then after the moron sets himself on fire (which should be excused as Darwinism) , they go over to the drug store. They saw the last group that went out died and should have put together that at least some of them (it ended up being 2) would go out there to die, if not all of them. And Jane who is too scared to go out for his son's sake earlier leads the pack. So they are intentionally going to dwindle their numbers to help one guy with...what exactly? Excedrin?

At the end a good premise, but I just thought the execution was horrid.

My 2 cents and my opinion, only.

I definitely agree that it was bad, just not for the same reasons.

I was actually digging the movie up until Ms. Bible Thumper started her little cult. She was annoying, and I could kind of see why William Sadler's character would follow her after the incursion to the pharmacy, but come on... In like two days, she got practically the entire store to kill a little kid? Darabont, I know you were trying to pass an interesting message with this, but there is something called subtext. You're better than this.

Oh, and the ending... Was I the only one who almost laughed at that? Don't get me wrong, the part where he kills everybody in the car including his son is pretty f***ed up, but when the tanks show up and in less than a minute that massive fog completely subsides. Kind of felt like a "D'oh!!" Homer Simpson moment for me...

[xisaacx]

This movie was absolutely boring

[R0rschach]

Liked it, 8/10
Yes many things were wrong and could have been formulated better but it still was a good Steven King movie non the less.
The end was just sad as in I felt the pain of it.

[Arcturus]

I never did get around to seeing this movie, I'll have to wait for the dvd release.

[Red Mask]

Oh, and the ending... Was I the only one who almost laughed at that? Don't get me wrong, the part where he kills everybody in the car including his son is pretty f***ed up, but when the tanks show up and in less than a minute that massive fog completely subsides. Kind of felt like a "D'oh!!" Homer Simpson moment for me...

Well, that sounds like a cruel response to tragic ending. The movie was called "The Mist" because nobody could see what lies inside and beyond it. After driving for a long time, then seeing a giant insect with its own flying 'remoras', that's enough to believe the whole world's gone to hell.

[War Party]

The ending rules.

[Red Mask]

Yeah. If I was in the government, I'd have just decided to drop the Bomb instead of send troops. But obviously somebody in the outside had more heart and guts to do more.

[sithgoblin]

They saw the last group that went out died and should have put together that at least some of them (it ended up being 2) would go out there to die, if not all of them. And Jane who is too scared to go out for his son's sake earlier leads the pack. So they are intentionally going to dwindle their numbers to help one guy with...what exactly? Excedrin?

The expidition to the drug store was a test run to see what it was like out there for themselves, incase they needed to leave the supermarket. Unlike the previous group, they were orginised and armed, and they had a specific target that was literally next door. Getting antibiotics for the burn victim was cover.

[Sava]

loved , loved, loved, this movie, just finished watching it and the ending is just .... wow.

[JackBauer]

Well, that sounds like a cruel response to tragic ending. The movie was called "The Mist" because nobody could see what lies inside and beyond it. After driving for a long time, then seeing a giant insect with its own flying 'remoras', that's enough to believe the whole world's gone to hell.

I know, and up until that part happened I was right there with you. But when it happened I was less shocked and more "you've got to be f***in kidding me..." And I know I'm not alone on this one. But maybe it was how it was done, dunno.

Just felt to me that for them to keep on driving despite what they've seen and experienced, they still had some semblance of hope. Which in less than five minutes was gone and there was David shooting his son in the head. Just another one of the huge ass decisions characters make with barely no time to think about it.

[zanos]

I've never read the book but that was probably the best Stephen King adapted film in like 20 years. Most stephen king based stuff don't make it to theaters these days. When they drove off into the mist I had pretty much assumed they would end the film there. I just thought that made for a better ending then them being rescued. I guess I was wrong. That was one cruel ending. Why didn't they show a vehicle filled with the ppl from the super market while they were at it? Geez.

[Midnhtsun]

Just felt to me that for them to keep on driving despite what they've seen and experienced, they still had some semblance of hope. Which in less than five minutes was gone and there was David shooting his son in the head. Just another one of the huge ass decisions characters make with barely no time to think about it.

Thats actually where the book and movie differ, they do keep going and it ends there. The book leaves it up to the reader to determine what the outcome is. The movie just catered to the audience in terms of giving it a clear cut ending.

[JackBauer]

Thats actually where the book and movie differ, they do keep going and it ends there. The book leaves it up to the reader to determine what the outcome is. The movie just catered to the audience in terms of giving it a clear cut ending.

I was actually really liking the ending up until the mist subsided in less than a minute to reveal that *D'oh!* the world's saved.

For some reason, it just felt like something you'd see in South Park.

[comicgirl]

Thats actually where the book and movie differ, they do keep going and it ends there. The book leaves it up to the reader to determine what the outcome is. The movie just catered to the audience in terms of giving it a clear cut ending.
the short story (originally part of Skeleton Crew) is much better. The movie ending is a downer.

[Red Mask]

I know, and up until that part happened I was right there with you. But when it happened I was less shocked and more "you've got to be f***in kidding me..." And I know I'm not alone on this one. But maybe it was how it was done, dunno.

Just felt to me that for them to keep on driving despite what they've seen and experienced, they still had some semblance of hope. Which in less than five minutes was gone and there was David shooting his son in the head. Just another one of the huge ass decisions characters make with barely no time to think about it.

Remember, the truck also lost gas. Even if that giant insect didn't appear (although I'm glad it did) who would risk walking on foot? It's the despair. As the audience we want to cling to hope. But for the characters, it's much harder.

[sithgoblin]

Remember, the truck also lost gas. Even if that giant insect didn't appear (although I'm glad it did) who would risk walking on foot? It's the despair. As the audience we want to cling to hope. But for the characters, it's much harder.

Exactly. They were out of gas and could go no further. It was a choice between being eaten alive or euthanasia.

[zanos]

I would have stayed in the car a little longer.

[superkong 500]

Love this movie gonna buy the 2-disc which seems to be packed with special features. As much as people can critize the vfx they have to admit that the designs of the creatures is awesome. Specially the skull spiders(which is what I call them) the big giant crab thing, and specially that huge lovecraftian mumakillike leviathan in the bridge at the end.

[Zero_Vault]

It's always the black man that acts stupid. Why is that?

[sithgoblin]

It's always the black man that acts stupid. Why is that?

Plenty of other people acted stupid as well. :huh:

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Love this movie gonna buy the 2-disc which seems to be packed with special features. As much as people can critize the vfx they have to admit that the designs of the creatures is awesome. Specially the skull spiders(which is what I call them) the big giant crab thing, and specially that huge lovecraftian mumakillike leviathan in the bridge at the end.

Any release dates yet?

[Rezzo]

Any release dates yet?

It comes out this month on the 25th.

[Red Mask]

It's always the black man that acts stupid. Why is that?

He wasn't acting stupid, but rather foolish. Sure, nobody could explain the mist, but monsters? Only monsters he's seen in New York are people.

[JackBauer]

Remember, the truck also lost gas. Even if that giant insect didn't appear (although I'm glad it did) who would risk walking on foot? It's the despair. As the audience we want to cling to hope. But for the characters, it's much harder.

I get it. Really, I do. I understand they felt it was better to put themselves out of their miseries instead of suffering in the hands of the beasts. That part I really liked.

I just think they went overboard with the world suddenly being saved revelation. Maybe my humour is a bit too dark, but it really felt like something out of South Park for me. If you've seen "Scott Tenorman Must Die", you may get what I'm saying.

But that part specifically was a little too over the top (like a lot of other things in this movie) for me.

I still liked some of it though. The first act was great, and I loved how David said "They'll just get someone to photoshop something with floating heads in it." :D

Oh yeah, and Ollie ruled big time. "Welcome to Sesame Street. Today's word is expiation." :up:

[Midnhtsun]

I was actually really liking the ending up until the mist subsided in less than a minute to reveal that *D'oh!* the world's saved.

For some reason, it just felt like something you'd see in South Park.

You know when I was watching the movie, I literally said Do'h when that happened. haha
It was a downer, but in a way I'm glad they had the balls to do an ending they felt would have more impact, instead of going with a safe ending.

[The Apatow Crew]

I was actually really liking the ending up until the mist subsided in less than a minute to reveal that *D'oh!* the world's saved.

For some reason, it just felt like something you'd see in South Park.I just got done watcging it last night.


And i go you gotta be ****ting me after he shots everyone in the car. Its like is it really gonna let up that quickly?

I also thought it was really messed up how they killed that army kid. Its not his fault like he said. people just went freaking crazy stabbing the guy. I freaking jumped for joy when oliie shot that *****! I was like yeah! F with them now!

[superkong 500]

I was just reading a review for the 2 disc and wow, I like commentaries but i specially love ones in which you can tell that the director was totally in love with the story and emotionally invested in every part of the process as much as darabont was. can't wait to watch the movie with the commentary on. Also To see the cafe FX guys designing the big lovecraftian cthulthulike leviathan from the last part of the film. Some of the creatures may have been poorly rendered, but that was not one of them.

[JackBauer]

I just got done watcging it last night.


And i go you gotta be ****ting me after he shots everyone in the car. Its like is it really gonna let up that quickly?

I also thought it was really messed up how they killed that army kid. Its not his fault like he said. people just went freaking crazy stabbing the guy. I freaking jumped for joy when oliie shot that *****! I was like yeah! F with them now!

None of it made any f***in sense. I get that it's supposed to be this big morality play about how fear drives people into doing crazy things. Hell, it was actually spelled out by one of the characters, so you can't really not get it. But like everything else in the movie it was just so ridiculously unsubtle and without a lick of sense.

I mean, really? After TWO F***IN DAYS almost everybody in the store is turned into a religious zombie crazy enough to believe killing a kid is the solution? When, again TWO F***IN DAYS ago they thought Mrs. Carmody was a loon? Everybody? Really? Seriously?

Sad thing is, this movie did have a lot of potential. There were some very good moments in it, as if Darabont's greatness was trying to come out, but unfortunately he just flat out sucked. For the first time.

[War Party]

None of it made any f***in sense. I get that it's supposed to be this big morality play about how fear drives people into doing crazy things. Hell, it was actually spelled out by one of the characters, so you can't really not get it. But like everything else in the movie it was just so ridiculously unsubtle and without a lick of sense.

I mean, really? After TWO F***IN DAYS almost everybody in the store is turned into a religious zombie crazy enough to believe killing a kid is the solution? When, again TWO F***IN DAYS ago they thought Mrs. Carmody was a loon? Everybody? Really? Seriously?

Sad thing is, this movie did have a lot of potential. There were some very good moments in it, as if Darabont's greatness was trying to come out, but unfortunately he just flat out sucked. For the first time.

They were only there for two days? I thought it was longer.

[omid17]

They were only there for two days? I thought it was longer.yea i thought it was longer too

[JackBauer]

They were only there for two days? I thought it was longer.

I'm pretty sure it was. I definitely remember it being mentioned.

[The Apatow Crew]

it was only a few days.

I remember the one guy saying its been less then two days and people are already acting up.

[TLH]

I liked the book. Will I like the movie? Thanks.

[FireandIce213]

I liked the movie I thought it was well acted and it was the first movie in a while that actually creeped me out. I think the reason they become "religious zombies" so quick is because in a matter of two days theyve already seen more death and more destruction then they've probably ever seen in person. IMO it doesnt take long for people to go absolutely nuts if crazy things are happening around them.

[JackBauer]

I liked the movie I thought it was well acted and it was the first movie in a while that actually creeped me out. I think the reason they become "religious zombies" so quick is because in a matter of two days theyve already seen more death and more destruction then they've probably ever seen in person. IMO it doesnt take long for people to go absolutely nuts if crazy things are happening around them.

To the point where they'd be willing to kill a little boy? Sorry, I just don't buy it.

[omid17]

To the point where they'd be willing to kill a little boy? Sorry, I just don't buy it.well his father didn't want the son to be freakin eatin alive by those creatures, so shooting him would be a better option imo, it's quick and painless

[FireandIce213]

well his father didn't want the son to be freakin eatin alive by those creatures, so shooting him would be a better option imo, it's quick and painless

yea and remember he promised his son he wouldnt let the monsters get him... lol btw i noticed your post has a spoiler.

[omid17]

yea and remember he promised his son he wouldnt let the monsters get him.your right he did promise him that

[batgirl2119]

I liked the book. Will I like the movie? Thanks.
no, not if you're a big king fan.
and if the director loved the story so much why'd he f-it up?
i did like the dark tower references through out the movie and it was well acted i'll give em that and it was pretty good right until the end. what the hell? why change mainly only the ending when you've already stuck to the book so far?

[FireandIce213]

I was laughing so hard when David was in the back room of the market to turn off the generator...bumping his head and stumbling all over the place...lol did this happen in the book?

[JackBauer]

well his father didn't want the son to be freakin eatin alive by those creatures, so shooting him would be a better option imo, it's quick and painless

Actually, I was talking about Mrs. Carmody's followers.

[Figs]

To the point where they'd be willing to kill a little boy? Sorry, I just don't buy it.


I guess it's because of my lack of faith in society/humanity but I wasn't surprised at all.

Just look at whenever there's a fire in a building or at a show. People end up getting stupid and animalistic and start panicking and running over others.

I didn't find it unbelievable that under those dire circumstances they would be easy prey for a religious nut/zealot.

[WorthyStevens]

no, not if you're a big king fan.
and if the director loved the story so much why'd he f-it up?
i did like the dark tower references through out the movie and it was well acted i'll give em that and it was pretty good right until the end. what the hell? why change mainly only the ending when you've already stuck to the book so far?

Stephen King himself said that he wished he ended the book the same way the movie ended.

[omid17]

can someone please explain how the book ended?

[JackBauer]

can someone please explain how the book ended?

From what I was told, it was more ambiguous, and WAY more hopeful.

It ends after they drive away from the store, and it's uncertain what happens from there. They could end up clearing the mist or the world could be covered in it after all. King left that up to the reader.

[omid17]

From what I was told, it was more ambiguous, and WAY more hopeful.

It ends after they drive away from the store, and it's uncertain what happens from there. They could end up clearing the mist or the world could be covered in it after all. King left that up to the reader.thanks JB

[byte19]

saw this movie while back.... absolutely loved it!!!! why i didn't give it an 8? that damn ending!!! i was with them all the way, was scared crapless! and was ready to see what darabont added to the story. the crowd me and my wifey were with, were screamming and hollering, oh my god!!! wtf!?! i sat in my seat while credits rolled, the lights came up, ppl, still swearing at the screen, had left. my initial reaction? i wanted to find David, and kill him! you had me all along with that 'we gotta stick together or everything will kill us', and you do THIS?? but after a few more viewings i got the message, creatures don't kill ppl, ppl do!!

can't wait for the dvd!!!

[lollycop]

This reminds me of the Jaws ride at Universal Orlando where the skipper sees a shark swims by and randomly shoots a grenade at it. Its like no F*** the sharks gonna attack you now.

[Rez]

I can't believe people are still *****ing about the ending being different from the story. The original story's ending did NOT fit with the rest of the book at all. You want proof?

Like it's been said, the entire film is an EXTREMELY faithful adaptation of the story, EXCEPT for the end. The story is not a hopeful one, it's depressing and dark, and casts humanity in a bad light. King effed up the ending to the story by completely changing the tone in the last 5 or so pages to go from hopeless to hopeful. The ending Darabont created sums up the entire atmosphere and point of the film into one quick, incredible bang. Well, okay, 4 bangs. But you get what I'm saying.

King himself has praised the new ending up and down, and like has been pointed out has said that he wish he had written it that way. News flash people, King is not some really forgiving nice guy that blows smoke up the ass of every adaptation to be made of his work. He's VERY critical- especially when a film deviates from the source material- remember how he HATES The Shining? So sit back, relax, grab a coke and shut the **** up about the ending being different from the book :-)

[TLH]

I can't believe people are still *****ing about the ending being different from the story. The original story's ending did NOT fit with the rest of the book at all. You want proof?

Like it's been said, the entire film is an EXTREMELY faithful adaptation of the story, EXCEPT for the end. The story is not a hopeful one, it's depressing and dark, and casts humanity in a bad light. King effed up the ending to the story by completely changing the tone in the last 5 or so pages to go from hopeless to hopeful. The ending Darabont created sums up the entire atmosphere and point of the film into one quick, incredible bang. Well, okay, 3 bangs. But you get what I'm saying.

King himself has praised the new ending up and down, and like has been pointed out has said that he wish he had written it that way. News flash people, King is not some really forgiving nice guy that blows smoke up the ass of every adaptation to be made of his work. He's VERY critical- especially when a film deviates from the source material- remember how he HATES The Shining? So sit back, relax, grab a coke and shut the **** up about the ending being different from the book :-)

Well that's pretty much the most important/decisive factor of a faithful adaptation.

[Midnhtsun]

I can't believe people are still *****ing about the ending being different from the story. The original story's ending did NOT fit with the rest of the book at all. You want proof?

Like it's been said, the entire film is an EXTREMELY faithful adaptation of the story, EXCEPT for the end. The story is not a hopeful one, it's depressing and dark, and casts humanity in a bad light. King effed up the ending to the story by completely changing the tone in the last 5 or so pages to go from hopeless to hopeful. The ending Darabont created sums up the entire atmosphere and point of the film into one quick, incredible bang. Well, okay, 3 bangs. But you get what I'm saying.


Exactly! The book made it seem hopeless at first when it made mention of not being able to pick up the radio waves from Connecticut or that the bridge would even be intact to pass, but with that said there was still hope that they could find a safe place. The movie ending put the nail in the coffin and kept it utterly hopeless. Hell after leaving the theater I wanted to shoot myself, because of the sheer hopelessness of the situation

[Rez]

Well that's pretty much the most important/decisive factor of a faithful adaptation.

Faithful yes, but this film is again proof that someone can take source material and improve it. It's sad that this doesn't happen more often, as it's now almost universal that "the book is better," and people will go into something holding up the source material as a holy grail that should not be deviated from. However, source material is not perfect, and changes often could be made to make something better. This is one of the rare cases where that's happened.

[JackBauer]

I can't believe people are still *****ing about the ending being different from the story. The original story's ending did NOT fit with the rest of the book at all. You want proof?

Like it's been said, the entire film is an EXTREMELY faithful adaptation of the story, EXCEPT for the end. The story is not a hopeful one, it's depressing and dark, and casts humanity in a bad light. King effed up the ending to the story by completely changing the tone in the last 5 or so pages to go from hopeless to hopeful. The ending Darabont created sums up the entire atmosphere and point of the film into one quick, incredible bang. Well, okay, 4 bangs. But you get what I'm saying.

King himself has praised the new ending up and down, and like has been pointed out has said that he wish he had written it that way. News flash people, King is not some really forgiving nice guy that blows smoke up the ass of every adaptation to be made of his work. He's VERY critical- especially when a film deviates from the source material- remember how he HATES The Shining? So sit back, relax, grab a coke and shut the **** up about the ending being different from the book :-)

Seeing as I've never actually read the book, I honestly don't give a flying f**k wether it's faithful or not. I care about the director missing a great opportunity to have a bleak as hell ending without going overboard.

[Rez]

Your name is Jack Bauer. You are overboard.

[JackBauer]

Your name is Jack Bauer. You are overboard.

:dry: ...'kay then.

[Sugarculted]

Finally watched it, and I loved it :up:

[Rez]

:dry: ...'kay then. Just found it ironic that a fan of 24 would actually call something else overboard.

The ending fits the film perfectly, you don't have to like it, but to disagree with it would be foolish ;-)

[JackBauer]

Just found it ironic that a fan of 24 would actually call something else overboard.

24 is meant to be overt. But even in 24 standards, sometimes it tries a bit too hard, like the sixth season and yes, like The Mist did, it's not pretty.

The ending fits the film perfectly, you don't have to like it, but to disagree with it would be foolish ;-)

I agree about 80%. It does fit, but it could've still fit without being so silly.

I mean, it was doing fine until the mist cleared and suddenly the world was okay. Plus the woman he dismissed showed up there. It was like Nelson from the Simpsons pointing a finger at him laughing "HA-HA!"

I was really digging it until that happened, but to me that killed what could've been an amazing ending to a mediocre film.

Really, would the situation be any less grim if we were left with him wandering in the mist, alone, begging to be killed?

I mean, the way it ended it felt like it was written by Cartman and David was Kyle.

[Darkly Dexter]

just saw the movie and WOW. It was fantastic. Loved the end, those are the ones I like the most.

But I see there is some people here pissed about it. So, how was the end in the book?


Edit-

I just read the first post of this page, and it says how the book ends. That sucked. Much better the end of the movie.

[tyler-durden]

Loved the movie, I felt bad for David by the time the movie was over though, that ending was so messed up.

[Nightmare]

Saw this the other night, really a decent movie. Im a huge fan of horror and this was one of the best ones in a while. Just nicely done. Very scary. Loved it. 9/10

[tyler-durden]

I wouldn't say scary but more creepy when they sacrificed that one, I was pretty creeped out.

[Balthus Dire]

This was one of my favourite movies of last year and probably one of my favourite movies of all time. I can't wait to buy it on DVD, I thought it was incredible.

[superkong 500]

Great atmosphere,tension and I can't get enough of those lovecraftian monsters.

[tyler-durden]

when does it come out on DVD?

[Nightmare]

This was one of my favourite movies of last year and probably one of my favourite movies of all time. I can't wait to buy it on DVD, I thought it was incredible.

Any word on the special features? Like an alternate ending maybe?

[Balthus Dire]

when does it come out on DVD?


Tuesday.


Any word on the special features? Like an alternate ending maybe?


No alternate ending, but there are a crapload of featuretes and stuff that are apparently quite amazing. Also, the special edition DVD includes the original black and white version of "The Mist" which some say is even better than the colour version, simply because of the tone and atmopshere it sets.

I can imagine The Mist itself looks even creepier in a black and white film; just a cloud of light grey rolling in, with black shapes moving about. Can't wait to check that out.

[tyler-durden]

Damn, that's really soon, I'll wait and buy a previewed version from blockbuster.

[omid17]

just saw the movie and WOW. It was fantastic. Loved the end, those are the ones I like the most.

But I see there is some people here pissed about it. So, how was the end in the book?


Edit-

I just read the first post of this page, and it says how the book ends. That sucked. Much better the end of the movie.agreed

[bullets]

I thought the Mist was really compelling . I wanted that religious nut to die and felt more irritated than the characters surrounding her. I wasn't even turned off by the special effects. There were also alot of good performances from supporting cast members.
I understood the ending It was the gravity of the situation . They didn't want to be bug food. I wish it ended on a more positive note. An open-ending wouldn't have been more promising. It's hard to reccomend because of the end but otherwise it is a good film.

[BatMatt]

I wrote a paper on "The Mist" for a film genre class last semester. Mostly it focused on how the movie is marketed (horror movie) where as it's truly more of a drama and a character study. I got a 97 :)
Unfortunately I'll have to wait till later this year for a Blu-Ray release as I no longer purchase DVD. I really want to see the black and white version

[K4tzm4n]

What did you guys think of the ending? I loved it.

[zanos]

I thought the Mist was really compelling . I wanted that religious nut to die and felt more irritated than the characters surrounding her. I wasn't even turned off by the special effects. There were also alot of good performances from supporting cast members.
I understood the ending It was the gravity of the situation . They didn't want to be bug food. I wish it ended on a more positive note. An open-ending wouldn't have been more promising. It's hard to reccomend because of the end but otherwise it is a good film.

If it had ended on a positive note you wouldn't be talking about it.

[Balthus Dire]

If it had ended on a positive note you wouldn't be talking about it.


Nor would it have fit the tone of the rest of the movie.

[The Apatow Crew]

has anyone watched the black and white version yet?

[K4tzm4n]

No....Picked it up yesterday though. Waiting to watch it with my girlfriend.

[Remy LeBeau X3]

^^ aw that's cute. i watched it with my parents the other night, i don't think they liked it, but it's a great movie. the ending is what makes it memorable, and although i know a sequel would never be made, i'd love to another movie showing other people in another area. that'd be a good angle to see.

[K4tzm4n]

thanks. That's a great idea but i gotta agree, would never go through. It's a shame they can pull that off with garbage like Clovefield though...Apparently the sequel is just from another perspective. This was overall a good movie, but the ending is certainly what makes it stand out. I remember leaving the theater with my girlfriend and we were laughing because of what other people were saying.
"That ending sucked, now I'm depressed."
"What a lame ending, they should have lived!"
And so forth.

[BatMatt]

What did you guys think of the ending? I loved it.

powerful, and it only hits you harder by the choice of music

[omid17]

What did you guys think of the ending? I loved it.i seriously loved the ending too

[BETArayBill]

i liked the ending alot but tom jane should never try to cry ever again

[omid17]

it wasn't that bad

[Figs]

it wasn't that bad


It was 50/50 for me.

There were certain quick seconds of emotion where he was doing great but then would trail off into overacting. Not horrible overacting but almost enough to take me out of the seriousness of the situation and bring me to the point of almost chuckling.

[nocomics]

What did you guys think of the ending? I loved it.
The ending made the movie imo. It was very,very unexpected and very disturbing imo...Plus it was sad...

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

I want that poster Drayton was working on. The colors were gorgeous. :up:

Let's talk about our favorite scenes: Mine was in the stock room/warehouse where that old fella was having a throwdown with Drayton over what was outside of the market. A nice scene for character development.

[JackBauer]

Let's talk about our favorite scenes:

Pretty much any scene with Ollie in it. he was awesome.

"Welcome to Sesame Street boys and girls. Today's word is expiation." :D

[Darkly Dexter]

I want that poster Drayton was working on. The colors were gorgeous. :up:

Let's talk about our favorite scenes:

when they shot the b*i*t*c*h* :up:

[Remy LeBeau X3]

^ haha yea i was so waiting for that as soon as she opened her mouth! too many scenes to pick out the best, but i did like the part where drayton is pulling the rope back after the "tug of war" and it comes back all bloody. you know its comin, but it's just sweet to see!

[Balthus Dire]

^ haha yea i was so waiting for that as soon as she opened her mouth! too many scenes to pick out the best, but i did like the part where drayton is pulling the rope back after the "tug of war" and it comes back all bloody. you know its comin, but it's just sweet to see!

The best part of that scene is how everyone reacts to it. They are so genuinely horrified; it was fantastic.

[bullets]

If it had ended on a positive note you wouldn't be talking about it.



stephen king had a different ending , open ended and all.

[bullets]

Where is Brent Norton? He must of died ?

[Venom]

That would be appropriate. I thought the military policeman in the pharmacy was Norton at first.

I believe in the book, Norton's fate was ambiguous too?

[The Apocalypse]

Damn. I just got done watching this film. It was a great film. The ending was so messed up though. I liked it though, hence I never read the book, but too many movies end on a 'happy note' today. I'm glad the religious fanatic died though, she REALLY got on my nerves. But wow, thats one of the better endings I've seen in a movie.

[William15]

Spoilers:


A lot of people, seem to be complaining about the fact that the Mist disappears so quick in the end, but they should know, that it's not a normal Mist. It's supernatural and with the Military killing the Hyves and the creatures it just disappears. I've read the book and I've seen the film twice and I loved them both. They are similar and yet different.

I think that the title can also be interpreted as: Missed. For the movie: The missed oppurtunity:cwink:

Or the people that we're missed.

[K4tzm4n]

So...I havent read the novella? How much does it differ from the film? How's the ending?

Spolers:

I just watched this again with my gf last night, such a good movie. Although, every viewing I get more and more annoyed with the religious lady. I love the irony with a lot of her preaching. "It aint my fault...Sure, go and point the finger, blame others". 5 seconds later she's pointing her finger and saying "It's their fault!". When they try to leave, "Stealing food now?" A few seconds later she takes a sip from a jug of milk....
For those that believe the message was about having "faith" and that would have saved them, that's a load of BS to me. It's the opposite. It showed how derranged it can make people. They murdered the young military guy and then wanted to sacrifice the child...Yeah, that's what God wants. Sorry, just ranting while I'm at work.

[K4tzm4n]

Also, were the tentacles from the beginning part of the creature in the end? My girlfriend and I were questioning that. We assume the tentacle's stretch downwards to get food and so forth....That's a pretty odd evolutionary process, lol.

[Remy LeBeau X3]

hmm, never thought of it like that. could be i guess. i was also wondering, since i never read the book, about the differences and such.

one thing about the religious woman was that she was saying mankind has done things that God didn't intend for. such as walking on the moon or splitting his atoms. that really irritated me, because if God didn't want us to do those things, i highly doubt they'd be possible. i doubt that God created us and we "evolved" beyond creation in knowledge. highly doubtful to me. the way everything is, is meant to be imo. what she is claiming, is that God is dumb because we ended doing something we're not supposed to be doing.

[K4tzm4n]

Very true...If God didn't want humans to do such, wouldnt it have to power to not allow us to develop our brains? Seriously...

[Balthus Dire]

Also, were the tentacles from the beginning part of the creature in the end? My girlfriend and I were questioning that. We assume the tentacle's stretch downwards to get food and so forth....That's a pretty odd evolutionary process, lol.


That's what I got out of it, though I guess it could've been from something else.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Also, were the tentacles from the beginning part of the creature in the end? My girlfriend and I were questioning that. We assume the tentacle's stretch downwards to get food and so forth....That's a pretty odd evolutionary process, lol.

It possible that they were part of the big creature at the end, but if you'll notice: When they raised that door, none of the mist entered the stockroom. Just the tentacles. So I think it was a thinny, rather than one of the creatures.

I'm pretty sure some agent of the Red got a firm grip on Miss Carmody, hence her lovely behavior. I think it was Walter.

[PWN3R]

So...I havent read the novella? How much does it differ from the film? How's the ending?

Spolers:

I just watched this again with my gf last night, such a good movie. Although, every viewing I get more and more annoyed with the religious lady. I love the irony with a lot of her preaching. "It aint my fault...Sure, go and point the finger, blame others". 5 seconds later she's pointing her finger and saying "It's their fault!". When they try to leave, "Stealing food now?" A few seconds later she takes a sip from a jug of milk....
For those that believe the message was about having "faith" and that would have saved them, that's a load of BS to me. It's the opposite. It showed how derranged it can make people. They murdered the young military guy and then wanted to sacrifice the child...Yeah, that's what God wants. Sorry, just ranting while I'm at work.

Ummmm....no?

Mrs. Carmody was nothing but a hypocrite. She had no faith in God at all. This movie was a perfect example as to why Wilhelm-Scream hates Christianity. :yay: lol seriously.

counterfeit. false. fake. bogus. bull****.
^All that could also be spelled as Mrs. Carmody.

All she was interested in was her own voice. She got off on others flocking to her every word. That wasn't God, and I thought the movie handled it really well showing that she was just a crazy nut job.

So many fake/psycho religious freaks out there, and no wonder everyone hates it when people mention "God".

Sorry, I had to comment/rant on that. I'm done.

So obviously I just saw this movie, WOW. Man oh man, that ending really got me. I just sat there thinking for a while, but honestly after fighting so hard to live, and especially seeing things David Drayton did....not to mention the enormous Lovecraftian-like moster, I don't know exactly what I would have done.

Terribly good film. I love these kind of endings, it'll be stuck in my head for weeks.
9/10

[PWN3R]

Also the Ollie Weeks character? Badass.

[Krozee]

hmm, never thought of it like that. could be i guess. i was also wondering, since i never read the book, about the differences and such.

one thing about the religious woman was that she was saying mankind has done things that God didn't intend for. such as walking on the moon or splitting his atoms. that really irritated me, because if God didn't want us to do those things, i highly doubt they'd be possible. i doubt that God created us and we "evolved" beyond creation in knowledge. highly doubtful to me. the way everything is, is meant to be imo. what she is claiming, is that God is dumb because we ended doing something we're not supposed to be doing.

That's called Temptation.

[boydston_14]

I just got this on DVD. I still love this movie, but it's sooo depressing.

[Mr. Wooden Alligator]

Oh, another scene I liked was all the red spiders coming out of that MP in the pharmacy. :up:

[WorthyStevens]

Love seeing more people discovering this movie. :up:

[tyler-durden]

Anybody get the DVD, if so how how are the special features, I mean for the two-disc version though? Or should I just get the one disc?

[Eros]

movie sucked.

[tyler-durden]

How Come?

[Balthus Dire]

movie sucked.


There's always someone....
:oldrazz:

[Venom]

I hope the DVD has lotsa concept art and digital models of all the creatures!

[I SEE SPIDEY]

The movie was awesome.

[superkong 500]

Anybody get the DVD, if so how how are the special features, I mean for the two-disc version though? Or should I just get the one disc?

The special features are verygood, we see maquettes for the big creature at the end we get creature concept art all the good stuff, plus the b&W version of the film. If you liked the movie the 2 disc is the one to buy.

[Prison Mike]

wow, just wow. this movie exceeded my expectations. the ending was just...I didn't see it coming. 10/10

[omid17]

Ending was absolutely amazing!

[CBGB]

So I watched it, it was great but the ending was just... ugh. So after I was like "dude, I can't go to sleep with that in my mind" so I cleansed my brain, and watched Enchanted!

[deathshead2]

Great movie, I feel bad for lol at the ending though.

[Prison Mike]

So I watched it, it was great but the ending was just... ugh. So after I was like "dude, I can't go to sleep with that in my mind" so I cleansed my brain, and watched Enchanted!

yeah, I think I'm going to watch some Mad TV before going to bed. I can't go with The Mist on my mind. lol

[omid17]

true

[omid17]

what made it 10x's more effed up, was when Jane saw that lady who left in the beginning to go save her kids

[Prison Mike]

^Oh! so that is who it was. She looked familiar and that stare that jane gave her was long like he knew her. I totally forgot about her. Nobody wanted to go with her.

[War Party]

Did any of you watch the film in black and white yet? I thought it was pretty cool to see. Was a little iffy in some parts, mainly because it wasn't lit for black and white, but still nice looking and it added another feel to the movie.

[omid17]

^Oh! so that is who it was. She looked familiar and that stare that jane gave her was long like he knew her. I totally forgot about her. Nobody wanted to go with her.yup they thought she was going to get torn up

[Master Chief]

When they walked into the pharmacy and saw all the webs and s**t I was freaking out, lol, I'm cool with spiders and all but holy f**k those scared me hardcore. :( Awesome movie.

When Carmody gets shot I fist pumped the air, then the finishing round sent me yelling "F**K YEAH OLLIE, YOU F**KING RULE!!" and I rewound that s**t. No headshot has ever felt more justified to me in film EVER.
I think I'm psychotic, lol.

[CBGB]

I literally cried of happiness when she gets shot. That store clerk is up there with Indiana Jones and Han Solo on the badass meter.

[Master Chief]

fRik yeah.

Then when he gets to the car first I knew he was f**ked, because they just had to play to that classic cliche.

Watching this while drunk was frikin crazy.

BtW 6 legged big thing was beautiful. :up:

[CBGB]

That's when I cried of sadness.











Well, not literally, but I was pissed!

[TLH]

Great movie, but Thomas Jane needs to learn how to scream (the end).

[K4tzm4n]

I didn't have a problem with his yell.

[omid17]

I didn't have a problem with his yell.same here, i don't know why people are making a big deal about it

[Balthus Dire]

It wasn't a yell as much as it was a gut wrench. It's almost like he wants to scream, but is so sickened that he can't scream at all; he just cries out. I thought it was spot on.

I thought Tom Jane's performance was amazing in this.

[K4tzm4n]

It wasn't a yell as much as it was a gut wrench. It's almost like he wants to scream, but is so sickened that he can't scream at all; he just cries out. I thought it was spot on.

I thought Tom Jane's performance was amazing in this.


Agreed. The director said in one of the special features that he believes Tom Jane is a great actor but has never been given a proper role to demonstrate it...I can agree with him after seeing this movie.

[turtlefocker]

Ollie is the man. The Ending was brutal. Overall great film.

[K4tzm4n]

I like how they left a lot of things unanswered...But I'm really wanting to know:
-How far did the mist spread?
-What happend to the survivors in the Food Mart? Sure, help was on the way...But did they last until then?
-What happend to Drayton? I wouldnt be able to live with myself after doing that.

It would have been fantastic to see the army trying to fend off the mist at first. That scene wouldnt fit in the movie at all though. Also...Don't you think they would honestly just nuke the area in this situation? To try and eliminate everything that came through on foot would be highly inefficient. It was 2 days...They could have spread out quite a distance.

[omid17]

It wasn't a yell as much as it was a gut wrench. It's almost like he wants to scream, but is so sickened that he can't scream at all; he just cries out. I thought it was spot on.

I thought Tom Jane's performance was amazing in this.agreed

[Prison Mike]

how did this movie do in the box office? I remember seeing the commercials for it on tv but never bothered seeing it at the theaters. I thought this movie was better than Cloverfield, IMO.

[FireandIce213]

The way David Drayton reacted is the same way I see myself reacting in a situation like that...Trying to scream at the top of my longs but just being so disturbed emotionally and exhausted physically that just screaming wouldn't wont cut it for me.Tom Jane is definitely underrated as an actor and he's one of my top 5 favorites.

oh and to k18: this movie didnt do very well at all at the box office which is a damn shame...I seriously have no idea why it flopped so badly.

[turtlefocker]

how did this movie do in the box office? I remember seeing the commercials for it on tv but never bothered seeing it at the theaters. I thought this movie was better than Cloverfield, IMO.

this movie could work as a Cloverfield prequel...

[chickenlicken36]

I just want to say I saw this film and marcia gay harden was the only good thing about it. plus i doubt stephen king was actually happy about his ending being rewritten

[BatMatt]

I just want to say I saw this film and marcia gay harden was the only good thing about it. plus i doubt stephen king was actually happy about his ending being rewritten
I read that his comment was he wish he ended the book the way the movie ended

[K4tzm4n]

I just want to say I saw this film and marcia gay harden was the only good thing about it. plus i doubt stephen king was actually happy about his ending being rewritten


Welcome to the boards...ANd yeah, he's quoted saying something like he wish he thought of that ending and he's extremely pleased with it.

[MattBearPig]

Does the B&W version have any additional scenes???:huh:

[omid17]

i have to disagree with stephen king, the movie ending was much better than the book imo

[K4tzm4n]

What was the ending to the book? Stephen King LOVED the ending to the movie.

[Balthus Dire]

In the book they just keep driving into the mist; it's totally open ended. And yes, Stephen King said he loved the ending of the film version and he wishes he had used that ending in his book.

I personally prefer the movie ending.