The Mist
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Movie Reviews of The Mist
Movie Review: Monsters, Inside And Out...
Summary: 5 Stars
THE MIST was a terrific short story (ok, a "novella") that seemed impossible to make into a movie at the time it was written (the early '80s). Due to King's various creatures slithering, buzzing, or towering above like walking skyscrapers, I figured a movie would never materialize. Thank God for Frank Darabont! He uses just enough cgi to keep things interesting. After all, the hideous monsters in the mist are only as frightening as the human monsters that emerge during the invasion. The folks trapped in the grocery store become their own worst enemies, nearly dooming themselves without much help from any titanic terrors! Marcia Gay Harden (The Dead Girl) is perfectly twisted as the bible-waving Mrs. Carmody. Mr. Drayton (Thomas Jane) tries logic, common sense, and other such useless tools in a hopeless attempt to reason w/ the unbalanced prophet, who soon gathers a group of mindless followers! So, while an army of creatures lumber about outside, the humans fight an epic battle of wills inside. Very well done. Yes, the ending is different from the book. It's also a dark, merciless final? to this tale of building dread. So, if you can only handle happy endings, you might want to watch YOU'VE GOT MAIL again instead... P.S.- I liked all the characters in this. Laurie Holden (Silent Hill, tvs X-Files) is especially good... Movie Review: awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
Excellent blue ray movie transfer along with a great movie itself. I would recommend this movie to all horror buffs.Movie Review: Stupid Characters doing stupid things
Summary: 1 Stars
It seems the writer intended this movie to be a sort of morality tale about the frailty of humanity and the depths to which people will sink in the face of fear and the unknown. He failed miserably. The characters are unrealistic archetype caricatures, all of which are unbelievably stupid and slow to act in the diferent situations that arise in the movie. Apparently the only archetype not represented is that of rational humane man. Everyone's first instinct is to either kill someone else or start offing themselves like lemmings. This was a terrible movie. Do not waste your time.Movie Review: Adequate adaptation of King's novella
Summary: 3 Stars
After a raging storm that knocks out all power, David Drayton and his young son Billy head into town for supplies. Along for the ride is neighbor Norton, whom David doesn't normally get along with. Before leaving home, David and his family wonder about the strange mist hovering over the lake. Once in town, he discovers the power is out there too, and the checkout lines in the grocery store are long.
Then, they notice the mist rolling across the store's parking lot. They hear screams, and a large earthquake-like thud shakes the store and silences the air raid siren. A man runs into the store from the mist, informing the people that there's "things" out there. Now trapped inside the store, the large crowd wonders what to do and who to believe. Shopper Mrs. Carmody, a crazy lady from town, works the desperate crowd into a frenzy of religious fanaticism. There ARE things in the mist, tentacles and large bugs and flying daemons, and as Mrs. Carmody preaches the end of the world and expiation via blood, David must find a way to save himself and his son, and the few who follow him.
I can't help but compare the movie to the story, which I've read several times and consider it one of King's best stories (before he lost his talent and began writing drool). In the book, King really captured the crowd mentality when people are shoved together in a tight place. It didn't work as well in the movie translation. In my summary of the plot, I tried to stay true to the movie, which in all fairness follows the book quite well until the ending. I was disappointed in the movie for several reasons. The director used all unknown actors, no big names to anchor the film. The acting was rather wooden, and Mrs. Carmody should have been older and fatter (plus I miss the bright yellow pantsuit she wore in the book). The FX was ok but not spectacular. The scriptwriter changed the ending, and not for the better. What this film really needed was a bigger budget to make it work; it's not grisly enough to be 'B' horror, and not performed well enough for mainstream films. All in all, it turns out to be just a mediocre film that didn't live up to my expectations. Rent, don't buy. Enjoy!
Movie Review: misty eye...(contain spoilers, you have been warned!!!)
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this movie based on the short story from Stephen King. I didn't expect much from "The Mist" since nearly all Mr.King's works had turned into bombs upon bombs, but fortunately, there are a few good and really excellent ones too.
Still, the interpretation of the amazing written works of Stephen King were not justified whenever they're turned in either a couple of miniseries,a-made-for-tv movies and movies to satisfy the cravings of the cinemagoers.
With "The Mist" the characters and plot blended so well that I can even forgive the half-hearted CGI that is being done on the many creatures. What makes this film one of the greatest in its genre is the ending. I'm so surprised and shocked with its ending.
You don't know whether you wanted to jump with joy that help is just a couple of minutes away, or to cry out loud and be so mad at the higher people who did this catastrophe. *It's so right and wrong at the same time, when this film ends, it kept popping back in my head and makes me think about the last scene that gave such an impact to my humane senses. I still think about it, but I like this gem of a film.
It is simple straightforward story without any of those pretentiousnes. The characters are real and believable. The plot is top notch. Humbly, recommended!