Stephen King's The Mist (trailer link inside)

It does look good... notice they cross the line a few times in the edit? Strange, but effective in this IMO.
 
I've been wondering if this was ever going to be made into a feature. It's one of my favorite stories from Skeleton Crew.

Glad Darabont's directing it.
 
still who would have liked better to see Darabont write Indiana Jones 4 instead. The script that Spielberg said that it was the best he read since Raiders of the Lost Ark..... Well I hope the script gets leaked so I could read the differences between the new film and Darabont version of the script.
 
Also I find this film is going to be over clausterphobic, also I hope it isn't just another Blob film where everyone is suspicious of another; fighting over power. Has anyone read the novel?
 
Really? Wow, I thought it looked awful. It sounded and looked like a cable movie. THe performances already felt over the top. The lighting was broad and uncinematic. If that's the best they got to show for it, I'll pass.
 
Elton said:
I've been wondering if this was ever going to be made into a feature. It's one of my favorite stories from Skeleton Crew...
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Agreed. What a great ****ing story! This is on the short list of King narratives that I have always secretly wanted to adapt to the big screen myself. Should be an A-ticket ride.
 
Brandon Rice said:
It does look good... notice they cross the line a few times in the edit? Strange, but effective in this IMO.
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The 180 Degree line ?

It's hard to tell in what context the scene is beiong played in a trailer whether or not it seems justifed.

But the line can crossed at many different times. It's a matter of knowing when one can get away with it.
 
Okay

Saw this tonight; totally enjoyed it

Really intense mature sequences that deal with humans and how they can be. A really gnarly ending I never saw coming.

It isn't perfect so I'm gonna brace myself for all the whiners but it is a fun fun movie; a worthy horror film dealing with religion, panic, survival and other human elements.

The perfromances are awesome and it is the actors that stand out.

There were 3 scenes in particular that stood out; one which had people applauding in the theatre and 2 more that had the entire theatre speechless.

Regarding rhe ending; I really didn't think they'd go 'There'. Wow.

I'll own this one and will refrain from speaking of details until more reviews pour in.

A quote from a review I agree with:

Darabont's made what can best be called a grade-A B-movie, full of jolts and jumps and classic monster-movie tricks played out with old-school showmanship and thoroughly modern special effects.
 
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There seems to be a fair number of King fans who are upset with the ending because they wanted it to stay faithful to the novella. I believe King himself said that he likes the Darabont ending better than what he originally wrote.

For some reason it didn't seem to be playing today in Toronto, so I will check it out on Friday.
 
Wow.... wow... wow... I finally got to see this film tonight....

This is one of the best "horror" flicks I've seen... though I wouldn't consider it horror.
 
I have been wanting to see this film since it opened last week, and finally got to see it tonight. Let me tell you, this is one of the most intense movies I have EVER seen.... the intensity wasn't cheesy either, it was REAL human drama going on... the actors were all very good, and well directed. Most of them I didn't recognize, but that's probably what made this film work even better... everything seemed so real. The only dings I had were that some of the CG was kind of weak... but I forgave it, as the story, acting, editing, and just about everything else was awesome! I was holding onto my seat in this one.... and the ending left me breathless... go see this film! I won't recommend it to younger audiences as it's got some bloody parts, and it's definitely intense throughout.

One of THE best, if not THE best horror film I've ever seen.
 
J.R. Hudson said:
Regarding rhe ending; I really didn't think they'd go 'There'. Wow.
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I'm right there with you.
This film did that a few times to me - I thought I had it pegged from the start, and the story proved me (happily) wrong on quite a few occassions.... all the way up to the last minute. For good or for bad - its nice to see a movie that can still surprise you.

I enjoyed this one alot - though I don't think I can even come close to agreeing with Brice that its the 'best horror film ever'
But its definitely worth seeing.
 
Hm, I guess I'm one of those "whiners". I tried to enjoy this movie, I really did. Parts of it, I was entertained and the acting was great...for the most part. Wasn't a big fan of how it was shot in the beginning - the angles just weren't doing it for me. I laughed at parts that should not have been funny though and thats just because of the completely unrealistic way the series of events unfolded.

I read Stephen King novels, but I haven't read this one. I want to know why there was so much development for the neighbor...for nothing. They always try to "shock" you with something like that, but maybe there was something more explained in the book.

The ending I thought was intense (if only for the controversial way in which it played out), but let's face it folks - it was pretty clear thats what was going to happen. Anybody else wonder why the ending music started 15 minutes before the last scene? One more gripe I had was the fade to blacks - they're okay when used sparingly but it was used throughout the whole movie! The only thing I thought was really well done was the acting, as that had some serious substance.

Just my opinion,

Kegan
 
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