list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Stephen King's The Mist on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Stephen_King_s_The_Mist/295538/default.aspx Title: Stephen King's The Mist
Year: 2007
Director: Frank Darabont
Plot: Frequent Stephen King collaborator Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption) teams with the celebrated horror author once again for this tale of a terror based on a story originally published in King's 1985 horror anthology Skeleton Crew, and concerning a small town engulfed by a malevolent mist. When a thick fog descends upon a typical suburban community and claims the lives of anyone unfortunate enough to be caught outside, a small band of survivors seeks refuge in a local grocery store. Now trapped in a darkened cloud of pure horror, the frightened denizens of the town are forced to fend off an advancing horde of murderous monsters. Punisher star Thomas Jane heads up an ensemble cast that includes Andre Braugher and Laurie Holden. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:14:31 GMTStephen King's The Mist2007Frank DarabontFrequent <a href="/players/P____97473/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Stephen King</a> collaborator <a href="/players/P____86735/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Frank Darabont</a> (<a href=/films/90869/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>The Shawshank Redemption</a>) teams with the celebrated horror author once again for this tale of a terror based on a story originally published in King's 1985 horror anthology Skeleton Crew, and concerning a small town engulfed by a malevolent mist. When a thick fog descends upon a typical suburban community and claims the lives of anyone unfortunate enough to be caught outside, a small band of survivors seeks refuge in a local grocery store. Now trapped in a darkened cloud of pure horror, the frightened denizens of the town are forced to fend off an advancing horde of murderous monsters. <a href=/films/226271/default.aspx style='text-decoration:underline'>Punisher</a> star <a href="/players/P___223237/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Thomas Jane</a> heads up an ensemble cast that includes <a href="/players/P_____8159/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Andre Braugher</a> and <a href="/players/P___125316/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Laurie Holden</a>. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide49Tag Target (>10)251583http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s295538.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Stephen_King_s_The_Mist/295538/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/arcadefire92/archive/2009/4/9/41525.aspx Post By: ArcadeFire92
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Post Date: 4/9/2009 5:14:31 PM
Body: Stephen King's The Mist is more than a mere monster movie and its certainly not a typical horror film. The Mist is a brutal and violent character study that explores how ordinary people would react in a threatening situation. This film shows how fear and paranoia can completely change a person and turn us into rabid animals. One character clearly claimed that if you take all of our defenses away and scare the shit out of us, we no longer have morals or rules. The Mist tells the story of a father and his young son who become trapped in a supermarket after a mysterious mist envelops their town and unleashes an otherworldly evil upon the locals. This is director Frank Darabont's third adaptation of a Stephen King novel and its possibly his most compelling and powerful film yet. Thomas Jane leads an impressive cast of powerhouse performers which includes Toby Jone, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, and Andre Braugher. Toby Jones was the standout in my opinion and Marcia Gay Harden was delightfully evil. This film is simply an intense and compelling experience with an ending that is nearly impossible to forget. This is kind of a depressing film but its very realistic in its depiction of human nature and our animalistic behavior. I am someone who is highly interested in psychology and human nature, so this film was a satisfying experience for me. Stephen King's The Mist is a spellbinding horror film and a powerful character study...
]]>Thu, 09 Apr 2009 21:14:31 GMTArcadeFire92ArcadeFire92 Blog4/9/2009 5:14:31 PMStephen King's The Mist is more than a mere monster movie and its certainly not a typical horror film. The Mist is a brutal and violent character study that explores how ordinary people would react in a threatening situation. This film shows how fear and paranoia can completely change a person and turn us into rabid animals. One character clearly claimed that if you take all of our defenses away and scare the shit out of us, we no longer have morals or rules. The Mist tells the story of a father and his young son who become trapped in a supermarket after a mysterious mist envelops their town and unleashes an otherworldly evil upon the locals. This is director Frank Darabont's third adaptation of a Stephen King novel and its possibly his most compelling and powerful film yet. Thomas Jane leads an impressive cast of powerhouse performers which includes Toby Jone, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, and Andre Braugher. Toby Jones was the standout in my opinion and Marcia Gay Harden was delightfully evil. This film is simply an intense and compelling experience with an ending that is nearly impossible to forget. This is kind of a depressing film but its very realistic in its depiction of human nature and our animalistic behavior. I am someone who is highly interested in psychology and human nature, so this film was a satisfying experience for me. Stephen King's The Mist is a spellbinding horror film and a powerful character study... http://www.spout.com/groups/Community_Recommendations/Re_Collaboration_Best_Films_of_2007/643/38187/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: dibot
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Post Date: 12/10/2008 1:36:01 PM
Body: Many good films have been listed. My ulitmate favorite for 2007 is There Will Be Blood. But I have a few others: 1. 30 Days of Night 2. Black Snake Moan 3. Breach 4. Eastern Promises 5. Gone Baby Gone 6. La Vie En Rose 7. No Country for Old Men 8. Sunshine 9. The Mist 10. Waitress
]]>Wed, 10 Dec 2008 18:36:01 GMTdibotCommunity Recommendations12/10/2008 1:36:01 PMMany good films have been listed. My ulitmate favorite for 2007 is There Will Be Blood. But I have a few others: 1. 30 Days of Night 2. Black Snake Moan 3. Breach 4. Eastern Promises 5. Gone Baby Gone 6. La Vie En Rose 7. No Country for Old Men 8. Sunshine 9. The Mist 10. Waitress http://www.spout.com/blogs/dibot/archive/2008/11/10/37153.aspx Post By: dibot
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Post Date: 11/10/2008 2:28:00 PM
Body: I loved The Mist. Another pairing of director Frank Darabont ("The Majestic") with material from writer Stephen King makes me want them to work together all the time. King knows how to create characters and they all work here. The story starts fast. The claustrophobia is great, as well as the reactions of the people trapped in a supermarket when a strange monster inhabited mist descends on the town. Marcia Gay Harden ("Into the Wild") is in top form here. Excellent, gut wrenching ending. See it now.Control is the biopic about Ian Curtis, the lead singer of Joy Division. I don't know much about the subject matter, but the film seemed to paint a pretty honest portrait. Shot in black and white, Sam Riley ("24 Hour Party People") as Curtis, is sometimes painful to watch as he deals with epilepsy. Samantha Morton ("Elizabeth: The Golden Age") is equally good as his wife, Deborah. The film uses much of Joy Division's music, as well as other music from that era. I didn't love it, but that may have been because it was so bleak and depressing.Step Up is pretty much everything you could want in a teen dance movie. There's a love story between two people from different worlds. There's angst. And, of course, lots of dancing. Quite entertaining and a feel good ending.I caught Pet Sematary on AMC during their Halloween Horror Fest, and it was just as creepy as I remembered. However, the acting's pretty bad. I didn't remember that. But director Mary Lambert ("14 Women") handled Stephen King's story well, and all the parts that are supposed to be scary totally deliver. And we can learn something from this - Never bury your pets, or children, in an old Indian burial ground. Side note: to this day, I cannot spell cemetery correctly. I blame this book and film.I don't really have anything good to say about Saw V. The series, which is not my favorite anyway, just ground to a screeching halt. Sure, even though Jigsaw's dead and the movie ends setting up a sequel, the fun has gone out of it. No interesting characters. No really cool traps. I tried to take a nap, but it was too loud. Just watch some old Friday the 13ths. They may be bad, but at least they're entertaining.
]]>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:28:00 GMTdibotdibot Blog11/10/2008 2:28:00 PMI loved The Mist. Another pairing of director Frank Darabont ("The Majestic") with material from writer Stephen King makes me want them to work together all the time. King knows how to create characters and they all work here. The story starts fast. The claustrophobia is great, as well as the reactions of the people trapped in a supermarket when a strange monster inhabited mist descends on the town. Marcia Gay Harden ("Into the Wild") is in top form here. Excellent, gut wrenching ending. See it now.Control is the biopic about Ian Curtis, the lead singer of Joy Division. I don't know much about the subject matter, but the film seemed to paint a pretty honest portrait. Shot in black and white, Sam Riley ("24 Hour Party People") as Curtis, is sometimes painful to watch as he deals with epilepsy. Samantha Morton ("Elizabeth: The Golden Age") is equally good as his wife, Deborah. The film uses much of Joy Division's music, as well as other music from that era. I didn't love it, but that may have been because it was so bleak and depressing.Step Up is pretty much everything you could want in a teen dance movie. There's a love story between two people from different worlds. There's angst. And, of course, lots of dancing. Quite entertaining and a feel good ending.I caught Pet Sematary on AMC during their Halloween Horror Fest, and it was just as creepy as I remembered. However, the acting's pretty bad. I didn't remember that. But director Mary Lambert ("14 Women") handled Stephen King's story well, and all the parts that are supposed to be scary totally deliver. And we can learn something from this - Never bury your pets, or children, in an old Indian burial ground. Side note: to this day, I cannot spell cemetery correctly. I blame this book and film.I don't really have anything good to say about Saw V. The series, which is not my favorite anyway, just ground to a screeching halt. Sure, even though Jigsaw's dead and the movie ends setting up a sequel, the fun has gone out of it. No interesting characters. No really cool traps. I tried to take a nap, but it was too loud. Just watch some old Friday the 13ths. They may be bad, but at least they're entertaining. http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_So_Bad_They_re_Good/222/36684/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: indieabby88
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Post Date: 10/26/2008 7:10:59 PM
Body: Now, I would say "Troll 2," but that's not so bad it's good. It's just straight up bad. The only thing enjoyable about is the jokes you make it its expense. But I do still have a contender: "Quarantine" which came out a couple of weeks ago. I saw it in a crowded theater and had a total blast. The movie itself is pretty poor (no character development, goofy and gratuitous amounts of gore and violence) but it's pretty damn funny, and the buckets of blood that get sprayed in that movie are awesomely bad. All the jumpiness and nasty bits that I loved in "The Mist" without most of the human drama.
]]>Sun, 26 Oct 2008 23:10:59 GMTindieabby88HORROR MOVIES 10110/26/2008 7:10:59 PMNow, I would say "Troll 2," but that's not so bad it's good. It's just straight up bad. The only thing enjoyable about is the jokes you make it its expense. But I do still have a contender: "Quarantine" which came out a couple of weeks ago. I saw it in a crowded theater and had a total blast. The movie itself is pretty poor (no character development, goofy and gratuitous amounts of gore and violence) but it's pretty damn funny, and the buckets of blood that get sprayed in that movie are awesomely bad. All the jumpiness and nasty bits that I loved in "The Mist" without most of the human drama. http://www.spout.com/blogs/usesoap/archive/2008/10/20/36516.aspx Post By: usesoap
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Post Date: 10/20/2008 12:47:36 PM
Body: (Note: This is actaully written as part of my newspaper review column, whose readers may not be as obsessive about their horror films as members of the Spout community, but I felt I would include it nonetheless) Let's face it, the current economic news is far more terrifying than any feature that can grace the big screen right now. For horror devotees, there's the never-ending “Saw” franchise making its fifth trip to the multiplex this weekend. And there is really only one other legitimate fright flick for it to contend with (and no, “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” and “W.” don't count). The film is “Quarantine,” which I will get to later. But first, may I suggest a few more economically friendly ways to get your scare on this season of the witch by suggesting some DVD titles that you may have overlooked. For the discernible horror fan, it's always a tough trip to the video store, where, through the magic of Photoshop, DVD covers hold promises that the crappy films inside could ever keep. Fear not, for I have sifted through mounds of gore guano and will provide you with a few under-seen flesh-crawling flicks that are created with style, substance and sufficient scares. “Them (Ils)” (2006): Forget “The Strangers,” the Liv-Tyler-headlining film released this week on DVD (actually, that's unfair, for that film does create a palpable atmosphere). The similar plot of “Them” is the standard couple-stranded -in-an-isolated-locale horror theme. But after about 15 minutes of setup, the film rarely stops to catch its breath, as a young couple relies on their wiles to elude a faceless tormentor (or tormentors?). Clocking in at less than 90 minutes, the film zips by at a frenetic pace, and while the French-made film does have subtitles, the numerous bumps, creaks, crashes and screams that pump through your surround sound need no translation. “Slither” (2006): For those who enjoy a few more chuckles to lighten the mood between scenes of terror, “Slither” is an homage to those fantastic alien invasion films of the '50s, updated with a millennial sensibility. Director James Gunn lovingly recreates a world of icky aliens, intentional humor and genuine scares. Also, look for a wonderful cameo from Gunn's real-life wife Jenna (“The Office”) Fischer. “Rogue” (2007): It's hard to convince scare skeptics to give a chance to a giant killer crocodile movie, but why are they so willing to embrace a 30-foot shark as one of the best films of all time? I'm not placing this on the same level as “Jaws,” of course, but I am saying that there are a number of effective flourishes in this film that merit it a spot on your rental list. A group of tourists in Australia get cornered by a rather rabid reptile with a taste for human flesh. “Rogue” earns its scales for treating its characters as more than just croc chum and leaving us to wonder just who will bite it next. “The Mist” in black and white (2007): Director Frank Darabont has been one of the most beloved screen collaborators of author Stephen King's work. “The Shawshank Redemption” and “The Green Mile” consistently rate at the top of King's page-to-screen transfers. And while you may have witnessed this film in its brief theatrical run, or even caught it on DVD, you have not really “experienced” it until you watch it in its monochromatic glory, which is available on the two-disc collector's edition. Creating the overall mood of a classic B-movie monster movie from the '50s, the film's CGI-created creatures appear seamless, the shadows are more ominous and the overall tone just a little moodier. And finally, if you still enjoy your jolts surrounded by a roomful of strangers, there is a rather effective alternative to “Saw” still playing in local theaters. Based on a much-more-effective Spanish film called “[Rec]” (as in the “Record” button) that is not yet available on DVD, “Quarantine” is still the next best thing for a fun-filled fright night. The plot focuses on a young reporter spending the night in a firehouse for a story, and she certainly gets one when the station is called to a disturbance in a nearby apartment complex. While there, she and her cameraman capture its residents succumbing to a strange virus that causes them to be cordoned off from the general public. Even though the film is structured similarly to the single-camera style of “The Blair Witch Project” and “Cloverfield,” it does not fall victim to the “shaky-cam” shots that induced nausea for so many viewers. While the film feels more polished than its Spanish predecessor, it is still provides a number of worthwhile creeps and jolts. Purists may want to steer clear, though and wait for the DVD release, as this version is almost a shot-for-shot remake. But if you are wary of having to face Jigsaw for yet another go-round at the theater this Halloween, than “Quarantine” has more than enough bite.
]]>Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:47:36 GMTusesoapusesoap Blog10/20/2008 12:47:36 PM(Note: This is actaully written as part of my newspaper review column, whose readers may not be as obsessive about their horror films as members of the Spout community, but I felt I would include it nonetheless) Let's face it, the current economic news is far more terrifying than any feature that can grace the big screen right now. For horror devotees, there's the never-ending &ldquo;Saw&rdquo; franchise making its fifth trip to the multiplex this weekend. And there is really only one other legitimate fright flick for it to contend with (and no, &ldquo;Beverly Hills Chihuahua&rdquo; and &ldquo;W.&rdquo; don't count). The film is &ldquo;Quarantine,&rdquo; which I will get to later. But first, may I suggest a few more economically friendly ways to get your scare on this season of the witch by suggesting some DVD titles that you may have overlooked. For the discernible horror fan, it's always a tough trip to the video store, where, through the magic of Photoshop, DVD covers hold promises that the crappy films inside could ever keep. Fear not, for I have sifted through mounds of gore guano and will provide you with a few under-seen flesh-crawling flicks that are created with style, substance and sufficient scares. &ldquo;Them (Ils)&rdquo; (2006): Forget &ldquo;The Strangers,&rdquo; the Liv-Tyler-headlining film released this week on DVD (actually, that's unfair, for that film does create a palpable atmosphere). The similar plot of &ldquo;Them&rdquo; is the standard couple-stranded -in-an-isolated-locale horror theme. But after about 15 minutes of setup, the film rarely stops to catch its breath, as a young couple relies on their wiles to elude a faceless tormentor (or tormentors?). Clocking in at less than 90 minutes, the film zips by at a frenetic pace, and while the French-made film does have subtitles, the numerous bumps, creaks, crashes and screams that pump through your surround sound need no translation. &ldquo;Slither&rdquo; (2006): For those who enjoy a few more chuckles to lighten the mood between scenes of terror, &ldquo;Slither&rdquo; is an homage to those fantastic alien invasion films of the '50s, updated with a millennial sensibility. Director James Gunn lovingly recreates a world of icky aliens, intentional humor and genuine scares. Also, look for a wonderful cameo from Gunn's real-life wife Jenna (&ldquo;The Office&rdquo;) Fischer. &ldquo;Rogue&rdquo; (2007): It's hard to convince scare skeptics to give a chance to a giant killer crocodile movie, but why are they so willing to embrace a 30-foot shark as one of the best films of all time? I'm not placing this on the same level as &ldquo;Jaws,&rdquo; of course, but I am saying that there are a number of effective flourishes in this film that merit it a spot on your rental list. A group of tourists in Australia get cornered by a rather rabid reptile with a taste for human flesh. &ldquo;Rogue&rdquo; earns its scales for treating its characters as more than just croc chum and leaving us to wonder just who will bite it next. &ldquo;The Mist&rdquo; in black and white (2007): Director Frank Darabont has been one of the most beloved screen collaborators of author Stephen King's work. &ldquo;The Shawshank Redemption&rdquo; and &ldquo;The Green Mile&rdquo; consistently rate at the top of King's page-to-screen transfers. And while you may have witnessed this film in its brief theatrical run, or even caught it on DVD, you have not really &ldquo;experienced&rdquo; it until you watch it in its monochromatic glory, which is available on the two-disc collector's edition. Creating the overall mood of a classic B-movie monster movie from the '50s, the film's CGI-created creatures appear seamless, the shadows are more ominous and the overall tone just a little moodier. And finally, if you still enjoy your jolts surrounded by a roomful of strangers, there is a rather effective alternative to &ldquo;Saw&rdquo; still playing in local theaters. Based on a much-more-effective Spanish film called &ldquo;[Rec]&rdquo; (as in the &ldquo;Record&rdquo; button) that is not yet available on DVD, &ldquo;Quarantine&rdquo; is still the next best thing for a fun-filled fright night. The plot focuses on a young reporter spending the night in a firehouse for a story, and she certainly gets one when the station is called to a disturbance in a nearby apartment complex. While there, she and her cameraman capture its residents succumbing to a strange virus that causes them to be cordoned off from the general public. Even though the film is structured similarly to the single-camera style of &ldquo;The Blair Witch Project&rdquo; and &ldquo;Cloverfield,&rdquo; it does not fall victim to the &ldquo;shaky-cam&rdquo; shots that induced nausea for so many viewers. While the film feels more polished than its Spanish predecessor, it is still provides a number of worthwhile creeps and jolts. Purists may want to steer clear, though and wait for the DVD release, as this version is almost a shot-for-shot remake. But if you are wary of having to face Jigsaw for yet another go-round at the theater this Halloween, than &ldquo;Quarantine&rdquo; has more than enough bite. http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_July_14_The_Angry_Mob/625/32512/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: indieabby88
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Post Date: 7/14/2008 12:19:02 AM
Body: I just finished watching The Mist, a movie which I think would qualify as having an angry mob. I don't want to put in any spoilers, but there is one particular scene that puts that "pissed-off masses screaming for blood" feeling right out there. If you've seen the film, you'll know what I'm talking about. Let me just say that I don't think I've yelled at characters onscreen so much in any other movie I've ever seen. The Mist is a movie that begs for knee-jerk reaction in just about every single frame. I wanted to throttle Marcia Gay Harden by the end of that thing. Then, of course, we've got the lovely musical sequence in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (I've never seen a more melodic mob) and movies like Frankenstein and the odious Van Helsing (which it inspired) These are examples (though, albeit, not all good ones--it's late, throw me a bone!) of the panicked mob acting ridiculously out of fear, some rational, some irrational. But there's the second kind of angry mob movie, too, the Braveheart-style mobs, the ones that rise up and rebel, and usually end up getting slaughtered and climbing down from their barricades with their tails between their legs. This might be kind of a stretch, but I'm going to go ahead and put Les Miserables in this category, too.
]]>Mon, 14 Jul 2008 04:19:02 GMTindieabby88Weekly Theme7/14/2008 12:19:02 AMI just finished watching The Mist, a movie which I think would qualify as having an angry mob. I don't want to put in any spoilers, but there is one particular scene that puts that "pissed-off masses screaming for blood" feeling right out there. If you've seen the film, you'll know what I'm talking about. Let me just say that I don't think I've yelled at characters onscreen so much in any other movie I've ever seen. The Mist is a movie that begs for knee-jerk reaction in just about every single frame. I wanted to throttle Marcia Gay Harden by the end of that thing. Then, of course, we've got the lovely musical sequence in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (I've never seen a more melodic mob) and movies like Frankenstein and the odious Van Helsing (which it inspired) These are examples (though, albeit, not all good ones--it's late, throw me a bone!) of the panicked mob acting ridiculously out of fear, some rational, some irrational. But there's the second kind of angry mob movie, too, the Braveheart-style mobs, the ones that rise up and rebel, and usually end up getting slaughtered and climbing down from their barricades with their tails between their legs. This might be kind of a stretch, but I'm going to go ahead and put Les Miserables in this category, too. http://www.spout.com/groups/HORROR_MOVIES_101/Re_How_has_horror_scarred_yes_scarred_you/222/31590/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: laylor
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Post Date: 6/24/2008 3:13:45 AM
Body: Ever since I saw Arachnophobia as a kid I have not been able to deal with bugs of any sort, especially spiders. That movie had me sleeping in my parent's bedroom for many nights. To this day I get completely scared silly when a big bug scurries around me. I watched the movie a couple of years ago and while I was able to laugh a lot of it off I still shuddered when large amounts of spiders come on screen. I think I am the only person who gets creeped out by 8 Legged Freaks and I squirmed through some of the scenes (giant flies, yargh!) in the recent The Mist. That last story in Creepshow? Forget about it!
]]>Tue, 24 Jun 2008 07:13:45 GMTlaylorHORROR MOVIES 1016/24/2008 3:13:45 AMEver since I saw Arachnophobia as a kid I have not been able to deal with bugs of any sort, especially spiders. That movie had me sleeping in my parent's bedroom for many nights. To this day I get completely scared silly when a big bug scurries around me. I watched the movie a couple of years ago and while I was able to laugh a lot of it off I still shuddered when large amounts of spiders come on screen. I think I am the only person who gets creeped out by 8 Legged Freaks and I squirmed through some of the scenes (giant flies, yargh!) in the recent The Mist. That last story in Creepshow? Forget about it! http://www.spout.com/blogs/jj79/archive/2008/6/6/30718.aspx Post By: JJ79
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Post Date: 6/6/2008 3:42:50 PM
Body: "The Mist" advertises itself as a horror film. And in some respects, it is a horror film in the conventional sense of the genre. But in others, it becomes a psychological horror film, a battle between us and them when we´re all human, thrust into a situation where no one has the magic bullet which leads to salvation. In those situations, we turn to what we feel most comfortable with. What happened after September 11? Most American turned to friends and family out of a sense of safety; others took to a hawkish war stance because they thought guns would protect them. The same dynamic is at work in Frank Daranont´s ("The Green Mile," "The Shawshank Redemption") production. Add in a third place to turn to for comfort-religion-and an powder keg is lit. Following a freak storm in a small Maine town, David Drayton (Thomas Jane), his son Billy (Nathan Gamble) and next door neighbor Brent Norton (Andre Braugher) head to the local grocery store for supplied. While there, an eerie mist overtakes town, trapping the customers in the store. When they´re told something is in the mist, the initial reaction is to scoff. As flying creatures begin to attack the store and the survivors, one woman-Mrs. Carmody (Marcia Gay Harden)-becomes a powerful voice, claiming the mist and the creatures are God´s vengeance on the Earth. The Motion Picture Association of America ratings board gave "The Mist" an R rating for a reason. It´s is a violent, bloody, profane movie, no question. Any number of people are dismembered, gutted, shot, stabbed, eaten and burned. There is copious amounts of blood, not to mention cursing-as we´d expect to hear in a situation like this. The one thing that rating and advisory doesn´t take into account is the vile nature of Carmody and her eventual group of followers. At its core, this film is less about spiders which flood out of dead bodies than it is about an even more terrifying force: man´s inhumanity toward man. The inhumanity here comes from the religious explanations for the mist (really, it´s a fog, but that name was already taken). At least initially, no one listens to a thing Harden´s Mrs. Carmody says, judging her to be a crackpot. In a seemingly prophesizing way, she foretells the creatures coming at night and that more of their group are going to die. Had any of the survivors actually thought about her words, they´d make perfect sense sans a direct connection to God. Moreover, these people live in the modern world. Have they never seen a horror film? Of course the evil menace returns at night. Any group of survivors is little more than cannon fodder. It doesn´t require divine intervention to "see" either of these thing. That´s of no consequence, though, since if these thoughts did occur to anyone, the ultimate battle wouldn´t be waged. That battle, for lack of a better definition, is religion vs. secularism. Because these creatures are something right out of a nightmare, they can´t possibly have any scientific rationale. So the religion card is played, so much so that near the end, Carmody has stirred by the former neighbors into two groups: her followers and a smaller group-led by David Drayton-who keep their wits about them. It´s interesting that, in the first encounter with the monsters, no one believes Drayton or the men with him. They all believe he´s telling a lie, trying to pull one over the people in town for a vacation. It turns out he is telling the truth (obviously, since we watch the entire bloody encounter); yet few people trust him enough to forsake the religious dogma. Even Norton, woefully wasting Braugher in a throwaway and thankless role, insists on being one of the first people out of the store. (It should be noted he leads the black people out of the supermarket, which elicited howls from the audience I was with. We don´t know for sure what happens to Norton or the people he leaves with-save one-but there are only two possibilities which become clear when the credits roll.) And with each attack, Carmody increases the ferocity of her preaching. So much so that, in a shocking crazed mob moment, she accuses, judges and demands the execution of a hometown soldier from a nearby military base. That scene crystallizes every point the script, adapted by Darabont from the original novella by Stephen King, tries to hammer home in the course of two hours. The accusation the mist, the creatures and the deaths are the fault of this one officer is preposterous to any rational thinking person. At this point, though, most of the shut-ins aren´t thinking rationally anymore. They´re scared--terrified, even--and need to point the finger at someone, no matter who it is. So when the officer is stabbed repeatedly and thrown alive to the monster, it´s a disturbing commentary on mob mentality. For a moment as the butcher knife is being plunged into his stomach, Carmody seems to understand what she has done and that she is no better than the creatures outside the doors. But then she turns quickly into the mob leader once again, calling for a sacrifice to God. That sacrifice is Billy. All in the name of appeasing God. Yes, the script goes out of its way for the majority of the running time to depict the believers as wack-a-doo people blindly following without understanding the underlying ideas. That´s the social message "The Mist" is trying to convey: believe what you want, but have the fortitude to question at every turn. Don´t follow blindly. At least that´s what we´re meant to think until the disturbingly sick, gut wrenching ending. No fear, I won´t spoil it here. Suffice to say it feeds into the idea of faith. "The Mist" is populated with recognizable character actors who perform their roles admirably, but are all upstaged by Harden. She has perhaps the juiciest role in the film, being allowed to channel all her fear into one act: preaching. Whereas everyone else is concerned with boarding up the windows or gathering medicine, her sole occupation is to pray for salvation. Carmody doesn´t set out to be vile or evil; in fact, I don´t think she is either of things. The script does make her out to be the villain of the piece (and a event near the finale brought cheers from the crowd again), yet she is only doing what her faith tells her to do. The performance never delves into complete crazed religious nutcase. Additionally, the script doesn´t turn the thirty-odd people in the market into the usual cannon fodder. Sure, most of the people stay in the background and don´t have big roles but they don´t gratuitously die en masse like you´d expect. One or two bite the dust without a whole lot of development and one scene designed to further two characters is hideously out of place. One side note: one shot within the last twenty minutes seems to want to emulate a pivotal and awe-inspiring scene in "Jurassic Park," yet it fails to generate any awe or spectacle. Maybe it´s the film age we live in, but it looks completely pedestrian. (A mini-tangent: I never fully bought the explanation for the events in the film we get from the military. There´s nothing to suggest the technology exists to do what it is alleged they did. It´s one of the strengths of the film, though, that the story never feels the need to explain in excruciating detail everything it puts on screen. The audience is supposed to take it on…you guessed it, faith.) "The Mist" gets an unqualified recommendation not only as a horror film but as an all purpose movie. I´ve glossed over a dozen small points or character moments which could only be explained by detailing the entire narrative-which would be a disservice. This is a film which shouldn´t be spoiled for any reason. The ending is as powerful--if not moreso--than the finale to "In the Valley of Elah" from earlier this fall. It rates a 7 out of 10.
]]>Fri, 06 Jun 2008 19:42:50 GMTJJ79JJ79 Blog6/6/2008 3:42:50 PM"The Mist" advertises itself as a horror film. And in some respects, it is a horror film in the conventional sense of the genre. But in others, it becomes a psychological horror film, a battle between us and them when we&acute;re all human, thrust into a situation where no one has the magic bullet which leads to salvation. In those situations, we turn to what we feel most comfortable with. What happened after September 11? Most American turned to friends and family out of a sense of safety; others took to a hawkish war stance because they thought guns would protect them. The same dynamic is at work in Frank Daranont&acute;s ("The Green Mile," "The Shawshank Redemption") production. Add in a third place to turn to for comfort-religion-and an powder keg is lit. Following a freak storm in a small Maine town, David Drayton (Thomas Jane), his son Billy (Nathan Gamble) and next door neighbor Brent Norton (Andre Braugher) head to the local grocery store for supplied. While there, an eerie mist overtakes town, trapping the customers in the store. When they&acute;re told something is in the mist, the initial reaction is to scoff. As flying creatures begin to attack the store and the survivors, one woman-Mrs. Carmody (Marcia Gay Harden)-becomes a powerful voice, claiming the mist and the creatures are God&acute;s vengeance on the Earth. The Motion Picture Association of America ratings board gave "The Mist" an R rating for a reason. It&acute;s is a violent, bloody, profane movie, no question. Any number of people are dismembered, gutted, shot, stabbed, eaten and burned. There is copious amounts of blood, not to mention cursing-as we&acute;d expect to hear in a situation like this. The one thing that rating and advisory doesn&acute;t take into account is the vile nature of Carmody and her eventual group of followers. At its core, this film is less about spiders which flood out of dead bodies than it is about an even more terrifying force: man&acute;s inhumanity toward man. The inhumanity here comes from the religious explanations for the mist (really, it&acute;s a fog, but that name was already taken). At least initially, no one listens to a thing Harden&acute;s Mrs. Carmody says, judging her to be a crackpot. In a seemingly prophesizing way, she foretells the creatures coming at night and that more of their group are going to die. Had any of the survivors actually thought about her words, they&acute;d make perfect sense sans a direct connection to God. Moreover, these people live in the modern world. Have they never seen a horror film? Of course the evil menace returns at night. Any group of survivors is little more than cannon fodder. It doesn&acute;t require divine intervention to "see" either of these thing. That&acute;s of no consequence, though, since if these thoughts did occur to anyone, the ultimate battle wouldn&acute;t be waged. That battle, for lack of a better definition, is religion vs. secularism. Because these creatures are something right out of a nightmare, they can&acute;t possibly have any scientific rationale. So the religion card is played, so much so that near the end, Carmody has stirred by the former neighbors into two groups: her followers and a smaller group-led by David Drayton-who keep their wits about them. It&acute;s interesting that, in the first encounter with the monsters, no one believes Drayton or the men with him. They all believe he&acute;s telling a lie, trying to pull one over the people in town for a vacation. It turns out he is telling the truth (obviously, since we watch the entire bloody encounter); yet few people trust him enough to forsake the religious dogma. Even Norton, woefully wasting Braugher in a throwaway and thankless role, insists on being one of the first people out of the store. (It should be noted he leads the black people out of the supermarket, which elicited howls from the audience I was with. We don&acute;t know for sure what happens to Norton or the people he leaves with-save one-but there are only two possibilities which become clear when the credits roll.) And with each attack, Carmody increases the ferocity of her preaching. So much so that, in a shocking crazed mob moment, she accuses, judges and demands the execution of a hometown soldier from a nearby military base. That scene crystallizes every point the script, adapted by Darabont from the original novella by Stephen King, tries to hammer home in the course of two hours. The accusation the mist, the creatures and the deaths are the fault of this one officer is preposterous to any rational thinking person. At this point, though, most of the shut-ins aren&acute;t thinking rationally anymore. They&acute;re scared--terrified, even--and need to point the finger at someone, no matter who it is. So when the officer is stabbed repeatedly and thrown alive to the monster, it&acute;s a disturbing commentary on mob mentality. For a moment as the butcher knife is being plunged into his stomach, Carmody seems to understand what she has done and that she is no better than the creatures outside the doors. But then she turns quickly into the mob leader once again, calling for a sacrifice to God. That sacrifice is Billy. All in the name of appeasing God. Yes, the script goes out of its way for the majority of the running time to depict the believers as wack-a-doo people blindly following without understanding the underlying ideas. That&acute;s the social message "The Mist" is trying to convey: believe what you want, but have the fortitude to question at every turn. Don&acute;t follow blindly. At least that&acute;s what we&acute;re meant to think until the disturbingly sick, gut wrenching ending. No fear, I won&acute;t spoil it here. Suffice to say it feeds into the idea of faith. "The Mist" is populated with recognizable character actors who perform their roles admirably, but are all upstaged by Harden. She has perhaps the juiciest role in the film, being allowed to channel all her fear into one act: preaching. Whereas everyone else is concerned with boarding up the windows or gathering medicine, her sole occupation is to pray for salvation. Carmody doesn&acute;t set out to be vile or evil; in fact, I don&acute;t think she is either of things. The script does make her out to be the villain of the piece (and a event near the finale brought cheers from the crowd again), yet she is only doing what her faith tells her to do. The performance never delves into complete crazed religious nutcase. Additionally, the script doesn&acute;t turn the thirty-odd people in the market into the usual cannon fodder. Sure, most of the people stay in the background and don&acute;t have big roles but they don&acute;t gratuitously die en masse like you&acute;d expect. One or two bite the dust without a whole lot of development and one scene designed to further two characters is hideously out of place. One side note: one shot within the last twenty minutes seems to want to emulate a pivotal and awe-inspiring scene in "Jurassic Park," yet it fails to generate any awe or spectacle. Maybe it&acute;s the film age we live in, but it looks completely pedestrian. (A mini-tangent: I never fully bought the explanation for the events in the film we get from the military. There&acute;s nothing to suggest the technology exists to do what it is alleged they did. It&acute;s one of the strengths of the film, though, that the story never feels the need to explain in excruciating detail everything it puts on screen. The audience is supposed to take it on&hellip;you guessed it, faith.) "The Mist" gets an unqualified recommendation not only as a horror film but as an all purpose movie. I&acute;ve glossed over a dozen small points or character moments which could only be explained by detailing the entire narrative-which would be a disservice. This is a film which shouldn&acute;t be spoiled for any reason. The ending is as powerful--if not moreso--than the finale to "In the Valley of Elah" from earlier this fall. It rates a 7 out of 10. http://www.spout.com/blogs/cinemarian/archive/2008/5/12/28527.aspx Post By: CinemaRian
Post To: CinemaRian Blog
Post Date: 5/12/2008 10:24:53 AM
Body: The biggest problem with The Mist is that it is not what it thinks it is. It thinks it is a deep statement with a lot of human pathos, but it's really just a monster movie. Had it realized that, I think, it could have been a really good, and more importantly, a really fun monster movie. Instead, the picture takes itself far too seriously to be entertaining but not enough to becoming ridiculous, so end up with a mediocre cinematic experience. The movie is based on a novella by Stephen King. Although it is regarded as one of the writer's best works (it won some award somewhere), I think, frankly, it kind of sucks. King clearly loves the idea of a diverse group of characters trapped in a single location fighting of forces of evil. Just counting the number of King works I am familiar with, he's used at least four times, to varying degrees of success with Maximum Overdrive (a gas station), The Langoliers (an airplane), The Regulators (a house) and with The Mist, a supermarket. As always, the main character is an average Joe from New England. Here, he's a commercial artist named David Drayton (Thomas Jane) and his house gets damaged in a major storm. He goes into town with his son (Nathan Gamble) and touchy next door neighbor Norton (Andre Braugher, with the movie's best performance). While visiting the supermarket, a thick mist surrounds the area and it's rumored that something in the mist is killing people. It becomes quickly apparent that this rumor is fact when what is apparently a giant squid kills a store employee, but not everyone believes in the monster, meaning the shoppers and store employees are quickly put into three groups- disbelievers, led by Norton, who reject the existence of any monsters, rationalists, led by David, and religious radicals, led by Mrs. Carmody (Marcia Gay Harden) who from their own religious cult that does not exactly think logically. Darabont, who made the much better King movies The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, tries to add a level of philosophy 101 discourse not found in the source material that comes off sounding both stupid and pretentious. Characters have conversations like: Person A: "I believe that humans are inherently good. I have faith in humanity!" Person B: "No! Humanity is basically bad!" Did Darabont really think we were supposed to get something profound from this? I hope not, but it seems so, particularly when you taken into account the ridiculous and pointless ending the filmmaker added to the novela's which was just fine. You know you are in trouble when a director adds opera-sounding music to the end of a movie to give events more significance than they actually have. If you want to see something that discuss the nature of humanity, read a Shakespeare play or see a movie by Stanley Kubrick. If you want to see a cheesy but fun movie about monsters killing people, well, those are pretty easy to find, and you don't need my help. Stephen King's The Mist (2007)
]]>Mon, 12 May 2008 14:24:53 GMTCinemaRianCinemaRian Blog5/12/2008 10:24:53 AMThe biggest problem with The Mist is that it is not what it thinks it is. It thinks it is a deep statement with a lot of human pathos, but it's really just a monster movie. Had it realized that, I think, it could have been a really good, and more importantly, a really fun monster movie. Instead, the picture takes itself far too seriously to be entertaining but not enough to becoming ridiculous, so end up with a mediocre cinematic experience. The movie is based on a novella by Stephen King. Although it is regarded as one of the writer's best works (it won some award somewhere), I think, frankly, it kind of sucks. King clearly loves the idea of a diverse group of characters trapped in a single location fighting of forces of evil. Just counting the number of King works I am familiar with, he's used at least four times, to varying degrees of success with Maximum Overdrive (a gas station), The Langoliers (an airplane), The Regulators (a house) and with The Mist, a supermarket. As always, the main character is an average Joe from New England. Here, he's a commercial artist named David Drayton (Thomas Jane) and his house gets damaged in a major storm. He goes into town with his son (Nathan Gamble) and touchy next door neighbor Norton (Andre Braugher, with the movie's best performance). While visiting the supermarket, a thick mist surrounds the area and it's rumored that something in the mist is killing people. It becomes quickly apparent that this rumor is fact when what is apparently a giant squid kills a store employee, but not everyone believes in the monster, meaning the shoppers and store employees are quickly put into three groups- disbelievers, led by Norton, who reject the existence of any monsters, rationalists, led by David, and religious radicals, led by Mrs. Carmody (Marcia Gay Harden) who from their own religious cult that does not exactly think logically. Darabont, who made the much better King movies The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, tries to add a level of philosophy 101 discourse not found in the source material that comes off sounding both stupid and pretentious. Characters have conversations like: Person A: "I believe that humans are inherently good. I have faith in humanity!" Person B: "No! Humanity is basically bad!" Did Darabont really think we were supposed to get something profound from this? I hope not, but it seems so, particularly when you taken into account the ridiculous and pointless ending the filmmaker added to the novela's which was just fine. You know you are in trouble when a director adds opera-sounding music to the end of a movie to give events more significance than they actually have. If you want to see something that discuss the nature of humanity, read a Shakespeare play or see a movie by Stanley Kubrick. If you want to see a cheesy but fun movie about monsters killing people, well, those are pretty easy to find, and you don't need my help. Stephen King's The Mist (2007) http://www.spout.com/blogs/vhsparrow/archive/2008/4/14/27276.aspx Post By: vhsparrow
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Post Date: 4/14/2008 10:16:29 AM
Body: Now don’t get me wrong, here — ‘The Mist‘ (2007) was adequately executed, beautifully shot and well cast, but Frank Darabont ought to have done more to haul the premise of Stephen King’s novella out of the ’50’s. I used to be a King fan way, way back and read a good few of his books back in my junior HS days. I even followed some of his adaptations for a while — his adaptations from other people’s ideas and other people’s adaptations of his work — but that was before Frank Darabont started making his filmazations. From the commercials that advertised the movie last fall, it looked as though ‘The Mist’ was going to be a King-remake of John Carpenter’s ‘The Fog‘ (1980), which seemed entirely unnecessary and redundant to me, considering we’d just had a widely panned ‘Fog’ remake in 2005. Lo and behold, ‘The Mist’ was based on a 1980 novella — early, as far as King’s career is concerned — and not necessarily one of his more apparent/glaring ripoffs, since ‘The Fog’ only appeared on screens in 1980. That, and the ‘mist’ in this case inexplicably provides cover for extra-dimensional insects and flying lizards, as opposed to the ghosts of dead pirates. King’s ‘inspiration’ for ‘The Mist’ was more likely one of the old EC comics — you know, the ones about zombies and coprophages — that created an uproar among politicians and lead to the creation of the Comics Code Authority. Where ‘The Mist’ falls down is the writing — with all of the crappy, Red-State themed teen-slasher ‘Deliverance’-type flicks we’ve seen over the past couple of years and the ‘War on Terror’ fear-mongering, you’d think that Darabont could mine something more involving than this Cold War-inspired invasion flick. But that’s precisely where Darabont leaves it, with a Twilight Zone-type twist ending, rather than a resolution of the many Red State vs. Blue State conflicts that he creates on the central set-piece of his supermarket. As an end calculus, I think that Darabont opened up too many worm-cans: He may have been faithful to the King novella, and masterful about eliciting the conflicts between his supermarket protagonists — hats off to Macia Gay Harden as the crazy church-lady — but the insects, the scifi element and the implied social commentary (or lack thereof) just didn’t hold together at the end. That, and he kills off both Alexa Davalos’ and Andre Braugher’s characters too early.
]]>Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:16:29 GMTvhsparrowvhsparrow Blog4/14/2008 10:16:29 AMNow don&rsquo;t get me wrong, here &mdash; &lsquo;The Mist&lsquo; (2007) was adequately executed, beautifully shot and well cast, but Frank Darabont ought to have done more to haul the premise of Stephen King&rsquo;s novella out of the &rsquo;50&rsquo;s. I used to be a King fan way, way back and read a good few of his books back in my junior HS days. I even followed some of his adaptations for a while &mdash; his adaptations from other people&rsquo;s ideas and other people&rsquo;s adaptations of his work &mdash; but that was before Frank Darabont started making his filmazations. From the commercials that advertised the movie last fall, it looked as though &lsquo;The Mist&rsquo; was going to be a King-remake of John Carpenter&rsquo;s &lsquo;The Fog&lsquo; (1980), which seemed entirely unnecessary and redundant to me, considering we&rsquo;d just had a widely panned &lsquo;Fog&rsquo; remake in 2005. Lo and behold, &lsquo;The Mist&rsquo; was based on a 1980 novella &mdash; early, as far as King&rsquo;s career is concerned &mdash; and not necessarily one of his more apparent/glaring ripoffs, since &lsquo;The Fog&rsquo; only appeared on screens in 1980. That, and the &lsquo;mist&rsquo; in this case inexplicably provides cover for extra-dimensional insects and flying lizards, as opposed to the ghosts of dead pirates. King&rsquo;s &lsquo;inspiration&rsquo; for &lsquo;The Mist&rsquo; was more likely one of the old EC comics &mdash; you know, the ones about zombies and coprophages &mdash; that created an uproar among politicians and lead to the creation of the Comics Code Authority. Where &lsquo;The Mist&rsquo; falls down is the writing &mdash; with all of the crappy, Red-State themed teen-slasher &lsquo;Deliverance&rsquo;-type flicks we&rsquo;ve seen over the past couple of years and the &lsquo;War on Terror&rsquo; fear-mongering, you&rsquo;d think that Darabont could mine something more involving than this Cold War-inspired invasion flick. But that&rsquo;s precisely where Darabont leaves it, with a Twilight Zone-type twist ending, rather than a resolution of the many Red State vs. Blue State conflicts that he creates on the central set-piece of his supermarket. As an end calculus, I think that Darabont opened up too many worm-cans: He may have been faithful to the King novella, and masterful about eliciting the conflicts between his supermarket protagonists &mdash; hats off to Macia Gay Harden as the crazy church-lady &mdash; but the insects, the scifi element and the implied social commentary (or lack thereof) just didn&rsquo;t hold together at the end. That, and he kills off both Alexa Davalos&rsquo; and Andre Braugher&rsquo;s characters too early. http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/sad/MemberTagFilms.aspxsad
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