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The Mist
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The Mist
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Roland of Gilead
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Actually, I was thinking nearly the opposite. I'm not a fan of either film. Don't get me wrong, Shawshank was pretty good, but I don't think it deserved the copious praise that was heaped upon it.
The Green Mile made me want to gag.
The Green Mile made me want to gag.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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Damn, you're a hard man to please when it comes to films!Cail wrote:Actually, I was thinking nearly the opposite. I'm not a fan of either film. Don't get me wrong, Shawshank was pretty good, but I don't think it deserved the copious praise that was heaped upon it.
The Green Mile made me want to gag.
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I'm stunned. 
Shawshank Redemption is almost universally praised as the best King work to ever be made into a movie, and personally, I think The Green Mile is even better. I felt it got robbed, losing out for Best Picture to American Beauty.
The Mist concerns a small group of Maine residents, trapped in a supermarket by the terrorizing results of a government experiment gone horribly wrong in the area.
Chock full of King's trademarks of grim humor, brilliant characterization and unrelenting suspense.
His finest short novel ever, IMHO.
Shawshank Redemption is almost universally praised as the best King work to ever be made into a movie, and personally, I think The Green Mile is even better. I felt it got robbed, losing out for Best Picture to American Beauty.
The Mist concerns a small group of Maine residents, trapped in a supermarket by the terrorizing results of a government experiment gone horribly wrong in the area.
Chock full of King's trademarks of grim humor, brilliant characterization and unrelenting suspense.
His finest short novel ever, IMHO.
"I am, in short, a man on the edge of everything." - Dark Tower II, The Drawing of the Three
I thought Mile was unbelievably hackneyed, and was written and directed just to appeal to the Academy.
Shawshank was a decent movie I suppose, but I don't think it nearly lived up to the hype surrounding it. I think both The Dead Zone and Carrie, as well as the original {i]'Salem's Lot[/i] miniseries are better realizations of King's writing.
I'd go as far as to say that The Mist is one of the finest short stories extant, from any author.
Shawshank was a decent movie I suppose, but I don't think it nearly lived up to the hype surrounding it. I think both The Dead Zone and Carrie, as well as the original {i]'Salem's Lot[/i] miniseries are better realizations of King's writing.
I'd go as far as to say that The Mist is one of the finest short stories extant, from any author.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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I LOVED Salme's Lot...very creepy. Still get spooked thinking about the kid at the window, scratchingto get in...Cail wrote:I thought Mile was unbelievably hackneyed, and was written and directed just to appeal to the Academy.
Shawshank was a decent movie I suppose, but I don't think it nearly lived up to the hype surrounding it. I think both The Dead Zone and Carrie, as well as the original {i]'Salem's Lot[/i] miniseries are better realizations of King's writing.
I'd go as far as to say that The Mist is one of the finest short stories extant, from any author.
where is the mist avaialable? Now I must read it.
"I use my gun whenever kindness fails"
A collection of short stories titled Skeleton Crew. Good collection all around.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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it is best not to ruin it. just read it. a novella, won't take too long. but it is just about perfect.A Gunslinger wrote:What is the Mist bout, pray tell.sgtnull wrote:thank you Cail. I'm really looking forward to this. my favorite King story finally adapted to screen.
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Missed this topic 'til now. 
All very well, but I share Cails reservations.
(And I didn't like Green Mile either, although I thought Shawshank was reasonable, it wasn't as good as the book.)
The Mist is one of my favourite King stories. And it lends itself to a faithful screen replication because of it's length. Skeleton Crew contains some of my favourite King stories, and I think it was the first collection of short stories of his that I read.
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All very well, but I share Cails reservations.(And I didn't like Green Mile either, although I thought Shawshank was reasonable, it wasn't as good as the book.)
The Mist is one of my favourite King stories. And it lends itself to a faithful screen replication because of it's length. Skeleton Crew contains some of my favourite King stories, and I think it was the first collection of short stories of his that I read.
--A
With a few exceptions, his short stories are excellent.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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hey Mr. Absolute!!! RITA HAYWORTH AND THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION is the worlds BEST novella in literature EVER!!! and it was a DAMN fine film adaptation.
i don't think there's a filmmaker alive that could have done better than Darabont did with Shawshank.
bizarrely conversely...the Green Mile film was such a piece of crap that i am NOT hopeful for The Mist
is frank darabont turning into mick garis???? lets just hope jamey sheridan doesn't turn up in The Mist!!!
i don't think there's a filmmaker alive that could have done better than Darabont did with Shawshank.
bizarrely conversely...the Green Mile film was such a piece of crap that i am NOT hopeful for The Mist
is frank darabont turning into mick garis???? lets just hope jamey sheridan doesn't turn up in The Mist!!!
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Simply impossible since it's neither Man in the High Castle, nor is it anything else by PK Dick.Lucimay wrote:hey Mr. Absolute!!! RITA HAYWORTH AND THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION is the worlds BEST novella in literature EVER!!! and it was a DAMN fine film adaptation.
It was a damn fine adaptation if you like saccherine and shmaltz.
King's best short stories (arguably) are The Mist and The Body.
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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i'll arm wrestle ya for it!!! 
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
You know I'll beat you.....
"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." - PJ O'Rourke
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
_____________
"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
_____________
_____________
"Men and women range themselves into three classes or orders of intelligence; you can tell the lowest class by their habit of always talking about persons; the next by the fact that their habit is always to converse about things; the highest by their preference for the discussion of ideas." - Charles Stewart
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"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations." - James Madison
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pft. 
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~