I could have sworn we had a topic for The Mist up. But I cannot find it.
The teaser trailer is up, "in glorius Quictime": link
I watched it. It doesn't look bad. It doesn't look awesome. It looks competent tho. And it's got some good actors.
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Interesting.
It's been too long since I read the story, but I don't remember the religious angle.
It's been too long since I read the story, but I don't remember the religious angle.
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Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! Looks great! Can't wait!
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No, no, no, no.sgt.null wrote:now I want to see the film version of Survivor Type.
That story freaked the **** out of me, and due to all the internal dialog could never be done justice on screen.
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i was joking. i would love to be in the meeting with the studio execs tried to paint a happy ending on that story though.Cail wrote:No, no, no, no.sgt.null wrote:now I want to see the film version of Survivor Type.
That story freaked the **** out of me, and due to all the internal dialog could never be done justice on screen.
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Mist reviews are rolling in. (Get it? "Rolling in"? heh.)
This movie was no romp. The Mist is a hard, dark, apocalyptic tale of ordinary people forced to face creatures without & within and everyone will pay a price to survive. [link]
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Missed the Mist at the theater but watched the film over the weekend. I did not previously read the King short story.
The film certainly has that King creepiness to it, especially once things get going. The special effects kind of fail when viewed within the buildings but the exterior shots are pretty good. If you already know the story then you understand what I mean when I say I couldn't wait for a certain character to meet their end. I honestly couldn't take another second of it. I was poised to walk out of the room but then was saved from total annoyance. All in all the film was memorable and the exploration of human behavior under extreme conditions was interesting. Oh and I've often toyed with the concept of writing a story with a terrible UN happy ending. After watching the Mist I've decided against it.
The film certainly has that King creepiness to it, especially once things get going. The special effects kind of fail when viewed within the buildings but the exterior shots are pretty good. If you already know the story then you understand what I mean when I say I couldn't wait for a certain character to meet their end. I honestly couldn't take another second of it. I was poised to walk out of the room but then was saved from total annoyance. All in all the film was memorable and the exploration of human behavior under extreme conditions was interesting. Oh and I've often toyed with the concept of writing a story with a terrible UN happy ending. After watching the Mist I've decided against it.
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It's one of my favorite films. Especially because of the sad ending. If everyone walked away all happy-go-lucky, it would've killed the rest of the film.
And I totally agree about
And I totally agree about
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the pysco-preacher. MAN did she need to get it.
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If there is a group on the net that saw the irony in the ending, it had to be Donaldson readers, but this is why I hated the ending.
The people who joined Mrs. Carmoddy gave their will to live to her. They gave in to their fear. but I'll always hate that kind of ending.
The people who joined Mrs. Carmoddy gave their will to live to her. They gave in to their fear.
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The smaller group held onto hope, but in the end, they caved.
Despair won. Maybe they were doomed to fail after what they went through,
Despair won. Maybe they were doomed to fail after what they went through,
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It's a great ending, even with that caveat (which I agree with).
The frustrating thing is that at the beginning it shows Tom Jane painting away in his studio with a facsimile of the movie poster for The Thing in the background. The Thing, even though it came out 26 years ago, still has some of the best creature effects ever put to film. It's a shame that the director didn't use Carpenter as his muse.
Actually, come to think of it, the whole film, especially the ending, has a Carpenter feel to it.
The frustrating thing is that at the beginning it shows Tom Jane painting away in his studio with a facsimile of the movie poster for The Thing in the background. The Thing, even though it came out 26 years ago, still has some of the best creature effects ever put to film. It's a shame that the director didn't use Carpenter as his muse.
Actually, come to think of it, the whole film, especially the ending, has a Carpenter feel to it.
"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 didn't notice it but you're very right. It's got a very creepy aura throughout, very in line with Carpenter.Cail wrote:Actually, come to think of it, the whole film, especially the ending, has a Carpenter feel to it.
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I just saw this movie and Wow! This is the best horror flick I have seen in many years. It has some very agonizing psychological 'what-would-I-do' terror scenes. I rarely pace the floor while watching a movie, but this one had me pace a couple times. I agree about the Carpenter feel; also reminded me of H.P. Lovecraft.
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Doc Holliday: Because Wyatt Earp is my friend.
Cowboy: Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends.
Doc Holliday: ... I don't.
Doc Holliday: Because Wyatt Earp is my friend.
Cowboy: Friend? Hell, I got lots of friends.
Doc Holliday: ... I don't.