I have receive it this week and I've decide to watch it today. I've just watch the regular version today, so I can't comment on the B/W version.
The film is not bad but after 20 years of waiting to see this story made as a movie I'm not completly satisfied. As usual with the movie adapted from King books a lot is change and some of the cast choice don't work.
I use the spoil tag for those who have not seen it yet
The bad thing
The beginning is too short : the storm happen fast and we don't see Stef Drayton enough to care about her
Stef is suppose to go at the supermarket, but she can't because Brent take the last place in the car
Brent Norton is an old white guy (not a fourty years old black guy) - bad cast choice
Mrs. Carmody is too young - bad cast choice
The CGI effect for the tentacles is very badly made
Ollie Weeks is too old - bad cast choice
Amanda and David are suppose to have a sexual relation
David never discover what happen to his wife in the book
The end is bad (it was ok untill the army appear, that's a feel good ending and it's not necessary)
The good thing
The event in the supermarket happen mostly like in the book (except for the pharmacy)
The effect for the mist is well done
Thomas Jane and Laurie Holden did a good job
The flies and the spider are well done
It made me jump a couple of time (something who didn't happen for me usually)
The real end (without the stupid soldier shit)
Another recent film who is a deception for me, sorry for those who have like it.
I saw the Mist at the theater today.
For the most part I will say that it is quite a good horror film, mostly true to the story (probably unless you just read it recently) and except one obvious CGI reveal it is well done (I guess it's budget limitations).
Basically I agree with most everything Jimmy said within the Spoiler. However, I mainly disagree with one thing, which I will respond with a spoiler tag too:
The one thing I really hate about this movie, hate to he extent that I am considering taking it from my DVD Wish List!
*****SPOILERS WILL FOLLOW, I MEAN IT!*****
Now, Jimmy said that the appearance of the army at the end made it a "feel good ending". I disagree. Actually, the ending was very dreadful, as the main character had just made a very tough decision which included killing his own sun and was about to get himself killed by the monsters when the army appeared. I really can't see how it's feel good, when the main character faces this devastating truth that he killed some friends and his son needlessly! A friend of mine, who hadn't read the story, actually liked the ending for that reason, as it shows what awful tricks life can play; and I am beginning to see his point. Still, nothing "feel good" about it though. Sorry Jimmy, if we are just caught in a language situation and you meant it another way...
Well, I guess I am a purist and had hoped the film would have ended like the story, with them just driving off into uncertainty; this is where Jimmy and me agree...
*****END OF SPOILERS*****
Now, Jimmy said that the appearance of the army at the end made it a "feel good ending".
What I was meaning by a "feel good ending" is the fact that the movie end with a resolution of the creature problem. In the book nothing is resolve at the end (that's why I like the story), no soldier came and save the day. The end for me is after David has killed the 4 others survivors, this is not the book ending but I like it. I just don't like what came after, looks too much like something add after a test showing.
What I was meaning by a "feel good ending" is the fact that the movie end with a resolution of the creature problem. In the book nothing is resolve at the end (that's why I like the story), no soldier came and save the day. The end for me is after David has killed the 4 others survivors, this is not the book ending but I like it. I just don't like what came after, looks too much like something add after a test showing.
Yeah, I imagined you probably didn't mean actually "feel good" and were just referring to the fact the army stopped the "end of the world" crisis. I just wanted to clarify that for other readers too and at the same time express my feelings against the ending.
This is brilliant! An invisible thread! :tease:
This is brilliant! An invisible thread! :tease:
We don't want to let everyone knowing the end of it, even if it's a bad one (not necessary to hide this, but it keeps the topic mysterious :laugh:)
This is brilliant! An invisible thread! :tease:
We don't want to let everyone knowing the end of it, even if it's a bad one (not necessary to hide this, but it keeps the topic mysterious :laugh:)
True enough and much appreciated because I haven't seen it! But other people who haven't seen it won't know that I'm not joining in. :laugh: I could insult people and they would never know... :devil:
I mentioned that I hate the ending as a comment to a Yes vote for a contribution. As a reaction a friend PMed me (I don't think it was his contribution...) and pointed out to me that the ending was
indeed meant to be understood in the way I mentioned above (creating real pain for the main character as for his pointless killings). Furthermore it was not only approved by Stephen King but he supposedly even said that he wished he'd have thoughht of that at the time, then he could have ended the story in exactly that way!
This information is apparently taken from the Audio Commentary on the disc.
Furthermore it was not only approved by Stephen King but he supposedly even said that he wished he'd have thoughht of that at the time, then he could have ended the story in exactly that way!
Maybe but ... The fact that King like or not the end is not revelent, this is not a good end. There's no reason for the apparition of the army to save the day. This end ruins a movie who was not so bad untill than, not a flawless movie but certainly one of the good Stephen King book's adapdation.
By the way I don't trust King : he is the one who had directed "Maximum Overdrive" :laugh:
Maybe but ... The fact that King like or not the end is not revelent, this is not a good end. There's no reason for the apparition of the army to save the day. This end ruins a movie who was not so bad untill than, not a flawless movie but certainly one of the good Stephen King book's adapdation.
I admit I slowly begin to understand what the other people read into that ending; like I said, it gives the main character a big kick in the arse and he will suffer for the rest of his life. If one considers the film to be about this one guy, then the focus of the ending is correct, but in now way is it rectified (the guy didn't do anything to deserve this :confused:). I still agree on the awfulness on the ending in itself.
By the way I don't trust King : he is the one who had directed "Maximum Overdrive" :laugh:
:hysterical: Very good point! That surely were wasted 90 minutes of my life too (this comment is not about The Mist, you can reveal this Spoiler, it is not about The Mist itself).
By the way I don't trust King : he is the one who had directed "Maximum Overdrive" :laugh:
:hysterical: Very good point! That surely were wasted 90 minutes of my life too (this comment is not about The Mist, you can reveal this Spoiler, it is not about The Mist itself).
Agreed! Pete reviewed it in one of his marathons and said how great it was forever proving that he really is very forgiving!
<safe spoiler
Empire did a rundown of King films and proved that when he gets involved, they invariable go wrong.