The Mist

Jipdog · The Mist

Picked this up for £8 in HMV. Not watched it yet, but I have heard good things (not read the book either, so I should be surprised). Has anybody seen it yet?

Catnapper

I've seen it.......it's a good film that delivers on tension and the claustrophobic atmosphere was captured very well. I'll be interested to read what you think about the ending....

Lucifer_666

me too ...its very good.

... i enjoyed it ..then again i really like King's stories

Scorpio

Jipdog

Sounds good. I was aware there was a shock ending, so it will be interesting to see how shocked I will be after knowing there is a shock at the end and whether being prepared for a shock, regardless of how shocking it is, actually makes the shock value decrease.

Scorpio

enjoy

big aundy

haven't seen this yet either

Catnapper

That's a shocking thing to say Jip

I didn't know about the ending before I saw it, so it was a real shock, but I think you'll still be taken by surprise when you see it!

You should watch it termy.....you'll like it!

Jipdog

Just wanted to see how many times I could get different permutations of shock in a sentence before it made no sense!

big aundy

going bye the title it sounds like the fog

Scorpio

better than the fog IMHO

Lucifer_666

Okay Scorps....i do try and forget the Langoliers

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big aundy

i take it it's the same sort of idea though

Scorpio

nothing like the fog really...........

the langoliers was dross, as was the tommyknockers and dreamcatcher

i shudder

Catnapper

Oh dear....I only bought The Langoliers a few weeks ago cause I thought it looked good

Lucifer_666

well he can't get it right all the time can he

its not that bad babe.

..give it a go and see what you think

Scorpio

LOL

i get it right EVERYTIME - dont watch the Langoliers, throw it in the bin and watch wood warp instead..............even if you are a Dean Stockwell fan LOL LOL LOL

Lucifer_666

Funny..... I'd say the book was better you know though it does kind of remind me of an old 80's Twilight Zone or Outer Limits episode that perhaps slightly goes on a bit too long

i forgot Al from Quantum Leap was in it

you see Cat more reason to watch and enjoy

Catnapper

I saw The Langoliers.....good cast, especially Dean Stockwell, Bronson Pinchot and David Morse. Good story........it kept me watching cause I wanted to see what happened next. But the sight of Pinchot being chased is something I'll always remember

It was as though the film had suddenly strayed into a cartoon (a horror cartoon admittedly) by mistake! Maybe it was because the sfx could have been better? But I still enjoyed it

Lucifer_666

Yeah the special effects were particularly bad babe...though I'm glad it entertained you...you see Scorps ...its not that bad

The thing about some of King's stuff is that he can build up a story and characters great so much so that the endings always seem a disappointment or weak compared to the rest....I've accepted this now from King but still enjoy his developments of plot

Jipdog

I agree Luc. A lot of his stories builds the tension up and up and up and up and then when the tension builds up to a point where it has to go BANG!!!, it goes pop, instead.

Lucifer_666

Yep and once you realise that..... you can enjoy his character and plot developments which usually are exellent

Jipdog

Finally got round to watching it. I thought it was very good (for a Stephen King adaptation anyway), but to be honest I felt a bit let down. Normally I don't let reviews influence me, but I had heard so many good things about the film, I think I got a bit too hyped up and it didn't deliver. I didn't think the tension was cranked up as much as it should have been, and the shock ending I didn't find that shocking. To me it seemed fairly logical, and the guy was unlucky. If people were in that situation, I'm pretty sure they would take the same avenue. Like Luc has mentioned, the characterisation in Stephen King stories is generally the strong point. I think this rule applies here. No matter who directs a King adaptation, you know he wrote it by the strength of the characters. Sometimes there are re-occurring characters (the religous nut who know is going to be killed by one of the normal people rather than a creature crops in King stories a fair bit), but they are usually well padded out. There was one touch I really liked in the film and that was the minimalist use of music which did add a bit to the tension as there was no cue for "crap your pants right......NOW!!". I only wish more horror films would do this instead of using music as an advert for when the scares will come.

In summary, not exactly the tense, scarefest I was expecting, but still a good film that does a good job of keeping you hooked up until the end credits. 4/5.

Lucifer_666

Great review bud.

..i'm glad you enjoyed it too...
i think i get let down in every King adaptation as the endings never live up to the fantastic build ups....