Trailer.
http://movies.yahoo.com/movie/1809834165/video/3906309/
Looks like one of those movies where society goes to shit when faced with a little hardship. I hate that kind of shit.
The Mist - movie - Stephen King
I liked the story as well, although I don't remember the "give us the boy" part.
Catt's right about the ending. The story's ending was pretty cool, but it was not an ending a film audience would accept.
P.S. I did notice they kept the military part of the story intact or at least it appears that way based on the trailer.
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Catt's right about the ending. The story's ending was pretty cool, but it was not an ending a film audience would accept.
P.S. I did notice they kept the military part of the story intact or at least it appears that way based on the trailer.
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“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
Considering it was a short story, I expected some extra stuff to be thrown in, but not a total rewrite.
Frank Darabont, the writer of the screenplay, butchered King's original story of survival and turned it a platform to preach his hatred for humans. I'm not saying the story is totally horrendous, but he made sure to include every possible evil men can do outside of rape and I'd bet that was in his first draft. Oh, and there's some "the military is evil" horseshit in there as well.
My real problem is that Frank was so busy making everyone act shitty that he forgot to make them act realistically. The ending, in particular, isn't "shocking", its simply Hollywood bullshit. It makes no logical sense in terms of how the characters acted previously. Not to mention how fucking stupid the "reveal" is at the conclusion. I'd blame someone else for that ignorance, but Frank directed this as well.
There are just so many damn logic holes throughout my wife was actually saying "This is why I can't watch horror films. They write these people like it's their first day on the planet. Nobody acts like they would or should." I couldn't agree more.
I really liked the short story this film was based on, but the themes between that and this movie could not be more different. "The Mist" was about hope, while The Mist was about weakness.
There is a good film buried in this mess, it's just too bad Frank was more concerned with shocking people rather than telling a good story. Hollywood needs to stop changing established properties, they've never gotten it right.
4 out of 10.
Frank Darabont, the writer of the screenplay, butchered King's original story of survival and turned it a platform to preach his hatred for humans. I'm not saying the story is totally horrendous, but he made sure to include every possible evil men can do outside of rape and I'd bet that was in his first draft. Oh, and there's some "the military is evil" horseshit in there as well.
My real problem is that Frank was so busy making everyone act shitty that he forgot to make them act realistically. The ending, in particular, isn't "shocking", its simply Hollywood bullshit. It makes no logical sense in terms of how the characters acted previously. Not to mention how fucking stupid the "reveal" is at the conclusion. I'd blame someone else for that ignorance, but Frank directed this as well.
There are just so many damn logic holes throughout my wife was actually saying "This is why I can't watch horror films. They write these people like it's their first day on the planet. Nobody acts like they would or should." I couldn't agree more.
I really liked the short story this film was based on, but the themes between that and this movie could not be more different. "The Mist" was about hope, while The Mist was about weakness.
There is a good film buried in this mess, it's just too bad Frank was more concerned with shocking people rather than telling a good story. Hollywood needs to stop changing established properties, they've never gotten it right.
4 out of 10.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell
That's a bit unfair here.
The Mist is a great, great short story. Hollywood butchered it, not King.
The Mist is a great, great short story. Hollywood butchered it, not King.
“Activism is a way for useless people to feel important, even if the consequences of their activism are counterproductive for those they claim to be helping and damaging to the fabric of society as a whole.” - Dr Thomas Sowell