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The Mist

65 Ratings: 2.6
A horror movie.

Writer-director Frank Darabont, who showcased the softer side of Stephen King in his film adaptations ofThe Shawshank RedemptionandThe Green Mile, turns to darker material forThe Mist, his latest King adaptation about a group of ordinary townspeople … see full wiki

Director: Frank Darabont
Genre: Horror
Release Date: 21 November 2007
MPAA Rating: R
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review by . October 25, 2011
posted in Movie Hype
*** out of ****     "The Mist" is a deceptive horror film; based on a Stephen King novella, and directed by Frank Darabont, who has in the past helmed a few of the most famous and widely-known adaptations of King's work. He is a talented, understanding filmmaker; and I admire both his style and intentions, all of which were good for this very film. He wanted to entertain, but at the same time, he wanted to make an adaptation that forced the audience to think a little, and with …
review by . October 12, 2011
posted in Movie Hype
After a storm sends a tree crashing through the home of David Drayton (Thomas Jane). He then takes a trip to town with his son and next door neighbor. Suddenly, a man rushes into the supermarket with his face bloody and claiming "something is in the mist". All of the shoppers and workers soon find themselves barricaded in the place to escape whatever is in the mist. The mist appears to be concealing something very sinister and murderous. -summary         It …
review by . January 15, 2010
posted in Movie Hype
There's a Stephen King novel called "Misery" in which an author, Paul Sheldon is held hostage by his "number one fan."  In reality where life is often not so much like a Stephen King novel, King himself may have a number one fan when it comes to adaptations.  His friend Frank Darabont.  Darabont wrote and directed The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile.  When it came to King, these were both prison dramas.  The Mist is the first time Darabont …
Quick Tip by . July 06, 2010
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
To me this book is better than the movie. I couldn't put it down. It was scary, but yet not too gory.
review by . March 03, 2009
posted in Movie Hype
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THE MIST is directed by Frank Darabont; after his somewhat misfire "The Majestic", he is poised to redeem himself with an adaptation of one of Stephen King's novellas. Darabont wrote the screenplay and directed this horror film that left a smile on my face after watching it in theaters. This film is a welcome return to contemporary horror filmmaking after an overload of tiresome torture flicks and Asian long-haired ghosts.       After an electrical storm hits a small …
Quick Tip by . July 15, 2010
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
I was in awe, what an end! Remember, there is hope even when we cannot see. I like this novel.
Quick Tip by . July 13, 2010
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
Here is another Stephen King novel that, if you're a fan, you won't want to miss.
Quick Tip by . July 13, 2010
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
This was my least favorite of his books. Not bad just not for me.
Quick Tip by . July 02, 2010
posted in Cafe Libri: Reviewing Books & More
Was surprised at the different feel from the film, very entertaining.
Quick Tip by . July 02, 2010
posted in Movie Hype
The ending was quite unexpectedly awesome.
review by . December 06, 2009
posted in Movie Hype
Sartre, perhaps, said it best: "hell is other people," i.e. we do a good enough job making life difficult for each other here on Earth, so who needs demons?    Following a violent storm that wrecks his studio, illustrator David Drayton takes his son Billy into town for supplies. Once there, however, an unnatural mist traps them in the supermarket. The situation goes from inconvenient to horrific when they discover there are monsters in the mist; but mistrust and paranoia lead …
review by . May 12, 2009
The Mist (2007) is a very entertaining film from Frank Darabont. I was surprised by how well this film was. Because Frank Darabont directed it, I thought it would be another weepy flick like The Green Mile or The Shawshank Redemption. Boy was I wrong. I would rank this at the top of Stephen King's movie adaptations. It not only stayed very true to the original source material, but it improved on several things (Mrs. Carmody was hot instead of a being an old crone being one). The story is one of …
review by . October 30, 2008
The Mist - A Movie
After a raging storm that knocks out all power, David Drayton and his young son Billy head into town for supplies. Along for the ride is neighbor Norton, whom David doesn't normally get along with. Before leaving home, David and his family wonder about the strange mist hovering over the lake. Once in town, he discovers the power is out there too, and the checkout lines in the grocery store are long.     Then, they notice the mist rolling across the store's parking lot. They hear …
review by . May 21, 2008
Of the 108 Stephen King adaptations for film or TV, I am only familiar with a handful of them - 16 to be exact (counting also the film under review). Frank Darabont joins a list of remarkable past alumni (Brian De Palma, Stanley Kubrick, David Cronenberg, John Carpenter) with this well-crafted monster movie with pretensions. Actually, Darabont is no newcomer to Stephen King territory - having already based three of his four feature-length movies on his work! - but this is the first movie I've seen …
review by . April 28, 2008
I thought that this movie was a lot of fun! There was the usual mayhem that arises very quickly when people are trapped in one place together, within a day or two in books and movies they start acting crazy and give aliens and monsters reasons to mock us, for trying to end our lives when things go wrong or there is no way out. Well this was no exception, when a small Maine town ( hey it's a King story, of course it's in Maine) gets enveloped in a thick, cloying mist, those fortunate enough who have …
review by . March 29, 2008
THE MIST has the full panorama of responses, from those who find it 'the best of the Stephen King story adaptations' to those who find it a feeble attempt to wed science fiction with biblical predictions. Frank Darabont has consistently brought King's popular horror stories to the screen with great success. For this film he's gathered a substantial cast, used computer generated graphics well, but in the end the result is a confusing mishmash of story versus sermon versus actors being overwhelmed …
review by . May 30, 2008
Pros: Just about everything.     Cons: Depends on whether or not you handle scary movies.     The Bottom Line: Don't be an idiot and watch this at night in the dark like I did (though at least I had another person with me).     Plot Details: This opinion reveals minor details about the movie's plot. Every year, for some reason, even though I don’t like scary movies, one happens to come out that catches my interest. Most of the time, …
review by . May 21, 2008
Prior to this movie release, of all the stories by Stephen King, only the non-horror ones were any good. Theatrical releases such as Christine and Dreamcatcher were utterly horrible, while the made-for-TV horror movies such as The Tommyknockers and the Langoliers were also bad. On the other hand, the non-horror ones were excellent. These included Shawshank Redemption, Stand by Me, The Green Mile, and Misery. Then came The Mist, released in 2007. This adaptation of a short story is probably the best …
review by . November 21, 2007
Pros: Good cast and story.     Cons: None     The Bottom Line: A solid and entertaining version of the classic Stephen King story.     Plot Details: This opinion reveals minor details about the movie''s plot. In 1987, I picked up a copy of the new Stephen King novel, Skeleton Crew, a collection of short stories that were amongst the best short stories the author has ever written. The first story in the collection was a novella entitled …
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