The Mist |  | Actors: William Sadler, Chris Owen, Andre Braugher, Nathan Gamble, Toby Jones
Studio: Genius Products (TVN)
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Rating:  412 reviews
Sales Rank: 7825
Format: Color, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), French (Dubbed)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Region: 1
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 126 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 81058
UPC: 796019810586
EAN: 0796019810586
ASIN: B0010X745K
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: March 25, 2008
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Writer-director Frank Darabont, who showcased the softer side of Stephen King in his film adaptations of The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile, turns to darker material for The Mist, his latest King adaptation about a group of ordinary townspeople trapped in a supermarket by a mysterious fogbank. Thomas Jane is top-billed as a Maine illustrator who attempts to calm the frightened shoppers, but his job is cut out for him from the get-go, first by the discovery of malevolent creatures lurking in the mist, and then by the mad mutterings of Mrs. Carmody (Marcia Gay Harden), a local eccentric who calls for Old Testament-style sacrifices to appease the supernatural forces. Darabont delivers monster movie thrills and understated social commentary with equal skill, and he's well supported by his cast (which includes Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler and Jeffrey DeMunn) and the vivid special effects by KNB EFX, which effectively mix CGI with models and stop-motion animation (the terrific monsters were designed by legendary comic book artist Bernie Wrightson). And for those curious about how the novella's downbeat ending has translated to film, suffice it to say that Darabont's conclusion is at once different and more unsettling than King's. --Paul Gaita
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A mysterious mist, thick with blood-thirsty creatures, descends on a small town, where a group of people holes up in a grocery store to fight for their lives.
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 What a twist, what an ending. March 16, 2010
Movie Fan (Texas)
Wow, Wow, and Wow...... This was something, as King always makes and writes good suspense movies and books. This one took us for a good thriller ride. There are good lessons to learn from this movie as well, I don't know what was in the mist and I don't want to give the movie away with talking about what I saw. You will have to view the movie yourself to see what it is all about. All I know is that you will enjoy the movie... get ready for some suspense and screams.... Enjoy!
The Mist March 7, 2010
Arnita D. Brown (USA)
After a strong storm in the Maine area, the local artist Dave Drayton drives from his house nearby the lake to the supermarket with his son Billy and his arrogant neighbor, the lawyer Brent Norton, to get supplies. Along their way, they see a heavy mist and later, military convoys, police and firefighter trucks, ambulances heading toward it. While in the supermarket, a frantic bleeding local arrives crying that there is something alive in the mist and the manager closes the entrance door while the place is encased by the mist. When David, another client and two employees go to the back of the store to start the generator, they open the back-door and the cashier Norm is hold and dragged by fierce tentacles. David and the two survivors succeed to close the loading door, and when they tell the people what happened, Brent does not trust on his words and believes it is a prank and the God-fearing woman Mrs. Carmody preaches the Apocalypse and that she is the vessel of Lord on Earth. Sooner the group discovers that they are under siege of blood thirsty creatures from another dimension that have reached our planet through a window open by a failed military research. Further, the crazy Mrs. Carmody has many followers and is becoming dangerous and dangerous in her speeches. Without alternative, a small group leaded by David decides to take the chance to escape from the supermarket and reach his car, hoping to get out of the mist. "The Mist" works as well as a traditional horror movie, with several genuinely scary sequences. This is a masterful suspense/monster movie that puts an ensemble cast into the untenable situation of being in a deteriorating situation they cannot escape from. Highly recommended.
 Worst Ending Ever March 3, 2010
Cybersquid (El Toro, CA United States)
Good acting, good effects. All spoiled (for me at least) by the most infuriatingly unsatisfying ending I've ever seen. I want to hurt someone over this. If your time has no value whatsoever, I *still* recommend you do something else for 2+ hours.
 Beautifully Made But Horribly Adapted February 26, 2010
L. Gildart (Somerville, MA USA)
I usually like the screen adaptations of King's works better than I like the books. Not so with this one. Although the movie is technically brilliant (the effects are gorgeous, the sound amazing), the philosophical aspects of the story are turned into facile, heavyhanded propaganda saved only by the fine cast. Thomas Jane and Marcia Gay Harding were amazing, but the lesser-known actors were pitch perfect. William Sadler was great, really great.
I won't spoil the ending. I will say that I thought it sacrificed coherence for shock value and that I didn't like it. I did like the performances and the work done by the drew. It was only the adaptation of the story I didn't like.
A real Sleeper February 13, 2010
John D. Placek (Austin Texas)
A lesson for us all. A real sleeper! The end will leave a very long impression. I could not forget it for days!
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