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The Mist

Doodah972Doodah972 Posts: 146
edited April 2009 in All Encompassing Trip
so i went to go see Stephen King's The Mist yesterday night. It was very good. It also followed the book closely which i am keen to. The reason is because when Stanley Kubrick did The Shining it pissed me off because they left out very important parts of the book. All in all the Mist was a very good film. I hihgly recomend it.
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  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    is The Mist the same as The Fog?


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • Doodah972Doodah972 Posts: 146
    no, the Fog takes place on the coast of Oregon, and the Mist takes place in inland Maine. The story is different.
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  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    Doodah972 wrote:
    no, the Fog takes place on the coast of Oregon, and the Mist takes place in inland Maine. The story is different.


    yea. i just imdb'd the fog.


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • brainofPJbrainofPJ Posts: 2,361
    i just read the ending on imdb.

    that's awesome, i think i will see it now.


    Esther's here and she's sick?

    hi Esther, now we are all going to be sick, thanks
  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    I just finished watching this. Holy shit. That is one fucked up ending. I can't believe a movie studio let Darabont get away with it!

    I have a 9 year old son. I wanted to go upstairs and give him a hug after it was over.
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  • LikeAnOceanLikeAnOcean Posts: 7,718
    Great movie!
  • beachdwellerbeachdweller Posts: 1,532
    Flagg wrote:
    I just finished watching this. Holy shit. That is one fucked up ending. I can't believe a movie studio let Darabont get away with it!

    I have a 9 year old son. I wanted to go upstairs and give him a hug after it was over.

    felt the same way, what a bold and ugly ending. great stuff though
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    beachdweller wrote:
    felt the same way, what a bold and ugly ending. great stuff though


    I can see why it didn't do so well in the theaters. It is basically B-movie fare (I think on purpose), but with an ending that knocks it out of the park. "Bold and ugly" is good way to describe it. Most people want to leave a movie feeling good I think.

    I am a huge King fan (obviously - see screen name) so I was very happy with it. But wow, it is brutal.

    Nice Dark Tower reference in the first scene though!
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  • purple_chick79purple_chick79 Posts: 570
    I liked Marcia Gay Harden in it, she was damn good! Other than that, I thought it was kinda boring and the lead guy (I don't know the actors name) wasn't believable at the end. That ending was fucked up though, leaving me going "No fuckin way!"
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  • smarcheesmarchee Windsor, Ontario Posts: 14,539
    saw this in the theatre and was very impressed the way they did this, it was one of my favourite King short stories.

    I am also a huge King fan, read all his books except his most recent

    Loved the ending, exactly like the book, was wondering if they would follow that or change it up because of its gruesomeness

    Flagg, what was the DT reference at the beginning, I saw this in December and can't recall that.

    I still must pick up this on DVD
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  • The Waiting Trophy ManThe Waiting Trophy Man Niagara region, Ontario, Canada Posts: 12,158
    Doodah972 wrote:
    so i went to go see Stephen King's The Mist yesterday night. It was very good.

    lol
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    Now I want to see this movie. I just got done reading the book. Fantastic read..classic Stephen King.
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  • mfc2006mfc2006 HTOWN Posts: 37,484
    libragirl wrote:
    Now I want to see this movie. I just got done reading the book. Fantastic read..classic Stephen King.

    same here---i finished it about a month or so ago. is it out on dvd? might have to add it on netflix!
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  • libragirllibragirl Posts: 4,632
    mfc2006 wrote:
    libragirl wrote:
    Now I want to see this movie. I just got done reading the book. Fantastic read..classic Stephen King.

    same here---i finished it about a month or so ago. is it out on dvd? might have to add it on netflix!

    Im sure it's DVD. I remember when the movie came out but now I'm more interested in seeing it after reading the book.
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    smarchee wrote:
    saw this in the theatre and was very impressed the way they did this, it was one of my favourite King short stories.

    I am also a huge King fan, read all his books except his most recent

    Loved the ending, exactly like the book, was wondering if they would follow that or change it up because of its gruesomeness

    Flagg, what was the DT reference at the beginning, I saw this in December and can't recall that.

    I still must pick up this on DVD


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  • milarsomilarso Posts: 1,280
    Flagg wrote:

    Realized I never answered this. The painting in the beginning is of Roland looking at the Tower.

    Flagg, just wondering- Is your name a King reference? :twisted:
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  • JennytreeJennytree Posts: 5,340
    I saw this a few months ago and thought it was a bit useless... *hides*
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    Jennytree wrote:
    I saw this a few months ago and thought it was a bit useless... *hides*
    I just watched it a few weeks ago and didn't like it either. :? :roll:
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  • FlaggFlagg Posts: 5,856
    milarso wrote:
    Flagg wrote:

    Realized I never answered this. The painting in the beginning is of Roland looking at the Tower.

    Flagg, just wondering- Is your name a King reference? :twisted:

    Yeah, Randall Flagg was my favorite fictional character several years ago and now I just use it for most of my screen names.
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  • gabersgabers Posts: 2,787
    smarchee wrote:
    saw this in the theatre and was very impressed the way they did this, it was one of my favourite King short stories.

    I am also a huge King fan, read all his books except his most recent

    Loved the ending, exactly like the book, was wondering if they would follow that or change it up because of its gruesomeness

    Flagg, what was the DT reference at the beginning, I saw this in December and can't recall that.

    I still must pick up this on DVD

    Yeah, I remember liking this one the best of all his short stories. I forgot they made a movie for this. I'll have to pick it up.
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