Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Andre Braugher
After a brutal thunderstorm pounds a small town, the residents discover a malevolent mist hangs over their homes, killing anyone who remains outside. Trapped in a grocery store, a band of survivors mu...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 18, 2008
Stats: 23,852 reviews
A strange mist descends over a small town and a motley band of its inhabitants seek refuge in the local supermarket. Based on a *sigh* Stephen King novella (is it that time of year again?) The Mist was written for the screen and directed by Frank "The Shawshank Redemption" Darabo...( read more)
A refreshingly good horror film! Stephen King films are always hit and miss but with Frank Darabont directing, I'm not sure why I even doubted it! There is good character development, realism and social commentary that are typical of King's novels but not so much in horror films....( read more)
The Mist looked like it could easily have turned into a bad rehash of The Fog but thankfully didn't. Instead The Mist opted to become the first movie in 8 years to actually scare me and put me on edge. It was set up well, the acting was pretty good (as was the cast) and the monst...( read more)
Not as good as dreamcatcher. Creatures are fun. Characters are corny. Loved the ending! Oh no, it's ...The Mist!!!
#9: The Mist
Tragically unappreciated on both sides of the pond, Frank Darabont?s film perfectly captures the B-movie atmosphere of the original Stephen King novella, which pits a group of supermarket shoppers against a mysterious fog teeming with tentacle bug monsters from Dimen...( read more)
Probably the best horror movie I've ever seen.
The movie from beginning to end was awesome.
Especially the ending, which was a complete shocker. Who would've guessed!
Excellent movie. Lord of the flies, just instead of a pigs head there are monsters in the mist.
Yeah! I just luv these types of movies ,good old hang on to the edge of your seat, nail biters, Yahoo! whole town is scared sh--less, people who believe it is natural ,versus the ones who believe that it is divine retribution. There is always the unanswered question... what wou...( read more)
This is basically Night of the Living Dead in a grocery store w/ fog & giant insects. Well there is some giant tentacles but it's all noticeable CGI & lord knows how much I hate GCI. Maybe this lazy story was written by King in the time he was drinking heavily; I was drinking h...( read more)
What scared me the most was that crazy extremely religious lady. It was actually a pretty good and thrilling experience, and the ending really shocked me.
The issues raised may make for some lively debate on the way home -- especially if it's foggy out. full review
It is a competently made Horrible Things Pouncing on People Movie. If you think Frank Darabont has equaled the Shawshank and Green Mile full review
That bloated sense of purpose turns what could have been a nifty B-movie into a strained, two-hours-plus Twilight Zone episode, and, believe me, Darabont's no Rod Serling. full review
Film adaptations of King's work tend to be hit and miss, but with last summer's '1408' and now this scary-as-hell flick, he's on a roll. full review
I'm scared of a lot of things. Cancer, Al Qaeda, teenagers. Land octopi aren't in my top 1000. full review
Some scary movies can stand your hair on end. A few can make your skin crawl. The Mist gave me the feeling I was being scalped with an icicle. full review
The Mist is a supermarket of B-movie essentials, handsomely stocked with bad science, stupid behavior, chewable lines of dialogue, religious fruitcakes, and a fine display of monsters. full review
Frank Darabont ditches the warm and fuzzies for out-and-out cynicism about mankind's capacity for goodness and altruism with The Mist. full review
I liked the movie but the ending sucked and made me hate the movie and whoever added that i like the other parts but it completely ruined the movie so it sucks GAY MOVIE
Like to know what King thought of the ending. Great film, but conflicted about the ending.
If anyone is looking the song at the very end of the show its, The Host of Seraphim by Dead Can Dance. If you have iTunes, it should be in iTunes store.
Its a beatiful and haunting song.
The film wasn't bad at all even if it was flawed, I believe all people have a dark side waiting to come out & nothing like panic or fear of the unknown would bring the monster out. The true monsters in this film are the people in the grocery store not the ones in the mist. The ending , however was completely uncalled for & lacked any kind of logic; why not wait in the car for as long as they can, why rush things?
It is appalling how many of the reviews are complete spoilers. Stop including the key details!
I do have to say that I was not a huge fan of this movie. It was alright, but there were things that could have been redone. The book is a lot better and I prefer that ending. This ending did nothing for me. As far as the "crazy lady" that was a huge idea of the story, she is meant to be hated, that's the point. I think if Stephen King had more of a hand in the making of this movie it would be better.
To me this is a typical Stephen King movie/book when the concept is basically a simple one and then it is hammered over and over again. These instant-characters who basically come out of a cartoon. I don't care about the special effects so that is not my complaint.
The characters go to the next door drugstore but can't get to the car that is visible from the store window? "Hey, who owns the 2004 Scion"??
The "heroes" go through what they do, only to allow themselves to be shot because they run out of gas? Then the tragic emergence of the Marines 5 minutes after the guy kills his son? C'mon. This seems like a f-you from Stephen King seeing what people will swallow.
Oh. I forgot to say, I hated this film.
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