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Tarfumes.com - The Mist
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Manufacturer: Genius Products (TVN)
Starring: Thomas Jane, Marcia Gay Harden, Laurie Holden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones
Directed By: Frank Darabont
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Audience Rating: R (Restricted)
Binding: DVD
Brand: WELLSPRING/GENIUS
EAN: 0796019810586
Format: Color
Label: Genius Products (TVN)
Manufacturer: Genius Products (TVN)
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Genius Products (TVN)
Region Code: 1
Release Date: 2008-03-25
Running Time: 126
Studio: Genius Products (TVN)
Theatrical Release Date: 2007-11-21
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Editorial Reviews:
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From legendary frightmaster Stephen King and Academy Award nominated director Frank Darabont (The Shawshank Redemption The Green Mile) comes one of the most tense and terrifying films since The Shining. After a mysterious mist envelops a small New England town a group of locals trapped in a supermarket must battle a siege of otherworldly creatures... and the fears that threaten to tear them apart.System Requirements:Running Time: 126 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: HORROR/PSYCHOLOGICAL THRILLER Rating: R UPC: 796019810586 Manufacturer No: 81058
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: The WORST SK movie EVER!
Comment: I am a HUGE SK fan and was sooooo excited to see this movie, since we missed it in the theater...SAVE YOUR MONEY!
This is the absolute WORST movie made based on a SK work EVER!
King always gives us characters that we are drawn in to love and care about and breaks our hearts when something evil happens to them. There are NO characters to care about in this movie. It is gore, gore, gore galore...no moving plot...just a mishmash thrown together. It is deplorable...
I just can't stand to think this movie even exists based on a SK work...even in the worst movies made based on his work, the acting is good and the characters shine through...NOT HERE FOLKS!
The ending doesn't help either...such a waste...I only put one star because it is required for this review...I give it minus 10 stars actually!
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Summary: A most outstanding horror film!
Comment: I saw this movie in the theater. Not many movies keep me on edge, but this one did. Many people try to compare King's books to his movies. The simple truth: You can't! As a movie-adaptation of a novel, this might be only average to good... but as a horror film, I think it's magnificent. It pushed the right buttons for me. Scary parts were scary, sad parts were sad and funny parts were funny. The cast and special effects were all top notch, and the story did feel like a Stephen King story (though it may not have flowed exactly as the book did.) Ultimately, get this movie.
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Summary: A roller coaster where your best friend dies.
Comment: This was a great ride...until the end. Ups and downs. Loops. Thrills and chills. Great acting, writing, and directing. But an ending that goes against the grain suddenly and violently with minutes to go does that in. Just like going on a great roller coaster ride, but your friend sitting beside you falls out at the end and is killed. The ride may have been great, but the horrible ending ruins what was one a great thing. That's all you can remember.
Just like "SAW", if it doesn't make sense in and of itself, then of course your surprised.
Oh, well. We still have the outstanding written work.
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Summary: The best horror movie I've seen in a LONG time.
Comment: I remember seeing the trailer for this while seeing another movie.
I remember thinking, oh goody another Steven King disaster.
And let's face it; this movie had the potential to be a complete mess.
The monsters, the Jim Jones cult lady, I was expecting the worst considering how many of King's books have been massacred by Hollywood. Salem's Lot, Pet Sematary anyone?
What saved this movie?
This is what happens when you put really good actors in a b movie.
The acting and the directing were spot on perfect.
The FX were soooo much better than I was expecting.
This movie really reminds me of Cloverfield minus the shaky camera.
And unlike Cloverfield, I actually found myself cheering for the human cast instead of wanting and waiting for the monster to EAT the cast, like Cloverfield.
I'm rather surprised by Tom Jane being cast as the leading man, the last time I saw him was in Deep Blue Sea as the shark wrangler.
He was perfect in this movie and is a much better actor than I thought he would be.
Oh, and it's always nice to see Mrs. Claven (Cliff's mom in Cheers) on the big screen.
She rocked, especially the can throwing scene.
But the real reason I loved this movie is the same reason so many of you disliked it.
The ending.
I'd put the ending right up there with the ending from Open Water.
It was a huge risk for the filmmakers to go in this direction, and I applaud them for it.
I have never read the novella but I guess it hints at the ending that the director chose.
If you listen to that scene with Director Commentary on, he says, King liked the ending and wished he had thought of it first because that is how he would have ended the story.
And really, would simply driving away into the mist have been a good ending? No.
One of the best and most emotional endings ever.
I have to tip my hat to Tom J. for being able to pull that scene off, I don't think many actors could have done it justice.
The music from Dead Can Dance was a brilliant idea and complimented the ending perfectly.
This movie will stick with me for a long time just because of the last ten minutes.
Sometimes the real horror isn't the crazy guy in the Halloween mask or in this movies case, the scary monsters lurking in the mist.
The real horror is the choices that we make and then having to live with the consequences of those choices.
Brilliant, simply brilliant.
A must see?
For the ending alone, yes.
Highly recommended.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Darabont's version of "The Mist"
Comment: I have not read the original Stephen King short story on which this movie is based but if what I heard about it, if the original ending was retained then I don't think I would give this film a recommendation. Considering the tight budget this film was made under, though, the results were not bad though the best adaptations of King's stories will always be "Carrie", "The Shining" & "The Dead Zone" (a terrific Christopher Walken performance w/understated direction by Cronenberg). Definitely more horrifying than the various insects that invade the group in the story is the religious fanatic played brilliantly by Oscar winner Marcia Gay Harden. In fact if this film had better distribution and a larger box office gross than it did, I'm sure Ms Harden would get another Oscar nomination. Thomas Jane, Laurie Holden, Jeffrey DeMunn & Francis Sternhagen also contribute fine performances to this B-thriller which held my attention. And of course, the ending is really a kicker which I won't reveal--just check this out if you like King or are in the mood for a good horror thriller!!
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