Stephen King's The Mist

Pros: Social commentary and siege mentality
Cons: Formulaic, obvious, poor script and low key cast

The Mist (2007) Directed by: Frank Darabont Written by: Frank Darabont (screenplay), Stephen King (novella) Starring: Thomas Jane, Toby Jones, Marcia Gay Harden Ever since George Romero created the concept in ...

Pros: Well-written, fast-paced and scary tale
Cons: Might be too scary for some

Ever since I read Stephen King's Lord of the Flies Meets Our Town-like novella The Mist in his 1985 anthology Skeleton Crew. I often wondered which filmmaker would be good enough - and brave enough - to adapt this kick-butt, scary-as-hell, and yet ...

Pros: tense and taught, very good character study, dark and intriguing, very interesting premise
Cons: none

When Stephen King wrote The Mist I can bet that he thought this would be a good story to be converted to the big screen. Though the screenwriter (and director) Frank Darabont had to put in some effort to make it work on the big-screen, I think ...

Pros: Solid cast, relatively faithful adaptation of the book.
Cons: The ending blows.

I first read Stephen King’s novella, The Mist, back when I was in Junior High. I fondly remember spending a summer afternoon sitting by the pool with a copy of Skeleton Crew (which was the collection it appeared in) and just devouring the story. It’s one ...

Pros: Casting, Directing, Cinematography, Story
Cons: Not for children

Disclaimer: This Review will NOT reveal the ending. Besides, Stephen King has issued a proclamation that anyone who reveals the ending should be hung by their neck. He's a scary dude...I really don't want to tempt him. THE GOOD STORY ...

Pros: The characters, the story, the unpredictability, the suspense, special effects, the ending!!!
Cons: The characters, the story, the unpredictability, the suspense, special effects, the ending!!!

Close your eyes, so many days go by Easy to find what's wrong Harder to find what's right I believe in you I can show you that I can see right through All your empty lies, I won't stay long In this world so wrong Say goodbye, As we ...

Pros: excellent story, characters,and special effects
Cons: none

I just finished watching The Mist, an apocalyptic tale of science running amuck and its horrific ramifications on a rural Maine town and its people. It is also a study of the reactions of people who are faced with an unbelievable, mysterious and ...

Pros: One of the best Stephen King stories is now one of his best movies.
Cons: Graphic violence unsuitable for kids.

The Mist (2007) Direction and Screenplay by Frank Darabont, Based upon the Novella by Stephen King. The Mist is an adaptation from the Stephen King novella of the same name. The story is frequently accounted one of King’s best. There ...

Pros: Just about everything.
Cons: Depends on whether or not you handle scary movies.

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, they actually don’t scare me all that much, but there have been a handful that will keep me up and night and ...

Pros: Darabont's direction and adaptation, Thomas Jane and Marcia Gay Harden, King's story.
Cons: Darabont's adaptation, the CGI is only meh.

There's this thing that happens when a Stephen King story is adapted into a film. It doesn't always, always happen. But it usually does. What is it? It's that Stephen King's stories, tales of horror, terror, survival, and human nature, stories that read ...

Pros: Better than average creature feature from a Stephen King story
Cons: Film starts to sag and is too talky after the half way point.

The Mist is the 3rd Stephen King story Frank Darabont has brought to the screen (following The Shawshank Redemption and The Green Mile).  If you are looking for a horror film featuring monsters and things that go bump ...

Pros: Good cast, good imagination, interesting story and concept
Cons: Ending is a surprise, third act isn't strong

Given the fairly low turnout at the movie theater, I don't think The Mist is going to be the kind of movie to recoup it's budget. This is a damn shame because this is a fairly good movie, and not your typical big budget Hollywood movie. For instance, ...

Pros: Jones, Sadler, ending
Cons: Script, FX, length, Harden, Braugher, direction

A spooky, mysterious fog rolls into a small town in Maine, and a mix of the local townsfolk find themselves holed up in a local supermarket. This includes an elderly local man (Jeffrey DeMunn) who claims to have seen something in the ‘mist’. ...

Pros: Solid cinematic representation of King's writing style, decent acting, Mrs. Carmody
Cons: a little campy in spots, poor CGI

It's amazing that, with such good stories to work with, there haven't been very many Stephen King books or stories that played well on the screen. It started with Stanley Kubrick's adaptation of The Shining, which King has publicly stated he did not ...

Pros: Marsha Gay Harden, suspense, excellent acting.
Cons: Bad CGI.

I ended up seeing The Mist on a whim when every other movie was sold out during a recent weekend. Having never read the novella, I wasn't sure what to expect out of an adaptation of Stephen King novel since they are usually butchered in Hollywood. ...