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| The Mist is a little foggy |
| Author | Jon Crane |
| Date | November 30, 2007 12:20 am |
| Rating | 7.6 (1 Reviews) | Review this Literary | | Section | Reviews |
| Category/Series | Movie Reviews |
The Mist Gets a Little Foggy
Ty Dugan
A science-fiction Horror Crossover is never a good idea. The only film to add just enough gothic splendor to it’s science-fiction mystery was the film Alien and that movie, to this day, is just as terrifying as it was the first time it was shown. Sadly, the same cannot be said about The Mist. It stands alone as a horror film, but it almost came off campy in too many scenes. I have a feeling ten years down the road, maybe more maybe less, it will feel like a nostalgic, back-handed, film shown on AMC during Halloween, just before Friday The Thirteenth Part II. Everything from the consistently abused CGI to the hammed up scare tactics are not done well enough and at first you are left with a feeling like you know where this movie is going, and you’ve known all along. The good news is, if you do assume this, you’re wrong. The film has a very refreshing, albeit dark, ending to a film like this, still the “explanation” for “the Mist” resembles a page from The Ninja Turtles, or a classic episode of Dr. Who, just with more violence and such. The dark and twisted mind of Stephen King is always sure to throw more than just monsters with tentacles your way. There’s the irrefutable Christian local Mrs. Camody, who basically starts a cult of believers trying to escape rapture, in order to deal with her fear. One of those people who needs to feel in control, is what I'm assuming Stephen King and director were trying to get across. Other characters try to reason it, saying that it has to be a lie, and this of course costs them their life. The hero, and witness to many of the first attacks upon the survivors, David Drayton (Thomas Jane), is forced to accept the reality so he can then deal with it and keep his son alive. The monsters seem to come in almost all shapes and sizes and, in classic King style, they’re all ugly as hell and thirsting for blood. (Thanks to the CGI though they look like the gruesome creatures Bill Waters' Calvin might dream up in class). It seems no matter which way the people turn in this movie, it turns into an overwhelming surprise (for them, we almost see it coming), and that’s why the ending of the film is as much a downer as it is an eye-opener, almost asking you where were the real monsters this whole time? The answer is, inside the grocery store. If the ending doesn’t leave you in a foul, bleak mood, just enjoy the fact that you have seen, if nothing else, a completely original film inspired by the original, sick, twisted man of Horror, Stephen King.
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| Latest Review |
Reviewer: hawkeye
Score: 7.6
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Oh my god I don't know how this film got made or the book got written, it's horrible, it's convoluted and a waste of time, it's people trapped in a mall yelling for 3 freaking hours about going outside and then people start dying by mist, by freaking mist and bugs, it's so stupid I want to find a copy of it and throw it in the sewer so the rats can piss on it. |
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