This has to be the best conversion of a stephen king novel i have ever seen.
The brilliance of this story is how what you expect to happen doesn't.
Making it unpredictable thus more entertaining.

This was my rental site review as well as blogged non spoiler opinion. In my opinion, it was a surprisingly good movie.

What I found engaging in the film was the unfolding nature of people trapped in such veiled peril; what is the...
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This was my rental site review as well as blogged non spoiler opinion. In my opinion, it was a surprisingly good movie.

What I found engaging in the film was the unfolding nature of people trapped in such veiled peril; what is the mist, where did it originate, what can we do and not do to stay safe from or escape from the mist and its mounting horrors. The cycling through the states of people's / group's mindset, the disbelief in the possibilities, the initial reactions of stubborn pride and ignorance which in any benign circumstance would seem rational and intelligent course of action, followed by how people /groups break down into making rash decisions, indecision, falling into panic, fear, betrayal, rallying around religion, seeking answers if not help, and finding faith or insanity, this survival at all cost and sacrifice interplaying throughout.

I found the main characters to be well fleshed out and believable. I grew either desperately hopefully for those I attached to or felt great anger at other characters, and at the end of the movie, I had to revisit some of my thoughts on who was wrong or right, and by what degree, since much was not revealed in how all fared.

What I did find fault with was in its ending. It's pacing and resolutions seemed forced, thus not effectively conveying elements that would lead to the concluding events. But those are creative editing issues, not acting or basic storyline, and purely opinion on my part. I found myself immediately wanting to see the extra features and needing to relive the last moments to gain perspective, which I rarely do with movies. For a movie inspired by a Stephen King novella (and I have problems with most Stephen King related movies being sub par in my opinion), I was pleasantly surprised with how well I received it, mildly disturbed by the overall impression left, and satisfied in this B+ "monster" movie.

I don't think there's a better Stephen King ADAPTATION out there...because it DOES take a few liberties: in the story no one makes it out of the store & the world is basically completely ****ed. That's sort of one thing I don't get about...
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I don't think there's a better Stephen King ADAPTATION out there...because it DOES take a few liberties: in the story no one makes it out of the store & the world is basically completely ****ed. That's sort of one thing I don't get about this...I mean, what? How do they fix a tear in the cosmos?? Well, aside from that, the ending, as super hyped as it was, WAS as good/cool as everyone was saying. SEE THIS FILM. Oh, and I completely nerdgasmed at the Dark Tower movie poster painting in the beginning. The movie gets extra points for that alone...^_^ It's how I wished Hearts In Atlantis had dealt with Dark Tower references... I just saw this again on the two-disc special DVD that has the "Director's Vision" version that's the movie in Black & White and DAMN if it doesn't look freakin sweet that way. The Mist really does conjure up old B&W horror movies of olde.

I really enjoyed the movie alot of good horror suspense and they have the craziest nut job in this move who almost gets every rational thinking person kill the plot might be a little out there for some people but I think the way they introduce and...
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I really enjoyed the movie alot of good horror suspense and they have the craziest nut job in this move who almost gets every rational thinking person kill the plot might be a little out there for some people but I think the way they introduce and tell the story really is what really makes it great