The Mist Blu-ray...Blind buy? - Blu-ray Forum

popcornninja · 01-02-2009, 05:44 PM

I've heard such mixed things on this movie, reviews appear to be generally good 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, but have heard many dislike the CGI and the rest of the movie. I'm usually a fan of horror movies but have been disappointed with most of them of recent (Hostel, Saw movies, etc).

I'd like to here your opinions and ultimately is The Mist worth a blind buy?

gear · 01-02-2009, 05:47 PM

Without giving anything away, all I can say is I enjoyed the movie, but hated the ending.

Kieran · 01-02-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by gear

Without giving anything away, all I can say is I enjoyed the movie, but hated the ending.

Exact same for me.

I'd say rent it.

garageinc2001 · 01-02-2009, 05:55 PM

I'll pipe in and say buy it. The pq is great and the story is great. It has excellent build up but dont be fooled its by no means a slice and dice flick. More of a good drama with some blood thrown in. I think the portayal of society during a crisis is as scary as anything else. Find a decent deal and be entertained. And no, the ending is not for girlie men...

Just dont read about it first.

SquidPuppet · 01-02-2009, 05:57 PM

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Originally Posted by garageinc2001

I'll pipe in and say buy it. The pq is great and the story is great. It has excellent build up but dont be fooled its by no means a slice and dice flick. More of a good drama with some blood thrown in. I think the portayal of society during a crisis is as scary as anything else. Find a decent deal and be entertained. And no, the ending is not for girlie men...

Just dont read about it first.

+1. Exactly and well said.

DO NOT READ ABOUT THE ENDING.

F-Man · 01-02-2009, 06:06 PM

It was pretty average at first, especially good for the nostalgia of Night of the Living Dead and other movies like it (trapped and surrounded by monsters). Considering the state of current horror movies of this type, "average" is quite a compliment. But then the ending elevated it to an immediate buy.

SquidPuppet · 01-02-2009, 05:56 PM

Good movie with ONE OF THE BEST ENDINGS I have ever seen.

People love or hate the ending. It is not true to the book, but Stephen King approved and endorsed the ending....in fact he liked it a lot (watch the interviews in the special features).

Not a typical Horror film....more of a moral drama/action story with horror elements.

Rent first. For me, it has super re-watchability.

septic death · 01-02-2009, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by gear

Without giving anything away, all I can say is I enjoyed the movie, but hated the ending.

The ending was what made the movie great !!

MCT · 01-02-2009, 07:07 PM

It was so depressing to see how badly we as an American movie going populace have been brainwashed to expect a storybook happy ending where everyone lives happily ever after and the good guys come in to save the day in every movie. The ending was powerful. Anyone who says the ending ruined it for them needs to deprogram themselves.

SquidPuppet · 01-02-2009, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by MCT

It was so depressing to see how badly we as an American movie going populace have been brainwashed to expect a storybook happy ending where everyone lives happily ever after and the good guys come in to save the day in every movie. The ending was powerful. Anyone who says the ending ruined it for them needs to deprogram themselves.

+1,000,000

It was brave, genius and epic on a personal scale. The ending made the rest of the movie mean 10 times as much.

AKORIS · 01-02-2009, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by SquidPuppet

+1,000,000

It was brave, genius and epic on a personal scale. The ending made the rest of the movie mean 10 times as much.

I agree that the ending made the movie mean a lot but I see movies to be
entertained (I thought that was what movies were made for). Deprogram
ourselves??? Are you kidding?
This was a well made movie, I cared about the characters. I'm a father and
have 2 boys. This ending may have been powerfully effective but it
was nasty, depressing, cynical, and mean-spirited. It made me depressed for days after seeing it.
Put me in the "hated it" camp (there seem to be only 2 reactions to this movie
from all the posts I've read)

Blu Titan · 01-02-2009, 07:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by gear

Without giving anything away, all I can say is I enjoyed the movie, but hated the ending.

Same here.

Clark Kent · 01-02-2009, 07:14 PM

If they had stuck to the simple horror storyline I would have liked it somewhat, but some of the over the top characters later in the movie left a bad taste in my mouth. It is watchable but I cannot recommend it as a blind buy and I am typically a big fan of Stephen King derived movies.

graf1k · 01-02-2009, 07:34 PM

I blind bought it and resold it about 2 weeks later. The movie was pretty decent but I didn't like the ending and it wasn't really worth owning to me.

nycomet · 01-02-2009, 07:40 PM

Love it. Somewhat scary; very disturbing. Devastating ending. I have watched it several times. The director's cut is included (presented in black and white). I watched it once, but I prefer the color version.

TheForce8686 · 01-03-2009, 02:17 AM

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Originally Posted by popcornninja

I've heard such mixed things on this movie, reviews appear to be generally good 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, but have heard many dislike the CGI and the rest of the movie. I'm usually a fan of horror movies but have been disappointed with most of them of recent (Hostel, Saw movies, etc).

I'd like to here your opinions and ultimately is The Mist worth a blind buy?

NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!

That is my opinion. Way to religious and preachy for me.

clrb15 · 01-03-2009, 05:32 AM

I have been wanting to buy this movie on BR SO BAD!!!!

Movie was amazing in terms of it's layout and set-up: a suspense/horror movie that presents itself as a play having it set on a very minimal stage (a town store) with it's sharp dialogue and interesting characters. Marcia Gay Harden's character in particular so menacing and IMO is in the league with other classic villaious characters ever to hit the silver screen!

Offender_Mullet · 01-03-2009, 06:27 PM

The Mist is a horror movie which has great character development, which is something that's almost never done in the genre. Frank Darabont (director/screenplay writer) is the man!

I'm glad Darabont changed the ending from Stephen King's novella. It's BRUTAL.....but it was all about making a choice.

Zaranyzerak · 01-09-2009, 09:35 PM

I have the old 3D sound audio drama adaptation of The Mist from back in the early 80's (it's awesome - find it, listen to it, love it). My love of the story alone makes it a blind buy for me, despite the mixed reviews.

thecroshow · 01-09-2009, 11:13 PM

loved this film! going to add it to my collection soonish.

01-02-2009, 05:44 PM	#1
popcornninja Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Mar 2008 Location:Boise Home Theater Gallery:52 Blu-ray collection:507 Blu-ray reviews: 3 Trading Score:272	The Mist Blu-ray...Blind buy? I've heard such mixed things on this movie, reviews appear to be generally good 72% on Rotten Tomatoes, but have heard many dislike the CGI and the rest of the movie. I'm usually a fan of horror movies but have been disappointed with most of them of recent (Hostel, Saw movies, etc). I'd like to here your opinions and ultimately is The Mist worth a blind buy?

01-03-2009, 06:27 PM	#18
Offender_Mullet Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Nov 2008 Location:Illinois Blu-ray collection:6 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:10	The Mist is a horror movie which has great character development, which is something that's almost never done in the genre. Frank Darabont (director/screenplay writer) is the man! I'm glad Darabont changed the ending from Stephen King's novella. It's BRUTAL.....but it was all about making a choice. Last edited by Offender_Mullet; 01-03-2009 at 06:40 PM.

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01-02-2009, 05:47 PM	#2
gear Active Member Member since:Sep 2007	Without giving anything away, all I can say is I enjoyed the movie, but hated the ending.

01-02-2009, 05:55 PM	#4
garageinc2001 Active Member Member since:Jan 2008 Home Theater Gallery:13 Blu-ray collection:177 Trading Score:27	I'll pipe in and say buy it. The pq is great and the story is great. It has excellent build up but dont be fooled its by no means a slice and dice flick. More of a good drama with some blood thrown in. I think the portayal of society during a crisis is as scary as anything else. Find a decent deal and be entertained. And no, the ending is not for girlie men... Just dont read about it first.

01-02-2009, 06:06 PM	#6
F-Man Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Home Theater Gallery:1 4K collection:3 Blu-ray collection:282 Trading Score:1	It was pretty average at first, especially good for the nostalgia of Night of the Living Dead and other movies like it (trapped and surrounded by monsters). Considering the state of current horror movies of this type, "average" is quite a compliment. But then the ending elevated it to an immediate buy.

01-02-2009, 05:56 PM	#7
SquidPuppet Blu-ray Duke Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Club Loop Blu-ray collection:277 Blu-ray reviews:27	Good movie with ONE OF THE BEST ENDINGS I have ever seen. People love or hate the ending. It is not true to the book, but Stephen King approved and endorsed the ending....in fact he liked it a lot (watch the interviews in the special features). Not a typical Horror film....more of a moral drama/action story with horror elements. Rent first. For me, it has super re-watchability.

01-02-2009, 07:07 PM	#9
MCT Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Nov 2008 Blu-ray collection:499 Blu-ray reviews: 8 Trading Score:1	It was so depressing to see how badly we as an American movie going populace have been brainwashed to expect a storybook happy ending where everyone lives happily ever after and the good guys come in to save the day in every movie. The ending was powerful. Anyone who says the ending ruined it for them needs to deprogram themselves.

01-02-2009, 07:14 PM	#13
Clark Kent Blu-ray Prince Top contributor Member since:Oct 2007 Location:Metropolis Blu-ray reviews:2 Trading Score:184	If they had stuck to the simple horror storyline I would have liked it somewhat, but some of the over the top characters later in the movie left a bad taste in my mouth. It is watchable but I cannot recommend it as a blind buy and I am typically a big fan of Stephen King derived movies.

01-02-2009, 07:34 PM	#14
graf1k Blu-ray Guru Member since:Aug 2008 Location:🆇🆇🆇🆇 Trading Score:198	I blind bought it and resold it about 2 weeks later. The movie was pretty decent but I didn't like the ending and it wasn't really worth owning to me.

01-02-2009, 07:40 PM	#15
nycomet Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2007 Location:Long Island, NY, USA ; I enjoy watching 3D blu-rays; 41 Blufans steels so far Home Theater Gallery:11 Blu-ray collection:1344 DVD collection:55 Digital collection:246 Blu-ray reviews:40 Trading Score:343	Love it. Somewhat scary; very disturbing. Devastating ending. I have watched it several times. The director's cut is included (presented in black and white). I watched it once, but I prefer the color version.

01-03-2009, 05:32 AM	#17
clrb15 Active Member Member since:Sep 2008 4K collection:25 Blu-ray collection:552 DVD collection:295 Blu-ray reviews: 24	I have been wanting to buy this movie on BR SO BAD!!!! Movie was amazing in terms of it's layout and set-up: a suspense/horror movie that presents itself as a play having it set on a very minimal stage (a town store) with it's sharp dialogue and interesting characters. Marcia Gay Harden's character in particular so menacing and IMO is in the league with other classic villaious characters ever to hit the silver screen!

01-09-2009, 09:35 PM	#19
Zaranyzerak Member Member since:Oct 2008 Blu-ray collection:52 Trading Score:1	I have the old 3D sound audio drama adaptation of The Mist from back in the early 80's (it's awesome - find it, listen to it, love it). My love of the story alone makes it a blind buy for me, despite the mixed reviews.

01-09-2009, 11:13 PM	#20
thecroshow Power Member Member since:Jul 2008 Location:Victoria BC Blu-ray collection:459 Blu-ray reviews:10 Trading Score:1	loved this film! going to add it to my collection soonish.

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