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Stephen King's The Mist

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Stephen King's The Mist (2007)

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Reviews Counted:39

Fresh:16

Rotten:23

Average Rating:2.1/10

Consensus: Frank Darabont's impressive camerawork and politically incisive script make The Mist a truly frightening experience.

Rated: R [See Full Rating] for violence, terror and gore, and language.

Runtime: 2 hrs 7 mins

Genre: Horror/Suspense

Theatrical Release:Nov 21, 2007 Wide

Box Office: $25,495,768

Synopsis: Frank Darabont (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE GREEN MILE) serves as director, writer, and producer of THE MIST, an adaptation of Stephen King's classic novella. After a vicious storm wreaks havoc... Frank Darabont (THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION, THE GREEN MILE) serves as director, writer, and producer of THE MIST, an adaptation of Stephen King's classic novella. After a vicious storm wreaks havoc in their small town in Maine, artist David Drayton (Thomas Jane) heads out to the town supermarket for some much-needed supplies with his young son, Billy (Nathan Gamble), and his neighbor, Norton (Andre Braugher), in tow. Their trip soon turns to terror when a menacing white mist settles in, leaving this group of locals and out-of-towners fighting for survival against an unknown, bloodthirsty enemy. When the local religious zealot (Marcia Gay Harden) begins to convince the group that the mist is punishment from God, Drayton and his cohorts realize that they may be trapped inside with an enemy just as dangerous as whatever is lurking outside. Tension runs high in this tale as the trapped group faces difficult moral decisions. Should they stay and wait out the terror, or make a break for it and risk suffering a terrible fate? Is the eerie mist the will of God, an experiment from the local military base gone awry, or, maybe, a freak natural disaster? Without modern conveniences and the normal conventions and rules to guide them, the group is easily swayed by the loudest opinion. Will they save themselves at the expense of each other, or work as a team to save everyone? There is a decent amount of blood and gore for horror fans, some deadpan humor and just a hint of politics thrown in for good measure. Thomas Jane is a stoic leading man, but Frances Sternhagen and Toby Jones are more fun as unlikely heroes. Laurie Holden, Alexa Davalos, Bill Sadler and Jeffrey Demunn also star in this creepy tale. [More]

Starring: Thomas Jane, Laurie Holden, Marcia Gay Harden, Andre Braugher

Starring: Thomas Jane, Laurie Holden, Marcia Gay Harden, Andre Braugher, Toby Jones, William Sadler

Director: Frank Darabont

Director: Frank Darabont
Screenwriter: Frank Darabont
Producer: Frank Darabont, Liz Glotzer
Composer: Mark Isham
Studio: Weinstein Company

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Aug 11, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • 2-Disc Set
  • Region 0

Audio:

  • Dolby Digital 5.1, Dolby True HD 5.1 - English

Features:

  • 1. (In English/Not Rated) "Feature Commentary By Writer/Director Frank Darabont
  • 2. Deleted And Extended Scenes with Optional Commentary
  • 3. "A Conversation With Stephen King And Writer/Director Frank Darabont"
  • 4. When Darkness Came
  • 5. The Making Of The Mist
  • 6. Taming The Beast
  • 7. Shooting Scene 35
  • 8. Monsters Among Us
  • 9. A Look At Creature FX
  • 10. The Horros Of It All
  • 11. The Visual FX Of The Mist
  • 12. Drew Struzan: The Appreciation Of An Artist
  • 13. Webisodes
  • 14. Trailer Gallery

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Dan Mancini
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Fear reigns in so-so Stephen King monster flick.

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Brian Oliver
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N/R

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[Frank] Darabont is out to make an old-fashioned monster movie on a budget. He's no master of tension or action but he is good with actors

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03/28/08
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A horde of plus size nuclear bugs stops by to shoplift and chow down on some take-out humans, favoring their homo sapien dinner fare feisty and playing hard to get, and never bothering to stop at the cash register.

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Beats Cloverfield hands down in every single department. . .

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03/17/08
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