| The Mist [Blu-ray] | ![The Mist [Blu-ray]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51du94qHV1L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Actors: Andre Braugher, Jeffrey Demunn, Marcia Gay Harden, Dave Jensen, Brian Libby
Studio: Weinstein Company
Category: DVD
List Price: $34.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 1168
Format: Subtitled, Widescreen
Languages: English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled), English (Original Language)
Rating: R (Restricted)
Media: Blu-ray
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 126
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
UPC: 796019815239
EAN: 0796019815239
ASIN: B001AR0D4A
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: September 16, 2008 (In 26 Days)
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Description
From legendary frightmaster Stephen King and 3-time Oscar-nominated director Frank Darabont* (The Shawshank Redemption, The Green Mile) comes "one of the scariest King films since Stanley Kubrick's The Shining" (Tasha Robinson, The Onion A.V. Club). After a mysterious mist envelopes a small New England town, a group of locals trapped in a supermarket must battle a siege of otherworldly creatures...and the fears that threaten to tear them apart. Starring Thomas Jane (The Punisher) and Oscar winner* Marcia Gay Harden (Mystic River) in one of the year's most talked-about performances, The Mist is riveting, with "tension like an ever-tightening clamp" (Colin Covert, Minneapolis Star Tribune).
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Brutal Monstrosity! August 8, 2008
4 out of 7 found this review helpful
The Good Things:
-It seems to be influenced by HP Lovecraft; they are all otherworldly bugs and shapeless monsters. Definitely some of the freakiest monsters ever put on the screen.
-Also, special effects are pretty good.
-There are only a few bad scenes of violence, but they are exceptionally brutal, and serve to make everything scarier!
-Even scarier than the monsters are the people. Most of the movie focuses on how everybody reacts to the situation, and there are many mixed and wild reactions. Many people act dumb and irrationaly, and few are sensible. This makes for very realistic and intense drama.
-As a whole, it is a deep, brutal exploration of human nature in an extreme apocalyptic situation. The whole film is very thought-provoking.
-Most of the story is close to the original novella by Stephen King; only the ending is different (see below).
-It's not corny or cliched like some of the other Stephen King works.
The Bad Things
-The ending was exceptionally brutal, and can be seen as either good or bad. I think it could have had a happier ending, but as it is in the film, it does leave you thinking and feeling bitter.
-On the minus side, the ending is radically different from the original novella.
-Sometimes, you just want to punch these stupid characters in the face (then again, this could be a good thing too, because the drama really absorbs the audience).
This definitely goes above and beyond my expectations. It's not the typical horror flick; it's an intense thought-provoking study of people under pressure. The result is explosive, and unfortunately, highly believable. Even though it is stylistically similar to "Dreamcatcher," or "The Thing," it is more akin to "Children of Men" or "Pan's Labyrinth." Because of this, it is frightening on all levels, and I would consider this to be one of the best Stephen King-inspired films ever made.
Special features include two versions of the film (the original theatrical cut and the black-and-white version), deleted scenes, several featurettes, webisodes, and trailers. Video and sound quality were good on DVD, and should be great on Blu-Ray.
If this review has not been helpful, feel free to comment on how I can improve.
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