The Mist (2007)

Regista:

Frank Darabont

Writers (WGA):

Frank Darabont (screenplay)
Stephen King (novel)

Data di uscita:

21 novembre 2007 (USA)

Genere:

Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Slogan:

Fear Changes Everything

Plot:

A freak storm unleashes a species of blood-thirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole-up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.

Plot Keywords:

Fire Extinguisher | Blood | Preacher | Shot In The Forehead | Flamethrower

Premi:

4 nominations

Recensioni degli utenti:

Plastic bugs, CGI tentacles, and a crowd of people with no common sense whatsoever.

Cast

Thomas Jane	...	David Drayton
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Mrs. Carmody
Laurie Holden	...	Amanda Dumfries
Andre Braugher	...	Brent Norton
Toby Jones	...	Ollie Weeks
William Sadler	...	Jim
Jeffrey DeMunn	...	Dan Miller
Frances Sternhagen	...	Irene Reppler
Nathan Gamble	...	Billy Drayton
Alexa Davalos	...	Sally
Chris Owen	...	Norm
Sam Witwer	...	Private Jessup
Robert C. Treveiler	...	Bud Brown (as Robert Treveiler)
David Jensen	...	Myron
Melissa Suzanne McBride	...	Woman With Kids at Home (as Melissa McBride)

Alias:

Stephen King's The Mist (USA) (complete title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, terror and gore, and language.

Durata:

126 min

Nazionalità:

USA

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore | Bianco e nero (alternate DVD version)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Divieti:

Germany:16 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA | France:-12 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Japan:R-15 | USA:R | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud)

Luoghi delle riprese:

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Darkwoods Productions

Curiosità:

Director Frank Darabont wanted to cast Stephen King in a supporting role, but King turned his offer down. The role eventually went to Brian Libby.

Errori:

Revealing mistakes: The fallen tree which crashed through the house of David Drayton at the beginning of the film, appears to have had it's roots cut.

Citazioni:

[first lines]
Billy Drayton: Whoa!

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a Laberinto del fauno, El (2006)

Colonna sonora:

Apollo to the Rescue

Plastic bugs, CGI tentacles, and a crowd of people with no common sense whatsoever.

I've only written a couple of reviews on IMDb over the past few years, but I can't let this movie slide. I feel an obligation to warn people who appreciate good horror films to not see this movie.

First of all, most of the scenes would not have worked if the characters involved had had any common sense whatsoever. For instance, they constantly walk or stand still when they should be running. This happens over and over. I lost track of how many times I yelled, "get out of there, you idiot!" or "why are you just standing there!?" at the TV. I don't remember the last time a movie frustrated me so badly. I guarantee this movie will tick you off about every ten minutes throughout the long, aggravating 2 hours and 5 minutes.

And what will tick you off the most is the ending. The last few minutes take a disturbing and shocking turn for the sole purpose of being shocking and disturbing, completely disregarding what any normal people with any common sense would actually do. It's nothing but shock value and it will frustrate you to no end. It pretty much destroys what little chance this movie had at being at least a B rated horror flick and instead turns it into a depressing, aggravating waste of time.

I'm a Stephen King fan and I've read the original "The Mist". It's been a while, but I remember that it was creepy and that I liked it. However, the movie adaptation is a tremendous let down.