Stephen King novels adapted to the screen are hit and miss. Some, like The Shining, The Dead Zone and Misery were hits. All the others (the majority) in my opinion were misses (I've never seen Carrie so I can't comment on that one).
So I really expected nothing out of The Mist. And boy was I pleasantly surprised!
I am definitely a huge fan of human drama. To me, there is nothing uglier, more evil and sinister than man turning against man. After watching human drama, it comforts me to know that I will, in all probability, not face similar situations.
BTW, I watched an excellent show tonight called A Simple Plan. I highly recommend it.
