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Has anyone watched this? If so, what did you think?

The wife and I watched it last night, and I can't decide if I liked it or hated it.
It was definitely creepy as well as psychologically disturbing. It had a mix of good acting and well written dialog, with a good dose of bad acting and B-movie dialog. It had its prerequisite of stupid people that deserve to die but surprisingly did a decent job of keeping one off balance as to what would happen.
I don't normally watch this type of movie, but I think once it started I don't remember either of us budging from the couch.
I can see many people really enjoying this movie, for myself perhaps it was a little to disturbing.

Mojo likes disturbing movies.

I get the feeling you have a thing for this movie, Mojo.

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.

I loved early Stephen King writing but when he started cranking out a book a month, he really lost his touch. I have heard his newest books are going back to his old ways but have yet to give him a fair second chance.

So far my friends' reviews have been a total of four out of four 'worst movie ever' comments. However, I like the very rare horror movie that chooses to go the psychological route vs. the hack and slash method so I'll probably rent it this weekend.

Warning, I am Legend SPOILER BELOW.

Speaking of "Human Drama" I meant to post this in the [I am Legend] conversation. I did discover one interesting and somewhat disturbing thing about our current human culture from that movie and that is how desensitized we have become to witnessing human death in movies and TV.

Not that there was a lot of human death in this movie (after all, he was the last man on earth through most of it) but I realized it when the Dog died. We probably see a dramatized human death every day if we watch TV and we don't even blink but when his loyal dog died, I had to fight back the tears.

Now, Yes, I am a dog lover but I'd like to think I value human lives more than canine lives. So why did this effect me so much?

Agreed. Most modern movies don't take the time to properly set-up psychological suspense. Most rely on creepy music with something jumping into the camera frame.

As for Stephen King--I've never been able to read one of his books. Maybe I should give 'em another go. I'm a huge fan of his non-horror movies--"Stand By Me," and "Shawshank Redemption." I haven't seen "The Green Mile," yet.

Probably because it had the right dramatic music and lighting to pull those heartstrings.

It's not a slasher so if that's what your friends were looking for, I can see why they were disappointed.

I like all those non-horror King movies as well. Very well done.

Stand By Me is definitely one of my all time favorites...it probably makes me nostalgic because I was in a group of 4 just like that and we all lost touch...

I think it has more to do with dogs being simple, loving creatures. They're almost like children. Most adult humans have it coming.

Forgot to mention, I watched "The Mist" on the weekend. I actually enjoyed it quiet a bit. You're right Mo, if you go in with expectations of an old fashioned, hack and slash horror movie, you will be disappointed. Although there are some cheesy looking monsters to satisfy the B movie crowd, not that I'd call this a B movie.

It definitely is best enjoyed if you go in with an interest in human and group dynamics.
That being said, it had it's intense moments, a few jumpy moments a touch of humor and enough SERIOUS LFE to make it a must see for anybody with a good subwoofer. I think the earthquake scene in The Mist, beats the Tripod scene in War of the Worlds. Or maybe I just have things dialed in better now. Also the Pipe Organ effect during the intense ending is enough to make you tense up even if nothing were to happen.

I should rent it to hear what it sounds like on my system. I don't remember the bass being good in the theatre but then again...it was the theatre.

Holy reverberating cow patties Batman. Your local theater must still be using equipment from the 60s. You should definitely rent it and let us know how it sounds at home. There are at least 3 to 4 scenes that should pump some adrenaline into even your EP600. Some stretch out for a good minute or more too. I'm considering buying this one as an EP500 demo disk.

Sweet, added it to my Netflix queue based on this thread, esp the LFE talk. Thanks, guys!

That movie will give you a lot of material for your practice .

LFE is pretty good at certain times. Acting is sub-par at best... Just a bunch of people sitting in a convenience store for 2 hours..... Def. not my type of movie!

What? The acting was superb. The directing was even better though. Who else but a brilliant director can take a bunch of no-names and build up tension like that. Everything they did appeared so natural. The camera-work was also top notch. Of course you are entitled to your own opinion .

Everyone is entitled to your own opinion, too.

I have to think really hard about some of the things you post. Most times I just give up .

Hey, giving up is MY hobby.

I am still trying to figure out how the huge convoy of trucks came from behind that guy's truck... I mean either the convoy was following them the whole time, or perhaps it was so foggy they passed them and didn't realize it!

I guess they could have just come from a side street or something who knows...

Anyway- It wasn't a HORRIBLE movie, but it wasn't that great...

oh well, I really liked I am legend and a lot of you guys thought it was garbage.

I saw this movie... Sortof. Well I fell asleep maybe half an hour into it. As for what I did see I would have to say it was definetly filed under my "worst ever" list. My other friends who actually managed to stay awake for the entire thing seemed to feel the same because I woke up to them discussing how it was indeed the worst movie they had ever seen.

Shawshank redeption and the green mile are two of my favorite movies. In a top 5 movies ever list they are both on there with the green mile probably being number 1 but the mist... Definetly not.