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kybearfuzzToday was a sort of baby sitting day for me. My sister and brother-in-law had to work today, so the soon-to-be 12-year-old nephew (not the one previous pictured) and I spent the day together. In one of my more questionable pseudo-parenting decisions, I took him to see Stephen King's The Mist this afternoon. After hearing the movies he's watched, I figured he could handle it (and I got his mom's okay).
I read the story years ago. The story is a man and his son who head to the grocery store after a huge storm wrecks a chunk of the town. As a creepy mist envelopes the town, creatures begin attacking trapping everyone in the store with a religious zealot who begins to take over. There is some gore and reasonable special effects. The real horror is how one religious nut can easily overtake the minds of normally rational people. I think this was way over the nephew's head, but that's okay. The ending I thought was kind of stupid. It wasn't in the original story.
The ending actually became a running joke with my nephew and me. We've worn it out most of the afternoon. I'd love to tell it here, but it would give the ending away.
Did I enjoy the movie? It was a bit slow in some parts, but it was good.
See it again? If a crew were going maybe...
Buy the DVD? Nah....
I read the story years ago. The story is a man and his son who head to the grocery store after a huge storm wrecks a chunk of the town. As a creepy mist envelopes the town, creatures begin attacking trapping everyone in the store with a religious zealot who begins to take over. There is some gore and reasonable special effects. The real horror is how one religious nut can easily overtake the minds of normally rational people. I think this was way over the nephew's head, but that's okay. The ending I thought was kind of stupid. It wasn't in the original story.
The ending actually became a running joke with my nephew and me. We've worn it out most of the afternoon. I'd love to tell it here, but it would give the ending away.
Did I enjoy the movie? It was a bit slow in some parts, but it was good.
See it again? If a crew were going maybe...
Buy the DVD? Nah....
