The Mist.
The Profunditeer formerly known as monarchprime went to see Stephen King's The Mist today. I have waited 20 years for this movie to be made to see things on-screen that captivated and creeped me out when in print. A lot of my sensibilities when it comes to horror movies and comcsics and gaming owe much to the original novella.
King movies are usually total steaming flops or amazingly classic (to me, it seems). This one was so faithful to the spirit and letter of the novella that I was completely transfixed and thrilled right up until...
the FUCKED UP radical-deviation-from-the-book ending to this movie. OMG. I feel like a piece of my fandom soul died. This was so unnecessary and beyond the pale. The original story was plenty dark enough, but holy fucking shit.
I will say that I was totally surprised, which I didn't think would happen. I thought they would puss out and make the ending bright and happy somehow in Hollywood style, but OH no they definitely did NOT do that!
Did I like the movie? Yes. A lot. I almost wish I'd never read the book now, so I wouldn't feel mind-raped. But you know, golf claps for shock and awe.
And really, what do you expect from Stephen King? A *happy* ending?
King movies are usually total steaming flops or amazingly classic (to me, it seems). This one was so faithful to the spirit and letter of the novella that I was completely transfixed and thrilled right up until...
the FUCKED UP radical-deviation-from-the-book ending to this movie. OMG. I feel like a piece of my fandom soul died. This was so unnecessary and beyond the pale. The original story was plenty dark enough, but holy fucking shit.
I will say that I was totally surprised, which I didn't think would happen. I thought they would puss out and make the ending bright and happy somehow in Hollywood style, but OH no they definitely did NOT do that!
Did I like the movie? Yes. A lot. I almost wish I'd never read the book now, so I wouldn't feel mind-raped. But you know, golf claps for shock and awe.
And really, what do you expect from Stephen King? A *happy* ending?